Hawke's Bay v Canterbury

[Number 10]

I was at that game.

The one clear memory I have is Bill Bush got sent to the sin-bin. Those were the days when if you got sent to the sin-bin you didn't go the sideline and sit down as you do now, then you had to stand behind your opponent's goal-line.

Bush had to stand behind Hawke's Bay's goal-line at the city end of Nelson Park.

[Billsy111]

@Number-10 If I remember right, he also got absolutely castled by Peter Winter bottom. He broke from a ruck, was in the clear and next minute Boomfah he got smacked.

[Higgins]

@Number-10 I was there too and distinctly remember Billy doing a brown eye to the crowd as he got heckled whilst he was marching to the deadball line. My memory seems to think that it might have been as he was heading down to the deadball line at the scoreboard end of the ground but will defer to you on that minor technicality.

[Higgins]

Can I be given extra points in the Supporters Award for wearing a Magpies jersey with what looks like to be some beer stains on a couple of the white hoops? Don't recall spilling any before during or after the smacking of Counties last Sunday but the evidence is undisputable. Still I suspect there might be a few more added to those already there sometime later today. The fridge is stocked so I can accomplish my pre match warm up in traditional style before departing to my club down here's prizegiving. Fortunately we have a contingent of about ten or a dozen HB supporters here so will not be left to soldier on solo like I dutifiably did in the very same clubrooms that I will be watching the game from tonight that famous day when Nemia Tialata went to sleep on the playing field .

[Number 10]

Just spoken to Sam McNicol, hopes to be available next week.

[Duluth]

Mataele should've done a lot better than that

[Nepia]

@Duluth said in Hawke's Bay v Canterbury:

Mataele should've done a lot better than that

WTF, my feed is about 3 minutes behind.

[Toddy]

Not enjoying the refs turnover interpretation. Players are resting their hands on the ground and he's blowing penalties in their favour.

[Bones]

Hah Knewstubb did not want any part of that.

[antipodean]

@Toddy said in Hawke's Bay v Canterbury:

Not enjoying the refs turnover interpretation. Players are resting their hands on the ground and he's blowing penalties in their favour.

Not sure I agree with his interpretation with the mauls either.

[Canes4life]

The Hastings contingent are playing very well tonight.

[taniwharugby]

@Bones was never gonna stop him, but shoulda made more of an effort

[Winger]

Its all HB at present. just looking far too good but making too many unforced errors

But finally they score. 10-0 HB

[Bones]

Graphics department don't know the rules. They have Hawkes up as "BAY".

[Nepia]

@antipodean said in Hawke's Bay v Canterbury:

@Toddy said in Hawke's Bay v Canterbury:

Not enjoying the refs turnover interpretation. Players are resting their hands on the ground and he's blowing penalties in their favour.

Not sure I agree with his interpretation with the mauls either.

A maul just went forwards, sideways, the other sideways, then forwards - and he called "that's one".

[taniwharugby]

@Nepia happens all the time at present, reffing of stationary mauls is poor.

[Bones]

Fakatava could work on his decision making.

[Nepia]

@Bones said in Hawke's Bay v Canterbury:

Fakatava could work on his decision making.

I want him to work on his haircut first though.

[Bones]

@Nepia said in Hawke's Bay v Canterbury:

@Bones said in Hawke's Bay v Canterbury:

Fakatava could work on his decision making.

I want him to work on his haircut first though.

We can't all be style icons like you bro.

[Stargazer]

We should have put more points on Canterbury, but the Magpies are looking good thus far.