Otago v Hawke's Bay (RS)

[Nepia]

@Higgins said in Otago v Hawke's Bay (RS):

@Crucial @Stargazer Maybe not as I think there is some rule applicable to the Ranfurly Shield that defences can only be made between certain dates. The last was initially up until the end of September but that got changed a few years back to the first weekend in October. Thus there may not be no more challenges sanctioned. Remember the saga of North Auckland refusing to accept challenges after they took the Shield from Manawatu many years back. A precedent has been set that not all home games of new Holders need necessarily be deemed to have the Shield at stake!
Stargazer is bound to be up to date on the rules in this instance so we will await his proclamation.

Hopefully we win it, retain it next year, select @Chris-B 's Ta$man Invitational Chequebook XV in the crossover games - and then don't designate it a Shield match.

Hmmm, something tells me I've bitten off a bit more than I can chew.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Higgins said in Otago v Hawke's Bay (RS):

@Crucial @Stargazer Maybe not as I think there is some rule applicable to the Ranfurly Shield that defences can only be made between certain dates. The last was initially up until the end of September but that got changed a few years back to the first weekend in October. Thus there may not be no more challenges sanctioned. Remember the saga of North Auckland refusing to accept challenges after they took the Shield from Manawatu many years back. A precedent has been set that not all home games of new Holders need necessarily be deemed to have the Shield at stake!
Stargazer is bound to be up to date on the rules in this instance so we will await his proclamation.

I’m sure I read the other day all npc home games are defences, no dates mentioned

[Bovidae]

@Kiwiwomble said in Otago v Hawke's Bay (RS):

I’m sure I read the other day all npc home games are defences, no dates mentioned

That's my understanding too, as the dates of the NPC often changes. Playoff games are excluded.

[Nepia]

Joe Wheeler having a whine about the Invitational XV not getting shield challenges made me feel kind of happy.

[Yeetyaah]

Say it every week, but Fakatava's hair is something to behold.

[Kiwiwomble]

When ioane tell you to cut back YOU CUT BACK

[Yeetyaah]

The atmosphere is quite tense eh

[Steven Harris]

Gotta say, what a disappointing crowd..

[Kiwiwomble]

@Steven-Harris yeah, would have thought a shield defence would have got a few more to turn up

It doesn’t actually look too bad for an Otago game historically though I would have thought

[reprobate]

Baker is a dud.

[Dice]

Otago should've scored. Nareki has history of not passing the ball in that corner.

[Yeetyaah]

Nareki should have passed. Classic.

[Yeetyaah]

Knock on at the base of the ruck?

[Kiwiwomble]

Great reffing, player stuck, no penalty, just scrum

[Nepia]

Did Otago get away with a lost forward in one of those rucks?

[Yeetyaah]

@Nepia sure did

[Kiwiwomble]

And the bay were diving over the ruck so I’d say it’s even

[Nepia]

@Kiwiwomble said in Otago v Hawke's Bay (RS):

And the bay were diving over the ruck so I’d say it’s even

If your players are going to collapse like cheap suits as soon as someone leans on them it's not the Magpies fault they fall straight over.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Nepia I was talking about the bloke that just dove straight over with no opposition and the just told him to get out

[Nepia]

@Kiwiwomble said in Otago v Hawke's Bay (RS):

@Nepia I was talking about the bloke that just dove straight over with no opposition and the just told him to get out

I have no idea what you're talking about.