Championship Semi: Hawke's Bay v Taranaki

[Stargazer]

@Number-10 Yeah and the only reason he's had relatively little game time is because Ash Dixon has been so great and influential. In many other teams Kereru-Symes would be a starter.

It was interesting hearing James Parsons talk about him a few weeks ago during the radio commentary (it may have been the game against Wellington, but not sure). He was really impressed with Kereru-Symes when he replaced Parsons in the Blues' squad, earlier this year. He really rated him as a player, and also said he fitted in immediately. A quiet guy who doesn't say much, works hard, does his job and gets along with everyone. Parsons thought he deserved a Super Rugby contract. It's a pity that his limited game time may result in that not happening.

[Number 10]

Cloudy. No wind. Warm.

[taniwharugby]

over 100 seconds to get away from that scrum

[Nepia]

Damn, how did the Naki not score then?

[taniwharugby]

good to see a decent crowd in too

[Nepia]

@taniwharugby said in Championship Semi: Hawke's Bay v Taranaki:

good to see a decent crowd in too

I think it's free - sponsors paid for tickets.

[taniwharugby]

@Nepia people still need to go though!!

I think they do better giving people free tickets as opposed to saying it's free

[Nepia]

@taniwharugby said in Championship Semi: Hawke's Bay v Taranaki:

@Nepia people still need to go though!!

Jesus, are things that bad up north that people wouldn't go to a free match.

[Stockcar86]

Hoeata's gunna Hoeata

[Nepia]

Sweet, angry blonde Maori boy Hoeata gives up a penalty.

[taniwharugby]

@Nepia well it was free for kids in Kaikohe last week, and there was only about 1000 there.

[Nepia]

@taniwharugby said in Championship Semi: Hawke's Bay v Taranaki:

@Nepia well it was free for kids in Kaikohe last week, and there was only about 1000 there.

That would be all the kids on Kaikohe wouldn't it?

[Stockcar86]

Give us that for the one they stole last week from Funaki

[taniwharugby]

balance of probability you'd say he had to have touched the grass, but the evidence is inconclusive he got it down to me

[nakosi]

that was 1000% a try

[Nepia]

Why did we have to use that scrum ball? It was stable.

The fix is in already.

[taniwharugby]

@Nepia reckon you were probably lucky he didnt give them the ball after the first scrum, went past 90 before it went up

[nakosi]

referees are the real problem of modern rugby nowadays.

[Nepia]

@taniwharugby said in Championship Semi: Hawke's Bay v Taranaki:

@Nepia reckon you were probably lucky he didnt give them the ball after the first scrum, went past 90 before it went up

I must have blinked my one eye when that happened.

[Nepia]

Dixon needs to tell the ref they're driving straight up in the scrums to get it into his head.