Highlanders v Reds

taniwharugby

Reds do look like they can play, but for long patches they looked clueless and bumbling

gt12

Not a great start for the new competition, but let’s see how things turn out at the end of the weekend.

The Landers will be rapt though, great start against one of the best teams they’ll face.

nzzp

Six tries to three. Crikey.

Machpants

So much salt on The Roar

Yeetyaah

Well it wasn't pretty but the Landers smashed them. Doesn't look good for the rest of the comp.

Yeetyaah

Aaron Smith missing his pre game nap 😂

Machpants

@yeetyaah said in Highlanders v Reds:

Well it wasn't pretty but the Landers smashed them. Doesn't look good for the rest of the comp.

Landers also beat up the saders. It'll be interesting to see how this goes this weekend

Yeetyaah

@machpants true but the Landers were on fire in that game. This one both sides were a bit frantic.

Bovidae

This may have been mentioned but I don't think the Highlanders managed a try from their lineout drive in all of SRA, but tonight they get three.

KiwiMurph

Why do I get the feeling Tony Brown came up with that game plan.

Kiwiwomble

@bovidae said in Highlanders v Reds:

This may have been mentioned but I don't think the Highlanders managed a try from their lineout drive in all of SRA, but tonight they get three.

For most of the season yeah, think we got a couple late in the season

Kruse

@bones said in Highlanders v Reds:

@machpants said in Highlanders v Reds:

There's a lot of talk about how hard it is for the reds to come back from their winning final, so obviously the ponies are going to smash the crusaders

Yeah it's seemed a bit weird how the chiefs and saders have been ignored in that regard.

I've thought that as well... but then remembered that they're both famous for their tee-total celebrations/commiserations.

Derpus

Not all is lost gents, looks like i'm 1/1 in my league tips.

Kiwiwomble

@kruse said in Highlanders v Reds:

@bones said in Highlanders v Reds:

@machpants said in Highlanders v Reds:

There's a lot of talk about how hard it is for the reds to come back from their winning final, so obviously the ponies are going to smash the crusaders

Yeah it's seemed a bit weird how the chiefs and saders have been ignored in that regard.

I've thought that as well... but then remembered that they're both famous for their tee-total celebrations/commiserations.

Really? I didn’t know that

Bones

@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders v Reds:

@kruse said in Highlanders v Reds:

@bones said in Highlanders v Reds:

@machpants said in Highlanders v Reds:

There's a lot of talk about how hard it is for the reds to come back from their winning final, so obviously the ponies are going to smash the crusaders

Yeah it's seemed a bit weird how the chiefs and saders have been ignored in that regard.

I've thought that as well... but then remembered that they're both famous for their tee-total celebrations/commiserations.

Really? I didn’t know that

Weber keeps everyone in line.

Bovidae

@kiwiwomble said in Highlanders v Reds:

@bovidae said in Highlanders v Reds:

This may have been mentioned but I don't think the Highlanders managed a try from their lineout drive in all of SRA, but tonight they get three.

For most of the season yeah, think we got a couple late in the season

I was meaning the traditional mauling try to the hooker not the set moves from the lineout drives. I just remember the commentators always saying the Highlanders were getting nothing from kicking into the corners. Either way, it was very different from SRA.

antipodean

@machpants said in Highlanders v Reds:

So much salt on The Roar

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Kiwiwomble

Sam Gilbert given man of the match, thought Gregory hunt and smith probably better just in the backs

Solid, don’t get me wrong

NTA

Just watching on delay - just up to the last quarter.

I liked the bit where the Clan had 4 forward passes in the first half that weren't called but the Reds had one because it was a try decision.

Bones

@nta said in Highlanders v Reds:

Just watching on delay - just up to the last quarter.

I liked the bit where the Clan had 4 forward passes in the first half that weren't called but the Reds had one because it was a try decision.

Well the reds shouldn't forward pass it then, they're not allowed.

The Silver Fern

Highlanders v Reds