Lions v Blues

Crash

Their defence is woeful and the passing is non-existent..well that is unless you're passing to Mr Nobody or spilling iit in contact

KiwiMurph

Yep absolutely - and on the other hand Lions have their tails up and are playing brilliant rugby.

Stargazer

That "their halves are poor" is getting a bit old. Most of the team is poor; not just the halves. Even a player like Kaino has been underperforming this year.

KiwiMurph

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That "their halves are poor" is getting a bit old. Most of the team is poor; not just the halves. Even a player like Kaino has been underperforming this year.
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Today the whole team is woeful but the halves are poor and it holds them back. They have by far the worst halves of the NZ teams.

Crash

Blues whole forward pack needs a rocket I reckon..Faumauina has been good

KiwiMurph

Jantes really has come on leaps and bounds the last year or so.

Stargazer

Geez, again a terrible throw from Parsons. Can't believe there are people who think he should be the 3rd AB hooker.

KiwiMurph

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Geez, again a terrible throw from Parsons. Can't believe there are people who think he should be the 3rd AB hooker. 
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I also cant believe they keep going for the lineout option when it's not working - and Parsons is the captain! Tap and go would have been better.

Stargazer

Half time: Lions lead 19-0.

Stargazer

That stadium is almost empty; there don't seem to be many covered areas? Can't really see it because of the lighting.

Stargazer

Lions are in again. Good try.

KiwiMurph

and again

Stargazer

Do the commentators have another team list than we have. They're constantly mixing up the names of the Blues players.

Stargazer

And another try for the Lions. What an embarrassment. 38-0 Blues must get rid of that ugly zero.

KiwiMurph

They have erased any confience they gained last week. This might be worse than any single performance under Kirwan.

sparky

Trying to remember a worse performance by a NZ super team. Totally embarrasing.

Stargazer

Who do they play next week?

nzzp

Turned on a replay, watched the kickoff, missed a lineout, taclking was optional.
 
Switched to a live feed, and saw 31-0 and more of the same.
 

I'm flushing the dunny and moving on. As someone said above, rain highlights the weaknesses of this outfit. Poor halves, some average skills and an inability to play a solid conservative pattern.
 
This may be a wake up call to listen more to Tana, but who knows.
 
5-1-4 for the season now. Still not terrible, adn a win at the Farce on the way home would be nice.

Stargazer

Okay, so next week the Force and then the Crusaders and Canes.
 
Phew, finally a try and the zero is gone.

KiwiMurph

Wow they did manage to avoid a donut.

The Silver Fern

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