Blues v Rebels

[Machpants]

@Tim said in Blues v Rebels:

Clarke plays 11 for the ABs. Quality power wing. Needs a little polishing, but many do.

He's a power winger that didn't show much power. He's really don't nothing amazing since that test Vs Oz

[KiwiMurph]

Just as well they changed the bonus point rule otherwise Rebels would have got a competion point for 4 tries.

[Mattasaurus]

Rebels allowed to score to many in the 2nd 40mins... Disappointing.

Blues looking slick with good front foot ball, and long periods of high accuracy and some excellent tries.

No YCs whoop whoop

[Victor Meldrew]

@Mattasaurus said in Blues v Rebels:

No YCs whoop whoop

Good point. Hadn't noticed how good their discipline was.

[Tim]

@Machpants Don't know what you've been watching this year, but his carrying has been excellent.

[Bones]

@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Rebels:

Just as well they changed the bonus point rule otherwise Rebels would have got a competion point for 4 tries.

Probably changed it after Blues got one for just that.

[chimoaus]

RTS growing nicely, I like that he takes contact, puts others in space and is learning all the time.

[Bones]

@Tim said in Blues v Rebels:

@Machpants Don't know what you've been watching this year, but his carrying has been excellent.

I can only think he's focused on test rugby...Clarke is definitely a rough pick, makes a lot of errors - but hell so does Bridge (and Jordan but at least he has positives).

[Bovidae]

Although Graham Cooper doesn't seem to ref too many games he has always impressed me.

[KiwiMurph]

@Bovidae hard to tell in a game like that but would like to see more.

[Duluth]

Defenders beaten:

Clarke 9
Rieko 7
RTS 4

[Tim]

@Duluth said in Blues v Rebels:

Defenders beaten:
Clarke 9

Classic performance of a guy with no power.

[KiwiMurph]

As bad as the Rebels were it's much better watching that than reset scrums and yellow cards

[nzzp]

Bloody hell that was a good night out.

After four early errors that cost 14, the Blues just stayed on task and worked.

Very high accuracy.
Some great decisions out there.
Try of the season for me was the second to last in the first half, just shooting back to the left and running draw and pass in 10m, then pace.

Blues look like they are having fun and playing for each other. Great to see, well done the whole organisation.

Rebels were poor, but made to look amateur by a very good performance.

Statement performance. Wonderful fun, vocal crowd, and a good game to watch. Roll on the reds next week, and come on the Chiefs

[Stargazer]

[Canes4life]

Just saw the highlights of this game and man the Blues look slick despite the Rebels looking severely average.

[Nevorian]

@Tim said in Blues v Rebels:

@Duluth said in Blues v Rebels:

Defenders beaten:
Clarke 9

Classic performance of a guy with no power.

He dived over three of them to score - is that included?

[Canerbry]

"Blues ship 28 points to average Rebels."

[Stargazer]

The security people got a bit of a work-out, too!

And then there was a second pitch invader. What's up with these attention-seeking morons?

[taniwharugby]

@Stargazer red card in the first one, head contact surely, although mitigation of the guy being a fluffybunny...muppets