Canterbury v Hawkes Bay

[Higgins]

@Billsy111 Especially when bet365 is offering 1.89 for The Bay with a ten and a half point start, very tempting!

[Higgins]

Three nil to The Bay after about five minutes, helped no end by a fairly strong wind behind my guys in this first half

[Stockcar86]

I can't believe how much the Canterbury backs stood back to defend off that scrum

[Higgins]

Yee haaa eight nil after a nice try, kick to come!

[Duluth]

Last pass looked dodgy

[Higgins]

@Duluth There have been a few this season going my way even lookng through my one eye.

[Higgins]

Yellow card against The Bay openside. At this rate and with hoped for consistency this could be a record number of cards in an NPC game and it instantaneously leads to Canterbury 05 - 10 HB after about 25 minutes

[kev]

@Higgins said in Canterbury v Hawkes Bay:

Yellow card against The Bay openside. At this rate and with hoped for consistency this could be a record number of cards in an NPC game and it instantaneously leads to Canterbury 05 - 10 HB after about 25 minutes

Deliberate infringements so worth a card. Kicking out at a player like that could have earned a card by itself.

[Higgins]

Was that a push against the HB defender?

[Higgins]

Indeed it was so the try is rightly disallowed. No yellow card for it though, even though it was described as "foul play".

[Higgins]

Rakete-Stones held up over the line right on half time with the margin still being eight points. I doubt that will be enough, but you just never know....................

[Winger]

13 - 5 HB at HT. Is it enough with the wind Canterbury will have in the 2nd half

Only watched for last 5 minutes but HB scum was holding up well enough. One area I thought Canterbury would have a big advantage

[kev]

@Higgins said in Canterbury v Hawkes Bay:

Rakete-Stones held up over the line right on half time with the margin still being eight points. I doubt that will be enough, but you just never know....................

Hawkes Bay has a big pack. Every chance.

[Winger]

@Higgins said in Canterbury v Hawkes Bay:

Rakete-Stones held up over the line right on half time with the margin still being eight points. I doubt that will be enough, but you just never know....................

HB needed this try after a bad mistake by Canterbury. 20-5 might be enough with this wind

[Higgins]

@Winger At least playing into the wind does favour you when it blows lineout throws down your side.

[Winger]

@Higgins said in Canterbury v Hawkes Bay:

@Winger At least playing into the wind does favour you when it blows lineout throws down your side.

Good defense HB

[Nepia]

WTF was Weber doing at the penalty?

[taniwharugby]

@Nepia not liking the wind for kicking...woulda been fine if mcclutchie had gone for the line

[Winger]

13-8. Cnaterbury close the gap

[Higgins]

Olly Sapsford partially redeeming himself with a deserved try HB 18 - 8 Canterbury Lolani VIsinia about to be replaced by Nick Grigg grrrrrr