Hawkes Bay v Wellington (RS)

[KiwiMurph]

Wellington deserved winners.

Good Shield reign HB

[Steven Harris]

@FakatavaAllBlack very well deserved Wellington a big shout out to Hawkes Bay on doing the shield justice during their tenure

[Nepia]

@Tim said in Hawkes Bay v Wellington (RS):

Can't believe they kept going for lineouts. Take the scrum.

I was thinking the same thing.

Congrats Wellington.

Weekend ruined.

[Bovidae]

@Canes4life said in Hawkes Bay v Wellington (RS):

If we lose this I’m blaming Connor for dropping an easy pass.

A shit pass from TJP wasn't it? He threw a few of those tonight but was very good otherwise.

[Bones]

Well played HB, pretty unlucky not to get the chips at the end.

[Winger]

Excellent game

TJ was at his best. Morgan had easily his best game for Wellington (except for the missed penalty).

Lakai is class. And thank god that Numia was able to stay on for the whole match.

HB were just unlucky to hit Wellington where the team played their best game so far this year. I hoped they had it in them but had my doubts. Yet they almost won at the end.

[Machpants]

@Winger said in Hawkes Bay v Wellington (RS):

(except for the missed penalty).

That was pretty fucking bad! Doing Foley level delaying, and then fucking it up!

[Dan54]

Well bugger me, I wasn't convinced that would be result, good stuff both teams.
I love the NPC and shield is a bonus for us lucky buggers to watch! And I a neutral!

[mikey07]

It’s ok Waikato will take it back next week, but I honestly don’t care we beat HB for the 1st time In seems like forever and we at least have it. I must admit it was expected HB to smash us as has been the case for the last couple of years.

[Bones]

@mikey07 said in Hawkes Bay v Wellington (RS):

Waikato will take it back next week

Inside agent Rossboss is on the job.

[Canes4life]

Fuccck yes boys. What a performance.

Commiserations to Hawkes Bay.

Hope we can hold onto it for the summer.

[Canes4life]

Standout for me was Peter Lakai. That kid is built different.

[Stargazer]

Bugger.

Apikotoa's yellow has cost us the Shield.

Not much separating the teams, but the team with the best decision-making won the game.

Should have stopped going for line-outs when they didn't work.

Congrats Wellington. Keep it until we meet you next year in Wellington.

Now I'm going to sulk.

[Bones]

[Bovidae]

Lakai is still eligible for the U20s next year so is a talent for someone so young. He looks taller than his listed height of 1.86 m.

[Magpie_in_aus]

Well done Wellington at least we lost to a team that performed well.

Certain team's I hate losing too because of rivalries with mates who are from there. I don't have any with Wellington, mainly because I don't know their four supporters personally. #sourgrapes

[Winger]

@Canes4life said in Hawkes Bay v Wellington (RS):

Standout for me was Peter Lakai. That kid is built different.

He had a great game. But he's class every week I've seen him start for Wellington. He's better than (or at least as good as) Savea at the same age. Future AB. Maybe as a 7.

[Winger]

@Machpants said in Hawkes Bay v Wellington (RS):

@Winger said in Hawkes Bay v Wellington (RS):

(except for the missed penalty).

That was pretty fucking bad! Doing Foley level delaying, and then fucking it up!

Agree. But he got all the rest over and always takes some time before he kicks. An area that was a weakness during SRP and starting this years NPC. And overall his line kicking was much better than it has been. So I can take one miss that didn't cost us the game

[Duluth]

[Toddy]

Congrats to HB on an awesome run of consecutive shield defences. When was the last time a team got to 15(?) on the trot? Feels like ages.

Best part of the game was the midget dominating the last lineout to seal the win.