Highlanders v Reds

[KiwiMurph]

I saw the no arms from Makalio in real time - wtf does the TMO look at?

[Tim]

@KiwiMurph No arms and direct contact. Has to be a card.

[Tim]

ABs in for a rude awakening when normal reffing applies at test level.

[Mattasaurus]

@Tim said in Highlanders v Reds:

ABs in for a rude awakening when normal reffing applies at test level.

Yup - particularly with the # of French and English refs --- I worry about the rucks mainly - I feel a lot of NZ teams go beyond the rucks often taking players out and also tend to go off their feet a lot ... but it seems to go unseen in Super rugby

[taniwharugby]

@Mattasaurus said in Highlanders v Reds:

go beyond the rucks often taking players out

NH teams do this, just better at it

[KiwiMurph]

Why didn't the Reds take a scrum?

Instead let's do a tap move (twice) with no footwork Wilson just charging it up.....

[Victor Meldrew]

some serious discipline in that 'landers defence.

[Stargazer]

Phew.

[Mattasaurus]

Great tackle on the line from Degroot.....so many teams/players have not adjusted well to that rule.

[antipodean]

Is Makalio beating on game outcomes?

[Mattasaurus]

Not good enough from Makalio ... good short ball .. but should have done better

[KiwiMurph]

Impressive hustle by Blyth to force Nareki on the kick which lead to the lineout

[Derpus]

@Tim home town reffing is off the charts. Both sides.

And the ruck laws dont exist in SR.

[Bovidae]

@Stargazer said in Highlanders v Reds:

I'd like to see O'Connor's foot from another angle. Very close to the touch line.

Burns' foot saved him from touching the sideline.

[Mattasaurus]

Based on that 40mins is hard to say either team deserve to be in the "finals"

[Donsteppa]

Kane Hames not a happy halftime camper.

[Tim]

@Donsteppa what's he saying?

[Donsteppa]

@Tim Didn't catch most of it, but this is the ending

[hydro11]

Narecki needs to sort that stuff out.

[Mattasaurus]

Not often De groot gets done like that