Crusaders v Waratahs

[Derpus]

The whole Donaldson thing mystifies me. Hes objectively terrible at rugby football but he's somehow got a Wallabies cap and people in Aus rate him. We'd be better off just playing off Gordon.

[Mattasaurus]

WTF was that from Havili?

[KiwiMurph]

@Derpus it's cos he plays for Randwick.

[KiwiMurph]

That's a harsh card in my opinion.

[Derpus]

Wow that yellow was stiff.

[Mattasaurus]

Dolemans reffing has been good so far this afternoon but warning for sure and he was correct about side entry agreed very harsh to be YC ...

[Derpus]

I mean, its not like this is the Highlanders and they need a hometown ref to win. This is a guaranteed win for the Saders anyway.

[Damo]

I do think it was a PK. He got his hands on the ball because his initial entry was from the side. He then moved to the back making it look like the entry was OK.

YC harsh, but then the crusaders were hard on attack in the 22m (EDIT or maybe near the 22m - I can't remember)

[KiwiMurph]

I wonder what's going to happen with Tahs Tuipulotu.

He's barely played this year.

Off to Scotland to join his brother?

[Cantab79]

Really harsh yellow card. If I was a Waratahs fan I'd been livid.

[Mattasaurus]

@Derpus said in Crusaders v Waratahs:

I mean, its not like this is the Highlanders and they need a hometown ref to win. This is a guaranteed win for the Saders anyway.

fark off mate.. let it go .. if you actually watched the landers with any regularity you would know they get about two home calls a year... your constant whinging is tiresome .... I am picking the Brumbies, Tahs Reds rebels never get a home call in Straya either right?

[Damo]

Crusaders are looking very fluent. I think they are coming right at the right end of the season.

Like the pricks always do.

[Nepia]

@Mattasaurus said in Crusaders v Waratahs:

@Derpus said in Crusaders v Waratahs:

I mean, its not like this is the Highlanders and they need a hometown ref to win. This is a guaranteed win for the Saders anyway.

fark off mate.. let it go .. if you actually watched the landers with any regularity you would know they get about two home calls a year... your constant whinging is tiresome .... I am picking the Brumbies, Tahs Reds rebels never get a home call in Straya either right?

Lets give him some credit, he almost made it to three pages before bringing up his double act of NZ refs and the competitiveness of Super rugby.

I'm liking the progression.

[Chris]

Ennor still not recovered from concussion
Williams just having a rest.

[Damo]

@Nepia said in Crusaders v Waratahs:

That wasn't "unselfish" play by Mo, that was dumb.

Improved angle for kick by about 10m. Is it an +EV play or a -EV play? Probably about neutral I reckon. Would depend on chances of a dropped ball versus the likelihood of the improved angle making the conversion more likely.

More to the point, my view is that players who do that sort of thing are clearly full of confidence and enjoying their rugby. That seems to be a feature of well coached teams. I am OK with letting players express themselves like this.

[Chris]

@Damo

And Mounga gave Drummond his first try of the season that is why he gave him the pill.

[Mattasaurus]

Oh that doesn't look flash for Grace....wrong part of the season to be injured in World cup year

[Chris]

@Mattasaurus

Looks very bad

[Stargazer]

Radio commentators saying that Richie Mo'unga has become the first player to kick 300 conversions in SR. Has that been mentioned in the tv commentary?

[Mattasaurus]

@Stargazer don't recall it being mentioned ( but I have a noisy room of kids)