The Silver Fern

I would say that after the weekend SURELY we can't lose to the Drua based on what we showed and the table rankings.

Then I look at our away record
I look at their home record
And the fact we only just beat them last time out... in Sydney.

Fuck tipping. Imma drink instead

Got around to watching this finally. Holland is very, very bloody fit, isn't he. Good to see JRK back, a few nice touches and a few errors, to be expected. Fakatava looks like he's been working on his kicking this year - he made a couple of errors with kicks just going out on the full, but I like the ambition - there's a big difference between a box kick which drifts too far infield and one which is very close to the sideline. Important if Miller is going to play, as he stands way too deep.
With everyone fit, there's a pretty dangerous side in there: Nareki, Tavatavanawai, JRK, Tangitau, Fakatava is a decent list of attacking threats, and they all look for space.

Why provide evidence for that which is self evidently true?

@MiketheSnow said in Force v Drua:

Magic from Harry Potter

Twice

He's a literal boy wander.

It was noticeable from about the 60min that the Chiefs were sucking in the big ones... I'd imagine the air would've been heavy in the humidity .. not an easy place to win

Other comment - Home ground advantage is basically +10 Fiji

@KiwiMurph said in Waratahs v Drua:

O'Donnell's looks a talent at 13 for Tahs

Angry looking.
Direct.
Good defender.

Hope to see more of him.

@Canes4life Harry's full name. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Godfrey

VCS Websites (NZ) - Lower Hutt and Wellington www.vcsnet.co.nz Hamish G R Godfrey | New Zealand Rugby History Hamish G R Godfrey | New Zealand Rugby History

How that wasn’t a RC for that tackle beggars belief

Great to see for the Drua, but Mark really needs to work on punctuation and spaces, I had to read through twice to figure WTF he was attempting to say

The Rebels must be close to the most pathetic team to ever make the play-offs in Super Rugby, though this season every team from 6-8 was prettty dire most of the time

@Mr-Fish said in Highlanders v Drua:

Why was Faleafaga dropped earlier in the season? He seemed to be playing pretty well and then he was out of the 23 altogether with Millar eventually taking over. Was there an injury to someone?

im not sure it was so much dropped as our 3rd choice 10 (as he started the season) rotated out when our first choice 10 was available again

@ACT-Crusader Especially that offense.

Maybe we can send IWL and Cameron there, best for two teams

@Winger the Shields, Lakai and Iose combo is probably our best balanced. Flanders and Kirifi have been quality this year though.

A classic case of one team playing to their strengths and stopping the other in their tracks from using theirs and capitalising of the fustration that causes.

Dura forwards didn't stand up when they were needed, if they'd managed to stop the rolling maul they would have won but they let in 3 tries(?) via the maul and just as many out wide when their defence compressed too far in to stop the maul and left gaps out wide.

Shows sometimes how rugby is a simple game, sometimes all you need is one attacking play that works well and a little bit of brains on top to easily win games.

Considering the conditions there was some very skillful and entertaining rugby on show today.

But I've seen horses in the Camargue play in less water.

@Bones said in Drua v Waratahs:

@frugby said in Drua v Waratahs:

@Kirwan said in Drua v Waratahs:

Awesome game, and great commentary too. Clark sounds like he's enjoying the game no matter who scores.

Greg Clark is a superb operator.

Except when he doesn't know that golden point exists!

Wishful thinking, positive attitude. It's a good thing