Hurricanes v B&I Lions
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@DMX said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
Thought half back play from Canes was poor particularly TTT who was awful, the youngster who came on was a huge improvement. Jane looked so much better than NMS. Don't know which irks me more Poirot or the whining Lion's players, Best and Biggar in particular. Good news is I think the holding onto the ball after penalties will be noted by ref for next week, Loved Laumape, third test perhaps? Jordie blew hot and cold, you would think it opens the door wide for Naholo.
Agree about TTT. The u20 HB looked far and away better so I hope we can sign him as TTT has been tried in a few games and looks at best OK but not much more. whereas K Hauiti-Parapara looks the good
I was also disappointed with Black. Barrett at first is a much better option
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@KiwiMurph said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
@antipodean So who would be your 23 jersey for Saturday?
Jordie
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@pukunui said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
@MiketheSnow
I should also let you know im also slightly taking the piss here so no need to get too wound up.Still chokers though. And c*nts
Just the facts ma'm, just the facts.
All sides at it.
Chokers definitely. And I called it very early in the match.
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@Pot-Hale said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
Greg Laidlaw is the slowest passer in history.
I call him the handbrake. He's the anti-Aaron Smith.
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@Stockcar86 yeah some strange tactics by Gatland in the way he used the bench.
Should've made some changes ealier.
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@Stockcar86 said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
Ah, come on Warren, you know what this is"
"I don't know"
"It's a bench! Gah! Don't you even know a bench when you see it?
In fairness to Gatland you could see that the reaction from Former Lions, Wanabee Lions, the press and fans tied his hands.
He wanted to use the bench, but couldn't for fear of 'capping the Lions into disrepute'
I certainly would have flipflopped the half backs.
Davies for Laidlaw, Russel for Biggar.
And if Henderson is in his plans for Saturday, then Hill would have done the job in the last ten mins.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
@Nepia said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
Dammit. They should have snatched that at the end. Pity that stupid first try.
Jordie should backup Beauden at 10. He shits on Black.
After nearly proclaiming the BB could walk on water in a post earlier today I now conclude you're the black sheep Barrett uncle shipped of to Oz.
Wtf are you talking about?
I was just referencing you're a big fan of the Barrett brothers after you were talking up BBs high ball ability and defence - plus you have a pic of BB as your avatar.
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@pukunui said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
@Pot-Hale said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
@pukunui said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
Throwing the ball away after penalties, diving off their feet at rucks, living offside, not rolling away from the tackled player, spear tackling defenders at the ruck, pulling back players off the ball.
Plenty of examples.In fairness, I think the Lions might have been guilty of one or two of those as well.....
How could you tell? Or do the red invisibility cloaks only work on refs?
That comeback was nearly as bad as Laidlaw's passing...
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Being at have stadium. Now reading the thread while waiting for a bus.
It's funny. The last thing in my mind is the ref,and what decisions went what way, and what copious amounts of (apparently) unseen offences didn't go which way.
It was throughly entertaining.
With some genuine getting in the refs back as a home crowd should but 90% blindly hopeful getting on his back in a hopeful way.
Tv and slo mos are the rugby viewers curse. Won't stop me on Saturday though ...... as I don't have tickets for tbe blissful distant live view.
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You're a good fan MtS, you show up rain or shine, and I'm impressed you keep your cool. You are the one Welsh supporter who doesn't go mad in every game (including one of my best mates who introduced me to my wife). Next time you come through Tokyo, let me know and I'll buy you a beer
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@Nepia said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
@Nepia said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
Dammit. They should have snatched that at the end. Pity that stupid first try.
Jordie should backup Beauden at 10. He shits on Black.
After nearly proclaiming the BB could walk on water in a post earlier today I now conclude you're the black sheep Barrett uncle shipped of to Oz.
Wtf are you talking about?
I was just referencing you're a big fan of the Barrett brothers after you were talking up BBs high ball ability and defence - plus you have a pic of BB as your avatar.
I've made absolutely no secret of my fanboism. What has that got to do with what I wrote? Are you upset about me saying that JB is much better than Black?
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He really did look comfortable up there. Now, I'm a bit worried that he's going to be wasted at the Canes unless he starts playing 13....
Where is @Tim with his Blues recruitment plans...
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
@Nepia said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
@Nepia said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
Dammit. They should have snatched that at the end. Pity that stupid first try.
Jordie should backup Beauden at 10. He shits on Black.
After nearly proclaiming the BB could walk on water in a post earlier today I now conclude you're the black sheep Barrett uncle shipped of to Oz.
Wtf are you talking about?
I was just referencing you're a big fan of the Barrett brothers after you were talking up BBs high ball ability and defence - plus you have a pic of BB as your avatar.
I've made absolutely no secret of my fanboism. What has that got to do with what I wrote? Are you upset about me saying that JB is much better than Black?
No, I was just referencing your not secret fanboism (which I thought was in a jocular way but clearly you've taken it another way) - Black had a poor game, but he's from the Canes and the Poo so I'm not going to white knight him.
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@Rapido said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
Being at have stadium. Now reading the thread while waiting for a bus.
It's funny. The last thing in my mind is the ref,and what decisions went what way, and what copious amounts of (apparently) unseen offences didn't go which way.
It was throughly entertaining.
With some genuine getting in the refs back as a home crowd should but 90% blindly hopeful getting on his back in a hopeful way.
Tv and slo mos are the rugby viewers curse. Won't stop me on Saturday though ...... as I don't have tickets for tbe blissful distant live view.
Whilst I agree with most of that I understand little.
No problem gettting to the bar Westpac?
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@gt12 said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
You're a good fan MtS, you show up rain or shine, and I'm impressed you keep your cool. You are the one Welsh supporter who doesn't go mad in every game (including one of my best mates who introduced me to my wife). Next time you come through Tokyo, let me know and I'll buy you a beer
Love to. Cheers.
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@booboo said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
@Rapido said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
Being at have stadium. Now reading the thread while waiting for a bus.
It's funny. The last thing in my mind is the ref,and what decisions went what way, and what copious amounts of (apparently) unseen offences didn't go which way.
It was throughly entertaining.
With some genuine getting in the refs back as a home crowd should but 90% blindly hopeful getting on his back in a hopeful way.
Tv and slo mos are the rugby viewers curse. Won't stop me on Saturday though ...... as I don't have tickets for tbe blissful distant live view.
Whilst I agree with most of that I understand little.
No problem gettting to the bar Westpac?
Surprisingly easy.
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Aargh! How to throw away a game when it's in your pocket. Soft card for Henderson - right call but a soft manner in which to spend 10 minutes resting. Barnes for once called something correctly in the lack of shutting down the space for the first Canes try during the sinbinning. In a 14 point game making the conversion harder is bloody important. Soft again. A beautifully worked try though, worth the price of admission all on its own.
I thought Poite was OK, not great but not shithouse either and more importantly I thought he was impartial in his more elastic calls.
@Mikethesnow re Joseph's form. Difficult for him or any of the outsides to shine with the disruption caused by Henshaw's injury. No cover at 12 that Gatland was prepared to use meant that the 11, 13, 14 boys got very little opportunity. It also left North with less opportunity to press his claims at wing. Mind you I'm not sure that any of Joseph, Nowell or Seymour are in Gatland's thinking anyway.
The whole geographical selection thing has to my mind come back to bite Gatland in the arse. He has to have them on the bench to justify the decision but is petrified of actually playing them because it was the wrong decision in the first place. Rock and a hard place, just of his own making is all.
I'm not sure Best has done quite enough to push for a place in the 23 and neither did the props. The interesting selection area will be the second row. You could see Gatland's thinking in having a good look at Lawes and then subbing on Kruis to see if he's got back into some form after Saturday's lacklustre performance and then Henderson goes and puts in a stand out performance. It is quite possible that both the starting locks for the first test are out of the 23 altogether.
Back row will also be interesting. Did Stander do enough and if so who misses out. I think the back row selection will feature the same four as the first test but maybe a bit mixed up.
In the backs, North put his hand up albeit out of position but after that I'm failing to see anyone pressing their claim for a spot in the 23.
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@Catogrande said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
Aargh! How to throw away a game when it's in your pocket. Soft card for Henderson - right call but a soft manner in which to spend 10 minutes resting. Barnes for once called something correctly in the lack of shutting down the space for the first Canes try during the sinbinning. In a 14 point game making the conversion harder is bloody important. Soft again. A beautifully worked try though, worth the price of admission all on its own.
I thought Poite was OK, not great but not shithouse either and more importantly I thought he was impartial in his more elastic calls.
@Mikethesnow re Joseph's form. Difficult for him or any of the outsides to shine with the disruption caused by Henshaw's injury. No cover at 12 that Gatland was prepared to use meant that the 11, 13, 14 boys got very little opportunity. It also left North with less opportunity to press his claims at wing. Mind you I'm not sure that any of Joseph, Nowell or Seymour are in Gatland's thinking anyway.
The whole geographical selection thing has to my mind come back to bite Gatland in the arse. He has to have them on the bench to justify the decision but is petrified of actually playing them because it was the wrong decision in the first place. Rock and a hard place, just of his own making is all.
I'm not sure Best has done quite enough to push for a place in the 23 and neither did the props. The interesting selection area will be the second row. You could see Gatland's thinking in having a good look at Lawes and then subbing on Kruis to see if he's got back into some form after Saturday's lacklustre performance and then Henderson goes and puts in a stand out performance. It is quite possible that both the starting locks for the first test are out of the 23 altogether.
Back row will also be interesting. Did Stander do enough and if so who misses out. I think the back row selection will feature the same four as the first test but maybe a bit mixed up.
In the backs, North put his hand up albeit out of position but after that I'm failing to see anyone pressing their claim for a spot in the 23.
Posted in 2nd Test thread. See you there
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@Pot-Hale said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
@pukunui said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
@Pot-Hale said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
@pukunui said in Hurricanes v B&I Lions:
Throwing the ball away after penalties, diving off their feet at rucks, living offside, not rolling away from the tackled player, spear tackling defenders at the ruck, pulling back players off the ball.
Plenty of examples.In fairness, I think the Lions might have been guilty of one or two of those as well.....
How could you tell? Or do the red invisibility cloaks only work on refs?
That comeback was nearly as bad as Laidlaw's passing...
But not quite as bad as Irelands record against the ABs. Boom tish.
