Hurricanes v Reds

Chris B.

@no-quarter Yeah - you can't run up the field juggling the ball and not expect to be tackled.

TJ's got no case at all in asking for a penalty.

Canes get the best possible outcome in a defensive scrum.

Nepia

I think the ref is getting confused. Once Umaga-Jensen touches the ball he's fair game to be tackled while trying to regather.

By the laws today that should have been a penalty and a card.

Although how can you card a player who was trying but denied the opportunity to catch the ball due to the opposition player. That would have been unduly harsh.

I think O'Keefe got it right in the end.

dingo

@no-quarter said in Hurricanes v Reds:

I think the ref is getting confused. Once Umaga-Jensen touches the ball he's fair game to be tackled while trying to regather.

By the laws today that should have been a penalty and a card.

TJP talked the ref out of the YC and into looking at the replay. Well done him.

dingo

@no-quarter said in Hurricanes v Reds:

I think the ref is getting confused. Once Umaga-Jensen touches the ball he's fair game to be tackled while trying to regather.

By the laws today that should have been a penalty and a card.

Because he knocked the ball up and not down. Knock it up, you can regather. Knock it down, you can't. That alone makes the it worth thinking about,

ACT Crusader

Yeah Umaga-Jensen lucky not to be penalised. But no more than that.

taniwharugby

Given the Reds shipped 60 points v the Sunwolves thier d has been good tonight.

Stargazer

Savea on for PU-J. Maybe now they'll play Jordie at 12, with NMS going to fullback?

Chris B.

@dingo Shoulda ruled knock on and then carded TJ for bullshitting him!

ACT Crusader

All the tackling just took its toll on the Reds. Nice short pass and Lousi in untouched.

Canes will score 50 I reckon

Machpants

No they won't they're playing rubbish

dingo

Letting in that try might have been a good idea to reset the penalty count (for a YC) after some dodgy Hurricanes play there. Keeps all 15 players on. JBarrett needs to think about his tackling. A couple of no arm hits I've seen.

Machpants

There we go for point game, just awful. Wolves put sixty on these muppets, so lose and poor hands

KiwiMurph

Havent read the thread. Anyone else think Proctor looks fucking average without Laumape?

Machpants

They're all looking average

dingo

If the Hurricanes played like this against any NZ team (apart from the Blues of course) they'd get dicked.

No Quarter

@nepia said in Hurricanes v Reds:

@no-quarter said in Hurricanes v Reds:

I think the ref is getting confused. Once Umaga-Jensen touches the ball he's fair game to be tackled while trying to regather.

By the laws today that should have been a penalty and a card.

Although how can you card a player who was trying but denied the opportunity to catch the ball due to the opposition player. That would have been unduly harsh.

I think O'Keefe got it right in the end.

See my previous post, I agree a card is harsh. But that's how it's been ruled this year and the ref initially went to his pocket before TJP pulled the wool over his eyes.

No Quarter

Once again the Canes put the win away but very far from perfect which seems to be the story of our season.

Machpants

That was awful and embarrassing, two thirds Territory and possession, won by four points. The inaccuracy problems, tj was right, disappointing

Still it's a win

Chris B.

Canes a bit like the Crusaders last week.

Can't afford to be too far off your game against anyone.

taniwharugby

@no-quarter very smart by TJ distracting the ref with it though, otherwise it was a YC all day.

THe effort to try to regather the ball and the video of him being tackled saved him.

The Silver Fern

Hurricanes v Reds