Taranaki vs Auckland
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I will take that.!,one team i can’t stand with a passion..Taranaki..!
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Bovidae said:
nzzp said:
Great game of footy
Yep, enjoyed that game as a neutral.
I haven't watched much Provincial rugby fro a few years - has the quality improved this year? TBF, I watch Auckland, and they ahve been unwatchable for a while, but there seems to be a few decent teams running around at the moment
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Hmm one of those wins that felt like a loss haha. Well done Taranaki, played with a lot of enthusiasm and probably deserved the victory. That's 2 weeks in a row where we've finished poorly now. Our attack was still very good with Rayasi and Manu leading the charge. Rayasi and Trainor butchering that try early in the 2nd half gave Taranaki the sniff they didn't need. Still, a wins a win.
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@tim still trying to work out how the ball was turned over at that ruck up on halfway could only have been done illegally in my book..in my opinion Auckland deserved their win and would have stiff to have lost,especially given the opportunities they bombed.
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Tim said:
Huge effort from Taranaki. Auckland failed to get up mentally after Ta$man and Canterbury.
Very odd looking ruck at the end when Jackson penalised Auckland. Looked like a lot of Taranaki players on the deck sealing it. But they were at home.
What about the ruck at the end (before naki stole the ball with 10 seconds to go), a Naki player rushed up offside, Auckland player ran at him (before he got back onside) and there was no penalty.
That was bs.
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No surprise Perofeta missed his kick!
He was the most productive first five on attack in Super Rugby this year (highest rate of line breaks per run, and line break assists per pass), but his goal kicking under pressure is really poor. Will be a bloody good player sooner or later though.
Ioane had a poor defensive game. Looks like he needs a week off.
Auckland is very good at holding players up in the tackle, but didn't get that going tonight. Credit to Tamanivalu, Mateale, and Perofeta. Dangerous on attack, and showed good physical ability.
