Blues v Rebels

chimoaus

Well played Blues, some of those tries were pure class.

Mattasaurus

@Tim said in Blues v Rebels:

Clarke plays 11 for the ABs. Quality power wing. Needs a little polishing, but many do.

Also depends how Ireland will play, I have no doubt plenty of high balls.

Starting wings will definitely be horses for courses...amongst all the previously mentioned

I'm just worried the "loyalty card" will be played to much up front...

Bones

Hey Beauds that's how you grubber to the in goal

Tim

Blues looked knackered on that last play.

Duluth

Blues man of the match voting:
https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/5300/blues-motm-v-rebels

KiwiMurph

Very similar to the they scored vs Crusaders haha

Machpants

@Tim said in Blues v Rebels:

Clarke plays 11 for the ABs. Quality power wing. Needs a little polishing, but many do.

He's a power winger that didn't show much power. He's really don't nothing amazing since that test Vs Oz

KiwiMurph

Just as well they changed the bonus point rule otherwise Rebels would have got a competion point for 4 tries.

Mattasaurus

Rebels allowed to score to many in the 2nd 40mins... Disappointing.

Blues looking slick with good front foot ball, and long periods of high accuracy and some excellent tries.

No YCs whoop whoop

Victor Meldrew

@Mattasaurus said in Blues v Rebels:

No YCs whoop whoop

Good point. Hadn't noticed how good their discipline was.

Tim

@Machpants Don't know what you've been watching this year, but his carrying has been excellent.

Bones

@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Rebels:

Just as well they changed the bonus point rule otherwise Rebels would have got a competion point for 4 tries.

Probably changed it after Blues got one for just that.

chimoaus

RTS growing nicely, I like that he takes contact, puts others in space and is learning all the time.

Bones

@Tim said in Blues v Rebels:

@Machpants Don't know what you've been watching this year, but his carrying has been excellent.

I can only think he's focused on test rugby...Clarke is definitely a rough pick, makes a lot of errors - but hell so does Bridge (and Jordan but at least he has positives).

Bovidae

Although Graham Cooper doesn't seem to ref too many games he has always impressed me.

KiwiMurph

@Bovidae hard to tell in a game like that but would like to see more.

Duluth

Defenders beaten:

Clarke 9
Rieko 7
RTS 4

Tim

@Duluth said in Blues v Rebels:

Defenders beaten:
Clarke 9

Classic performance of a guy with no power.

KiwiMurph

As bad as the Rebels were it's much better watching that than reset scrums and yellow cards

nzzp

Bloody hell that was a good night out.

After four early errors that cost 14, the Blues just stayed on task and worked.

Very high accuracy.
Some great decisions out there.
Try of the season for me was the second to last in the first half, just shooting back to the left and running draw and pass in 10m, then pace.

Blues look like they are having fun and playing for each other. Great to see, well done the whole organisation.

Rebels were poor, but made to look amateur by a very good performance.

Statement performance. Wonderful fun, vocal crowd, and a good game to watch. Roll on the reds next week, and come on the Chiefs

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Blues v Rebels