Auckland v Manawatu

[Stargazer]

Ekuasi is lucky that it was just a penalty for that high tackle.

[African Monkey]

@Stargazer It wasn't that bad.

Manawatu must score here. Auckland surely on a last warning with all the penalties they've given away.

[Stargazer]

Ah, that's a pity for Manawatu.

[African Monkey]

McKenzie with a length of the field intercept. A massive shame for Manawatu. Why the hell did they not go for the lineout when they got the penalty?

[Steven Harris]

Brilliant try Turbos..wow..!

[Stargazer]

Howden! Well-deserved try.

[Duluth]

Evans had a good game until that miss

[African Monkey]

Manawatu got away with that knock on, but have a huge chance here!

[African Monkey]

Manawatu win!

[Stargazer]

Wow. wow. wow.

[African Monkey]

Haha good stuff! Well done Manawatu!

[Steven Harris]

Unbelieveable from the Turbos ..a bunch of no names deal to a team stacked with Super Rugby players ..upset for the ages ..!

[Stargazer]

Good Hasting Boys National Top 4 champion Julian Goerke scored that one.

[Duluth]

A few dodgy calls in that last 5mins. Auckland with so many soft penalties throughout didn’t deserve any luck

Auckland player of the match voting:
https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/6216/auckland-motm-v-manawatu/

[KiwiMurph]

A few Auckland thoughts

• how the fuck does the far touchie miss a clear knock on - wtf do touchies look at? Ridiculous

• Abysmal auckland discipline - some of the dumbest penalties you will ever see

• For all the good things Leni Apisai does he does equal part shit things - i wish he would fuck off to be honest. Get a young player in.

• Peyton spencer looks good

[Canes4life]

Get up Manawatu. I hope the Canes sign up Vijoen and Nalaga on full time contracts after being on training squad contracts last year.

[Stargazer]

@KiwiMurph said in Auckland v Manawatu:

how the fuck does the far touchie miss a clear knock on - wtf do touchies look at? Ridiculous

Don't shoot the messenger, but the radio commentators mentioned that it wasn't a knock on, but that one of the Auckland players played the ball on the ground. IIRC the signal of the ref corresponded with that, but not sure.

[African Monkey]

Good wake up call for Auckland tbh. Discipline was atrocious and they paid for it, and yes, that was a blatant knock on at the end, but Auckland were 2nd best from about 20 mins onwards and deserved to lose.

[Bovidae]

That was a fun game to watch.

Armstrong-Ravula would be at short odds to be the NZ U20 1st 5 next year if he hasn't turned 20 yet.

[African Monkey]

@Stargazer That's what the ref ruled, but it was a knock on in the tackle and was missed.

But as I said, Auckland were 2nd best for most of the game, a lot due to their own poor discipline and got what they deserved.