Tasman vs Wellington (RS)

[BerhamporeNinja]

JGB🤦🏽‍♂️ we need Harkin and should've started Muriwai .otherwise Lions forwards are on 👌🏽

[Chris B.]

@KiwiMurph A shambles since Strange went off!

They need to sort out some short throws at hgalftime, because we've lost our best thrower and our best target.

Ta$man hanging on really.

Some great desperation but Wellington helping us a bit!

Not very optimistic all of this will continue.

[KiwiMurph]

3 more for Ta$man

11-3

[KiwiMurph]

Nice Wellington try.

Proctor showing his class.

Always impressed by TJay Clarke

11-10 Ta$man

[Duluth]

Well done Christie

[KiwiMurph]

Christie has had a strong game. Quick thinking and quick tap gets a try.

Ta$man 16 Wellington 10

[KiwiMurph]

Brilliant turnover by Lakai. He really should be in the ABs.

[KiwiMurph]

Excellent grubber by JGB

Higgins try

[KiwiMurph]

16-15 Ta$man

15 to play

[KiwiMurph]

No try. Foot in touch

[KiwiMurph]

I don't understand why TMOs need 10 views for something that is clear on 1 or maybe 2 views?

[Duluth]

A couple of poor tackle attempts

[KiwiMurph]

Wonderful individual try by Taumoefolau

Bad misses by Clarke and Higgins

Parata great sideline conversion

23-15

8 mins to play

[KiwiMurph]

One player that has disappointed to me is Delany.

Certainly nothing special.

[KiwiMurph]

Ta$man finish strong.

Deserved defence. Better side today.

[Dan54]

Good shield game. Deserved win by Ta$man and good on them. Now just make sure you beat Auckland , because then the Naki is coming!!!

[KiwiMurph]

@Dan54 I'm just glad Auckland get a challenge - first challenge since 2015

[Bovidae]

Havili did SFA in this game. Shalfoon stepped up big time. Again Coxon plays pretty much the whole game.

TJ must have shot his load numerous times in commentary.

[Bovidae]

Oh, and I think that the new law about knock-ons needs refining. Higgins did look he made a genuine attempt to catch the pass. Proctor - not a chance.

[Chris B.]

@KiwiMurph said in Ta$man vs Wellington (RS):

@Dan54 I'm just glad Auckland get a challenge - first challenge since 2015

Pleased to do you guys a solid and get you a challenge - even if it's incidental to the main plan.

It's a bit shit in a 14 team competition that some teams can go 10 years without a challenge - and it would only take a minor bit of juggling and effort to ensure that didn't happen.

Perhaps not such a piss off when you've had the Shield for hundreds of challenges.

Plenty of big rugby fans in Ta$man who died before we won it!