Highlanders (0) 10 / Blues (9) 15 (Final Score)
The Highlanders hosted the Blues at Carisbrook, Dunedin at 09:35 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
This was not rugby, it was full-out combat… it was hard and relentless! It was brilliant.
It was parry and counter-parry and it was brutal, with the Blues eventually closing out the game with no less than 26 phases by their forwards, to win by 5.
Scorers:
Highlanders: 1 Conversion & 1 Penalty & 1 Try Robbie Robinson
Blues: 5 Penalties Luke McAlister
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Teams:
Highlanders: 15 Robbie Robinson, 14 Kade Poki, 13 Kendrick Lynn, 12 Ben Smith, 11 Siale Piutau, 10 Tony Brown, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Nasi Manu, 7 Alando Soakai, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Josh Bekhuis, 4 Jarrad Hoeata, 3 Chris King, 2 Jason Rutledge, 1 Jamie Mackintosh (captain).
Replacements: 16 Mo Schwalger, 17 David Te Moana, 18 Tom Donnelly, 19 Nick Crosswell, 20 Aaron Smith, 21 Matt Saunders, 22 James Paterson.
Blues: 15 Isaia Toeava, 14 Joe Rokocoko, 13 Jared Payne, 12 Luke McAlister, 11 Rene Ranger, 10 Stephen Brett, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Peter Saili, 7 Luke Braid, 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Ali Williams, 4 Anthony Boric, 3 John Afoa, 2 Keven Mealamu (captain), 1 Tevita Mailau.
Replacements: 16 Tom McCartney, 17 Pauliasi Manu, 18 James King, 19 Chris Lowrey, 20 Toby Morland, 21 Benson Stanley, 22 Lachie Munro.
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Kane McBride (New Zealand)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Fast paced game both ways now
The Landers are playing the type of game that the Bulls should have adopted this season…. hard forwards who value ground ball and blow over the collisions well… then unleashing the backs…. coupled with sublime defence.
Man, these New Zealanders have good hands and show good ball retention, generally… I’m jealous!
30@ fender:
Hellooooo Mazeppy!
28@ superBul:
One tries to always remain objective, but I’m afraid with referrees I’ve lost patience a long time ago.
The fix is so easy, yet the IRB remain as stubborn as am old goat on a rubbish heap.
Poor coaches and players are hamstrung and just have to accept whatever crap gets dished up on any particular weekend without a murmer.
Rugby needs a Jose Mourinho IMO.
There is quite a few knocks too , and the whistle rules. Score also non existing. When will we see the first try. I am not overly impressed
@ Scrumdown:
We moan, moan and then stop , they know the pack drill. Then they just ignore us. In every case we took up , we stopped before a solution is found. We back off to easy.
Very easy penalty for the Blues….
Many penalties in this game, other than that and a few badly taken lineouts, good game!
Blues 6 / 0
TV stats showing only 4 handling errors in the game so far, 2-a-piece
37@ superBul:
The problem that I have is that the IRB and the IRB Referees treat everyone who’s not in their structures as if they are total morons.
They treat the people that keep them in the pound seats with utter contempt and frankly are worse that leaches sucking the blood out of the game.
I can’t see the game now on, but I’ll wager the stadium is far from full for a top of the table clash.
The powers that be are losing the plot I’m afraid.
4 min to go till halftime
@ grootblousmile:
crucially just like the Bulls with the try line begging
Penalty Blues… Landers No 21 offside at a ruck… penalty only 5m out, near touch… they opt to scrum
Sorrie GBS, moet Mazeppa Bay wees en nie Mazeppy nie. But hey, ek’s op verlof langs ons most beautiful kuslyn, so who really cares for a spell check?
More.
12: weet nie hoekom ons saffas so veel gepla is met ‘n klomp souties wat trou daar in Ingeland nie !
Harde wedstryd hierdie, soos dit in die WB gaan wees.
Sien Brendan Venter sê in vandag se Beeld dat die probleem nie die Bulle se wedstrydplan is nie, maar die uitvoering daarvan.
Super, ek sien jou opmerkings oor die rooi truie is op die voorblad van die Beeld, het jy dit gesien ?
@ Scrumdown:
i said nothing about refereeing this week but i heard that Bob Skinstad in Boots and All said the Bulls were unlucky. Well i only watched the 1 hour replay of that game…..
46@ bdb:
Ek voel ‘n veer vir die flippen soutie-troue!
Lemoenetyd
Blues 9 / 0
@ bdb:
nee , is dit op die web?
Die ref, Graeme Pollock, het dit reg, die Landers hardloop van alle kante in oor die losskrum.
Eish, die refs het ‘n groot invloed op ‘n wedstryd, en as jy die ref nie ‘reg speel’ nie, maak jy dit vir jou span baie moeilik om momentum te kry en te wen.
50: http://www.beeld.com/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Talle-sien-rooi-oor-Bulls-se-truie-20110428
Die spel word al meer n klug, waneer dit jou pas like jy die ref, dit gaan nie meer oor wat korrek is nie. Naderhand voel jy dis nie meer die een wat dit verdien wat wen nie.
48: yip, dit is meer die media wat so behep is met die storie.
53: skielik vandat die bulle so baie begin verloor het, het die standaard van die refs ook baie geval, wonder hoekom ? 😉
@ bdb:
Ek sou graag wil hoor wat sou Frik du Preez, Thys Lourens en van die ander Blou Kapteins te se het. Ek sien daar is sommer 2 keer van my segoed aangehaal.
2nd Half on.
Landers playing without Hoeata, who’s been binned… 9 minutes of his bin time to go
@ bdb:
Nee kom nou bdb , dink net aan die 3N laasjaar, en hoe die ander SA spanne gemoan het oor die Bulle bevoordeel is. Dit IS n gemors, moet dit nie aflag nie.
Tryyyyyyyyy Robbie Robinson… for the Landers
Blues 9 / 7
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