Waratahs (20) 23 / Chiefs (6) 16 (Final Score)
The Waratahs hosted the Chiefs at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney at 10:40 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.
The first half belonged to the Waratahs, with most of the ball and doing most of the attacking but the second half was exactly the opposite with the Chiefs attacking hard.
Scorers:
Waratahs: 2 Conversions & 3 Penalties Kurtley Beale, 1 Try Atieli Pakalani, 1 Penalty Try
Chiefs: 2 Penalties & 1 Conversion Mike Delany, 1 Try & 1 Penalty Tim Nanai-Williams
Teams:
Waratahs: 15 Lachie Turner, 14 Atieli Pakalani, 13 Ryan Cross, 12 Tom Carter, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Kurtley Beale, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 Phil Waugh (captain), 6 Ben Mowen, 5 Pat O’Connor, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16 Damien Fitzpatrick, 17 Paddy Ryan, 18 Sitaleki Timani, 19 Dave Dennis, 20 Pat McCutcheon, 21 Brendan McKibbin, 22 Daniel Halangahu.
Chiefs: 15 Tim Nanai-Williams, 14 Lelia Masaga, 13 Richard Kahui, 12 Dwayne Sweeney, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Mike Delany, 9 Brendon Leonard, 8 Liam Messam (captain), 7 Tanerau Latimer, 6 Scott Waldrom, 5 Isaac Ross, 4 Craig Clarke, 3 Nathan White, 2 Hika Elliot, 1 Toby Smith.
Replacements: 16 Aled de Malmanche, 17 Sona Taumalolo, 18 Culum Retallick, 19 Fritz Lee, 20 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 21 Tana Umaga, 22 Save Tokula.
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referee: James Leckie (Australia), Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)
26 Waldrom leaves the field and the Chiefs are under some serious pressure here. The Waratahs smash them backwards and the scrum goes down again so the PENALTY TRY is awarded. The CONVERSION from Beale is a formality.
Klink my die Waratahs oorheers maar hier…
9 The Waratahs come againwith Mitchell beating a couple of defenders in midfield. Carter straightens on the 22 and they are getting quick ball. Beale breaks through but he loses the ball forward in contact and the Chiefs will have a scrum, which they are probably not very keen on.
My superbru lyk mooi. Tahs met 12 gestoot. Manne ek weet nie hoe julle voel nie maar niks wat huidiglik in Aussie rugby aangaan maak my vreeslik skrikkerig nie maar die ABs gaan blerrie moeilik gestop word.
32@ Blouste:
Ja, hulle doen… hulle speel in hulle SIRKUS Uniformpies vandag, sulke funny criss-cross blokkieshemde…
34@ KWAGGA ROBERTSE:
My Bru lyk maar super kakkerig, dankie.
Janee, ek vrees nie juis die Ozzie Super Rugby spanne nie… maar damn, daai New Zealanders is ‘n ander storie.
Jy gesien hoe blerrie goed is daai Sonny Bill Williams?
Delany misses a penalty to the right
35 Leonard picks up a loose ball on the 22 and races upfield, keeping the ball in play with a kick ahead. The Waratahs hold on to the ball on the ground and Delany will have a chance to hit back for the Chiefs but his kick is just away to the left.
33 Leonard clears it from the back of the line-out and the Waratahs come again from the resulting line-out. The Chiefs fail to release in the tackle and Beale will take aim at the poles to try and stretch the lead even further but he misses
Kickable penalty Waratahs, Sivivatu holding onto the ball after being tackled
Waratahs speel baie meer as n span vandag as laasweek teen die Cheetahs. Al die foute word deur die Chiefs gemaak vandag.
37 Beale goes deep again and the Chiefs run it back through Masaga but he is tackled into touch. Burgess gets it under pressure from the line-out but he manages to get it away to the backline. The kick ahead is knocked forward by Leonard and the Waratahs have another scrum.
Waratahs 20 / 6
Lemoenetyd
38 Palu finds Burgess who makes ground upfield from the back of the scrum but the ball is lost forward and the Chiefs are able to counter attack from their 22. They get it to Sivivatu but he holds on to the ball on the ground and Beale will take aim at the poles from straight in front.
2nd Half ON!
Waratahs are ALL OVER the Chiefs!
47 Palu picks it up at the base of the scrum but one of his teammates gets in front of him and the Chiefs set up the attacking line-out. They lose another one and Carter sets off upfield. Burgess picks it up at the base and looks for a gap. Beale gets it and kicks ahead, it is a race between him and Kahui but the outside centre wins and it will be a drop-out.
50 The Chiefs win a line-out and drive it, they are looking good and gather some momentum. They go to the backline and Sweeney cuts back on the angle. A long pass from Nanai-Williams misses Masaga and he is forced to hold on to the ball.
I picked the Waratahs by 7 on Bru, but this one looks like it will balloon out heavily in favour of the Tahs eventually, they already lead by 14 and doing all the constructive attacking.
Chiefs now nicely on attack, just short at the moment….
How much time left ?
Try for Tim Nanai-Williams
TMO
Try Awarded
54 The Waratahs bash it up in midfield through Carter. Palu carries it up off the base of the ruck but he loses it forward in contact. The Chiefs find touch but they will need the ball if they want to score. The Waratahs secure it and drive it forward but the box kick goes out on the full so the Chiefs will have an attacking opportunity.
57 They lose it on the ground and Beale hoofs it downfield, Masaga runs it back but he is wrapped up quickly. They recycle and get it to Sivivatu who makes good ground. Elliot storms into the 22 and they go wide, they are just short now and Ross stretches for the line but he is just short. They go again and they must score now. Nanai-Williams dives over the top of the ruck and gets it down for the TRY, important score for the Chiefs there. Delany adds the CONVERSION and it is a seven point game now.
Waratahs 20 / 13 after 58 minutes
59 The Chiefs go wide, they look hungry now. Kahui dummies and tries to get the pass away but just couldn’t control it and the Waratahs will have a scrum on their 22.
Chiefs looking absolutely revitalised…. attacking like mad now… and finding half-gaps here and there, making ground each time
61 Burgess gets it to Mitchell who clears it and the ball is run back by the Chiefs. They go wide to Messam who takes it over halfway and he is well supported by Leonard. They are on the 22 and pressing now but the ball is lost forward and the Waratahs will be able to clear. The Chiefs have steppd it up here, the next score either way will be crucial.
Penalty Chiefs, and this one is kickable
Missed… margin still 7 points, with 16 minutes left
Another kickable Chiefs penalty, Delany goes for posts
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