Hurricanes vs Crusaders: MATCH THREAD: June 21

Enzedder · Post by **Enzedder** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:31 am

Gotta be - and it is (finally)

BBB · Post by **BBB** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:32 am

Upgrade it to a Red for that haircut.

Ted. · Post by **Ted.** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:32 am

Yellow:

JB1981 · Post by **JB1981** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:32 am

How did the one before that look? At the game it looked fine from the Crusaders but without the benefit of a tv angle, who knows.

JB1981 · Post by **JB1981** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:34 am

Dumb play.

BBB · Post by **BBB** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:34 am

Stupid by one of the Canes.

Ted. · Post by **Ted.** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:35 am

Wow, a soccer team now.

Ali's Choice · Post by **Ali's Choice** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:35 am

So a Hurricanes player just blatantly tripped Whitelock but that's okay according to Egon Seconds?

Ali's Choice · Post by **Ali's Choice** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:38 am

Ted. wrote:Wow, a soccer team now.

He was tripped and you seem to condone that.

Ted. · Post by **Ted.** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:38 am

Dumb and dumber from the Canes. Absolutely no counter ruck, which is very effective under these interpretations if you stay on you feet.

Fat Old Git · Post by **Fat Old Git** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:38 am

Ted. wrote:
Fat Old Git wrote:
Ted. wrote:
Ali's Choice wrote:This is so shit to watch. Can we have old Rugby back please? I want to watch players playing rugby, not a bloke with a whistle desperate to be the centre of attention. I've been hanging out for this match for weeks but this is almost unwatchable.
Stop your beating. It's just you lads getting used to the proper law interpretations, whereas the other teams had their blowout last week.
Wasn't there a similar penalty count last night?
Yes, but not as lopsided as last weeks swings and round a bouts. If you genuinely think the Saders are hard done by though ....

It was a more a comment that last night's teams didn't seem to have had their blowout given last night's count. Which was also quite lopsided for a while. Enough for IH to start trolling AC. And also 8-1 at one stage iirc. I don't remember if it even out though tbf.

Adrianmole · Post by **Adrianmole** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:38 am

Not sure about the breakdown rulings but I am all for stricter rulings on the off side line.

That will allow for greater space in the longer term.

Cheating C&^tabs.

Ted. · Post by **Ted.** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:39 am

Get Blackwell off. We need more.

Ali's Choice · Post by **Ali's Choice** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:41 am

Adrianmole wrote:Not sure about the breakdown rulings but I am all for stricter rulings on the off side line.

That will allow for greater space in the longer term.

Cheating C&^tabs.

I'm very happy for the offside line to be policed strongly. It's much less subjective. But the breakdowns are a mess right now and it's killing the game.

Taranaki Snapper · Post by **Taranaki Snapper** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:42 am

Ali's Choice wrote:
Ted. wrote:
Ali's Choice wrote:This is so shit to watch. Can we have old Rugby back please? I want to watch players playing rugby, not a bloke with a whistle desperate to be the centre of attention. I've been hanging out for this match for weeks but this is almost unwatchable.
Stop your beating. It's just you lads getting used to the proper law interpretations, whereas the other teams had their blowout last week.
This is the 4th match in this tournament, and every game has been characterised by massive penalty counts. I'm trying to think why NZR decided that Super Rugby Aotearoa urgently needed the referees to officiate the breakdown to within an inch of its life. It's always been a Rugby truism that there is a penalty at every breakdown and at the moment that's exactly what's happening with this comp.

It's about time someone held the Sadists to account for their cynical gamesmanship...

Ted. · Post by **Ted.** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:44 am

For fucks sake, put a lock and a 1st 5 on.

Wasted opportunity. Never pressed their line once.

Oh shit, not that lock!

BBB · Post by **BBB** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:46 am

Incredible by Aumua.

FFS.

Fat Old Git · Post by **Fat Old Git** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:47 am

Ali's Choice wrote:
Adrianmole wrote:Not sure about the breakdown rulings but I am all for stricter rulings on the off side line.

That will allow for greater space in the longer term.

Cheating C&^tabs.
I'm very happy for the offside line to be policed strongly. It's much less subjective. But the breakdowns are a mess right now and it's killing the game.

You could often ping both sides at any given breakdown. And more often than not it's a subjective timing issue, often with only a split second between something being ok or not. The only thing that really seems to have changed is that the ref is now picking one almost immediately without any allowance for that.

Ali's Choice · Post by **Ali's Choice** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:47 am

Billy Harmon just got smashed by Kirifi and pushed back 10 metres. Ffs, he's useless.

Ted. · Post by **Ted.** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:50 am

Hands on the ground past the ball, should have been a penalty to the Canes

BBB · Post by **BBB** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:50 am

JGB tackled in the air.

Could have doid.

Ali's Choice · Post by **Ali's Choice** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:51 am

Ted. wrote:Hands on the ground past the ball, should have been a penalty to the Canes

Stop your bleating.

Sards · Post by **Sards** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:51 am

Would love to see the Sharks vs Crusaders at a neutral venue with neutral ref.....

BBB · Post by **BBB** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:51 am

YEEEEEEEESSSSS!

Taranaki Snapper · Post by **Taranaki Snapper** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:52 am

Left side, Strong side!

Ted. · Post by **Ted.** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:52 am

Too wide out.

Clog50Percent · Post by **Clog50Percent** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:52 am

Was just about to say Hurricanes clueless in attack

Sards · Post by **Sards** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:54 am

Great kick

Ted. · Post by **Ted.** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:54 am

Making that up, ref

Ali's Choice · Post by **Ali's Choice** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:55 am

is anyone enjoying the current breakdown refereeing?

Kiwias · Post by **Kiwias** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:57 am

A bit messy but I'll take it

Taranaki Snapper · Post by **Taranaki Snapper** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:57 am

FFS...

BBB · Post by **BBB** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:57 am

FFS.

To much stuffing around in our own territory.

Game over.

Sards · Post by **Sards** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:58 am

With a bit more of a flyhalf the Canes could be a good side.

Sards · Post by **Sards** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:58 am

Ted. · Post by **Ted.** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:59 am

Fudge good play by the Saders, very poor kick by Bachop lead to that.

Fat Old Git · Post by **Fat Old Git** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:59 am

Kiwias wrote:A bit messy but I'll take it

+1!

Kiwias · Post by **Kiwias** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 6:00 am

Amazing clearing kick there

JB1981 · Post by **JB1981** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 6:00 am

Ali's Choice wrote:is anyone enjoying the current breakdown refereeing?

No, but it’s week two I guess - it can only get better. Watching live I have no idea about some of the calls.

Fat Old Git · Post by **Fat Old Git** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 6:01 am

Well that seemed a bit of a lottery.