Steamers v Manawatu

[KiwiPie]

14-6 down after 21 minutes and we're playing our usual brand of minor positives and major cock-ups. Dropped balls, forced passes, awful kicks. Manawatu look pretty slick and we could get hammered here.

[Donsteppa]

Well, at least Haimona is kicking his goals so far.

This looks a little grim at 14 - 6 down.

[KiwiPie]

@Donsteppa finally held a pass and score a try. 14-13

[Gunner]

The way the refs are reffing scrums this year is atrocious.

That scrum wheeled 180 degrees so no wonder the BOP loosies ran half the length of the field as there was no opposition...

[Gunner]

Manawatu must be getting pretty frustrated, they've spent the entire second half in the BOP 22 with nothing to show for it....
Great defence Bay!

[KiwiPie]

@Gunner hey that's the only thing we've done in the 2nd half. Really wish we could catch a high kick ...

[KiwiPie]

Hail Mary passes are killing me tonight. Every bloody time .... hang on to the ball!

[Crucial]

@Gunner said in Steamers v Manawatu:

Manawatu must be getting pretty frustrated, they've spent the entire second half in the BOP 22 with nothing to show for it....
Great defence Bay!

Commented on in the CM/NH game as well. Evidence building that the refs have been told to do this. We are seeing scrums getting hammered and then a back rower using the spin to pick and go over the advantage line with the stronger team having their forwards isolated from the ensuing breakdown.

[Higgins]

I like the look of this Ioane guy BoP have on the wing. He runs elusively and with power and with what looks to be bit of speed too. How do you BoP guys rate him?

[Donsteppa]

@Higgins said in Steamers v Manawatu:

I like the look of this Ioane guy BoP have on the wing. He runs elusively and with power and with what looks to be bit of speed too. How do you BoP guys rate him?

Wish we got the ball to him a lot more often!

[Gunner]

Surprisingly your lads are still in this, when they probably shouldn't be with the territory Manawatu have had.

With that break out BOP just made, I was thinking isn't rugby a funny old game sometimes. The poo attacking for 15 minutes solid and only 3 points to show for it, in the blink of an eye they could have easily gone behind.

[KiwiPie]

4 points down, pen in front and you don't kick it. Idiots

[Gunner]

@Higgins said in Steamers v Manawatu:

I like the look of this Ioane guy BoP have on the wing. He runs elusively and with power and with what looks to be bit of speed too. How do you BoP guys rate him?

Yeah he tore the mighty Taniwha a new one in round one. Good player.

[Gunner]

@KiwiPie said in Steamers v Manawatu:

4 points down, pen in front and you don't kick it. Idiots

Seems to be a trend away from taking penalty kicks these days, the All Blacks maybe to blame as trend setters in that department.

[Donsteppa]

FFS. Every no look pass needs to earn a dozen Hennie Mullers....

[KiwiPie]

@Higgins I rate him but as Donsteppa says, we're often too incompetent to get the ball to him

[KiwiPie]

We're the complete opposite of ruthless

[Donsteppa]

A long overdue yellow card. Should have been close to a penalty try.

[Higgins]

That was lucky it was mot a penalty try

[Donsteppa]

Finally a penalty try vs the worlds worst scrum.