2018 Brisbane Global Tens

[Gunner]

@antipodean said in 2018 Brisbane Global Tens:

@gunner Well you can't blame the commentators can you. They're only human.

Highlanders wearing hi-vis tops. Tahs in modern art graffiti. My retinas are burning.

The Tahs one reminds me of some sort of bubblegum flavoured ice cream covered in sprinkles...

Both these jerseys rank up there with the worst ever, surely!

[Bovidae]

The Chiefs were guilty of looking for contact too much, and turned the ball over.

Fark, these comms are bad with their player knowledge. TNW is only 28, not 35 you muppets. Jackson Garden-Bachop is Stephen's son not Graemes, and so on.

And go Landers!!!

[antipodean]

Robbed. That ball was a mile out of the ruck.

[Gunner]

Highlanders kicking away far too much ball.

Surely the best way to relieve pressure in 10s is to hold the ball even down your own end?

[Stargazer]

Please, keep those updates coming! Am overseas and can't watch.

[Tim]

@stargazer Try Rugbypass?

[KiwiMurph]

Highlanders look to lack outside back gamebreakers.

[Tim]

Awful handling in this game.

[Stargazer]

@tim Thanks, but unfortunately we've crap wifi where I am. Too slow for Rugbypass (or any other livestream).

[Stockcar86]

Highlanders come from nowhere to lead 12-10 over Tahs

[Stockcar86]

That's the final score

[KiwiMurph]

Tahs really fucked that.

[Bovidae]

Bizarre when a player gives himself up for an obvious knock-on and all the officials don't see it and play continues.

[booboo]

Why are the Hurricanes wearing blue?

[booboo]

And why is there a man with a santa hat playing for Fiji?

[KiwiMurph]

Ben Lam saves Canes blushes.

Julian Savea a non event again.

[KiwiMurph]

Blues, Crusaders and Chiefs look to be the 3 standouts from day 1.

Looks like the top 2 teams overall on points difference will go straight through to semis while the next best 4 have to play-off in qualifying finals.

[Stargazer]

The question is, if the Tens move to NZ, which city should host it? Not convinced Auckland is the answer (nor Wellington).

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/101324129/low-crowd-at-brisbane-tens-again-raises-prospect-of-new-zealand-switch

[taniwharugby]

Given our crowd numbers outside of the ABs and even the 7s (last week aside) why do they think this would work better in nz?

[Chris B.]

@kiwimurph said in 2018 Brisbane Global Tens:

Blues, Crusaders and Chiefs look to be the 3 standouts from day 1.

Looks like the top 2 teams overall on points difference will go straight through to semis while the next best 4 have to play-off in qualifying finals.

Seems like a pretty significant disadvantage for whichever pool winner is deemed to come third.

They'll play a QF and an hour after they finish they play a semi against a team that's only played one game today.

I presume it's done on points differential so helps a lot to be in a weak pool. Right now it looks likely the rankings would be 1. Blues; 2 Crusaders; 3 Chiefs.