Waikato vs Otago - Ranfurly Shield

[Chris B.]

@kiwimurph "Scarce" is not the word - it feels like "Possibly Extinct"!

More than six fucking years since a Ta$man challenge was last sighted.

Wanganui - a Heartland Province - has had three challenges in that time!

[Stargazer]

Question: is Declan O'Donnell injured? If so, is he out for the season? I think he hasn't played since round 2?

[Bovidae]

@stargazer said in Waikato vs Otago - Ranfurly Shield:

Question: is Declan O'Donnell injured? If so, is he out for the season? I think he hasn't played since round 2?

Probably. Both O'Donnell brothers haven't played since the early rounds.

[Bovidae]

@Stargazer
Declan is on the bench. No Reece.

[Bovidae]

[Duluth]

http://www.mitre10cup.co.nz/News/33248/championship-preview-waikato-v-otago-rs-

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Waikato

Matty Lansdown, Bailyn Sullivan, Quinn Tupaea, Dwayne Sweeney (c), Tyler Campbell, Fletcher Smith, Jack Stratton, Jordan Manihera, Mitch Jacobson, James Tucker, Laghlan McWhannell, Tim Bond, Joshua Iosefa-Scott, Samisoni Tauke’iaho, Toby Smith
Reserves: Sekope Lopeti-Moli, Ayden Johnstone, Sosaia Fale, Adam Burn, Jono Armstrong, Raniera Takarangi, Pepesana Patafilo, Declan O’Donnell

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Otago

Michael Collins (c), Mitchell Scott, Matt Faddes, Sio Tomkinson, Jona Nareki, Josh Ioane, Kurt Hammer, Dylan Nel, Slade McDowall, Joketani Koroi, Josh Dickson, Tom Rowe, Hisa Sasagi, Seko Pole, Jonah Aoina
Reserves: Richard Jackson, Tom Hill, George Bower, Sione Misiloi, Naulia Dawai, James Lentjes, Josh Renton, Vilimoni Koroi

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[Stargazer]

Waikato, please, do your job and keep the Shield! In return, I'll support you today!

[Steven Harris]

What a rat shit crowd,so much at stake,top of the table for Championship and Ranfurly sheild,good day in the Waikato empty seats for Africa..!

[Stargazer]

That was a bs decision to disallow that earlier Waikato try. Collins was miles offside to start with.

[Steven Harris]

Brendon Pickerall at his pedantic best,he pulls Otago up for an accidental obstruction ,which really did not interrupt the play as the commentators were saying..then he spends about 2m looking at an illegal cleanout which really and truthfully sum the guy up.

[taniwharugby]

shoulda been a YC, late, no arms.

[Steven Harris]

@taniwharugby everyday of the week and twice on Sunday,Waikato should have been playing with 14 players for 10 minutes..
I don’t normally have a go at officials,but Pickerall is very poor..should be doing heartland,he has no feel for the game..!

[taniwharugby]

ball mighta been out but the guy was never on side

[Stargazer]

Waikato play like they're panicking already. There's really no need, It's still close and enough time.

[taniwharugby]

man some of the high tackle penalties these days!!

[Steven Harris]

@stargazer Pickerall I missing a good game,,how pedantic is the guy..?

[Stargazer]

@steven-harris Nutbrown is worse.

[Stargazer]

No arms tackle again.

[Steven Harris]

@stargazer he’s up there no question..now a local TMO gets involved..and Pickerall starts second guessing himself again..stick to your decision clown..!

[taniwharugby]

BS if this goes back