Magpies v Tasman

[Stargazer]

@Canes4life I assume it's because he hasn't played for almost 3 weeks. He missed two games because of parental leave. But yeah, it's odd, although his power will come in handy in the second half when the Mako (and our starters) start to tire. Personally, I'd have swapped IWL and Cridge, also, because Cridge is more versatile and can also play at 6.

[Yeetyaah]

Should hopefully be a good game. Up Hawke's Bay.

[Higgins]

Killing them - five nil already after just about five minutes!

[Higgins]

And the score rockets out by another 40% with the Falcon conversion to the Mikaele-Tu'u try
Hawkes Bay 07 - 00 Ta$man after six minutes

[Steven Harris]

Ominous first scrum..

[Nepia]

@Steven-Harris said in Hawke's Bay v Ta$man:

Ominous first scrum..

Yeah, smacked us in that scrum.

That stupid tackle rule after that though, Nankivell was tackled, defender let him go and he just kept going.

[Higgins]

Do you think the defending black 10 was held back/impeded by the Ta$man player in that try scoring movement by them?

[Higgins]

To make matters worse Danny Toala has left the field after taking a couple of heavy knocks.

[Nepia]

@Higgins said in Hawke's Bay v Ta$man:

Do you think the defending black 10 was held back/impeded by the Ta$man player in that try scoring movement by them?

Not sure, I was too busy seeing the red mist over the tackle held/not held.

[Nepia]

Flanders in for the Magpies second try.

[Steven Harris]

@Nepia Fakatava needs to feed the scrum once the scrum it hits..,good try..!

[Higgins]

That there explains exactly why TBN should not be selected for the Hurricanes ahead of Devan Flanders as Flanders scores nicely from a scrum under pressure as HB increase their score by 100%
Hawkes Bay 14 - 07 Ta$man after about twenty three minutes

[Nepia]

WTF, yellow card for that?

It is tiddlywinks!

[Higgins]

It bounced up after hitting him hard sllightly below the shoulder bone

[Higgins]

Did you spot that diving shoulder chrage clean out in the maul there by the red five Nepia?

[Steven Harris]

Dumb from Flanders..they had done so well to clear from a 7 man scrum

[Nepia]

@Higgins said in Hawke's Bay v Ta$man:

Did you spot that diving shoulder chrage clean out in the maul there by the red five Nepia?

Nah I missed it, clearly I'm not watching intently enough.

[Higgins]

@Nepia He dived into the players lying on the ground leading cleary with his left shoulder.

[Nepia]

Well worked move for the try there from the Chequebook Mako$.

[Steven Harris]

Very good set move from the visitors..bugger...!,I really believe this is going to be one of these games where the magpies need to stay in the fight until Crocket and Lomax depart ..