Moana Pasifika v Crusaders

[Bovidae]

Getting Isi Tu'ungafasi back should help the MP scrum. Lindenmuth has his struggles in the NPC.

[Chris]

@antipodean said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

Crusaders might rue this when points difference comes into effect at the end of the comp.

Moana Pacifica are New Zealand's Western Force.

don’t think so with 8 games in a row they got to rest most of their 23 for the next 5 in a row.

[Machpants]

@chris said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

Good effort by MP.
Bonus point for the Crusaders playing some guys that will not play again this season.

Put the top team together for next week after a break ready to tack the Chiefs.
Good enough.

Some of the front liners looked pretty arse tho, bridge leading that charge

[Steven Harris]

I really enjoyed what MP bought to the table ..defence is something that comes from the heart did not think for a moment their would be a 21 points diff between the 2 teams..just a shame they conceeed a try at the end ..
What is clear ,they have got some attack when they have got some front foot ball..

[antipodean]

@chris said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@antipodean said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

Crusaders might rue this when points difference comes into effect at the end of the comp.

Moana Pacifica are New Zealand's Western Force.

don’t think so with 8 games in a row they got to rest most of their 23 for the next 5 in a row.

Not sure putting all your donkeys on the field together is the best approach, but I'm not paid to make those decisions.

[Chris]

@machpants said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@chris said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

Good effort by MP.
Bonus point for the Crusaders playing some guys that will not play again this season.

Put the top team together for next week after a break ready to tack the Chiefs.
Good enough.

Some of the front liners looked pretty arse tho, bridge leading that charge

With LF Reece and Jordan back he might not be a front liner.

[Machpants]

@chris said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@machpants said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@chris said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

Good effort by MP.
Bonus point for the Crusaders playing some guys that will not play again this season.

Put the top team together for next week after a break ready to tack the Chiefs.
Good enough.

Some of the front liners looked pretty arse tho, bridge leading that charge

With LF Reece and Jordan back he might not be a front liner.

Until foster gets to choose a team

[Chris]

@antipodean said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@chris said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@antipodean said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

Crusaders might rue this when points difference comes into effect at the end of the comp.

Moana Pacifica are New Zealand's Western Force.

don’t think so with 8 games in a row they got to rest most of their 23 for the next 5 in a row.

Not sure putting all your donkeys on the field together is the best approach, but I'm not paid to make those decisions.

Got a way with it .

[Chris]

@machpants said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@chris said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@machpants said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@chris said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

Good effort by MP.
Bonus point for the Crusaders playing some guys that will not play again this season.

Put the top team together for next week after a break ready to tack the Chiefs.
Good enough.

Some of the front liners looked pretty arse tho, bridge leading that charge

With LF Reece and Jordan back he might not be a front liner.

Until foster gets to choose a team

Thank fuck Foster is nowhere near the Crusaders.

[Machpants]

@chris said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@machpants said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@chris said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@machpants said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@chris said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

Good effort by MP.
Bonus point for the Crusaders playing some guys that will not play again this season.

Put the top team together for next week after a break ready to tack the Chiefs.
Good enough.

Some of the front liners looked pretty arse tho, bridge leading that charge

With LF Reece and Jordan back he might not be a front liner.

Until foster gets to choose a team

Thank fuck Foster is nowhere near the Crusaders.

I'd rather he was there than the ABs, fuck any SR team

[antipodean]

@nepia said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

I thought that was a decent first match for a new side after a terrible preseason and having to sit out two rounds.

The opportunity to have time practicing can sometimes pay off; see Argentina ambushing the All Blacks...

[Dan54]

@machpants said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@chris said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@machpants said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@chris said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

Good effort by MP.
Bonus point for the Crusaders playing some guys that will not play again this season.

Put the top team together for next week after a break ready to tack the Chiefs.
Good enough.

Some of the front liners looked pretty arse tho, bridge leading that charge

With LF Reece and Jordan back he might not be a front liner.

Until foster gets to choose a team

F*** me Foster is certainly living rent free in some of you joker's heads isn't he?? This is Super rugby fellas!

[Machpants]

Interesting that MP sponsored by an environmental non profit

[Machpants]

@dan54 said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@machpants said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@chris said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@machpants said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@chris said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

Good effort by MP.
Bonus point for the Crusaders playing some guys that will not play again this season.

Put the top team together for next week after a break ready to tack the Chiefs.
Good enough.

Some of the front liners looked pretty arse tho, bridge leading that charge

With LF Reece and Jordan back he might not be a front liner.

Until foster gets to choose a team

F*** me Foster is certainly living rent free in some of you joker's heads isn't he?? This is Super rugby fellas!

Hard to forget years of mediocrity from the former greatest team in the world

[Machpants]

Also WTF is going on with Israel's hair???

[antipodean]

@machpants said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

Also WTF is going on with Israel's hair???

A possum stapled to his head? Mrs Antipodean just made mention of it.

[Machpants]

@antipodean said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

@machpants said in Moana Pasifika v Crusaders:

Also WTF is going on with Israel's hair???

A possum stapled to his head? Mrs Antipodean just made mention of it.

Ah, a hawks bay thing

[Crazy Horse]

Fihaki - seems to lack acceleration to go with his supposed top end speed. Not convinced by him yet.

Williams - I have no idea about his scrummaging but the maul, both attack and defence, seems to improve when he is on the park.

[Duluth]

[Chris]

Bouns point win, ugly with a lot of dirt trackers playing.
I can sit back and watch the other 4 Kiwi teams bash each other up,and hope to get through the Rd with no injuries.

Upset somewhere tomorrow. Chiefs or Highlanders to get a win I am picking.