The "other" round 5 Super Rugby games
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Rebels v Waratahs is on Sky Sport 3.
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And for once this doesn't look like a dour cripple fight.
But we've only had one quarter, and I'm listening on radio so maybe my perception is not reality
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What's wrong with the Tahs this year. Last year they were fighting for a spot in the finals; now it's for the wooden spoon?
Did they lose a lot of their better players?13-3 to the Rabble after 27 minutes.
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Did the commentator just compare the level of play with how the game is played in NZ? IS HE BLIND?
Or did I hear it wrong?
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Two great tries to the Rebels now; way too easy how the Tahs defence is leaking ...
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@Stargazer said in The "other" round 5 Super Rugby games:
What's wrong with the Tahs this year. Last year they were fighting for a spot in the finals; now it's for the wooden spoon?
Did they lose a lot of their better players?Kiwi coach. Fucking Deans all over again.
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They sound like the first year of Cheika actually - look good occasionally BUT can't finish.
And there is another one.
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@NTA LOL. You'll have to do better than that ...
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@NTA said in The "other" round 5 Super Rugby games:
@Stargazer said in The "other" round 5 Super Rugby games:
What's wrong with the Tahs this year. Last year they were fighting for a spot in the finals; now it's for the wooden spoon?
Did they lose a lot of their better players?Cantab coach. Fucking Deans all over again.
Slight correction
Man the Tahs are looking average. Supposedly the return of Foley was supposed to sort things out.
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But the play was pretty good that first quarter. Then the Rebels clicked.
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Gibson better be dusting off the resume.
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@NTA Comeback's definitely on. Rebels need to develop into an 80 minute team.
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Loving the Melbourne crowd.
Draw is on.
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Well fuck. Looks like we got away with it.
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Much better second half from the Tahs and a great come back. Actually, quite an entertaining game to watch.
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Thanks christ for the yellow card.
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The Rebels couldn't win a rigged raffle
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Sunwolves v Stormers. I doubt very much that I'll watch the full 80 minutes.
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Impressive stadium. Shame there's no-one there.
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@Damo Yeah, that's why the idea - that was floated a couple of times when they were still pondering on the current format - to base a Pacific team in Singapore is a bad idea.
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@Stargazer The stadium in Japan was full for the Hurricanes. Time to ditch Singapore methinks.
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@Damo I think Singapore is their second home to limit the travel for SA teams. Part of the reason why they agreed to the Sunwolves joining Super Rugby.
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@Stargazer OK, but that's gotta wear thin if there's Bugger all interest in the team.
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What a nonsense yellow card.
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I've had it with these 3 minute TMO reviews. Can understand why people aren't interested in watching.
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Come on Stormers! Don't give the Sunwolves a justification for their presence in Super Rugby!
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They should also automatically look at the offside in situations like that. No idea why they don't.
(Why am I watching this?)
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@Stargazer said in The "other" round 5 Super Rugby games:
Come on Stormers! Don't give the Sunwolves a justification for their presence in Super Rugby!
Stormers didn't pick a team to demolish them unfortunately. Will be another case of sneaking across the line by the look of it
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That was an awesome try by the Stormers!
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Holy shit. What great rugby from both teams.
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I don't know. It's entertaining but the quality looks pretty poor to me. Worst I've seen the Stormers defend all season. I mean Robert du Preez is nearly 1.9m, had tons of time and the touch line to push him into touch and didn't nearly manage it.
If the Stormers were playing the Chiefs it'd be 27 - 0 to the Chiefs.
Knocked the ball on 3 times in a row leading up to that Sunwolves try... and then knock on AGAIN immediately after the restart. Atrocious. I think people are just excited to see the Sunwolves actually do something.
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@cheetahsBO Yeah fair points. However it's very entertaining for a neutral.
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Sunwolves in again from their own half! Leading 31 - 20.
And Bjorn Basson showing us why EVEN THE BULLS didn't want him anymore.
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Referee wastes another 2 minutes checking a contest in the air. Nothing comes of it.
Feels like I'm watching an NFL game with all these stoppages
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Sanzar deserve a bullet.
Japanese TMO says "not offside" "can award a try" in broken English to an Argentinian whose English isn't much better. Referee says "okay no try".
Idiotic at best
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Stormers needed brawn to get them home in the end. Embarrassing more then anything I'd say even if they did win by 13 (so not to ruin everyone's multi's). Handful of good performances thrown in alongside terrible ball handling, shocking defence by Bulls imports Kriel & Basson and nothing innovative to show us they will compete against better sides.
Pick-and-go won't work against anybody else except maybe the Kings. Really embarrassed to have watched that and I look forward to the Lions giving me some faith in SA rugby again later on.
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@cheetahsBO said in The "other" round 5 Super Rugby games:
Sanzar deserve a bullet.
Japanese TMO says "not offside" "can award a try" in broken English to an Argentinian whose English isn't much better. Referee says "okay no try".
Idiotic at best
I couldn't believe that. Surely the video ref could have told him he had misunderstood when he went to the penalty.
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Wow, the Reds get two yellow cards, one after the other. Now with 13 players on the field. The first card was debatable, but the second was just plain stupid.
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The Jaguares don't waste time. Try de la Fuente.
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So the Jaguares got 12 points out of those cards. Not bad. Reds now with 14 men.
