Highlanders v Stormers

[taniwharugby]

Stormers have had zero luck in NZ so far, and getting reamed for it!

[hydro11]

@taniwharugby said in Highlanders v Stormers:

Stormers have had zero luck in NZ so far, and getting reamed for it!

I don't think they have played too badly even though they have been dealt two thrashings.

[Damo]

I think that try was the first time th e ball had been out of the Clan's half in the second half.

[Tordah]

lucky not to get a red

[taniwharugby]

@hydro11 said in Highlanders v Stormers:

don't think they have played too badly even though they have been dealt two thrashings.

thats what I mean, nothing at all has bounced thier way, 50/50 calls all gone against them, and they are getting pumped.

[Bovidae]

Did I see right that the Highlanders packed a full scrum when DLB came back on. The locks and loose forwards were all still there.

[Gunner]

Magic break from Aaron of the Smiths, but probably should have ended in 7 points... still might mind.

[Tordah]

Kolbe again going for the deliberate knock on. That little shit irks me so much.
luckily, his tiny stump arms weren't long enough and Hunt is in

[Gunner]

Great try to Hunt, perfect ball from A Smith.

[Mattasaurus]

Jackson's as consistent as a pensioners turd 😂

[Tordah]

@Mattasaurus said in Highlanders v Stormers:

Jackson's as consistent as a pensioners turd 😂

you mean the steal just then when Mbonangi was on all fours just seconds after he penalises the Stormers for exactly the same thing?

[PN]

Best try of the night, comeback is real.

[Mattasaurus]

@Tordah
Yes that would be a great example. . But I was meaning it more as a general comment on his performance tonight

[Crucial]

How is this the same Stormers team that played the Chiefs a few weeks back?

Are we back to the old days of SA teams being terrible travellers? I thought they got over that hurdle a few years back.

[Gunner]

Joe Wheeler Barrett

Prefect little grubber, Faddes dives on it for the 5 pointer.

[Frye]

@Bovidae said in Highlanders v Stormers:

Did I see right that the Highlanders packed a full scrum when DLB came back on. The locks and loose forwards were all still there.

I didn't understand that either. Unless Franklin was off, Squire at lock and a back on the flank?

[mariner4life]

What a beating. Being a NZ rugby fan is glorious during this long golden period.

May winter never come

[Damo]

@Frye said in Highlanders v Stormers:

@Bovidae said in Highlanders v Stormers:

Did I see right that the Highlanders packed a full scrum when DLB came back on. The locks and loose forwards were all still there.

I didn't understand that either. Unless Franklin was off, Squire at lock and a back on the flank?

Osbourne went off. Bit unconventional, but I guess they figured a loose forward was more valuable than a back. Hard to argue really.

[Frye]

@Damo said in Highlanders v Stormers:

@Frye said in Highlanders v Stormers:

@Bovidae said in Highlanders v Stormers:

Did I see right that the Highlanders packed a full scrum when DLB came back on. The locks and loose forwards were all still there.

I didn't understand that either. Unless Franklin was off, Squire at lock and a back on the flank?

Osbourne went off. Bit unconventional, but I guess they figured a loose forward was more valuable than a back. Hard to argue really.

That's brilliant! Big fan of that decision.

[Damo]

How good was the 12 for the Highlanders. Thomson might go places if he keeps playing like that.