Counties vs Auckland
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@Kirwan said in Counties vs Auckland:
@nzzp said in Counties vs Auckland:
was going to say if we win this, after 3 YC, that's some victory. Reslilience was the keyword last year, good to see some ticker this year too.
Ref not bad, but by god the week to week inconsistency is horrific. YC being thrown around like candy
I don’t mind the cards, but Counties are doing the same infringements and funnily enough the TMOs don’t see that
That's just it, isn't it. What's OK and what's a YC? Who goddamn knows any more.
I've heard Rugby described as the sport you show up an 15 minutes in you know the rules you're playing this week ... it's pretty fair tbh
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@Stargazer said in Counties vs Auckland:
Counties are mud. If you can't benefit from playing a team of 14 men for 30 minutes of the game, you don't deserve to win. The prime candidates for relegation.
Yep. And had a mountain of possession on our line. Awful on attack
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Clarke and Rayasi showing their class there. Great try to finish off.
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If Wellington win tomorrow then the winner of next weeks match between Auckland and Wellington will go along way towards securing a playoff berth.
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@Stargazer said in Counties vs Auckland:
I wouldn't heap too much praise on Auckland. Definitely deserved winners, but ill-disciplined and average for most of the game.
Sure, but I was impressed by the defence and determination to turn the game around.
Conditions and a ref team only looking one way affected things greatly.
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@Kirwan I don't think the ref looked one way. Auckland was clearly the worst offender. No big things, just a lot of little things. The cards were clearly for an accumulation of penalties; not for something bad.
The defence was solid, but a messy game. Last 5-10 minutes made difference.
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That back three when Trainor gets back is going to be crazily good for Mitre 10 level.
Hopefully we stick to that starting half combination.
And obviously Dalton gets through a ton of work.
Just need to get another good lock from somewhere, that’s the big hole.