Highlanders (0) 10 / Blues (9) 15 (Final Score)
The Highlanders hosted the Blues at Carisbrook, Dunedin at 09:35 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
This was not rugby, it was full-out combat… it was hard and relentless! It was brilliant.
It was parry and counter-parry and it was brutal, with the Blues eventually closing out the game with no less than 26 phases by their forwards, to win by 5.
Scorers:
Highlanders: 1 Conversion & 1 Penalty & 1 Try Robbie Robinson
Blues: 5 Penalties Luke McAlister
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Teams:
Highlanders: 15 Robbie Robinson, 14 Kade Poki, 13 Kendrick Lynn, 12 Ben Smith, 11 Siale Piutau, 10 Tony Brown, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Nasi Manu, 7 Alando Soakai, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Josh Bekhuis, 4 Jarrad Hoeata, 3 Chris King, 2 Jason Rutledge, 1 Jamie Mackintosh (captain).
Replacements: 16 Mo Schwalger, 17 David Te Moana, 18 Tom Donnelly, 19 Nick Crosswell, 20 Aaron Smith, 21 Matt Saunders, 22 James Paterson.
Blues: 15 Isaia Toeava, 14 Joe Rokocoko, 13 Jared Payne, 12 Luke McAlister, 11 Rene Ranger, 10 Stephen Brett, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Peter Saili, 7 Luke Braid, 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Ali Williams, 4 Anthony Boric, 3 John Afoa, 2 Keven Mealamu (captain), 1 Tevita Mailau.
Replacements: 16 Tom McCartney, 17 Pauliasi Manu, 18 James King, 19 Chris Lowrey, 20 Toby Morland, 21 Benson Stanley, 22 Lachie Munro.
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Kane McBride (New Zealand)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Mooi Landers!!!
@ fender:
Lakkie djy, en onse annes moet wek, daai is oekie ferrie, ek se…
55@ bdb:
Ek stem saam BiDiBiDi
Ek gaan bietjie die troue check, en kyk of ek die rugby kan optel op my pc, praat netnou weer..
McAlister slots a penalty
Blues 12 / 7
Penalty Landers… popped over by Robinson
Blues 12 / 10
Pietman, nou wiet gese jy moet mettie Arabiere se perde gan speel?
Landers have somehow managed to force the Blues to play their type of game…. we don’t see the wide running game so much… and as a result a danger man like Rene Ranger is very very quiet.
What impresses me is that when a possible ball pilferer from the defending team tries to steal a ground ball, he is taken firmy around the shoulders and dragged down into the ruck, smothered, securing own ball well.
As soon as he’s off his feet he has no option but to let go.
69@ grootblousmile:
But is that a legal tactic?
@ fender:
Die petrolprys en armoedigheid byrie hys wat my so ronddjaag innie woestyn my broe 🙁
Penalty Blues on Halfway, middle of the field
70@ Scrumdown:
It works…. and you’re allowed to bind onto players from the opposition in a ruck…
Blues 15 / 10
Klipharde wedstryd hierdie.
Penalty Landers, on Blues 22…. bout 5m in from the sideof the field
Robinson misses
@ grootblousmile:
Ja ou maat dit is nie die punt nie, is dit reg, is dit legal is wat scrumdown vra. Ek wil nie alewig kla oor refs nie, hoe eenvoudiger en akuraat as moontlik die reels eenvormig toegepas word hoe beter vir die spel.
75@ bdb:
Ja, dis woes hard!
78@ superBul:
Ek dink dis reg, ja!
Kyk my verduideliking by # 73
@ bdb:
hulle sat mekaar lekker uit, dalk is hulle lekker moeg AS die Bulle bykom in die uitspeel wedstryde. Darem jammer ons het so min bonuspunte die jaar en is so ver agter. Dit laat selfs vir my twyfel of ons die uitspeel gaan maak.
Penalty Blues, in their own half.
7 min left
Die ouens is nou moeg jong, dit was ‘n vinnige game
Spear by a Landers player…. reserve scrummie
Yellow
4 min left
Jis hulle moor mekaar nou uit
Blues now trying to close the game out, keeping it with the forwards, just keeping possession
Seconds left… Blues still have the ball… 25 phases later amongst the forwards
Blues scrum, hooter goes…
Bit late, but good morning all, seems like a close game here.
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