Waratahs (20) 23 / Chiefs (6) 16 (Final Score)
The Waratahs hosted the Chiefs at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney at 10:40 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.
The first half belonged to the Waratahs, with most of the ball and doing most of the attacking but the second half was exactly the opposite with the Chiefs attacking hard.
Scorers:
Waratahs: 2 Conversions & 3 Penalties Kurtley Beale, 1 Try Atieli Pakalani, 1 Penalty Try
Chiefs: 2 Penalties & 1 Conversion Mike Delany, 1 Try & 1 Penalty Tim Nanai-Williams
Teams:
Waratahs: 15 Lachie Turner, 14 Atieli Pakalani, 13 Ryan Cross, 12 Tom Carter, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Kurtley Beale, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 Phil Waugh (captain), 6 Ben Mowen, 5 Pat O’Connor, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16 Damien Fitzpatrick, 17 Paddy Ryan, 18 Sitaleki Timani, 19 Dave Dennis, 20 Pat McCutcheon, 21 Brendan McKibbin, 22 Daniel Halangahu.
Chiefs: 15 Tim Nanai-Williams, 14 Lelia Masaga, 13 Richard Kahui, 12 Dwayne Sweeney, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Mike Delany, 9 Brendon Leonard, 8 Liam Messam (captain), 7 Tanerau Latimer, 6 Scott Waldrom, 5 Isaac Ross, 4 Craig Clarke, 3 Nathan White, 2 Hika Elliot, 1 Toby Smith.
Replacements: 16 Aled de Malmanche, 17 Sona Taumalolo, 18 Culum Retallick, 19 Fritz Lee, 20 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 21 Tana Umaga, 22 Save Tokula.
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referee: James Leckie (Australia), Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)
66 The Chiefs run it out of their own half after a deep restart from Beale but the ball is turned over and the Waratahs backline will have a chance to run. They pour forward and bash their way over the 22 but the ball is lost forward neither team seems to want to take control of this game. The Chiefs come again, driving it with their forwards.
Delany misses to the right this time
67 Nanai-Williams hits a gap and tries to get the offload away in the tackle but the Waratahs ahd entered an earlier ruck from the side and they receive a warning from the referee. Delany has another shot at goal and he misses again, that is crucial
8 min left
Ek het gedog Chiefs gaat hulle looi, maar lyk nie so nie….
Penalty for the Chiefs again, going for goal.
Waratahs looking absolutely spent
Waratahs 20 / 16
72 The Chiefs build again, they need to score soon if they are going to steal this one. Ross gets over the gain line as they come up to halfway. Kahui finds Seeney in a gap, he tries to get it to Nanai-Williams on his outside but the ball is lost. They get it back and Sivivatu looks to run it out of the 22 but there is not much structure to what they are doing. Messam creates a gap with good stepping but they are making ground. The ball is lost and the ball is cleared by the Waratahs but that gives Masaga a chance to run. He beats a couple of defenders as the Chiefs get on the front foot once more. This has been an impressive second half display from the visitors. They have advantage after the Waratahs went offside again and Nanai-Williams has been given the kicking duties, he slots thePENALTY and we are all set for a thrilling finish.
74 The Chiefs have it again, they go wide with Umaga making good ground. Nanai-Williams has slotted into flyhalf and the backline is looking fluid but the ball is knocked on on halfway and the Waratahs will want to slow things down, hold on to the ball and squeeze out a win here.
65@ Pietman:
Chiefs kan nog die ding doen… net 4 punte agter en hulle gaan nou bedonnerd met die bal in die hand.
I’m hoping against hope that the Waratahs get a penalty to goal… it will set up a 7-point lead again… and agree with my Bru prediction.
… chances are slim the way it looks like now though…
77 The Waratahs have slowed it right down and the scrum is reset twice before they finally get it away. Mitchell kicks it to Sweeney and the Chiefs have another chance to run it upfield.
Penalty Waratahs…. very, very kickable…
Come on, slot it for me!
Overrrrrrrrrrr
Final Score: Waratahs 23 / 16 Chiefs
My Bru on this one is SPOT-ON!
Blouste daar rob die stuppid ref jou van n Superbru 100% prediction. Nou deel , GBS en agt ander daai punt
79 They chuck it wide but Messam can’t hold on to a long pass on the 22. The Waratahs keep it close and drive it up but the Chiefs dropped their bind at the scrum and Beale will have one last shot at goal. He kicks the PENALTY over and that should make it safe for the home team.
80 The hooter goes and the Waratahs have held on for a tight win. It was a game of two halves and the Chiefs fought back well in the second period but they just didn’t have enough to beat the Waratahs at home.
Next game tomorrow the Blues and the Cheetahs.
76@ superBul:
Damn, die slag wat ek spot-on is, dan is daar 8 ander flokkers waarmee ek die score deel…. jinne man!
Weer innie mix. Moes gou maandeinde meeting deur bewe. My Bru met 12 het so bietjie vir n bol gegaan maar hey n wen is n wen
Tomorrow evening Handbriekie and myself are going to the Neil Diamond concert at FNB Stadium (Soccer City), so we’ll leave just after the Lions / Reds game and I would have to record the Sharks / Stormers match on the PVR.
Looking forward to the show!
@ grootblousmile:
hahahahaha jy moet kyk hoeveel ouens 7 verskil kies, baie like daardie getal
82@ superBul:
Ja, lykmy mens moet 4, 6 of 8 kies…
Die ouens hou van 5, 7, 9, 10…
@ grootblousmile:
Hel jy moet dit geniet , ek is mal oor Niel se musiek, hy en John Denver was my eerste groot aankope met my eerste karige pay van R149-00 destyds by die Poskantoor.
OK, laat ek boggeroffski… moer baie om te doen!
Het vir myself 2 nuwe 23″ LG – LED Monitors gekoop wat gou moet opkom en my 2 x 22″ LG – LCD skerms moet skuiwe na my nuwe werksbanke toe waar ek ‘n moerrrrrse imposante elektroniese harnas gebou het met 14 Netwerkpunte, 3 x KVM Switches, 13 Kragpunte, ‘n Gigabit 16-port switch, 6 ingeboude telefoonpunte, 6 stelle speakers en 3 stelle spotlights.
Dan moet ek ook nog klaar onderhandel en die nuwe huurkontrak vasmaak met my nuwe Amerikaanse huurders in Lynnwood. Interessante African American vrou wat vir ‘n NGO werk wat gefinansier word deur die US regering en navorsing doen oor HIV & AIDS in die SA Weermag.
Well done Tahs. Had them by 7. Probably the first margin I got right. Had Landers by 5. So not far off.
Gbs, When I submit a post it takes forever then nothing comes up. So gave up. Blogged on keo.
Only happens on this blog so it not my pc boeta.
Cheers now out of here.
Good luck to Lions, Bulls and Sharks.
@ grootblousmile:81 – Enjoy it gbs.
@ Puma:
maybe it is all that viruses clinging on from voldys that takes a age to clean.:lol: I really find this blog fast and great, only when Telkom cables are stolen our internet slows down to a snails pace.
@ grootblousmile:
Neil Diamond….. I am speechless, he is an entertainer for the over 60’s…..!!
What did you do to deserve this? 😆
@ Puma:
Pumes, my computer does nearly grind to a halt when I do a page refresh on RT!!
You are not the only one!
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