Blues (6) 11 / Chiefs (7) 16 (Final Score)
The Blues hosted the Chiefs at Eden Park, Auckland at 09:35 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
The Blues stumbled for the 3rd time in 4 weeks, the Chiefs finally coming to some kind of form, late in the competition.
Ideal result for the South African challenge on the competition as a whole!
Scorers:
Blues: 2 Penalties Luke McAlister, 1 Try Jared Payne
Chiefs: 1 Conversion & 3 Penalties Stephen Donald, 1 Try Tana Umaga
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Teams:
Blues: 15 Lachie Munro, 14 Joe Rokocoko, 13 Jared Payne, 12 Benson Stanley, 11 Rene Ranger, 10 Luke McAlister, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Peter Saili, 7 Luke Braid, 6 Jerome Kaino (captain), 5 Ali Williams, 4 Anthony Boric, 3 John Afoa, 2 Tom McCartney, 1 Tevita Mailau.
Replacements: 16 Keven Mealamu, 17 Charlie Faumuina, 18 Chris Lowrey, 19 Sean Polwart, 20 Chris Smylie, 21 Stephen Brett, 22 Sherwin Stowers.
Chiefs: 15 Mils Muliaina (captain), 14 Lelia Masaga, 13 Richard Kahui, 12 Tana Umaga, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Stephen Donald, 9 Brendon Leonard, 8 Fritz Lee, 7 Tanerau Latimer, 6 Liam Messam, 5 Romana Graham, 4 Craig Clarke, 3 Nathan White, 2 Hika Elliot, 1 Ben May.
Replacements: 16 Aled de Malmanche, 17 Toby Smith, 18 Culum Retallick, 19 Matt Vant Leven, 20 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 21 Mike Delany, 22 Dwayne Sweeney.
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Assistant referees: Glen Jackson, Nick Briant
TMO: Ben Skeen
30@ The_Young_Turk:
Hehehe, that makes two of us.
My choice of weapons?
If it is, I choose Jeagie Bombs & Tequila…. hehehe
This time Mcalister misses a penalty to the left
Lemoenetyd
@ grootblousmile:
Jislaaik, I concede already! There is no way I can beat you at that!
2nd Half On!
Benson Stanley was almost in La-la-land for a while there… caught a knee
Very easy penalty for the Chiefs…. come on Donald
Over
Chiefs 10 / 6
Try Jared Payne for the Blues
Blues 11 / 10
Chiefs butcher a try
Chiefs no hard on attack… they get a penalty 5m out
Chiefs 13 / 11
Go Chiefs! get another try for farks sake!
I think refs must have got some kind of directive to be more lenient on “flat” passes which is leading to this incredible overlooking of blatant forward passes!
I picked the Blues by 7 on Bru…. but I hope the Chiefs win by more than 7
Blues now hard on attack
I think this is due to the wish to make Sonny Bill into a more sensational character. All sports and the media that follow it need a super star as it’s great for business and so they are always seeking to grab the public’s attention to build their super star.
Morning ouens, pity about the Lions not being informed about the change in the Pass Laws.
Blame it on aparthheid? 🙂
47@ fender:
Helloooo Kitaartjie, you still under the security blanket?
If not, have you watched that song?
Keep on missing those kicks Blues!
Chiefs barely holding on now….
@ fender:
True, Lions still living in the past when forward passes were not allowed 😉
13 min to go… only 2 points in it
Brett on for McAlister
Blues look far more dangerous and dominant as time goes on. Seems our hopes for an upset are dimming by the minute!
Gbs, no security blanket here….only the duvet, my cup of Milo and my pretty wife. Ain’t Saturday mornings a great invention?
But to answer your question: no I haven’t listened to that song of yours yet. Which song is it again and is it on Youtube?
1 Penalty either way could swing the whole dynamics of this game
@ fender:
In my opinion “a pretty wife” is probably at the top of the great inventions list!
Ja Turk, something like ‘Hey Leeu, waas jou dompas?!’ 😉
55@ fender:
Stormers game thread, somewhere in the 80’s or 90’s
@ fender:
Lol
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