[2016 Super Rugby] Blues vs. Waratahs (Round 17) 15/07/2016

[TRF_heineken]

Venue: Eden Park
Time: 09:35 CAT (SA, GMT+2)​

Teams

Blues: 15 Melani Nanai, 14 Matt Duffie, 13 Male Sa'u, 12 Piers Francis, 11 Tevita Li, 10 Ihaia West, 9 Bryn Hall, 8 Steven Luatua, 7 Kara Pryor, 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Josh Bekhuis, 4 Patrick Tuipulotu, 3 Ofa Tu'ungafasi, 2 James Parsons (captain), 1 Sam Prattley

Substitutes: 16 Matt Moulds, 17 Nic Mayhew, 18 Sione Mafileo/Charlie Faumuina, 19 Scott Scrafton, 20 Blake Gibson, 21 Billy Guyton, 22 Matt Vaega/George Moala, 23 Lolagi Visinia


Waratahs: 15 Andrew Kellaway, 14 Reece Robinson, 13 Israel Folau, 12 Rob Horne, 11 Matt Carraro, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Dave Dennis, 7 Michael Hooper (captain), 6 Jack Dempsey, 5 Will Skelton, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Tom Robertson, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Paddy Ryan

Substitutes: 16 Hugh Roach, 17 Jeremy Tilse, 18 Angus Ta'avao, 19 Sam Lousi, 20 Wycliff Palu, 21 Matt Lucas, 22 David Horwitz, 23 Jim Stewart

 

[Cruz_del_Sur]

What a silly pass. The Waratahs had it.

 

[squirrel]

Felt the waaraahs were a touch unlucky tonight, they had a few things go against them at crucial times.

 

[Cruz_del_Sur]

Agreed. They threw everything but the sink. It happens.

 

[smartcooky]

Felt the waaraahs were a touch unlucky tonight, they had a few things go against them at crucial times.

Thought they were lucky that Mike Fraser doesn't recognise "boring in" when he sees it.

The Waratahs LHP was scrummaging illegally, turning inwards and getting his head under the chest of the Blues THP, and then driving him upwards. That was what was causing Blues THP to stand up, not the pressure.

 

[squirrel]

Seems like all the refs miss the ''boring in'' these days, or its a convenient excuse every time a scrum is getting dealt.
Wasnt having a go at the ref when i say the Waratahs were a touch unlucky, just chasing a bonus point and possible playoff they needed the bounce to go their way more.

 

[ajwffc]

highlights are up for the game y