Super 15: Highlanders vs Waratahs. Forsyth Barr Stadium. (10/3/2012 04:35 GMT)

[Kiwiwomble]

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin (10/3/2012, 04:35 GMT)

Referee: Bryce Lawrence
AR1: Vinny Munro
AR2: Garratt Williamson
TMO: Kane McBride
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Highlanders Team

The team is: Colin Slade, Kade Poki, Tamati Ellison, Phil Burleigh, Hosea Gear, Lima Sopoaga, Aaron Smith, Nasi Manu, John Hardie, Adam Thomson, NickCrosswell, Josh Bekhuis, Chris King, Andrew Hore, Jamie Mackintosh (captain)
Reserves: Jason Rutledge, Bronson Murray, Culum Retallick, James Haskell, Jimmy Cowan, Kurt Baker, Buxton Popoali'i

not bad, i'm a little surprised to see Slade at fullback over Baker seeing as Full back it where Baker was being aimed to play and slade is just back from injury. Baker not 100% right yet either?

Glad to see Smith over cowen again, i'm hoping three of four games on the bench might **** Jimmy off enoug to come out firing when he does take the field

still no Noakes either, still hurt or not needed do we think?

 

[Draggs]

Added all graphics and such. Thanks for getting this up Jabby.

 

[sonnench]

Quite looking forward to this game actually, always like watching the Southern men play rugby. Don't care much for the Tah's, but they seem to be playing more exciting rugby with the inclusion of Sarel. This was the hardest one for me to pick in the virtual as I personally think the Tah's could win the Aussie conference, where as the Highlanders are undefeated and are looking pretty good.

 

[donmcdazzle]

Quick observations..

This really is a fantastic stadium, every city in NZ should have one. Winter night games would all be entertaining rather than pretty much all wet weather slippery ball games.

Aaron Smith is the goods, not sure Cowan will wear 9 at all this season if he can keep it up.

Lawrence is the biggest w4nker of a ref there is. He is in love with his whistle.

 

[Hairy Scot]

AH!
My favourite official at his pedantic best!

@donmcdazzle
I was pilloried some time back for criticising Lawrence. It would seem he has a number of fans on this forum.

 

[donmcdazzle]

AH!
My favourite official at his pedantic best!

@donmcdazzle
I was pilloried some time back for criticising Lawrence. It would seem he has a number of fans on this forum.

13 penalties in the first half, half of them didn't need to be given. Such a plonker.

 

[donmcdazzle]

Oh my god, his ankle! Poor guy that looked horrendous

 

[Black Heart]

Jimmy Cowan has a collossal brain lapse on full time... that's why you're riding the pine pony buddy.

Good win for the Highlanders, it could have gone either way.

Bryce Lawrence is still a muppet.

 

[sonnench]

Well done Highlanders, however this result now means I'm 1/4 this round . So many games could of gone either way, and I keep picking the team on the losing side of that.

 

[Seaton]

Oh my god, his ankle! Poor guy that looked horrendous

Whose?

My fingers are crossed that it is Lawrence.

 

[donmcdazzle]

Whose?

My fingers are crossed that it is Lawrence.

Open side for NSW, broke it badly. Pointing the wrong way.

 

[Seaton]

Open side for NSW, broke it badly. Pointing the wrong way.

Nasty, get well soon whoever you are.

Wonder how much longer Waugh is out for...

 

[TRF_Olyy]

The rest of his life?

 

[Seaton]

The rest of his life?

Eh?

 

[cyRil]

Eh?

He's like, retired, and ****.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

He retired at the end of last season.

 

[lucky number 7]

He retired at the end of last season.

No more Uruk Hai on the pitch

 

[Seaton]

Must be Elsom I was thinking about, always confuse the two.

 

[cyRil]

Surely if you're confusing players it would be Waugh and George Smith, seeing as all the way through his career Waugh just wanted to be Smith...

 

[Seaton]

All I know is that they are both ugly mugs, both played for the Waratahs recently and haven't seen either recently.