Crusaders v Cheetahs, Rd 6, 2015

[boyo]

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[waiopehu oldboy]

YC for Fonotia, strictly speaking it prob should've been a Red but I reckon common sense has prevailed, short of teleportation don't see how he was meant to get outa there once he realised he wasn't going to get to the ball. Hope the Cheetahs player is OK, obviously.

Cheetahs take the lineout instead've the 3, fuck it up, lose 40m, concede a penalty & are now defending inside their 22....... ALWAYS take the 3.

FFS now WEVE gone lineout insteadve 3 & fucked up the drive............. ALWAYS TAKE THE FUCKING 3!!!

 

[boyo]

IMO a YC was sufficient

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Yay! Scrum penalty & sanity prevails as DC takes the shot........ but misses.

Another scrum penalty, I make that 4 so surely a card isn't too far away.........

Lineout 10m from Cheetahs line, Taufua may have scored after the 6th or 7th pick & go...... ref thinks he's short then had a second go. TMO thinks otherwise, 5-0 & DC will surely convert......... does, 7-0 ~20 gone & Fonotia back on.

 

[boyo]

The commentators were divided on the merits of that try

 

[boyo]

Should have been a penalty against Crockof

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Fuck, sloppy pass gets picked off by Venter & he's under the sticks for 7-7 with fuck all possession or field position.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Cheetahs in again, 12-7. Kick is good, 14-7.

WI 201/8 & ahead of the asking rate but will presumably run out've wickets (I haven't just broken the forum rule(s) have I?)

 

[boyo]

The ref' missed the forward pass

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Taufua having a busy game & Nadolo isnt just his usual wrecking ball self, getting plenty of offloads away as well. CruSadists pull 3 back on the hooter, Cheetahs 14-10 at oranges.

WI 221/9. Bubble-burst predicted by @HughJarse on another thread has been delayed, at least until Tuesday

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Crusaders with their paint-by-numbers attack, Cheetahs eventually grab the easel off them and say jesus just get on with it

Dagg must've seen Ben Smith play last night, he's having a burl but it all just leaves you thinking shit, how good is Ben Smith?

Dan Carter has the general play yips?

 

[boyo]

Crusaders need to watch being offside at kicks

 

[boyo]

Crusaders making dumb decisions

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

LevRoux goes high on Nadolo who had just BUTCHERED a try by trying to do it all himself & cops a YC, Crusaders take the scrum. PT, action replay of last week.

CruSadists back in front 17-14 but it sure ain't pretty.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

That's more like it, 80m try started by Crotty then a great run from Todd, Dagg finishes it off & nek minit its 24-14.

Well fuck me, DC cashes in on a horrible Cheetahs error, BP try & 31-14 with ~25 to go.

And another, Nadolo gets over, 36-14. Fair bit of luck involved there but later tonight he'll be telling anyone who will (or is forced to) listen how he had it on a string........ DC converts, 38-14 & suddenly the 18.5 start the TAB were offering is starting to look pretty generous.............

 

[Blue]

The ref' missed the forward pass

And the red card to the Crusaders boofhead.

 

[Dctarget]

Wow the Cheetahs have really fell apart.

 

[boyo]

10's knock-on leads to a Crusaders try

 

[Sully]

WTF just happened?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^^^^^^^^ CruSadists just remembered they're a 7-time champion side playing a bunch of fluffy-bunnys

Grrrrrrr! Another gimme 3 turned down for a lineout option, lineout drive fucked up AGAIN so scrum Cheetahs. Back in the day any Cantab who turned down the easy 3 would've got his head ripped off by Grizz.