Highlanders v Reds Super Rugby 2015 Rnd 3

[Pedrolicus]

5m scrum Reds. 49 min gone. O'connor is getting in Genia's ear as they set.

Schatz scores as Aaron Smith prevented clean ball tackling Genia off it.

 

[the sabanator]

Schatz over from back of a scrum for a pie near the sticks. Highlanders 9-8

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

No try, 5m scrum Reds. Try Schatz, easy conversion so should be 10-9. And it is.

 

[the sabanator]

No doubts from JOC (James O'Connor). Reds by 1

 

[Tangawizi]

Fuck yeah! C'mon Reds! Good start to the 2nd half!

 

[the sabanator]

28 to go

 

[Pedrolicus]

JOC (James O'Connor) nails the conversion. they lead 10-9 with 51min gone.

A little question mark over whether Schatz was offside feeding off Genia losing the ball, but it looked good to me at the time.

 

[qwerty51]

Thought Schatz was offside.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Reds getting sucked into committing big numbers to the breakdown contest. Clan haven't been able to take tactical advantage of this yet, but there are gaps appearing in the Reds D line.

 

[Pedrolicus]

Highlanders looking sublime as they flash it through the hands.

A penalty in front sees the Highlanders take the points on offer.

 

[Beer Baron]

Highlanders looking sublime as they flash it through the hands.

A penalty in front sees the Highlanders take the points on offer.

Thankfully...big win reds

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Naholo goes close under advantage but it breaks down so back to 20 out & in front for the PK, Banks nails it: Clan 12-10, roughly 15 min left.

 

[Pedrolicus]

12-10 Landers as the easiest of penalties goes over.

 

[the sabanator]

LFG wins a penalty. Another strong outing

 

[Pedrolicus]

OsBourne stands up the starch but loses support and Gill swoops to secure the penalty.

 

[Beer Baron]

LFG!!! Forces turnover

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Clan starting to make some metres but Reds (so far) covering well enough. But if one of those Osborne, Naholo or Fekitoa busts pays dividends..........

S Finger off, Hansen on.

Kicking duel ends with Genia overcooking one, scrum Clan on Reds 10m line.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Reds go to the bench. Replaced are 3, 4, (Murday on) and 2 (Hansen on). 57 minutes gone.

 

[qwerty51]

Those kind of mistakes are unforgivable.

 

[Pedrolicus]

Penalty doesn't find touch and the kicking duel ends when an unlucky bounce means Genia kicks it dead in goal and it's a landers scrum 40m out