Highlanders 28 – Western Force 36
[warning, strangled vowels below]
Another impressive win from the Force who, with a second victory in a row over on the Shaky Isles, are now definitely Australia’s brightest looking chance in the 2008 Super 14 comp. Yet again they came from behind being 28-20 down with 18 minutes to play, and the cracker of a try (below) disallowed. Even the kiwi commentators got it right.
At this stage it looks like Giteau has nailed the Wallaby 10 shirt, Cross has put his hand up for 12 and the club clutz of the first rounds, number 8 Richard Brown, is ready and waiting to fill Rocky’s shoes if he wants to come up sight seeing.
Lions 24 – Reds 24
Can’t tell you much about this one because Sky has completely ignored it, but from the reports it sounds like it wasn’t a pretty effort from the reds. Latho and Schifskofske managing to pull their arses out of the fire in the last minutes to get the draw. While it’s 2 points away from home, the Lions should be one of the easier away wins.
LIONS 24 (Joe van Niekerk Rayno Benjamin tries Jano Vermaak 3 pens con Jaco van Schalkwyk drop goal) drew QUEENSLAND REDS 24 (Peter Hynes Rodney Blake Chris Latham tries Clinton Schifcofske pen 3 cons) at Ellis Park, Johannesburg. Referee: Paul Honiss (NZL).
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Matt a.k.a Gagger or GAGR (short for GreenAndGoldRugby, not a fetish)
Matt started G&GR just before the 2007 Rugby World Cup and has been enslaved ever since. You can follow him on Twitter here http://www.twitter.com/Matt_Gagger 
Hi Matty, et~al…
For mine the greatest highlight of the Highlanders vs Force match was the performance by the referee. Finaly a man with the whistle who manages the game so well you forget he is there, rather tnan some of the pontificating poofeteering we’ve seen from these blokes who think they are the most interesting person out of all 31 on the paddock at any given time.
A fine effort.
As for The Force, sloppy stuff and a great example of a strong team playing down to the level of an ordinary side.
Lions vs Reds: a similar caper which was a serise of highlights of fine individual efforts, and from the Lions the best drop goal seen in many a day. Another (missed)half-way attempt from St Latho earlier was shy to the right by a mere four meters or so. Something we have never seen from the big man before.
Although he did bail Qld out, (Kudos for that last min try effort – which was far from individual) can somebody tell me why the man is lauded as being the worlds finest fullback when he continues to visably slow down into the tackle..?
Astounding. As a proud Red and hardly the same in physical stature, the great Tim Horan never did anything but go forward at 100% in pace and determination; and as far as fullbacks go I never saw Matt Burke flinch into a tackle, he’d rather destroy his shoulder than relent.
St Latho is good; not great, mearly a big-scale Campo. Great ball in hand but craptacular in defence and only pulls it out of his arse half of the time David Ian did back in da day.
At least he knows a bit of humility and when to shut his mouth though…