Warm Up Match 3: Crusaders v British & Irish Lions (Christchurch)

[TommiG88]

A New Zealand side losing... blame ref

 

[Maverick1987]

I guess the rugby bosses had to give the LIONS atleast one game otherwise nobody would bother watching the tests.

This Reff is just blatant.

 

[Groundhog]

@crusaders

 

[Ground We Won]

A pedantic French ref.

Refs like this can really cost you games. That illegal wheeling call ranks amoung one of the worst I've seen and got the Lions out off jail. Dreadful officiating.

 

[Maverick1987]

I guess the rugby bosses had to give the LIONS atleast one game otherwise nobody would bother watching the tests.

This Reff is just blatant.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

A New Zealand side losing... blame ref

It's the New Zealand way.

 

[HenryChinaski]

TRF should have instant bans for posters who get the letter s confused with the letter c.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

TRF should have instant bans for posters who get the letter s confused with the letter c.

Shut up you sunt.......

 

[dullonien]

Shut up you sunt.......

hahaha

 

[Bluemoon]

Wow, really, the ref is the reason the crusaders are knocking on off their own line out, struggling with scrum and losing the collisions for the time being?

Attacking plays are developing slowly, and the lions are starting to work through some new patterns. I'd like to see us keep the ball a little more, rather than rely on the high ball for attack. Obviously they need to play from the right areas, but this aimless high ball is a Howley-Gatland tactic that I'm sick of seeing for Wales. Still think the Saders will be a typical NZ team who up the game at the 50 minute mark. Lions have had too much ball in the 22 without scoring. It's an issue and could cost this game against a lacklustre first half from the Crusaders.

 

[Groundhog]

Somebody get these boys a colouring book please

 

[valley commando]

Not committing enough to the ruck.

Davies butchered a try scoring chance.

2 tries botched by Davies now

Taufua is showing why he's not INT standard. Way to many mistakes in this game.

Wow this reff in the scrums he's got NO IDEA!!!

I think its you that has no idea

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Exclusive footage of the saders players and NZ posters at half time

 

[HenryChinaski]

Real shame about Davies going off but it may be a blessing in disguise to give Sexton and Farrell the chance to play together. That said, that would preferably be with them at 10 and 12 rather than 10 and 13.

 

[Skylinerd1]

The NZ commentators are like wth is going on with this Reff? Whats the ones up north saying?? I mean common we can all have the blinkers on but this is just ridiculous. That call for wheeling the scrum was just taking the ****.

 

[big ginger 8]

Would love to see the LIONS play a game with Sexton-Farrell-Henshaw. PITY that won't happen.

 

[GoTheNaki]

A New Zealand side losing... blame ref

Have you followed rugby long enough to remember the "lazy running" incident between Australia and New Zealand that warranted a yellow card, and has done, pretty much ever since? What AWJ did is a yellow card in literally every other single rugby match i have watched in the last however many years. It wasnt accidental, it was leading into a potential try-scoring opportunity, that is a yellow card.

NZ panel talking about the ref needing to be consistant, even with the Lions playing the better half. The commentators here also made a good point where the ref here, doesnt "coach" the game like SH refs. E.g. "roll away #6", etc.

 

[Skylinerd1]

The NZ commentators are like wth is going on with this Reff? Whats the ones up north saying?? I mean common we can all have the blinkers on but this is just ridiculous. That call for wheeling the scrum was just taking the **** very important that these games are officiated right and this ones not.

 

[valley commando]

I guess the rugby bosses had to give the LIONS atleast one game otherwise nobody would bother watching the tests.

This Reff is just blatant.

Idiot

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

The NZ commentators are like wth is going on with this Reff? Whats the ones up north saying?? I mean common we can all have the blinkers on but this is just ridiculous. That call for wheeling the scrum was just taking the ****.

Nice to know the SH commentators are just as **** as the NH ones...