Western Force vs Auckland Blues - NiB Stadium - 21/5/2016

[jargan83]

Well the whistling kite will make a shitload more cash off their already overpriced pints.

They probably already have given the Surrender Monkeys have been in town since Friday.

[jono]

They probably already have given the Surrender Monkeys have been in town since Friday.

They'd be at the pig or any of the other bars along the foreshore there.

seen there's even an actual sports bar down there now as well.

[jargan83]

They'd be at the pig

I hope they get tested before departure...

[GIGS20]

They'd be at the pig or any of the other bars along the foreshore there.

I hope they get tested before departure...

For rabies if they've been at the pig!

[GIGS20]

They'd be at the pig or any of the other bars along the foreshore there.

seen there's even an actual sports bar down there now as well.

Rocky v French Navy at 5.30pm today at Larkhill

I wonder if I can be there in time after work?

[Alison]

I wonder if I can be there in time after work?

Do it Gigs! Will be a great event I'm sure!

[jono]

I wonder if I can be there in time after work?

Where are you working now days? Still in the area?

[jono]

For rabies if they've been at the pig!

Nah - if you make it out alive, you're ok. Then especially being French! With all their mates from over the channel who usually frequent that place

[shasta]

Nah - if you make it out alive, you're ok. Then especially being French! With all their mates from over the channel who usually frequent that place

Never mind the channel. What about the ones from over the dutch? "Here's one for the Rainbow Warrior, bro."

[maelkann]

Good game between the French and Rocky - some clear experience on the French side and some decent fitness across all, difference on the day was the quality of the support with Rocky getting 6 or 7 tries to the French nil - all played in a good spirits and a great way to spend a Tuesday night.

[GIGS20]

Where are you working now days? Still in the area?

Nah, I've sold out and am in the hills now.

Had to stay late as well, so missed the game.

[valzc]

I'm still confused as to what actually happened in that final schmozzle at the end. An uncontested scrum is the same stunt that got pulled in NZ with Hurricanes game(? not sure). Is this some new trick Kiwi sides have thought up for the Force? Why wasn't a penalty try given with all the warnings the Blues got? Sounded at the end like the ref (if you can call him that) was trying to stick up for the Blues.

[The InnFORCEr]

They had a card and a concussion test off, thus the uncontested scrum to finish.

[Sheikh]

Yeah, you can't ask props to switch sides these days, as loose-head and tight-head are too specialist in their skill-sets

The final line-out and maul for the Force ended in a dropped ball, so a knock-on, so a scrum to the Blues. Sort of described our entire season in 5 seconds!

[GIGS20]

My only question

If we had decided to go to scrum after the Yellow, rather than lineout, would the Blues have called uncontested?

Not the Ref's fault, he can't be expected to know who can play what side and who can't. Not the Blues' fault, they'll try anything they can get their hands on. The Force's fault for not applying the blowtorch in the right way.