Moana Pasifika v Highlanders
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Arscott might have been a little lucky not to concede a penalty after the Big Jim turnover.
Umaga needs to make a big call on who starts at 10. It's obvious who it should be. Really the 9-10-12 axis wasn't great for MP.
@Bovidae totally Tana is blinded by these selections Matavao and Pellegrini looked way better ..
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@Bovidae totally Tana is blinded by these selections Matavao and Pellegrini looked way better ..
MP should be 1 /2@Steven-Harris said in Moana Pasifika v Highlanders:
@Bovidae totally Tana is blinded by these selections Matavao and Pellegrini looked way better ..
MP should be 1 /2Yup should have beaten the Force too.
Another season of coulda woulda shoulda....
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@Dan54 said in Moana Pasifika v Highlanders:
Geez that's rugby. I am knackered watching it, players must be almost dead. The Highloanders must feel like they can do with a holiday. For them how good was Holland again, Big Jim (again) and I have to disagree with a few, I thought Gilbert was bloody good. And Hastie? I knew he was ok, but by the powers he was bloody good. MP were not rubbish either, Ardie is a monster sometimes . Great game.
Feel vindicated about the missed 50/22?
@SouthernMann said in Moana Pasifika v Highlanders:
@Dan54 said in Moana Pasifika v Highlanders:
Geez that's rugby. I am knackered watching it, players must be almost dead. The Highloanders must feel like they can do with a holiday. For them how good was Holland again, Big Jim (again) and I have to disagree with a few, I thought Gilbert was bloody good. And Hastie? I knew he was ok, but by the powers he was bloody good. MP were not rubbish either, Ardie is a monster sometimes . Great game.
Feel vindicated about the missed 50/22?
No why should I?? I made my feelings clear, I had no probs with it. Could you not understand that? I said it repeatedly!! I thought AB selectors would mark it down.. I love the game he plays, it is just what Super needs.
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@SouthernMann said in Moana Pasifika v Highlanders:
@Dan54 said in Moana Pasifika v Highlanders:
Geez that's rugby. I am knackered watching it, players must be almost dead. The Highloanders must feel like they can do with a holiday. For them how good was Holland again, Big Jim (again) and I have to disagree with a few, I thought Gilbert was bloody good. And Hastie? I knew he was ok, but by the powers he was bloody good. MP were not rubbish either, Ardie is a monster sometimes . Great game.
Feel vindicated about the missed 50/22?
No why should I?? I made my feelings clear, I had no probs with it. Could you not understand that? I said it repeatedly!! I thought AB selectors would mark it down.. I love the game he plays, it is just what Super needs.
I can watch games like that all the time!@Dan54 said in Moana Pasifika v Highlanders:
@SouthernMann said in Moana Pasifika v Highlanders:
@Dan54 said in Moana Pasifika v Highlanders:
Geez that's rugby. I am knackered watching it, players must be almost dead. The Highloanders must feel like they can do with a holiday. For them how good was Holland again, Big Jim (again) and I have to disagree with a few, I thought Gilbert was bloody good. And Hastie? I knew he was ok, but by the powers he was bloody good. MP were not rubbish either, Ardie is a monster sometimes . Great game.
Feel vindicated about the missed 50/22?
No why should I?? I made my feelings clear, I had no probs with it. Could you not understand that? I said it repeatedly!! I thought AB selectors would mark it down.. I love the game he plays, it is just what Super needs.
I can watch games like that all the time!Chill out lad. Was just a joke.
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@Dan54 said in Moana Pasifika v Highlanders:
@SouthernMann said in Moana Pasifika v Highlanders:
@Dan54 said in Moana Pasifika v Highlanders:
Geez that's rugby. I am knackered watching it, players must be almost dead. The Highloanders must feel like they can do with a holiday. For them how good was Holland again, Big Jim (again) and I have to disagree with a few, I thought Gilbert was bloody good. And Hastie? I knew he was ok, but by the powers he was bloody good. MP were not rubbish either, Ardie is a monster sometimes . Great game.
Feel vindicated about the missed 50/22?
No why should I?? I made my feelings clear, I had no probs with it. Could you not understand that? I said it repeatedly!! I thought AB selectors would mark it down.. I love the game he plays, it is just what Super needs.
I can watch games like that all the time!Chill out lad. Was just a joke.
@SouthernMann said in Moana Pasifika v Highlanders:
@Dan54 said in Moana Pasifika v Highlanders:
@SouthernMann said in Moana Pasifika v Highlanders:
@Dan54 said in Moana Pasifika v Highlanders:
Geez that's rugby. I am knackered watching it, players must be almost dead. The Highloanders must feel like they can do with a holiday. For them how good was Holland again, Big Jim (again) and I have to disagree with a few, I thought Gilbert was bloody good. And Hastie? I knew he was ok, but by the powers he was bloody good. MP were not rubbish either, Ardie is a monster sometimes . Great game.
Feel vindicated about the missed 50/22?
No why should I?? I made my feelings clear, I had no probs with it. Could you not understand that? I said it repeatedly!! I thought AB selectors would mark it down.. I love the game he plays, it is just what Super needs.
I can watch games like that all the time!Chill out lad. Was just a joke.
Lad??? Lad?? By geez you might be one of favourite posters after that. I not sure I been called that in last 40-50 years!!
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Relieved more than anything, Savea or Hastie motm for their sides. Thought moana's reserve 10 looked good. the Bye now comes at the perfect time for us
@Grooter Hastie looks a talent
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@KiwiMurph great to hear a coach speak intelligently and honestly.
So good to have him back home.
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The bench completely disrupted the Highlanders' game in the second half: De Groot struggled at scrum time while Taylor was unable to throw properly. Obviously, this didn't make things easy for Arscott and Gilbert. And then there was BOK who had decided not to penalize Ardie Savea ...
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Just some quick thoughts from me.
Scrappy game that was heavily disrupted when Robinson got subbed the less than a minute later Millar got KO’d. Gilbert did a serviceable job filling it at a pinch but it just goes to show him important a specialist 10 is.
Moana looked good and applied a lot of pressure in the last 20, not sure how me managed to hang on but we did. Credit to Moana, they will upset some teams this year if they can continue to play like that. They definitely can’t be taken lightly.
A couple late scratchings in Fakatava and Hurley also caused some disruption but awesome to see the team just crack on with the next man up approach and Hastie make the most of his opportunities(who was it on here saying the highlanders were trying to end his contract early?).
A win is a win, last year we would have most likely found a way to lose that game so to grab 4 points playing ugly feels weirdly good for a change.
The bye comes at a very good time. We should have Umaga Jenson back and thank god, Te Hiwi offers nothing… along with Nareki being closer, Renton back after the bye and Howden being that extra week fitter. Hope Cam Millar is doing ok, that head clash was nasty.
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For those nerdy like me, the full statistics from last night: https://super.rugby/superrugby/match-centre/match-packs/2025-rd3/2025-rd3-moana-pasifika-v-highlanders-post-match-statistics/
Most notable team wise was that Moana smashed the Landers at the breakdown, but the Landers were still better in the tackle + getting turnovers.
The Landers also kicked off 9 loads. Hastie kicked 15 times, compared to Gilbert (4) and Robinson (3)
Individually, Broughton was busier than I thought as the top tackler with 20.
