A NZ derby to see who will end the week at the bottom of the NZ conference.
The Hurricanes are winless after three rounds.
The Chiefs got their season off to a slow start losing the 1st two matches and then taking a good home win from their encounter with the rebels last weekend.
The Hurricanes are due and today could just be the day that they decide to deliver.
Ref: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
ARs: Mike Fraser (New Zealand), Joey Salmans (South Africa)
Venue: Westpac Stadium – Wellington
Kick-off: 08:35 RSA time
Hurricanes: 15 Cory Jane, 14 Julian Savea, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Jayden Hayward, 11 Andre Taylor, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 Chris Eaton, 8 Victor Vito, 7 Serge Lilo, 6 Jack Lam, 5 Jason Eaton, 4 James Broadhurst, 3 Neemia Tialata, 2 Andrew Hore (captain), 1 John Schwalger.
Replacements: 16 Dane Coles, 17 Anthony Perenise, 18 Mark Reddish, 19 Faifili Levave, 20 Tyson Keats, 21 Daniel Kirkpatrick, 22 Charlie Ngatai.
Chiefs: 15 Tim Nanai-Williams, 14 Lelia Masaga, 13 Dwayne Sweeney, 12 Tana Umaga, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Stephen Donald, 9 Brendon Leonard, 8 Liam Messam (captain), 7 Tanerau Latimer, 6 Scott Waldrom, 5 Isaac Ross, 4 Craig Clarke, 3 Nathan White, 2 Aled de Malmanche, 1 Ben May.
Replacements: 16 Hika Elliot, 17 Sona Taumalolo, 18 Romana Graham, 19 Fritz Lee, 20 Taniela Moa, 21 Mike Delany, 22 Jackson Willison.
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Go Chiefs
Canes by 6
Blues by 11
Lions by 1
Yesterday I got 3 from 3, I’m hoping I can get the same today. 😛
I have absolutely nothing else but SB points to gain today. No LMS, and no FL points at all 🙄 😳
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 2) : Gonna have to be happy with 2 from 3 today. Chiefs gonna win! 😉
@Ben (Comment 4) : I kinda have that feeling aswell 😈
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 5) : As I had that feeling during the stormers game! I had to go and pick the Highlanders.
0 – 0
5mins
I’ve got Canes by 3, Blues by 11, lions by 4.
0 – 0
13mins
I’m following SS updates 😛
@Ben (Comment 6) : More often than not feelings are wrong, otherwise I’d still be alive in LMS 😛
10/7 vir die canes
Canes 10 – 7 Chiefs
Tries by Schwalger and Donald
29mins
Come on Canes!! 😯
I wonder if the Canes have warmed to that Wiz Khalifa hit yet: “Yeah ah-ha, you know what it is…”
13/10 for Chiefs, half time.
10 – 10
35mins
@franshark (Comment 15) : SS is always behind by about 3-5 mins 🙄
I,ve just watched highlights of sharks game from yesterday, and i believe a lot was already said of the game.There was a serious gap between Bosman and Stef. Both their try’s that took them from 13 to 25 was thru that gap. And then it was concerning to see when we had an defensive scrum that players 6,7 and 8 are all not putting in their weight and then on twitter Smith was criticizes for not scrum-ming good.
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 17) : I’m now watching the canes game, would much rather have watched yesterday’s game live 😕
@franshark (Comment 18) : Smith who? 😉 Didn’t see the game so cant comment but ja, everyone says our midfield was the problem.
chiefs striking with a quick try in 2nd half, 18/10
@franshark (Comment 19) : I’m glad I didn’t, my TV might have been out of order afterwards 😳 😛
Waldrom Try!
10 – 18 Chiefs
@franshark (Comment 18) : Smitty scrumed well he did not concede one penelty so for his first outing be did very good.It was actually Beast that was under pressure.
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 20) : At the end we still can feel proud with the composure the sharks showed to pull it thru in the last quarter. Good patience, and not panicking was very comforting and shows a lot of maturity and confident’s in team mates.
13 – 18
@Danman110 (Comment 24) : I agree, thats why i said according to twitter commentary because it was made clear that our scrum was better when Smith was replaced by Jannie, After i now saw the highlights i don’t agree with twitter commentary and think that Smith did not do to bad. We still need to put all players weight behind the scrum and not leaf it for only the first 3.
16-18 canes keeping them selfs in the game…..
@franshark (Comment 18) : To be honest my first thought was that Smit at tighthead is the problem.
Even if he wasn`t the problem I`d still be a lot more comfortable if he only gets 30 minutes at hooker or loosehead. Tighthead is a specialist position, Smit definately isn`t a specialist. Don`t give his confidence a knock, use him where he adds the most value.
@franshark (Comment 27) : Who is this Smith you keep refering to? 😉 🙂
@franshark (Comment 27) : Who is this Smith you keep refering to? 😉 🙂 It’s Smit without an ‘H’
@franshark (Comment 27) : Yes and it was his first game in a long time so he is a bit rusty.But our midfield must work on their defence Umanga is going to test them and SBW and Fruen is looking like the form center pairing at the moment.
Canes 16 – 18 Chiefs
62mins
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 31) : Sorry, for the Smith, Smit also did not have a bad day 😉
18 – 23 ! Come on the Canes!!
Canes almost murdered a try opportunity, TV ref gives the try..
Chiefs gonna be a handful next week. Sharks better look to slow them down.
@klempie (Comment 37) : Its gonna be a big one 😯
Canes 26 – 21 Chiefs
Keats scored a try!
21-29 Now for a Chiefs 5 pionter and i’m on the score.. 😀
Canes by 6 😀 As long as I can get a win and a margin I’ll be happy.
Chiefs try, c,mon miisssssss
Oh yea, blow the whistle, blow the whistle,!!!!!!!
Nanai Williams try!
Yes Yes SB punte!!!!! 😀 😛 😆
“Black & Yellow, black & yellow, black & yellow!”
FULLTIME
HURRICANES 29 – 26 CHIEFS
Got 4 from 4 and at last a margin point 😎
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 48) : My 2nd game for the weekend getting full points 😀 , great start after only 3 point for last weekend 😳
Who’s putting up a cricket thread?
next game Force vs Blues, 13h00
@klempie (Comment 50) : yea where,s Rich, only 30 min to go… gonna be a crakker
@franshark (Comment 52) : Win toss, bat first. 😎
@klempie (Comment 53) : Definitely, hope we bat first, the teams chasing really struggles more.
Here’s the toss.
Toss up, India batting first 👿
Crap. We lost the toss. We’re bowling first.
@klempie (Comment 57) : Tahir out 🙁 Botha in, lets hope has a good one, maybe the experience will count..
Match 29….
India team
SR Tendulkar, V Sehwag, G Gambhir, V Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni*†, YK Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, A Nehra, MM Patel
South Africa team
GC Smith*, HM Amla, JH Kallis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, F du Plessis, MN van Wyk†, RJ Peterson, J Botha, M Morkel, DW Steyn
Dale to open the bowling. GO PROTEAS!!
First ball goes for 4. 🙄 Apparently Sehwag has hit every first ball for 4 during this WC.
come on boys.give us a good one today
Botha has already saved two fours in the field.
No man Van Wyk fast asleep 👿
WTF van Wyk!! 👿 👿 👿
Sehwag nicks it and van Wyk leaves it!! 😯 😯 FUCK MAN!!
Now 4 overthrows. Great start Proteas. Idiots.
The moment of this big game getting to SA players…. calm down!!!!!! guys!!!!!!c’mon
Now a 4 followed up by 5 wides. I can’t watch anymore.
Get the spinners on please.
Oh ffs. Now an appeal that was turned down and wasn’t reviewed has shown that the decision would’ve been overturned. 🙄
Consecutive boundaries. Wake up Graeme! 👿 👿
3 fours in 5 balls
Kallis replaces Steyn.
52 off 6.4 overs. 😐
GRAEME SMITH!! WAKE THE FUCK UP!!
👿 👿 👿 👿 👿
Still all pace
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! He’s bringing Steyn back! ROFL Clueless!
And Tendulkar hooks him for six off his second ball.
Why the HELL did he take the bowling PP?? HAHAHAHAHAHA
spin at last…… now hows this gonna go???
@franshark (Comment 80) : Who cares? I’m done watching this shit. Later man.
In the previous game we had an exelent start and lost the game, smith thinking if we give them a good start we can win 💡 😕
India 137/0 after 16 overs.
Faf takes Sewag 142-1.
Close game, wanted the Chiefs to win; Umaga showing that class is permanent (was worried he’d make his colossus name toss) – but nah; the big fella clearly knows his limits and clearly still respects his reputation…
Kicking points has been the highlight of the tournament so far (well with regards to the games that haven’t been blowouts) – there have been a lot of could’ve should’ve would’ve…
India 172-1 after 23.5
202/1 after 30 overs 🙄
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 87) : Could’ve been a LOT worse. Botha has given us a sniff.
Proteas dragging it back with 3 wickets in 6 balls. Pathan has just gone for a duck.
268/4 after 40.3 (third over of PP)
@klempie (Comment 89) : Much better, but they can still make another 100+ runs.
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 90) : Nah. 350 is going to be hard for them to get.
Yuvraj takes a Kallis full toss outside off and puts it down Botha’s throat at long on. 😆 😆
So that’s 4 wickets for 30 during the batting PP. 😎
Peterson caught and bowled!
286/6 after 44. Awesome comeback by the boys. 😎
They’ve lost 5 for 21. Woooo!
@klempie (Comment 94) : 😛
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 96) : I feel better. 😛
Two dot balls off Steyn’s first two.
Steyn in the blockhole bowls Harbahjan.
293/7 off 46.5
1 run and a wicket off that Steyn over. Good comeback after his disastrous start.
Peterson bags Zaheer at deep midwicket.
294/8 off 47.3
Amazing collapse this.
Nehra slaps it straight to short cover.
296/9 off 48.3
HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
That’s 8 wickets for 29 runs now.
Patel BOWLED for a duck.
India all out for 296. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
WHAT A COMEBACK!!!
India lose their last 9 wickets for 29 runs.
😆 😆 😆 😆 😆
Steyn 5 for 50. 😎
@klempie (Comment 106) : 😯 😀
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 108) : ICC Anti-Corruption Unit gonna be ALL over this one. 😛
@klempie (Comment 109) :
Hope we are the ‘Not Guilty’ ones.