S4, R1: Hurricanes vs. Spartans (vBookie)

67.30

Try saving tackle by Gareth Weaver on John McGrath. Perfect tackle, McGrath drops the ball and the ref plays advantage as Weaver cleans up and hoofs the ball clear downfield. Weaver looking for redemption late in the game after a weak first half.

 

69.00

Cribb is too quick for the frame of Alan Parker and the Spartans are back deep within the Hurricanes 22.

Cribb to Alessi, Alessi to Farnsworth on the inside. Farnsworth face-palms Dyer out of the way and passes wide to Blunder just before being nailed by Leumas Himann.

Great pass to Blunder and the Seasonal Rugby XV's full back is through in the corner for another well crafted try.

Another tough one for Alessi, but he curls this between the posts.

Hurricanes 31 - 42 Spartans

That should be the game, but this has been such an open game, who knows?

 

70.00

Nick Scott on for John McGrath
Charlie Downes on for Michael Chung
Matt Dorn on for Al Farnsworth

 

75.15

Hurricanes throwing everything at the Spartans now.

Fung tries to kick for touch, but the ball stays in field. Spartans intent on running the ball out.

Dorn beats Alan Parker for pace and then evades a tackle from Gareth Weaver. Fresh legs can make all the difference.

Weaver tries to catch up with Dorn, but Dorn passes to Davis who's in support.

Davis slams into the defensive line and is eventually brought down by League Lover.

The ball comes out on the Spartans side and is spread back to that man Blunder. He attempts to run another hole, but that man Lover is there again to close the gap.

Torres and Denton run in and secure a turnover 25m from the Spartans line...

 

...Quilty spreads the ball wide. Taylor takes a run and wrong foots Izett before passing to Fung who cuts back inside and past the still leaden footed Izett.

Fung has spotted Tom Clough out on the flank and he looks for a big cut out pass.

Not the right option. Blunder telegraphed that one half an hour ahead and runs through with the steal. That's a wonderful intercept and no one is going to stop Blunder from bagging another try. That caps a wonderful display from the Spartans full back.

He dots down about 10 yards to the left of the posts. Alessi takes a quick conversion, and it hits the upright. No conversion.

Hurricanes 31 - 47 Spartans

 

80.00

One last set piece. Smith throws the ball in at the line out, but too deep and it bounces before being cleaned up by Callum Laing. He waits for support before taking the tackle. Cribb secures the ball and hacks it into touch.

Game over, Spartans win.

 

Hurricanes

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SCRUMS WON			8
SCRUMS LOST			14
SCRUMS WON AGAINST FEED		1
LINE OUTS WON			9
LINE OUTS WON AGAINST THROW	2
LINE OUTS NOT STRAIGHT		2
LINE OUT INFRINGEMENTS		0
RUCK INFRINGEMENTS		6
MAULS WON			0
MAUL INFRINGEMENTS		0
METRES GAINED FROM OPEN PLAY	377
POSSESSION			38%
TIME IN OPPOSITION 22 (seconds)	285
TERRITORY (seconds)		56%
SCRUM METRES			8

Spartans

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SCRUMS WON			14
SCRUMS LOST			8
SCRUMS WON AGAINST FEED		0
LINE OUTS WON			15
LINE OUTS WON AGAINST THROW	7
LINE OUTS NOT STRAIGHT		0
LINE OUT INFRINGEMENTS		1
RUCK INFRINGEMENTS		3
MAULS WON			2
MAUL INFRINGEMENTS		0
METRES GAINED FROM OPEN PLAY	634
POSSESSION			62%
TIME IN OPPOSITION 22 (seconds)	870
TERRITORY (seconds)		44%
SCRUM METRES			11

 

Fatigue is a bitch for guys with lower post ranks and the Spartans subs are pretty good players too, so bringing on someone like Dorn or Farhat with fresh legs will lead to lower post rank guys who've been on for longer having a shocking last 20/30 minutes - like Julian in the Gamblers/Vikings game.

 

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		Team		MTk	TkM	BTk	HE	RM	KMiP	KMPen	KiP	KE	PenIP	GA	GS	CA	CS	LB	NR	IEAG	OS	HITR	SI	LOOB	LOS	LOI	BT	TA	T	LBA	Time
Brian Quilty	Hurricanes	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20
Tom Clough	Hurricanes	1	1	0	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20
Jonty Rhodes	Hurricanes	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20
Simon Nova	Hurricanes	1	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20
Chad Dyer	Hurricanes	4	0	0	0	10	0	26	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30
Ed Ames		Hurricanes	1	2	3	0	17	0	160	0	0	10	0	0	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50
Karwin Rogers	Hurricanes	0	1	2	0	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	60
Luke Pilgrim	Hurricanes	3	0	2	0	25	23	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6	60
Alistair Son	Hurricanes	5	2	3	0	20	48	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60
Kim Glensor	Hurricanes	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	60
James Torres	Hurricanes	2	3	1	1	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	80
Kelvin Fung	Hurricanes	1	1	3	0	11	246	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	80
Gareth Weaver	Hurricanes	9	5	1	0	25	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	80
Leumas Himann	Hurricanes	3	2	0	4	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	80
Chris Smith	Hurricanes	5	5	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	80
Damien Taylor	Hurricanes	4	0	4	0	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	80
League Lover	Hurricanes	4	3	1	1	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	80
Alan Parker	Hurricanes	1	7	1	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	80
Reece Fittaman	Hurricanes	1	3	0	1	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	80
Jason Denton	Hurricanes	1	6	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	80
Charlie Downes	Spartans	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
Nick Scott	Spartans	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
Matt Dorn	Spartans	0	0	3	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
Ali Farhat	Spartans	1	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20
Kyle Tait	Spartans	1	0	2	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20
Dion Alessi	Spartans	0	0	3	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20
Ben Storer	Spartans	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30
Joshua Ritchie	Spartans	0	2	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50
Lucas Schaw	Spartans	3	0	9	0	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	60
Geoff Smith	Spartans	3	0	6	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60
Jake Luffman	Spartans	4	1	3	0	17	41	66	2	0	5	3	3	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60
Al Farnsworth	Spartans	0	0	5	2	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	70
Michael Chung	Spartans	0	4	0	2	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	70
John McGrath	Spartans	4	0	0	1	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	70
Marcuss Deane	Spartans	2	2	5	2	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	80
Bobby Blunder	Spartans	1	2	10	1	159	245	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	80
Callum Laing	Spartans	1	3	1	1	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	80
Rob Cribb	Spartans	1	0	3	0	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	6	80
Dave Eggman	Spartans	0	5	0	1	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	80
Heath Davis	Spartans	0	4	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	80
Paddy Orr	Spartans	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	80
Alan Izett	Spartans	0	3	0	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	80

 

Brian Quilty 7
Tom Clough 6
Jonty Rhodes n/a
Simon Nova 6
Chad Dyer 5
Ed Ames 7
Karwin Rogers 8
Luke Pilgrim 7
Alistair Son 7
Kim Glensor 7
James Torres 8
Kelvin Fung 7
Gareth Weaver 5
Leumas Himann 5
Chris Smith 5
Damien Taylor 7
League Lover 6
Alan Parker 8
Reece Fittaman 7
Jason Denton 8
Charlie Downes n/a
Nick Scott n/a
Matt Dorn 7
Ali Farhat 6
Kyle Tait 6
Dion Alessi 7
Ben Storer 6
Joshua Ritchie 7
Lucas Schaw 9
Geoff Smith 7
Jake Luffman 8
Al Farnsworth 9
Michael Chung 9
John McGrath 5
Marcuss Deane 6
Bobby Blunder 10
Callum Laing 7
Rob Cribb 8
Dave Eggman 9
Heath Davis 8
Paddy Orr 5
Alan Izett 9

 

7 missed, 1 completed at half time though. Thought about subbing you rather than Rogers and overriding Moosey's orders but you had a fair comeback in the 2nd half.