S4, R4: Crabs vs. Hurricanes (vBookie)

60.00

Wilkinson on for Glensor
Rask on for Fittaman
Ikram for Clough

Shriram for Ryabovol
Teja for Force
Gbagbo for Volt Man

 

61.30

Phlegm with a try saving tackle on Jake Wilkinson. Great effort from the full back to bring Wilkinson down.

 

67.30

Hurricanes on the charge again, but Okoudou Gbagbo smashes Ikram in the tackle. That's a huge hit on the little utility/pivot. The ball stays where it was and bounces forward as Ikram is slammed into the deck.

A little scuffle breaks out as Gbagbo openly taunts Ikram. Cattwat comes across and shoves Gbagbo. Gbagbo laughs at Cattwat who has to be restrained, somewhat reluctantly by Himann.

The ref calms things down and a scrum forms. Great slam by the Crabs forwards. Cattwat pops up from the scrum almost immediately. That'll be a penalty and Gbagbo taunts him with some pretty obscene language and claps loudly.

The referee has a word with Gbagbo to calm himself down.

Phlegm kicks and finds touch about 20m upfield.

Gbagbo throws deep. Taken by Howe. Howe to Phifteenplus, back to Howe. Howe sees Somerset on the run and puts in a big pass. Sniff of an interception here for Weaver, but no - he's overrun it and Somerset gathers.

There's a huge gap for Somerset to exploit now. He's through - Son can't stop him. That's a try for the Crabs.

Gbagbo and Cattwat are pushing and shoving each other again as Somerset converts his own try.

Crabs 14 - 28 Hurricanes

 

70.00

Bolt on for du Toit
Classified on for Phifteenplus

 

71.30

Another wonderful try saving tackle from Burger. This time on Rask. He earns the Crabs enough time to win the turnover. Rask was only 5m away from the line.

 

76.00

Phlegm kicks downfield to clear. The ball bounces at the half way and is gathered up by Torres.

Torres isn't keen on a run and he passes to Taylor who's running up. Taylor tackled on the half way line by Howe, but clean ball for the Hurricanes.

Pilgrim to Ames. Ames to Weaver. Weaver beats Somerset for pace and passes back to Ames. Ames with quick hands back to Pilgrim.

Pilgrim sees Classified ahead and goes back to Weaver. Good link up play here.

Weaver runs down Speirs and pushes him away.

Speirs is tenacious though and isn't put off. Speirs tries to drag Weaver down, but he gets the offload to Son.

Son with a bit of space and he gains 10m before passing back infield to Ikram.

Ikram gains a few. Only 15m from the Crabs line now...

 

...Ikram back to Son. Son tackled by Heads.

The Hurricanes look content to try and rumble this one up to the line. Rask with the pick and go, but he doesn't get anywhere in the face of good defence.

The Hurricanes rethink, but they're line looks a bit flat here.

Pilgrim to Ames. Ames to Weaver...

 

...That's a terrible pass by Ames. Clearly forward, and to make matters worse, Phlegm saw it coming and intercepts...

There's no one at home for the Hurricanes, but Phlegm has a long way to run. 80m to the Hurricanes try line...

 

This was just a fucking atrocious pass tbf.

Ikram is the man trying to chase Phlegm down, but somehow Phlegm has enough left in the tank. He swan dives under the posts and that's the 3rd try for the Crabs.

Somerset with the pressure on the conversion, but he's been solid today.

He's not going to miss from here... Surely?

No. Looked a bit wobbly, but it's over

Crabs 21 - 28 Hurricanes