S5, Sim Test Draft-Match Thread (Completed)

2 running metres in first 15 minutes?

 

Predict 3*n to 0 for us

 

#boerrugby

 

Solid move by the Eddies here

 

The ball's there between Samuel Yates legs

funnier than it should be

 

Neither side has been much cop technically. Is this in wet conditions?

 

Racheltjie de Beer's brother ftw

 

Yep. Dry. Not the greatest quality. Stress factor high due to it being finals rugby, clearly.

 

Line Out to Socials. Back to the training field for Ryan Gayler, I reckon. He's got to work on getting these throws straight. The ref calls for a scrum.
( 0:29.30: Eddies 0 - 9 Socials) That brings the ball up to 3 metres in Socials territory.
Dion Alessi opts to kick here for the Eddies. He's trying to Kick for Touch. Far too hard. That's gone deep into the stands. Out on the full. Line out from where it was kicked.
( 0:29.15: Eddies 0 - 9 Socials) That brings the ball up to 3 metres in Socials territory.
The forwards are there to support him and they go to drive Lee Sweetman up field. 5 metres gained from that effort.
Easy take there for the Eddies. The ball secured easily by Lee Sweetman.
Line Out to Eddies. Eddie Morris weighs up the calls in his mind. He throws.
( 0:29.00: Eddies 0 - 9 Socials) That brings the ball up to 2 metres in Eddies territory.
Penalty to the Eddies to be taken by Dion Alessi. From here, they're going to have a Kick for Touch. Ooof. What a waste of a penalty. That finds touch 4 metres up-field. The players run up to form the line out.
( 0:28.45: Eddies 0 - 9 Socials) The next phase to be played from 6 metres on the Eddies side of the halfway line.
Scrum to the Eddies. The scrum collapses as the ball's fed. The referee has called Ryan Gayler for that offense. That'll be a penalty to the Eddies.

friggin comedy

 

Vago's been awful all tournament. Should have passed it straight past him once we got some running rugby going.

 

Much more fluid this half. Perhaps the defenses are tiring.

And Bakkum touches down. We should hold this off from here.

 

Good strike back. Game's all about momentum

 

Catch & drive over in a clutch moment

#boerrugby

 

Incredible stuff here! He's burst through the defensive line and he's on a run. Zac MacDonald with the ball for the Eddies. Yes he's going to get there. And he dots down over the try line. A great run of 71 metres. TRY!!

There's a fair possibility that Speirs is still in the icebath