MySky HDI is the bomb! We recorded last night's Hurricanes v Force match, and watched it this morning. As we are out the door to golf is a few minutes, we watched the first half, and the start of the second at x2 speed. When the Hurricanes were down 27-16 with half and hour to go, we nearly flagged it, the we logged onto Stuff on the laptop, and saw the 'Canes had won in a nail-biter, so we stuck it out and were rewarded.
It was a gutsy win from the Hurricanes. and we are sure that they will be pleased with their haul of nine points from their three tour games. For the moment, they are in the top four. And it got out Virtual S14 weekend off to a good start, which we need as we are languishing back in the bottom half of the field - so 16 points out of 16 last night was great!
Right, off to golf now, and MkSky HDI will take care of the Masters for us!
11 comments:
Only a Mitchell coached side could dominate so much and still end up losing.
Good to see you getting some Virtual Points INV2 - I went the other way in both games and feel robbed by the Hurricanes `after the hooter' win.
However some redemption with the Hawkes Bay Highlanders continuing their winning ways, even if they were a bit rusty after the Bye. I did not see or hear much of the game but understand they led for almost all of the second half after the Reds got a flyer scoring from the kick off.
I only saw the highlights pdm, but your HB boys did well.
And it was the HB boys (plus Cowan) who did it too.
That centre of yours continues to impress....
LB - Jason Shoemark has been around for a while since first playing for Northland and he may have been in one of the early Blues squads. His experience shows, both for the Highlanders and also in the Hawkes Bay NPC team.
There is also a very good 2nd 5 in Hawkes Bay, Sam Giddens, who no one seems to want to know.
INV2 I was completely cleaned out in Virtual this week - only one correct game - bugger.
Bad luck pdsm - I think I got all except the Sharks v Cheetahs game - missed a couple of margins though
The Shoemark pass that led to the second (I think) try took me back to the days of Bruce Robertson.
I haven't seen it LB - will try and catch it on Reunion tmorrow.
Bruce Robertson is of course Hawkes Bay born and bred. I never played rugby against him but did bat against him a couple of times when he was playing for Hastings Boys High first eleven. A very useful medium pacer who moved the ball away from right handers. I think he went pretty close to making the ND team while he was at teachers college at Ardmore.
I had high hopes that Conrad Smith would turn out to be a centre in the Robertson mould, but that broken leg a couple of seasons ago was a real setback for him. Robertson wass undoubtably the most GIFTED centre I've seen in my time supporting the All Blacks, if not necessarily the best. The role of the centre has changed so much now since the 70's and early 80's that it's hard to make comparisons. Centre is now a far more physical role. The only player I recall to rival Robertson was the Irishman Mike Gibson who made three Lions tours here - 1966, 1971 and 1977.
INV2 Bruce Robertson was clearly the best NZ centre I have seen, by a wide margin.
International centres who could rank with him would be David Hewitt (Ireland and 1959 LIons) and John Gainsford (1965 Springboks). Gainsford scored one of the great solo tries against the All Blacks at Lancaster Park.
Mike Gibson was a gifted player but was more a ist or 2nd 5. Others to compare with him were Jo Maso (France 1968) and if he had stayed fit Bev Risman (1959 Lions and England. Then of course we now have Dan Carter if he doesn't ruin himself playing in France.
Notwithstanding the changes in the game and a broken leg Conrad Smith will never be fit to even lace the boots of the above. He survives becasu he plays outside Nonu who attracts defenders because of his size. Look for Kahui to take the No1 center position this year.
Shoemark should go close this year.
I would love to see that LB but I doubt he is in Henry & Co's loop.
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