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Check out all the action from Apollo Projects Stadium as Canterbury take on Auckland in the first Quarterfinal of the Bunnings NPC.
CREDIT: Sky Sport NZ
29 Comments
George Bell 🛎️ try time what a line 🎉
Terrible decision awarding the last try. Clear separation between ball and hand before ball made contact with ground over the line; Knock-on, all day and night long. Well done Saders👍.
poor refereeing imho , couple of yellows for both sides should have happened. It was very messy and very clumsy from both sides.
❤Rts
this was a shocking refereeing display.
Mataele "knock-on" should have at least been a penalty – according to modern standards should be a yellow card.
That last score was no way a try.
Attempted decapitations went unpenalised.
Shocking
I think this is why all blacks have terrible discipline
As the npc and super rugby refs are way to player friendly with yellow cards and what not
I get they don’t want to ruin the spectator but this leniency is creeping up to the top level
Either world rugby adapts our way and spots dishing so many cards or we adapt to world rugby standard but having two standards of refs is not helping our top game
was this filmed on a potato?
If that is the best we can offer for reffing in this country rugby is stuffed. That was disgusting!
Players off their feet constantly.
Cards?
Forward passes.
Great game and great advert for provincial rugby. Let's not get distracted by the referee – He'll not be given any more NPC games this season.
Clearly separate between player and ball for Auckland's last try, shouldn't have been given. Anyway Number 14 for Auckland' should have been red card for the illegal swinging high arm tackle on Blair Murray. Try was given but no card, what a disgrace from the ref, hope he is permanently fired from refereeing
Awesome work from both sides absolutely great game to watch
I get not wanting the ref to decide the outcome but there were a few no calls tht would've changed the momentum of the game. For both teams
Auckland's Kicking really let them down.
hope the 200 people in the crowd enjoyed the quarter final…where is everyone?
How many forward passes were missed by the referee. Two for Aucklands Try(s). Clear forward transfers. The game seems far too fast for many referees. That tackle that nearly took off Canterburys winger should have been a card at the very least. Canterbury were very unclinical. They should have comfortably won by 20+ points.
Godd. Match to watch , however the referee gave the worst performance I have seen for years. This pretend official missed multiple headshots and no arm tackles. Hopefully no other game has to have him officiate.
When that little Canterbury player got his head taken off by a close line tackle and no yellow card. Had he lost it and didn't score it would've been a double blast penalty try and yellow card.
All those stars in "Blue n White" and still clutching at the mirrors n the changing shed ….. 👩💻
This has been one of the most exciting and talented NPC seasons iv seen in many many years, I just can’t figure out how NZRU can make the games more appealing to the fans. The quality of rugby has been amazing yet still nobody shows any interest.
Hopefully they come up with some master plan as to how to compete with rugby league and fill seats because it truly does deserve to be thriving
Awesome Roger get ready for the Warriors next year while our rugby brothers attend to the future ahead👍
Canterbury got away with clear forward passes smh ref was terrible
Defend mcm gampang auckland
Fabulous rugby, marred by 3 high tackles.
Auckland take my hat off to your to the death attitude, bring it on
I'm auckland but that lam try was clear drop. Wtf are they watching 😅
hard luck auckland good game it was canterbury just play to the end they do
Ref tried so hard to gift auckland this game, forward passes, high tackles (like full on clothesline) and that last clear knock on. Happy canterbury got the win but that was terrible officiating
Try saving tuivasa
Accidental head clash is yellow card, trys to take somebody's head off is play on.