England V NZ Maori

Diamondmaker

10 - 0 Eng. Eng came out of the blocks hard and fast and are playing expansive rugby. Care and Hodgson ensuring some quick ball and runners.

Early penalty for offside stopping a good Eng run of quickly recycled ball.

Great try by Stefan Armitage and a touch line conversion fom Charlie.
Delon has broken the gain line 3 times so far and is proving to be a handful.

Basically Ireland should have come straight out all guns blazing as we did later in our game and England showing the way to do it.

other great penno CH. 13-0.

Diamondmaker

Gear possibly one of the greatest tries of the year ir for some years.

Eng penalty hits up right Maori field through 3 pairs of hands inside the 22 to Robinson off load to MCallister ball then worked into mid field then gear takes right up the middle brushing off several tackles and smashing Strettle to score. End end to end try and converted.

Score now 13 -10.

Gear must get an AB call up

Diamondmaker

Another 7s style try - Messam slides ovber in the corner. England scrum inside Maori half, ball pops out the side at the locks, maori SH picks it up sending Brett up field who holds the ball tantalisingly long enough in front of 3 covering tacklers then releases out right for Messam to power over in a tackle and slide over.

Touchline conversion made by LmcC.

17 -13 good stuff by Maori!

Diamondmaker

2 quick tries by England 1st a quick tap and under the posts by Care and then moments a few phases on from the subsequent restart wide ball by Maori is intercepted in mid filed by Hodgson. Busts up the middle show he is not the fastest as he gives up a 5m head start to the left winger but has the presence to pop inside for another England try on the hooter.

28 - 17 England HT

best game of the series so far mes thinks and Im the only watching it it seems.:)

Diamondmaker

That man Gear again, just powers through the gap in 2 defenders, Try and conversion Maori.

All Black Coach in the crowd, Gear has got to get a 3N call up for ABs

Diamondmaker

Hat trick Gear. Turnover ball on Eng 22, numerous sets of hands later Gear is over in the opposite corner, anyone of 3 could have scored. Some nice "Shepherding" by McCallister to ensure Strettle could not even get near for a tackle.

Hodgson took an accidental boot to head and Geraghty is now on.

castie

Sky Sports Score centre had Luke wearin and 5 gear wearing 4.

what a second row combination!

Peter B

How long left?

Is the match online anywhere?

colman1212

Game over. Maori win 35 - 28.

evil_seed

Now that was a game of rugby. Gear must get a tri nations call up. McAllister too. I thought he was the outstanding player on the field. NZ commentators loving it lol. Wish we had some commentary up here like they do down there. They love their rugby.

redroar1942

Great game of rugby and Gear's first try was try of the season so far. England in fairness to them played some good running rugby and should have gotten more out of the match.

Maori's should have had a couple of yellows again.

Diamondmaker

Just saw the end now my self had to go play my own game.

Absolute cracker of a match, England should have done better kinda of lost there way after Charlie went off.

Geraghty ( as ID'd by Ulsters Harrision the Co Commentator as flaky ) over cooked a penalty with about 5 to go when kicking for the corner. They still could have had one at then end too but knocked on 5m out.

Cant wait for Sat now, I have enjoyed watching England play 2 games in a row now and Ireland played particulalry expansive V the Maori also at times, the new interpretations are having a positive affect on the NH teams I feel.

redroar1942

evil_seed wrote: »

Now that was a game of rugby. Gear must get a tri nations call up. McAllister too. I thought he was the outstanding player on the field. NZ commentators loving it lol. Wish we had some commentary up here like they do down there. They love their rugby.

Thats the first decent game McAllister has played since he went back to NZ. He should make the 3N's squad considering how poor Stanley has been.

Excellent updates Diamondmaker, appreciated!

Stev_o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnBbbKIcWjk

Match of the series by the looks of things. Gears first try is insane. Ashtons skill to put Steffon in for the try is freakish.

thomond2006

That's incredible by Ashton. Replay around 2:20 shows just how brilliant his kick was, dunno how he managed to keep himself and the ball in play.

Some serious gas from Robbie Robinson (great name ) and Hosea Gear for the try.

Sangre

Gear's try was a fantastic team and individual effort. Surely the try of the year.

evil_seed

Hosea Gear = I can't believe that's not Lomu