 Here's your Dummy As Corporal Manwaring from Dad's Army used to say "they don't like it up em" Toby Robson from the Dom Post had this to say on Saturday Hawke's Bay won't beat Wellington, but the home side will have far more to gain than the visitors in their Air New Zealand Cup match at McLean Park in Napier today.
A big Wellington win is expected on the back of the Lions' 68-7 round one thumping of Otago and anything short of another romp will meet accusations of inconsistency, underperformance and overconfidence.
Magpies to face Lions test
Well good thing the Hawkes Bay Lads don't read that kind of dribble. The perfect follow up to this article is this piece from Jim Kayes in today's Dom Post, which paints Neemia Tialata as a saint.
Felled All Black prop angry over punch
Tialata was stunned when told yesterday that his lineout tactics had provoked the punch. Stunned - well it's obvious that is why he got clobbered. See the images below.
He suggested that everyone stepped off their line in a lineout and was adamant it was not a reason to king-hit someone.
Everyone may step off their line - but not everyone takes out a lifter. We do agree however - it's not a reason to king hit someone - but - if you live by the sword - you die by the sword. It's disingenuous to say that Tialata wasn't totally blameless in incurring wrath. "I don't know what their tactics were. I didn't see it (the punch) coming. I feel it's crap. I go out there to play the game, not to fight. If he's going to be like that, he is playing the wrong code. It would have been fair if I'd done something wrong to upset him, but it looks like he just has a problem with me."
Excuse me!! Um cast your mind back to a certain Super 14 game against the Crusaders in Wellington in 2006.
Click this link - Something to jog your brain
Sorry but that is not playing the game either Mr Tialata - you can't claim the moral high ground with your interpretation of clean rugby.
Maybe you are also playing the wrong game? So please find your dummy in the post. Leave your thoughts ... on the ... Magpie Forum.
Still shots of the incident and commentary.
FRAME 1
Hika Elliot throws ball in. Note the white wrist band of Tialata. Tialata also is closing the gap.
FRAME 2
Evans is being hoisted. Again note the white wrist band of Tialata.
FRAME 3
Note Tialata's left arm and elbow, and his position - Gap closed now.
Newlands is in line with Evans and Nauopo
FRAME 4
Lineout going pear shape now as Newland is shoved out of the line. Note Body relative to legs.
Ball at the top of it's flight. Evans left leg is drifting and he is short of the ball due to interference with the lifters.
FRAME 5
Newland pushed off balance now. Note leg position, knees bend. Body angled back.
Evans starting to bail out of the aerial position. Tialata's arm can be seen on Newland.
FRAME 6
Evans on his way down and twisted to his left. Tialata's arm and wrist band can be seen.
Newland starting to look across at Tialata.
FRAME 7
Newland allegedly connects with Tialata with a right cross. It wasn't from behind him. He is standing in front of him.
FRAME 8
Tialata about to hit the deck.
So from Tialata first touching Newland to Newland landing his alleged punch on Tialata is about 5 seconds flat.
Watch the video and see for yourself.
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