“We talked to the ref [Stu Curran] after the game that we weren’t getting reward for a lot of our ruck work, two or three we thought we probably deserved a penalty for in the first half."
Difficulty following all of the refs decisions in the first half which certainly didn’t roll our way at all and Hawkes Bay appeared incredibly fortunate with the results .Not saying this would have meant a different outcome but to be fair Southland are a team that could have increased the pressure if they hadn’t been permanently on the back foot
for me 3 first half offside calls all at vital times when there didnt seem to be any evidence against the stags were really out of thin air and hawks bay seemed to get away with a couple which looked clearly offside in second half but the stags put in a good shift
Difficulty following all of the refs decisions in the first half which certainly didn’t roll our way at all and Hawkes Bay appeared incredibly fortunate with the results .Not saying this would have meant a different outcome but to be fair Southland are a team that could have increased the pressure if they hadn’t been permanently on the back foot
Honest assessment from Saunders.the man in white wasn't leaning our way in the slightest. Bit baffling at times.still good display southland.
for me 3 first half offside calls all at vital times when there didnt seem to be any evidence against the stags were really out of thin air and hawks bay seemed to get away with a couple which looked clearly offside in second half but the stags put in a good shift