Nice opening for JFH, let's hope it reflects on the field.
Dragons with 35m gain first set.
Warriors with 45m.
Leg pull on DWZ let go, poor play the ball by Ford let go.
Wow, after dominating and slowly gaining field position, Dragons spread it to our right and open up with 60m run, Dragons stuff up losing ball 10m out line open.
JFH loses ball play the ball 35m from Dragons line, rushing it.
Now JFH with high shot in a falling tackle, starts Dragons 10m out.
Dragons score, Boyd shots out at Flanagan who hits inside man that Pompey can't get and Tuaupiki can't stop big man.
0-4 12mins
6 more as RTS slowed down in ruck.
JFH charge has Debelin and Stewart head clash tackling low both knocked out, instant Cat 1s by look. 18th man activated in Sloan.
Halasima drops a pass 25m out.
Why is Halisma on the wing? Lost the ball again in the tackle being dragged sideways on our 30m.
6 again as Boyd to long in tackle.
6 again as inside the 10m.
Dragons a forward pass, not allowed like Panthers last night, denying the try.
Clarke with a kick on the last? Not the worst but WTF.
Pompey with to much in tackle and penalised, Dragons on our 30m.
Dragons walk pass Pompey to score. Pompey to close to Boyd.
0-10 22mins
Now ref doesn't like JFH leg lift tackle, never in dangeous position! Dragons on halfway.
Egan knocks on a Dragon ball that goes to ground 15m out
CHT with an great shot on Flanagan!
6 again for Warriors as Dragons playing in ruck. Another 6 again as Dragons in ruck.
Ford loses ball over line in trying to get ball down on tackle 2. Idiot.
DWZ knocked out Dragons Harmasali with his hip in the tackle.
Klemmer trips Egan ar dummy half for 6 again.
Another 6 as Dragons for taking to long in tackle
3rd set restart on a row for ruck infringement.
Halasima dances, fends, passes to RTS with no room who going out passes to CHT to score.
4-10 34mins
Upright stops Vaimauga from scoring!
What a shambles, leadership lacking in final 40 sec. CHT attempts and 40m field goal, that didn't make the 10m.
HALFTIME.
DWZ held down to long and earns penalty.
Starting on their 45m.
Halasima loses ball tackle 2.
RTS comes down with the ball 10m out, Dragons strip it after tackle. Captains challenge.
Replay shows RTS losing ball into chest of DDragons.6 again as to long in tackle.
Another 6 again as Warriors offside.
DWZ take grubber dead.
Short drop out regathered by Dragons.
Amazing DWZ stops a play out the back.
CHT hit during/after kick, not wrapped and let go by ref.
Tuipaki driven back toward ingoal and Dragons penalised for extra effort.
Starting on our 25m.
Ford falls again playing the ball too fast and pinged 35m out!!!
6 again as Klemmer sells a slow to get off tackle.
Niukore taken high, starting 45m out.
6 again as CHT shoulder pulled playingnthe ball 15m out.
Another 6 again as Gutho on ball to long.
JFH puts down pass 10m out. FMD, taking eye off ball!
Warriors offside and penalised. Dragons start on 45m.
Dragons knock on under DWZ tackle, Pompey takes off but knocks on, no advantage 10 scrum.
DWZ catches bomb on last and tackled. Captains challenge for tackling in the air. Successful, arm on him. 15m out.
Ford loses ball 10m out!!! FMD.
Dragons lose ball forward on their 45m.
Ford can't earn 6 again when Dragons all over him, but Egan grubber forced dropout.
Went long.
Pompey scores, but inside runner knocked someone over? Bunker will look.
Try confirmed. Funny as defense couldn't slide out, even though that hole wasn't taken advantage of, centre had to look at Tuipaki.
10-10 64mins
Gutho with a good tackle on Boyd as he kicked.
We persisting thought the middle hoping the are getting tired with so many players lost.
Smart shortside play by Tuaupiki dummy half sets Pompey for a try.
14-10 74mins
Dragons short kickoff doesn't go 10m and bounces out.
Starting on our 40m.
Healy held 1m out from dummy half.
Dragons make a break of dodgy pass, go 60m. Then incorrect play the ball not called.
Dragons finally done for forward pass as RTS rushes up to tackle.
Dragons throw it around in final minutes, ball goes to ground and dived on by CNK
Everyone spent!
Fulltime.
, we don't win without their forward rotation getting wiped by injury.
