And Dylan Hartley gets a bad rep.
Alright, that’s irrelevant, he deserves it but what Steven Luatua produced on Friday was downright disgusting.
Super Rugby is back and that means a number of other things are back along with it.
Offloading is back – proper offloading.
Unbelievable passing from Highlanders
Just two in it!
This #SuperRugby business isn't half bad, is it? pic.twitter.com/PgEHM6BcJI— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) February 26, 2016
Aaron Cruden is back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcGwZDA9Kqg
Tackles – monster bloody tackles – are back.
You watch Super Rugby and it restores your faith in the sport but, at the same time, you think you’re watching a different sport.
Then, every so often, someone does what Steven Luatua did against the Chiefs and it makes you shudder.
The All Blacks flanker was red-carded before half time of the Blues’ 41-26 defeat, and a sending off nearly seemed too lenient if we’re being honest.
His late hit on Nanai-Williams was out of order. Even calling it a late hit doesn’t feel right because the victim never even had the ball.
Luatua is sold with a dummy, Nanai-Williams is cleaned for no reason.
He should have the book thrown at him. But some New Zealand sites are leaving scope for interpretation with these kind of polls: