Immediate reaction: What Twitter thought of the Sunwolves beating the Blues
A few weeks ago, Blues fans were feeling like their side had at least salvaged something out of the 2017 season when they downed the British & Irish Lions at Eden Park.
That seems a long, long time ago now. The lowly Sunwolves gashed them for eight (!) tries in Tokyo this afternoon, on the way to a landmark 48-21 win.
Needless to say, fans back in Auckland were not happy:
https://twitter.com/mtewhatu/status/886083672746610688
https://twitter.com/EdwardElder/status/886105070395203584
https://twitter.com/HYPRSPORT/status/886103587012489216
This guy couldn’t resist a dig at a certain All Black’s kicking form:
Sunwolves score 48 against the Blues even with their kicker Barretting all the conversions.
— Sean Wilson (@SimplySean_) July 15, 2017
While plenty doubled down by having a crack at the Auckland-based and equally disappointing Warriors NRL side:
Warriors: Well guys, we've set the new low for Auckland sporting teams.
Blues: Hold our beers!#SUNvBLU— Tony Stuart (@TonyStuart55) July 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/Rockypelupelu/status/886091587473653760
https://twitter.com/StuTasmantuna/status/886086868336492544
Some pretty flawless logic from this guy, who was clearly searching for some positives:
Sunwolves smashed Blues, who smashed Lions, who ABs could only draw with. Therefore Sunwolves indisputably the world's best team! #SUNvBLU
— Matthew Pickering (@matty1999) July 15, 2017
However, like pretty much everything that’s happened this season, the last laugh can be had at the expense of Australian rugby:
The moment you realise the Sunwolves have beaten more NZL #superrugby sides in 2017 than all the Australian teams combined 🤔🤔🤔😂😂😂 #SUNvBLU pic.twitter.com/N9RRLwQbCp
— The Loose Offload (@thelooseoffload) July 15, 2017