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by jdogscoop
Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:00 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Blues v Crusaders @ Eden Park - Saturday
Replies: 78
Views: 1594

Re: Blues v Crusaders @ Eden Park - Saturday

I was there. The Saders look listless and are not well served by a professional hooker who cannot throw darts. Havili should not go close to another All Black test in a very long time, while I'm not convinced Penney is anything more than yet another in a long line of favourite sons given the coachi...
by jdogscoop
Sun Mar 24, 2024 5:41 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Blues v Crusaders @ Eden Park - Saturday
Replies: 78
Views: 1594

Re: Blues v Crusaders @ Eden Park - Saturday

I was there. The Saders look listless and are not well served by a professional hooker who cannot throw darts. Havili should not go close to another All Black test in a very long time, while I'm not convinced Penney is anything more than yet another in a long line of favourite sons given the coachin...
by jdogscoop
Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Boredies 2024 - Nominations Thread
Replies: 140
Views: 18821

Re: Boredies 2024 - Nominations Thread

CrazyIslander wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2024 4:28 am
jdogscoop wrote: Sun Feb 25, 2024 9:56 am How many nominations for Best Kiwi do I have?

Regardless of whether it's 150 or, as I suspect, 1,500, it's less about the individual and more about the team when it comes to banter on this very bored.
You got best kiwi*




* Sheep fvcker
Do you want my address for the trophy?
by jdogscoop
Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:04 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: What Do You Think Is The Reason First Marriages Have A Lower Divorce Rate Than Second/Third etc.?
Replies: 53
Views: 4027

Re: What Do You Think Is The Reason First Marriages Have A Lower Divorce Rate Than Second/Third etc.?

Women initiate the majority of divorces. A good traditional woman will get married and stick to her wedding vows. A modern leftist woman will likely get "bored" of the man especially if he's a nice guy who let's her get away with behaving badly. She'll then move on to another man, wanting a nice tr...
by jdogscoop
Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: What Do You Think Is The Reason First Marriages Have A Lower Divorce Rate Than Second/Third etc.?
Replies: 53
Views: 4027

Re: What Do You Think Is The Reason First Marriages Have A Lower Divorce Rate Than Second/Third etc.?

mdaclarke wrote: Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:40 pm
Enzedder wrote: Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:37 pm My son's ex is 28 and he was her 3rd hubby.

Turns out she loooooves weddings but hates marriage. Go figure.
Wow!!! That's a lot of weddings and divorces to get into 28 years of life. Did your son not notice any Red Flags?
I bet she's a powerhouse in the sack.
by jdogscoop
Sun Feb 25, 2024 9:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Surprising things involving Sean Fitzpatrick
Replies: 2
Views: 397

Surprising things involving Sean Fitzpatrick

I was surprised to see a relatively low budget event on the news tonight involving people doing "manus" into Auckland Harbour. Until that is, one of the participants was revealed to be the great man, with the keys to the city, former Auckland, Blues and All Blacks rake Sean Fitzpatrick. You love to ...
by jdogscoop
Sun Feb 25, 2024 9:56 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Boredies 2024 - Nominations Thread
Replies: 140
Views: 18821

Re: Boredies 2024 - Nominations Thread

How many nominations for Best Kiwi do I have?

Regardless of whether it's 150 or, as I suspect, 1,500, it's less about the individual and more about the team when it comes to banter on this very bored.
by jdogscoop
Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:25 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL SR'24 Cpt Hurricane Canes vs Reds Thread, Sun 3 March (SUPER ROUND)
Replies: 150
Views: 8153

Re: OFFICIAL SR'24 Cpt Hurricane Canes vs Reds Thread, Sun 3 March (SUPER ROUND)

Hard to see the Reds seriously threatening the 'canes in this match but hope to be proven wrong, of course. I've been to one and one only Reds game at AAMI, with the Reds beating the Rebs on a rainy night. (The only other game I've attended at that stadium was a RL international - the first game at...
by jdogscoop
Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL SR'24 Cpt Hurricane Canes vs Reds Thread, Sun 3 March (SUPER ROUND)
Replies: 150
Views: 8153

Re: OFFICIAL SR'24 Cpt Hurricane Canes vs Reds Thread, Sun 3 March (SUPER ROUND)

Both teams looked very impressive in Round 1. This should be one of the best games of the weekend.
by jdogscoop
Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Pie Makers of Auckland
Replies: 134
Views: 10388

Re: Pie Makers of Auckland

Any good?
by jdogscoop
Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:49 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ hosting Australia 2024- Cricket series thread
Replies: 571
Views: 18649

Re: NZ hosting Australia 2024- Cricket series thread

JB1981 wrote: Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:32 am
jambanja wrote: Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:30 am Could someone please explain why Santner was pushed up to number 3, very odd call
Who knows, if it was to pinch hit he never really tried.
He thought he had something to offer.

He's a fvckwit.
by jdogscoop
Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ hosting Australia 2024- Cricket series thread
Replies: 571
Views: 18649

Re: NZ hosting Australia 2024- Cricket series thread

The Aussies were right about Mitch Santner about four years ago.

He offers fudge all.

He thinks he does. But he doesn't.
by jdogscoop
Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:34 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SR2024 Round 1: Blues vs Drua
Replies: 37
Views: 829

Re: SR2024 Round 1: Blues vs Drua

I suspect big Gus will get his ass handed to him at scrum time this year. We shall see.
by jdogscoop
Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:13 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SA D side vs NZ A team test cricket
Replies: 423
Views: 13903

Re: SA D side vs NZ A team test cricket

Enzedder wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2024 7:47 am
jdogscoop wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:25 am Kane is clearly a better batsman than Crowe.
So am I. :P
Is this some distasteful reference to Crowe being dead?
by jdogscoop
Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:25 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SA D side vs NZ A team test cricket
Replies: 423
Views: 13903

Re: SA D side vs NZ A team test cricket

Kane is clearly a better batsman than Crowe.
by jdogscoop
Thu Feb 15, 2024 6:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Highlanders - The only way is up, baby - 2024 thread
Replies: 20
Views: 2056

Re: Highlanders - The only way is up, baby - 2024 thread

I know pre-season games don't mean much, but a 52-19 win over the Hurricanes last weekend was certainly impressive.
by jdogscoop
Mon Feb 05, 2024 10:30 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: anyone else mentally struggle in their 40's ?
Replies: 485
Views: 22648

Re: anyone else mentally struggle in their 40's ?

Not sure if this is the right spot but it’s going here. When I was 39 my wife was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer (it was found on her 37th birthday). The cancer had spread to her liver but the doctors felt it was still operable. She had 12 weeks of chemo and then had a life saving operation sc...
by jdogscoop
Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:02 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs Ireland Official 2024 6N Match Thread
Replies: 1386
Views: 26452

Re: France vs Ireland Official 2024 6N Match Thread

I thought Ireland looked very impressive. Certainly living up to their top tier ranking. Conversely I felt France were disappointing, and well below their best despite playing well in patches.
by jdogscoop
Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: I agree with Wayne Barnes
Replies: 11
Views: 762

Re: I agree with Wayne Barnes

I'm just glad Barnes is gone. He was a good ref, but chalk and cheese when it came to the AB style of play. I used to load up on the opposition at the bookies when NZ had the misfortune of drawing him and his equally officious "RFU" team and usually did quite well.
by jdogscoop
Sat Feb 03, 2024 3:36 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs Ireland Official 2024 6N Match Thread
Replies: 1386
Views: 26452

Re: France vs Ireland Official 2024 6N Match Thread

I think Ireland is probably the best team in the world and has been for a few years, just unlucky for them they hit a NZ team who played their best test also in a few years. But as a kiwi, we all know about hitting sudden road blocks in world cups. Probably a fair call. Despite being quality teams ...
by jdogscoop
Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:05 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs Ireland Official 2024 6N Match Thread
Replies: 1386
Views: 26452

Re: France vs Ireland Official 2024 6N Match Thread

I think Ireland is probably the best team in the world and has been for a few years, just unlucky for them they hit a NZ team who played their best test also in a few years. But as a kiwi, we all know about hitting sudden road blocks in world cups. Probably a fair call. Despite being quality teams ...
by jdogscoop
Sun Jan 21, 2024 4:40 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: anyone else mentally struggle in their 40's ?
Replies: 485
Views: 22648

Re: anyone else mentally struggle in their 40's ?

Well, I hit the big 50 later this year On balance life is good - relocated out of Sydney up the coast and loving where we're at. Some angst about work - but I made the concious decision to jump off the hamster-wheel. Life always sorts itself out. The usual mid-life pondering continues. Hunter Valle...
by jdogscoop
Sun Jan 21, 2024 12:35 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: anyone else mentally struggle in their 40's ?
Replies: 485
Views: 22648

Re: anyone else mentally struggle in their 40's ?

I've just cleared the halfway mark and the mental health is pretty good. Enjoying life in Auckland, plenty to see and do, and have a good job with a reputable Kiwi company. Opportunities to improve include my strength and fitness, which I'm currently working on with a PT, and FINALLY becoming a home...
by jdogscoop
Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks 2024
Replies: 831
Views: 61226

Re: All Blacks 2024

Perhaps he single handedly did lines off the Ranfurly Shield and then smashed it in a coked up rage.
by jdogscoop
Sat Jan 20, 2024 5:23 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ref did NOT help Springboks at RWC’ — World Rugby rubbishes cheating claims
Replies: 15
Views: 1139

Re: Ref did NOT help Springboks at RWC’ — World Rugby rubbishes cheating claims

Etzebeth was a cheat in the French game too? Didn't notice. :lol: His epic blurring of the lines in the final certainly had a major impact. Wandering into a hot AB attack at precisely the "wrong" time and then knocking the ball out of the AB hands at a crucial lineout. Fair play to him. He took his ...
by jdogscoop
Sat Jan 20, 2024 5:19 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jaco Peyper gooooooooooone
Replies: 32
Views: 1175

Re: Jaco Peyper gooooooooooone

Great ref. I was always thrilled to see him appointed to ABs games knowing he would oversee a flowing contest, rather than a drop dead boring shitfest you often see under a NH whistler.
by jdogscoop
Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:00 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your least favourite rugby stadium
Replies: 58
Views: 2297

Re: Your least favourite rugby stadium

Stade de France /thread Agreed. It takes forever to get there as the traffic is shite and it's in the middle of nowhere. Further to the latter point, there is also f'kall happening around the venue. The food was the worst that I've ever had in a stadium and the only drink on offer was below-par lag...
by jdogscoop
Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your least favourite rugby stadium
Replies: 58
Views: 2297

Re: Your least favourite rugby stadium

DragsterDriver wrote: Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:10 am Only been to a couple but sitting in twickenham on concrete frozen up my arse in winter was pretty shite. Looked like everybody had bought seat pads to sit on.
At least Twickers is a proper rectangular stadium. I've been there about four times and never had a bad seat.
by jdogscoop
Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your least favourite rugby stadium
Replies: 58
Views: 2297

Re: Your least favourite rugby stadium

Stade de France /thread Agreed. It takes forever to get there as the traffic is shite and it's in the middle of nowhere. Further to the latter point, there is also f'kall happening around the venue. The food was the worst that I've ever had in a stadium and the only drink on offer was below-par lag...
by jdogscoop
Thu Jan 18, 2024 9:10 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
Replies: 9100
Views: 284268

Re: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)

Joe Schmidt, great pick up.
by jdogscoop
Thu Jan 18, 2024 9:09 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your least favourite rugby stadium
Replies: 58
Views: 2297

Re: Your least favourite rugby stadium

Ghost-Of-Nepia wrote: Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:41 am No better rugby viewing stadium in NZ than Forsyth Barr Stadium. FACT.
Agreed, sitting in the upper deck is a great experience.
by jdogscoop
Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:51 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your least favourite rugby stadium
Replies: 58
Views: 2297

Re: Your least favourite rugby stadium

Eden Park seems to have been unfairly lumped into the multi-purpose shitbox category. In reality it's a,rugby gound that can host cricket at a pinch. It's a fairly shite cricket ground with its small boundaries, but it is a fairly decent rugby stadium. Crucially, most seats are close enough to the a...
by jdogscoop
Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your least favourite rugby stadium
Replies: 58
Views: 2297

Re: Your least favourite rugby stadium

mr bungle wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:55 am
Grandpa wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:31 am The old Carisbrook Stadium, Dunedin. Luckily I was never there sober.
The Caketin is still worse.
Agreed. Given the green light to build a new stadium and they come up with that.

One size fits none. An abomination.
by jdogscoop
Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:52 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks 2024
Replies: 831
Views: 61226

Re: All Blacks 2024

I actually think a fit Patrick Tuipolutu could be a great short term option for the All Blacks provided he is good to go, and he has stated as much. He has plenty of experience and in a team missing a lot of it, could provide plenty of lessons to those around him. Named blues captain for 2024. Coul...
by jdogscoop
Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Razor's first press conference
Replies: 225
Views: 22932

Re: Razor's first press conference

Good post. Foster was definitely worse than Mains. At least Mains built a formidable team. What did Foster do? Cruised as he does best, very nearly losing his job in the process before the competence of Ryan and Schmidt bailed him out.
by jdogscoop
Tue Jan 09, 2024 4:14 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Razor's first press conference
Replies: 225
Views: 22932

Re: Razor's first press conference

Out of the box thinking, revitalisation, picking on form rather than announcing leadership roles months before a first squad is picked. Sounds like Robertson is doing exactly what was needed and expected from him. He is the breath of fresh air the All Blacks needed four years ago. What is infuriati...
by jdogscoop
Tue Jan 09, 2024 4:11 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Whats Wrong With The Gold Coast Theme Parks?
Replies: 8
Views: 2421

Re: Whats Wrong With The Gold Coast Theme Parks?

The queues put me off.
by jdogscoop
Tue Jan 09, 2024 2:15 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Razor's first press conference
Replies: 225
Views: 22932

Re: Razor's first press conference

In all honesty my respect for Razor will drop if he engineers Mo playing for the ABs while being an offshore player. He's a good enough coach to not need to do that. I think they're more likely to tinker with his contract such that it is win win for both parties. That might see R Mo play an elongat...
by jdogscoop
Tue Jan 09, 2024 2:14 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Razor's first press conference
Replies: 225
Views: 22932

Re: Razor's first press conference

Scott Barrett certainly appeals as a bookies favourite to take over the captaincy.

He appeals because he seems like a good bloke and is a great player. I'm not sure he's much of an improvement on Sam Cane in terms of discipline however.