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Auckman

24 is a stupid number for these sort of competitions. I hate "best third place teams" formats. Makes things really unpredictable and therefore more compelling viewing for final pool round matches to find out which teams go through and which ones miss out. Especially if they’re all playing at the sa...

Auckman

A bit weird having “Hong Kong, China” at the World Cup tbh. Is it so much weirder than having "England, United Kingdom" there? I’m always told “the UK” isn’t a real country. It’s more of a UN or something like that. However the USSR played together as one country. However, we also have places like ...

Auckman

24 is a stupid number for these sort of competitions. I hate "best third place teams" formats. Makes things really unpredictable and therefore more compelling viewing for final pool round matches to find out which teams go through and which ones miss out. Especially if they’re all playing at the sa...

Auckman

it's not surprising that he regards the PU controlled NZRU as mediocre , as that's what we've become in general as a nation. It will be a long ,uphill battle to convince me that MBA ticketed corporatocracy that's proposed to replace them will achieve KPI's exceeding mediocre , either. Top of their ...

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Eklund always gives me worry when he steps foot on the field.

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My theory is that whichever government is in power post-pandemic gets the blame for the inflation that followed. This despite the fact that opening up the reserve bank monetary bazookas was the standard response to potential economic catastrophe during the pandemic. In the case of the UK though, vot...

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I don’t care if it’s a one point win, I just want a win. Winning away in Chch is still something that the Blues must mentally master.

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So the 'players' will force a split between amateur and professional rugby... Again. Because more money should go to professional players rather than the sport that supports the players? Sort of - "We generate the money and they just go and spend it on crap club players"? The nub of the issue is th...

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What's "proposal 2"? Something about some board members having to have been on a provincial union committee for a year or two or summit. There must be a few org charts knocking about Shirley? So the 'players' will force a split between amateur and professional rugby... Again. Because more money sho...

Auckman

Gavin Duffy wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 8:11 pm I’m running through the review now, I’ve a nerdy interest in such things. Is Aotearoa New Zealand likely to become official? It’s a bit like calling Ireland Eireann Ireland, seems a bit forced and clunky

No. The Right Whinge brigade would truly get their knickers in a twist.

Auckman

A bit weird having “Hong Kong, China” at the World Cup tbh.

Auckman

True Blue wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 10:27 pm As an aside, how can Canada be so strong in the womens game and so shit in the mens?

I put it down to Canadian girls are likely to try out all sports at school whereas Canadian boys are only interested in ice hockey.

Auckman

$80 Mitre 10 Mega voucher? I reckon $95 at least. Fella's not a cheapskate. I was back then, due to my meagre salary. Plus I'd traveled from Wellington to Toronto for jdog's nuptials, so barely had two "loonies" to rub together. Your presence was the greatest gift of all. As long as you wore clothes.

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“Tis true Blairites, on 4th July we ride again!”

Auckman

Number 12's name is legendary :lol: Especially when the commentator says it :!: He sure practiced saying that name before the game started #4's name is a challenge too. Not trying to come across rude here, but what is the family heritage of the #4 and #12? I understand Roos is of Cook Islander heri...

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Aaaaand that is why a 4th specialist lock like Chelsea Bremner should’ve been picked eh Bunting?

It’s even more weird because he has the 3rd specialist lock coming off the bench (Charmaine Smith).

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Yeah it’s shoehorning alright. KOB had a good season. Her best position is 8. You gotta keep Tuu on the field so blind flank she goes. That means Alana Bremner becomes a makeshift lock. She’s not a total newbie to lock but that’s not her normal position and she doesn’t play tight. You’d never do tha...

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thanks for posting auckman is ruby tui injured/dropped? also demant-rotated or dropped? not seen much of hannah king-better kicker than demant ? Other players had to be given game time so she gets dropped as Paul/Vahaakolo are in better form. So it appears to be a straight rotational drop to make w...

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True Blue wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 10:29 pm Number 12's name is legendary

Especially when the commentator says it

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Find out next week I guess. They’ll all require some ratepayer funding although the sunken stadium guys said they didn’t.

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The New Zealand Rugby Players Association says it will take the extraordinary step of setting up a new body to govern professional rugby in New Zealand if the provincial unions block governance review reforms at an SGM in Wellington on May 30. In one of the most dramatic developments in the nationa...

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Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 11:30 am
Auckman wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 8:21 am These unions should not be running the game in NZ. I agree with the players association.
Me too. Taranaki have sided with the players.

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Sorry fellas I completely fluffed up the merging threads thingy.

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Maybe a simple point but thats three stadiums The “or” is quite important in reading that. It’s either Quay Park or Wynyard point to go through with Eden Park 2.0 to the next phase according to TVNZ. I hope it's Quay Park. But as the gist seems to be to go for the cheapest on rate payers... Eden Pa...

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https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/05/21/global-investment-giant-backs-auckland-waterfront-stadium-proposal/ The good money is on the two preferred bids to be advanced to feasibility study phase are: 1. Eden Park 2.0 and 2. Quay Park (Toanagaroa) or Wynyard Point. Maybe a simple point but thats three sta...

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https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/05/21/global-investment-giant-backs-auckland-waterfront-stadium-proposal/ The good money is on the two preferred bids to be advanced to feasibility study phase are: 1. Eden Park 2.0 and 2. Quay Park (Toanagaroa) or Wynyard Point. Interestingly: JP Morgan backs Wynyard Po...

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:lol: That’s just silly. That Reds team is full of no-names. The Crusaders could afford to leave Fotualii on the bench. Fotualii was a brilliant player and could’ve should’ve been an All Black if he hadn’t gone with Samoa. He was one of the main reasons that 2010-2013 Samoa team nearly beat France, ...

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Ofa re-signs through to 2026.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350285814 ... rough-2026

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2010. Cracked my eye socket playing Auck prem club rugby. Someone took my boots as I was being stretchered to the ambulance and I never saw them again. All I’ll say is that I’m sure I’ve done my bit for rugby development in Fiji. My memory is often quite poor these days so it’s probably connected to...

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Sell the land under Eden Park, Mt Smart and North Harbour stadium for housing or whatever they want and you'll probably get $2-3 billion right there. And leave the city with no stadiums for as long as construction takes on a new one. I'd love to see the funding case for the 3 new options and the af...

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Coming from a Christchurch poster who works in Commercial construction, all I have to say to people looking forward to a new stadium in Auckland is good fücking luck. My money would be a roof on Eden park within 8 years at the earliest. The other options are mere pipedreams.. NZ doesn't have $3-4 b...

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Quins89 wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 11:35 pm Is the final game in Australia or NZ? Be interesting to see how the wallaroos front up.

Final Pac-4 match at Albany (Auckland) on Saturday. Then they'll play again for the annual LO Cup at Ballymore (Brisbane) in July. Then nothing until Twickenham where they'll be slaughtered on current form.

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Btw, I notice Fozzie's name is conspicuously missing from that list of shame.

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I'm sure Mauger's record includes two seasons with MP, which to be fair to him, isn't the best cattle to work with.

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Possibly the worst coach in Super Rugby history. Discuss.

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also canada go to 2 in the rankings and NZ for the first time ever drop out of the top 2,to third. auckman, is bunting on a long term contract with ferns? given the poor WXV results and now losing for first time to canada,he must be under a bit of pressure now presumably,as these results are below ...

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Kate Ellis is her name and Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi is the Samoan chap. Yes i thought she was a looker too! He’s now opposition leader. Polarising figure in Samoa because Samoans either love him or they hate him (has issues with accepting electoral defeat you see). He’d have enjoyed your banter ...

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