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Inevitable. Thoughts on who the favourite(s) to take over might be? If they’re sticking with Aupiki coaches, Willie Walker (Blues W), Whitney Hansen (Matatu) would be at the top of the list. Outside Aupiki, I would suggest Vern Cotter who comes off contract at the Blues next June. Joe Schmidt also ...

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Tehui wrote: ↑Fri Nov 07, 2025 11:37 am MINI MATCH | Black Ferns v England | 2010 Woman's Rugby World Cup Final

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9gGatdjW88

My favourite women's rugby game of all time.

Carla Hohepa - one of the greats and was still mixing it with the best into her late 30s

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Allan Bunting is stepping down. A recruitment process for a new “Director of Rugby” (head coach) has begun. Nice guy but a few wasted years. Highlight of his time - wins over France. Lowlight - losing to Ireland, losing to Canada, never defeated England (this one is forgivable though as no other tea...

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Anybody else think they're doing Proctor a disservice? In previous games this season he'd only touch the ball a handful of times and was often used as a decoy or skipped completely, thereby not being able to show or develop either his attacking or distribution skills. Tupaea and Fainga'anuku get th...

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I would straight swap Ioane for Clarke and show him some tapes of Clarke actually chasing down kicks and smashing guys, tell him to use his supposed pace to put pressure on. Agreed. Leave Fainganuku at centre and if he is kaka on defence again, then replace him with Proctor off the bench OR ....tha...

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Good win to the dirt trackers. The only one I'd call into the All Blacks would be Tangitau but only if he can catch high balls.

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Reece must have twice as many caps as the whole England squad. Kiwis obviously bottling it and calling in reinforcements. Reece is a downgrade from Etene Nanai Seturo. England A should target him in the air with their new kid. Yawn :lol: Are you seriously still holding out a candle for your boy?

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Big call time - Will Jordan shouldn't be going to the next world cup unless he improves his ability under the high ball. I vote to gradually Rokocoko him out of the team. I'd put Jordan back on the wing.. but we do need a fullback who isn't gun shy with catching high balls... the thing is.. who is ...

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Scotland is in the middle of its golden generation at the moment so I don't discount the quality of opposition in this match. However, the All Blacks are extremely inconsistent and mix the very good with the very bad. As everyone has said, DMac saved their bacon. Faingaguku - good on attack, not ver...

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Akkerman wrote: ↑Wed Nov 05, 2025 7:41 am
Maniototo Man wrote: ↑Wed Nov 05, 2025 4:49 am

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Mamdani has it. Mamdani has it.

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Dobbin wrote: ↑Sun Nov 02, 2025 11:21 am
Vivus adjusted the weight of his scrotum
Fixed

This story could get very sexual very quickly. Copilots! Copilots! Lend me your literary blue pills!

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Anyone know what the significance of Pokrovsk is again?

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I don’t think you can isolate what happened in the last 20 from what happened in the first 60. The All Blacks methodically tenderised and frustrated them until the dam broke . Having arguably better players on the bench than the starters ( Williams and Sititi) a late surge is not a bonus but is to ...

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I haven't read the whole thread, but I'm assuming there has been massive whinges that it was only a 20min red card rather than a full match red and that super rugby officiating has again shown its too lenient on foul play I remember the Irish being some of the most vocal against 20 min reds and tha...

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Fark this - another false messiah. At least there will be no more talk about a grand slam. I think a whitewash could be more appropriate. Even Wales will be rubbing their hands with glee. Piss off to Japan ya useless bastard. :lol: The kaumatua is correct for most of that match. Up against 14 playe...

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From earlier on in the year….

Auckman wrote: ↑Sat Sep 27, 2025 1:11 am As for the team, Proctor is very ordinary. I'd put Leicester Fainganuku there if Rieko is now on the outer.

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True Blue wrote: ↑Sat Nov 01, 2025 11:19 pm As an aside Scotland reamed the US 85-0. I know the US aren't great and all, but 85-0 is still a good statement to make.

Scotland will be licking their lips to get their first win next week. Been close in recent times.

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Ted. wrote: ↑Sat Nov 01, 2025 11:07 pm Basically a shite game rescued by a tiring Irish and the ABs stepping up.

The Bokkes would have punished us more for the lack of accuracy, I tendity and poor skills, especially the shoddy kick receipts.

The jury is still out on Razor.

Agreed

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BB trying to give the Irish a chance

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Much better

The incomprehensible ref aside.

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Rubbish from the ABs up against 14 players. Razor is mediocre and his assistants are rapidly exiting the sinking ship

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What will the black ferns even look like next season? There will be a few more movements announced over the next few months I’m sure. However, the traditional post-world cup exodus of the 7s players might be tempered somewhat by the Aupiki season being moved. Technically they’d be able to play BF15...

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Sun Oct 26, 2025 8:38 am
Auckman wrote: ↑Sun Oct 26, 2025 8:26 am Needs to be more midweek matches
Tuesday and Thursday

I wouldn’t mind that tbh. NZ A should tour as well and play on Thursdays.

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Needs to be more midweek matches

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Stacey Waaka off to the Warriors next year. TBH I’m not surprised. This was probably her last World Cup. Unconfirmed online chatter that Sylvia Brunt might be heading over too — this I’ll be very surprised at because NZR would be throwing the big tier1 dosh at Brunt. That’ll essentially take Waaka o...

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PR has shat the bed. I’ve had trouble logging onto here most of the week especially today.

I’m all for it. PWR is the best competition in the world. Hopefully our players can learn a bit of hard graft up north. Very happy that the forwards are going up there.

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Probably trying to line up Aupiki to run straight into O’Reilly and then straight into WXV1 test matches. Otherwise, there would be several months gap between Aupiki & those tests. However, it doesn’t hurt that the PWR players will theoretically be available for Aupiki on their return. As will the B...

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Big calendar changes next year. https://i.ibb.co/DPQZkmm4/IMG-6550.jpg Pros - Aupiki has been moved to the mid-June-August window. It means the potential participation of BF7s players in the season and later on in WXV1 tests before returning to the SVNS circuit. It’ll also mean those players going t...

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https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1979665697039937783 Ok latest discussions supposedly on the table. Grain of salt required but source cites WaPo. Putin is willing to give up "captured parts of Kherson and Zhaporizhia" if Ukraine hands over all of Donetsk (including parts Russia has failed to captur...

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I don't know what should I get from that article. There is nothing about peace deal, and about Zelenskyy's ratings I even wrote in this same thread that 'Trumps is the best thing that happened to his ratings since 2022' or something like that. You should probably take that your country probably sup...

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Hate the man all you want, but face it: Trump's policy of complete unpredictability and bullying is Ukraine's best hope. I agree Trump's unpredictability and bullying is probably his best asset when dealing with Putin. However, unlike in the middle east, Trump has been anything but upredictable or ...

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Trump obviously never intended on sending Tomahawks, he's just trying to create leverage in negotiations. Hopefully Trump is aware that if he sends Tomahawks, it would create a direct war between the US and Russia. I know I'm an outlier in this echo chamber of a thread, but sending Tomahawks would ...

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Trump chickens out of approving Tomahawks for sale to Ukraine (via Europe) after Putin gives him more sweet nothings via phone call the other day. Trump obviously never intended on sending Tomahawks, he's just trying to create leverage in negotiations. Hopefully Trump is aware that if he sends Toma...

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Maniototo Man wrote: ↑Fri Oct 17, 2025 11:23 pm
Auckman wrote: ↑Fri Oct 17, 2025 9:34 am Will the final be in Dunedin? If so, hopefully they get a good crowd against Cantabs
Will be in Dunedin if Hawke's Bay beat Canterbury. Otherwise Otago will have to take on the Cantabs in ChCh.

In that case, let's go the True Bay!

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Trump chickens out of approving Tomahawks for sale to Ukraine (via Europe) after Putin gives him more sweet nothings via phone call the other day.

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bad memories of '96 as well

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Will the final be in Dunedin? If so, hopefully they get a good crowd against Cantabs

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Tehui wrote: ↑Fri Oct 17, 2025 6:28 am Interesting that two of the three test matches in SA are scheduled for JoBurg, with Pretoria and Durban missing out.

Just saw that. Surely they should've put one of the tests at Loftus Versfeld

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Tehui wrote: ↑Fri Oct 17, 2025 6:37 am Good to see. Those who have studied law may remember the famous Wi Parata v Bishop case.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-kori ... a-from-rnz

Very famous case in NZ legal history

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