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Oh... I missed that one... I was playing soccer that afternoon against the Navy... pissed me off to miss it. Played rugby in the morning for the school. I was there for that game, behind the posts rather than the usual Millard stand. Actually gave a good view of how Trapper led the game around the ...

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Tbf we said the same last year about our 6 issues being over once Sititi emerged.

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forrester wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 12:23 pm LCD up and about

Good news

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It's a shame the aunz team have no real live wire who could spark something from nothing to give them a sniff

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The big unknown is how the invitational team front, would be great to see Lam, Sotutu and fakatava go well

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Not an especially focused finish for the All Blacks. Another mark against Ardie's captaincy abilities. Nah... another mark against McKenzie as an impact Sub. Was disappointed in how he went, but in saying that I don't know hiw much of that was also down to the replacement French pack giving a bette...

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First half points, apart from the Ardie break came from kicking into space and forcing France to either kick it out or chance thier arm

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Ratima doesn’t do anything outrageously wrong, he’s solid but compared to Roigard there is a distinct lack of x factor. Think Hotham could make much more impact off the bench. Well he did botch a rolling maul with Samisoni. They both lacked imo Taukei'aho hasn't really hit the heights this year in ...

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Think the biggest issue was the best chief went off. Vaa'i is quickly making himself one of the most important players we have on the field. Day and Night difference between Vaa'i and Finau. I think I've seen more, and better, from Vaa'i than I ever have from Finau. Vaai went from ordinary to sudde...

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Not an especially focused finish for the All Blacks. Another mark against Ardie's captaincy abilities. The chiefs players came on and stopped all momentum. Think the biggest issue was the best chief went off. Vaa'i is quickly making himself one of the most important players we have on the field.

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Good coaching on display . Far more direct - better intensity and option taking . Had a feeling the team was threatening this . All the nay sayers are hiding behind their sofas now. Go AB’s a couple of great combination tries . Everyone stepping up . Patty T having probably his beat game of the yea...

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Entertaining half (maybe not for French), both sides making attacking metres but the all blacks spending more time at the right end. Well done Proctor to make that play at the end of the half to deny the French a chance to bounce back before the break. French lineout is killing them, you can't win ...

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Entertaining half (maybe not for French), both sides making attacking metres but the all blacks spending more time at the right end. Well done Proctor to make that play at the end of the half to deny the French a chance to bounce back before the break. French lineout is killing them, you can't win w...

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He ended up giving it away, but good to see vaai purposely putting himself in position to get the French slap back from the kick

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Yep, although you have to say he benefited massively from the early 2000's England actually being good. Once they reverted to being a bit shite, his comments came across as delusional which took the sting out of him. Plus it was about then that they paywalled the Times. I think his subsequent work ...

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mightyreds wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 6:11 am watching them limp out to sea in their burning longships.

Not the first load of tourists to get an STI

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He had a prime? Twenty or thirty years ago he had the knack of winding up kiwi rugby fans down to a fine art. Yep, although you have to say he benefited massively from the early 2000's England actually being good. Once they reverted to being a bit shite, his comments came across as delusional which...

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What's the forecast looking like now, the worst of it seems to have gone through Auckland. If it's still pissing down the extra distance the French kickers can get could be telling, and thise backs moves we had last week could backfire. Glad Narawa is getting a shot he seems to have a touch of clas...

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Have managed to stuff my rubs wrestling with my kids. Doctor reckons it's a tendon rather than bone or cartilage. Thankfully heart issues ruled out for causing the chest and back pain with shortness of breath. I'm now a week later and still getting out of breath walking up a songle flight of stairs...

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Have managed to stuff my rubs wrestling with my kids. Doctor reckons it's a tendon rather than bone or cartilage. Thankfully heart issues ruled out for causing the chest and back pain with shortness of breath. I'm now a week later and still getting out of breath walking up a songle flight of stairs...

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Rugby2023 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 12:27 am Jones is 71 now, past prime for sure.

He had a prime?

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Marshall slow looping passes were his biggest flaw. Killed a lot of momentum generated by fast ball. Stifled a lot of backline play, but got away with it with the likes of Mehrts and Carlos to speed things up. I'm not even a Cantab, but you don't become the All Black halfback in any era, if you pas...

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What's the forecast looking like now, the worst of it seems to have gone through Auckland. If it's still pissing down the extra distance the French kickers can get could be telling, and thise backs moves we had last week could backfire. Glad Narawa is getting a shot he seems to have a touch of class...

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Have managed to stuff my rubs wrestling with my kids. Doctor reckons it's a tendon rather than bone or cartilage. Thankfully heart issues ruled out for causing the chest and back pain with shortness of breath. I'm now a week later and still getting out of breath walking up a songle flight of stairs ...

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This AUNZ side will throw it around because they’ve barely had a training session let alone know each others names. Therefore I expect plenty of dropped balls and 20m passes intercepted and the Lions winning 54-17. However, I could be wrong. Yeah would be interesting, there's guys potentially using...

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As a lowly armchair critic of our national rugby team , I’d really love to be informed by the boards resident mr stats starting XV ! I’m confused on why the biggest rugby expert on the bored is so slow to produce . Why would Moses hide the tablets as writ directed by the lord of hosts ? Look at the...

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Really sad news breaking that Ioane Moananu is off to the Waratahs. He played a big part in our campaign when injuries happened. Played bloody well too. Guess you’ve gotta chase starting spots though. Tahs got a good one there. Bugger. A loss not only for us, but more pertinently, for NZ rugby. He'...

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Anyone who knows their shit would be looking at Renewable Natural Gas from agriculture. Potentially net-negative in terms of GHG but would require huge changes in how we manage livestock. :lol: As we speak, keen young persons are setting their sights on a career in faecal engineering. Speaking if c...

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Anyone who knows their shit would be looking at Renewable Natural Gas from agriculture. Potentially net-negative in terms of GHG but would require huge changes in how we manage livestock. :lol: As we speak, keen young persons are setting their sights on a career in faecal engineering. Speaking if c...

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Some of you need to get out more. Pleased to see a few combinations given another chance to click, especially in defence, with the prospect of Tavatavanawai coming on later being especially appealing. Yes it will be interesting to see of he can translate his super rugby influence to the test arena....

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Have skipped over a couple pages so apologies if covered. Pretty happy with that team, the only thing I'd prefer os that Love gets some meaningful gametime, maybe thats the third test. I like that they seem to have set their stall out on Jordan being the starting 15 and the rest if the back 3 needs ...

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Gameplan: use the starters to hold and tire the Franch, then unleash the bomb squad We need a better name than bomb squad or impact... what's the scariest name you can think of? The Detonators? The Cavalry? The Rogue Heroes? The Crusaders? The Unit Because a lot of them are big units. A name to str...

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So I'm doing dry July and have lost like 4kg since weighing in on the 30th of June. Obviously a lot of that is water and it was also the heaviest I've ever been in my life, immediately after a boozy weekend of eating like absolute shit. Obviously the booze is extra calories, but probably the bigges...

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That forwards bench doesn't look like it will bring a large amount of impact, apart from Tosi the others don't add much except steady as she goes.

The backline bench players could be absolutely rocks/diamonds

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Ted. wrote: ↑Wed Jul 09, 2025 10:13 am Meanwhile, Dear Leader is making a dick head if himself again, and by extension, us.

https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/hea ... ished-govt

Did you mean to link to the health nz story or the one below it with luxon telling climate scientists to feck off

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No chance in 'nuclear free' NZ. Nope. But I suspect in another generation or so that tagline won't be as valuable as it is now. But it is valuable, I'm not suggesting we head down that route yet. But having something that you can turn on and off at need like fossil fuels is useful. We don't need to...

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They need to Vernball more. Vernball 2024 style with Clarke (and others) coming in off the wing and taking several strike runs in the first channel. After several phases of that, Roigard would be in heaven with his sniping game and DMac/BB would have room to dance like the first swords of Braavos N...

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A combination of Vernball, at least initially, with a back 3 of Clarke, Jordan and Love actively chasing kicks, and players looking for tap backs, would dramatically change the game from last week. The biggest difference needs to come in our defemce, leaving massive holes on our front line needs to...

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Thanks for that gem Captain Obvious. Yes most of our power generation, 80-85%, is from renewable hydro, geothermal and wind generation but reaching 100% will be extremely expensive. Which is why coal will always be needed. Every expert I've ever heard interviewed on this topic has agreed that getti...

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Eugenius wrote: ↑Wed Jul 09, 2025 4:11 am Big Boned .

A city of Gerry Brownlees. For shame.

And making it more inviting for Clogs seems like a massive (literally), own goal

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