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Couch wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 10:23 am Finally we get the captain we deserve and not chosen out favoritism

Having seen a lot of kiwi rugby fans posting stuff online on the past, I'm not sure we want the captain we deserve. Basically a toss up between Harry Plumber and David Havili

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Good luck to him, he probably only showed glimpses of being absolutely world class at test level, but he was definitely committed.

I really hope his body amd brain holds up for him down the line as he's had a lot of punishment

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Considering age and 2027 RWC my long term captain would be Papali'i or Jordie Barrett. Jordie is more assured of his position but lacks experience in that role. Tana did well as our captain from 12. Are Jordie and Scott the only players anyone is confident will still be the best in their position i...

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I wouldn’t think any of the Oz players have a full-time job; although a few likely study. Still, I don’t understand why there is a size difference due to players in another country being involved with a fulltime pro club - muscle growth doesn’t work like that and the NZ kids would all be following ...

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Wouldn’t the kiwi u20 players also be full-time? I don't think they'd be on enough not to have another job, if you're not in a main super squad you wont make thay much playing in NZ. I don't think they're as involved with the senior pro sides as some of the French clubs are set up. I think I've con...

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Saw Jared Hoeata interviewed as he's involved with coaching the NZ under 20s, reckons they are still finding the balance I'm the rugby system to have these teams as development vs successful. He reckoned a lot of French guys are near full time athletes so there can be big differences physically at ...

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Saw Jared Hoeata interviewed as he's involved with coaching the NZ under 20s, reckons they are still finding the balance I'm the rugby system to have these teams as development vs successful. He reckoned a lot of French guys are near full time athletes so there can be big differences physically at t...

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I thought De Groot did a good job as captain keeping the pressure on with those points. Millar scored a whopping 27 points. I thought he controlled the game well. Pretty good effort for a rookie. Yeah was interesting to see a team go more traditional by taking the points amd it paying dividends. I ...

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Ghost-Of-Nepia wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 11:14 pm
Eugenius wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 11:13 pm Only a sad Highlander supporter would get a stiffy up for humping a dead dog .
We're bred a bit different...

It's a tough cry wank

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Caught the last 20min, great to see two teams delivering.

Are Plummer and Nock actually good now? This doesn't seem right.

Some pretty brutal physicality in there, up near test match intensity

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Attenborough helped create and then redefine multiple times what broadcast television is and what was possible.

Clarkson has some good shows, but there is no comparison

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So what does each team have to do to get the W? As I see it, the Canes have to keep the ball in hand, and keep it close to the ruck. Resist at all costs the urge to throw it too wide and keep the backline close together and standing deep on attack. Telea has shown he has a nose for the intercept, a...

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As a non-economist what I don’t get is what is driving the inflation currently. Base costs of manufactured goods are not rising. China is up the proverbial creek. There is no great export demand to push up food products. So what is actually going on? Wages trying to catch up with previous cost rise...

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Masterji wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 8:44 pm Turn off the clock until the ball is available for the SH. This stops the deliberate time wasting

The main issues with scrums is fat wit kant fluffing around getting a breather. It's not necessarily ball in play time, it's wasted stoppage time that is ludicrous

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Cabbage wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 2:10 am Scotland are expected to win nothing with their United Nations squad but Ireland should win everything with their 3 cast away Kiwis?

Pretty sure they're expected to beat England

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I agree that a nation's economy is a barometer to how a nation's citizens feel towards their government. However, in this case, I'm referring to recent public announcements that have little to do with money, and more to do with ideology and political position. I won't provide specific examples of t...

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iarmhiman wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 10:12 pm
Monkey Magic wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 10:11 pm
wamberal wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 9:47 pm The poaches, of course.
I'm assuming this is like QI where everyone says the foreigners and a bunch of alarms go off releasing the swarm
Who is the resident Alan Davies?

Mr Mike?

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wamberal wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 9:47 pm The poaches, of course.

I'm assuming this is like QI where everyone says the foreigners and a bunch of alarms go off releasing the swarm

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The school lunches does sound like they've made a deal to get pretty shit food into a lot of schools. Wonder what the reaction will be if the wastage increases

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Not a fan of the blues bench but I'm sure they'll be fine, especially if Eklund doesn't have to throw a lineout.

You don't realise how much you truly rate Reiko until you see the backline without him in it.

Hope Darry and Tuipulotu step up and make it possible for the loosies to gain the advantage

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I see Akira Ioane just became a Dad....Mazeltov! Will that have an impact on selections? This is what you get with an early match thread, our blues arrogance can not be contained, we assume even with a newborn in the matchday 23 we'll win. Although if it replaces ecklund it could be an improvement

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Why is everyone worried about 1st 5? Jordie Barrett is the 2nd best 10 in the country by a country mile and if needed everyone will wonder why they forgot about his previous fine displays at flyhalf But who plays 12 then? Harry Plummer? While I respect the idea of having the key fugure on the blues...

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I work hybrid, out of 100 staff there are now only 5 that go to the office every day. With 2 young kids and both parents fulltime hybrid is essential for us. Kids are too sick to go to school but not dying, wfh is easy solution and means I don't burn all my sick days within 2 weeks of school startin...

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Everyone will ve holding their breath on the space capsule launch

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Auckman wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 8:52 am
Monkey Magic wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 6:51 am Kids managed to scupper the chance for me to get to this after being offered tickets.
Take the kids?

Apparently I can't pretend I took them to a birthday party while staying out late -for them- at Eden lark

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Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 7:50 am The Blues and the Canes both win a lot penalties on their scrum so should be an intriguing battle.

Yeah will be interesting to see if they cancel each other out, one gains dominance or they keep swapping penalties

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I hope it's a good game. Who are the 3 outstanding players (however defined) for the Blues side, that I should watch out for? As a Hurricanes fan, I'm still re-familiarising myself with the players in the other NZ teams. Patrick Tuipulotu, Papali'i and Tele'a are key. Funaki has been surprisingly g...

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Kids managed to scupper the chance for me to get to this after being offered tickets. Blues have been able to bully a lot of teams enough that they have dominated despite being clunky in attack. I can't see them doing the same to the canes but if the blues click they are still good enough. Papali'i ...

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Feels strange having a blues thread when the game hasn't kicked off yet

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BlueThunder wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 1:46 am The iconic talisman, trans-tasman champion of the world Harry Plummer is available and in form. No worries!

This unreasonably angers me

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When we've used property managers the bigger companies have been on the most part fine, the issue comes in when it's the sole operators who say they're property managers but only know how to collect rent. We had issues where they had no ideas around the requirements for insulation sign off etc, we h...

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Thoughts on the Havili experiment? Didn't get to see much of the game Actually I thought he was OK. Kicked well and directed the backline well. Hes a 12 thats decent at 10. Good man to have on the bench for the ABs or starting at 12 and a backup 10. If tours were still a thing he could be worth a s...

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ROLDY wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2024 9:43 am Surely we need to have a serious discussion about this after tonight’s performance.

The crusaders have a lot of injuries, im sure they'll bounce back

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Enzedder wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2024 9:18 am Watching DMac is like watching the highlight reel

I don't if he is that much above everyone because he is amazing, or the quality has dropped off around him so he just looks like it.

Either way it's good to watch

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Didn't get the chance to watch it, but glad of the result. That rebels coaching group must be performing miracles to get the playing group competitive given the off field issues. Fingers crossed for Reiko, that looked pretty horrible in the highlights. I guess the big test is next week, can the forw...

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What are the chances that loose forward trio cam stay fit till the end of the comp?

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If the saders make as many mistakes as last week the Reds should thump them. Last week's opposition had just found out their directors are suing Australian rugby, which if it fails the club folds, the Reds are on a completely different trajectory. In saying that, they are making a habit of losing cl...

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There's a lot of talk about Kristi Noem, the South Dakota Governor that admitted she shot her own dog because it couldn't be trained, and her suitability as a VP Candidate for Trump. Should Trump become POTUS (and I fecking hope not!) part of me quite likes the idea of a VP that will deal to a mang...

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You could certainly add Cam to that list of kicked on pre-injury. Big Barret is still up there, he will make a huge impact to the Crusaders for the rest of the season. Blackadder's only just back from injury, let's see how he goes during the SR knock outs. Aumua's looked to have worked on his work ...

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I wouldn't read too much into it, I'd say an election campaign would see NZF go up at least 1%, and if they get back the government stays . Especially as the greens would also usually drop a couple % compared to the polls Possibly. NZF, and Winston in particular, usually campaign well at election t...

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