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kiwidutchie

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Ms MungoSpouse & I are arriving in Wellington in the afternoon of Monday 29th of this month and flying out to Chch in the morning of Friday 3rd May. We'd like to catch up with you if possible, which is made trickier by me still being unable to locate your phone number (yeah, I checked again but wit...

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Ms MungoSpouse & I are arriving in Wellington in the afternoon of Monday 29th of this month and flying out to Chch in the morning of Friday 3rd May. We'd like to catch up with you if possible, which is made trickier by me still being unable to locate your phone number (yeah, I checked again but wit...

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8 wins from 8. 5 Bonus Points, 37 of a possible 40 points and a 5 point buffer over 2nd place. So this is equal to our best ever start..

As a Canes fan since their inception, here is where we start to get nervous.

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All but 2 of the Crusaders remaining games are at home. In those games they will be facing the Blues, Who they will struggle against, but the opportunity exists to bank at least a few wins this season. I doubt they have enough to make the knockout stage. 5 Wins was enough to get to the knockouts la...

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All but 2 of the Crusaders remaining games are at home. In those games they will be facing the Blues, Who they will struggle against, but the opportunity exists to bank at least a few wins this season. I doubt they have enough to make the knockout stage. 5 Wins was enough to get to the knockouts las...

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Most New Zealand super sides have had this kind of confidence crisis on a semi-regular basis, where multiple elements line up for the perfect storm (new coach, player exodus, injury crisis and tough early draw) all compounding on each other. What’s remarkable is how long the Crusaders have gone wit...

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mr bungle wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:43 pm
Ghost-Of-Nepia wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:29 pm More of this brilliant, cutting-edge humour that kiwidutchie is so known for.

It's observational comedy, if you please.

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Used to be cool...

Now everyone is doing it.

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Is there any footage of what happened to make Aiden Morgan look like Hannibal Lecter? You certainly can't doubt his courage! The game certainly didn't have much shape in the 2nd half. (TBF, it wasn't that great in the first either, but the Canes were able to get enough structure to score a couple of...

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For 7 games, Canes have only had 1 card.

Got 3 tonight....

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That's bullshit...he was falling in the tackle FFS

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Not a lot of structure in this game. It's a lot like 7s

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Ted. wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:35 am The Canes are not playing well.

Lots of dropped ball from both teams.

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Crowd's gone a bit quiet there...

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Referee: Paul Williams

Assistant Referees: Dan Waenga, Mike Winter

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We've got ourselves a good, old-fashioned cripple fight. 11th vs 12th on the ladder. 1 win apiece. Will we contrive a remarkable new way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory? Suffer another 21 injuries? Force by 4. https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExZmxwMGs5eXVjbjdweTk2cXFtcWR4e...

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Ted. wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:37 pm
Magpie26 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:53 pm I don't think any team goes to Fiji feeling confident of a win there anymore.
Especially the Canes. If they think all they have to do is rick up and take the win, they deserve to lose.

Given who the head coach is, I'd wager that the Canes are more wary of Fijian Rugby than most...

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I get it and not trying to have a go at you. The problem is that you and others are pre-programmed to think this way and its a huge issue, as it shouldnt be the automatic response in this part of the world. And people like Rachel Riley posting what she did, reinforces that. And there are real world...

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Game Day Bump.

Weather improving, with the Rain forecast reduced to showers, but 97% humidity!

We will see how the conditioning of the Canes Players is, but I would suspect the Pack Starting weight will be reduced considerably after the game!

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I tend to agree with most of that, except for the highlighted bit. There was no suggestion it was Islamic terror except for people leaping to conclusions, and that was then a self perpetuating prophecy from there. In Australia, it was less likely to be that than some other form of violence. Why is ...

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KD, you are going down the path of "all mass random attacks are linked to Islamic terrorism" which just isnt the case, particularly in Aus / NZ. The headline cases of recent years are not that - they are linked to mental health (this one, the Melbourne car attack in 2017), right wing extremism (Chr...

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MY body is saying "Don't goto work today". Anyway in the UK right now your body can say what it likes, it will be two weeks before the receptionist at the doctors surgery answers the phone. Glad you are OK. :lol: Either that, or a 3-day sit in A&E waiting room When it comes to chest pains, they ten...

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Drua to play a 19 year old #10 in their starting lineup...

Very brave, but as the saying goes, if you're good enough, you're old enough.

(Edit. Brought in to cover Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula, who has had to return to NZ following a Family Bereavement)

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Just saw the boys on the news in their fancy training facility. Heat cranked up in the room, 100% humidity and the equivalent of a few thousand metres above sea level. Looked like hell, a very wet sweaty hell That's to help them get used to breakfast temperatures. Forecast for Suva. Low temp of 25 ...

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KD, you are going down the path of "all mass random attacks are linked to Islamic terrorism" which just isnt the case, particularly in Aus / NZ. The headline cases of recent years are not that - they are linked to mental health (this one, the Melbourne car attack in 2017), right wing extremism (Chr...

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Time to utilise some other players in the squad? The problem there is, the Drua at home are not a team to trifle with. They currently have the best Scrum in the comp, and a backline that will test any defence. I'd look at playing the same starting forward pack, but possibly swap Lakai and Kirifi. L...

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Stupid decision. I am an avowed non-smoker, but such a ban would have the opposite effect with an unregulated Black Market. There is also the precedent of the state deciding that if something is not good for you, they can ban it. Which leads to the question, what would be next? Fancy a beer, anyone...

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Jay Cee Gee wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:57 am TBH, I think she'd probably have got more support if she'd stood as a Green anyway.

You could be right there, but if that is the case, why did she not stand as Green Candidate? Why the 'nudge nudge, wink wink' theatrics of "I'm not a Green Party Member. Really!"

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Stupid decision. I am an avowed non-smoker, but such a ban would have the opposite effect with an unregulated Black Market. There is also the precedent of the state deciding that if something is not good for you, they can ban it. Which leads to the question, what would be next? Fancy a beer, anyone?

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Interested to hear what the Bored thinks on this one.... The Wellington Mayor, Tory Whanau, was a member of the Green Party, and in fact was their parliamentary Chief of Staff. When she decided to Run for Mayor, she resigned from the Green Party and ran as an Independant, and won the job. Now, 18 mo...

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Time to utilise some other players in the squad? The problem there is, the Drua at home are not a team to trifle with. They currently have the best Scrum in the comp, and a backline that will test any defence. I'd look at playing the same starting forward pack, but possibly swap Lakai and Kirifi. L...

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No, but keep digging... Who's digging....many of us thought that was a possibiolity, but were wise enough to keep our mouts shut and stay off social media. Personally, I thought it could be a Terror thing, but hoped like hell it wasn't. It's bad enough it was a mental health thing, and while the ac...

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What she posted had nothing to do with fighting anti-semitism, and she is responsible for that. I agree, and she has to wear that, but while it wasn't an example of Global Intafada, you can't deny that it very much looked like it. A wiser head would have stayed off Social Media. The Irony is if she...

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Date: https://st3.depositphotos.com/3246347/12597/i/450/depositphotos_125979494-stock-photo-april-19-calendar-on-white.jpg Kickoff: https://o.quizlet.com/CHm3SsuIyVrCA3Nvl3gF9A.png Venue: HFC Stadium, SUVA https://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/photos/HFC-Bank-Stadium.jpg Teams: https://super.rugby/sit...

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Makes them disproportionately sympathetic ? I would say that she fights anti-semitism. She has no responsibility for where it comes from. What she posted had nothing to do with fighting anti-semitism, and she is responsible for that. I agree, and she has to wear that, but while it wasn't an example...

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