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I was just hoping that the match the ABs shat the bed in would be the one at Eden Park. Never seen them play so badly. Their focus on Eden Park had been building for a long time. Pressure was immense to not be THE team to lose the unbeaten streak. Boks had their chances but were error prone. The fo...

Ethan Hooker looked pretty average for the Sharks in the URC when I watched him, he looked great on Sat. I see bar Kolbe the whole backline play in the URC. I see Van der Werve even plays for the Scarlets. Quinn Tupae was awful off the bench. And Tupaea was very good the week before when Marx and K...

I was just hoping that the match the ABs shat the bed in would be the one at Eden Park. Never seen them play so badly. Their focus on Eden Park had been building for a long time. Pressure was immense to not be THE team to lose the unbeaten streak. Boks had their chances but were error prone. The fo...

This will be a slaughter. ABs got manshamed badly and will be out for vengeance. Agree. But this NZ team is so up and down, I back us to win the second match. I was just hoping that the match the ABs shat the bed in would be the one at Eden Park. Never seen them play so badly. Their focus on Eden P...

It's hard to gauge really- he couldn't make the Leinster team yet looks really good for NZ. He was outstanding in Ireland. of course it was quickly mentioned how they'd made him a better player, in such a short time too :roll: He's shown glimpses back home. That try saver was genius. Just not enoug...

Has Jordie Barrett come back a better player? I haven't seen a lot to suggest he has. It's hard to gauge really- he couldn't make the Leinster team yet looks really good for NZ. He was outstanding in Ireland. of course it was quickly mentioned how they'd made him a better player, in such a short ti...

Mark Robinson as CEO has endured the worst era I’ve seen from the ABs during his leadership. All problems should point directly to him. These issues weren’t unknown though. Many predicted this as Steve Tew’s reign was ending. An absolute poisoned chalice if ever there was. Tew and the previous boar...

I kind of feel the problem is similar to what we had with Foster. We just don't have enough world class players. You can blame the coaches all you like, but the problem is more fundamental. We are still one of the top teams, but we are going to see more results like this every so often. SA particip...

I kind of feel the problem is similar to what we had with Foster. We just don't have enough world class players. You can blame the coaches all you like, but the problem is more fundamental. We are still one of the top teams, but we are going to see more results like this every so often. SA particip...

This is a very Stupid Question. Perhaps it was posted a bit prematurely without giving it a second thought. The boks might not have won at eden park where they anyway play only after about every 15 years or so but they've picked young inexperienced players now specially the backline with Hooker onl...

“It was a slaughter”

Exceptional Bok performance. Their URC fluffers are crowing.

Can we wipe Wellington off the calendar? 3 wins, 2 draws & 5 losses. What a shambles. Such a shit tip of a stadium almost deserves that, but can we not just sacrifice the Canes?

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Same pros that “shot” at Trump. No doubt.

Not serious

I mean he did say that all gay men should be put to death… He also said that the civil rights movement was wrong and that he'd force his 10yo to carry a rapists baby to term if it came to that. A lovely chap. Jesus, you’re both quoting the vox pop assigned views not what he actually said at any poi...

I don't think so. Next week will be the key for them. Beat NZ and they're right back into the tournament and right up the rankings again. This is a very Stupid Question. Perhaps it was posted a bit prematurely without giving it a second thought. The boks might not have won at eden park where they a...

Charlie & dumb Donnie Jr’s reaction to Pelosi’s husband being attacked. https://i.ibb.co/j9gkPBGm/IMG-7596.jpg https://i.ibb.co/hRxKRNvN/IMG-7597.jpg I don’t think anyone in my living memory has done more to spread hate and division than Trump & co. Even Trump’s address to the nation pumped more div...

I saw him say some inflammatory things a few weeks back and thought to myself that it could see some something like this coming his way.

Not a fan of his politics. But man, the US is so badly twisted and the polarising is getting worse.

:thumbup: I get your point re: military vs their own citizens but I think you need to read up on what SAS trained soldiers are capable of. I just got sick and tired of the countless years of media stories of some twat managing to evade our seemingly useless or under resourced police with 3 kids in ...

grouch wrote: ↑Wed Sep 10, 2025 9:59 am

He's not wrong though , Jimmy Cowan was particularly Country when playing the Bokke.

Of course Bakkies Botha was just 'misunderstood' .

The “journalist” is the second comment.

Had a good giggle at this tweet and the responses last night. :lol: Weird how they always revert back to being "cheated" out of a game. https://x.com/FrontRowRugbyXV/status/1964659918771732771 The Front Row Rugby guy is a legitimate “award winning” sports journalist for Al Jazeera, Peter Stemmet. H...

I don't know all the details, but I don't see why they couldn't just have left him alone, seeing it as him living in his natural state like some of those uncontacted tribes. The government could have compensated shopkeepers who had merchandise stolen, etc. It's easy to see from some of the attitude...

Hoping for a controversial AB win. Our boets on here are great but on social media you'd think they lost the match on the weekend because of a super contentious decision. Have to admit it, when Saffas melt down, they melt down hard and fast. It’s been mental. Meme’s of brown envelopes changing hand...

Hoping for a controversial AB win. Our boets on here are great but on social media you'd think they lost the match on the weekend because of a super contentious decision. Have to admit it, when Saffas melt down, they melt down hard and fast. It’s been mental. Meme’s of brown envelopes changing hand...

I mentioned that earlier in my reply to Mr Bungle. But I am genuinely curious. Are they expert trackers in the bush? I thought they were expert soldiers, the best of the best highly skilled and trained in the use of modern, sophisticated military skills, tactics and weaponry. I dunno? I guess the t...

NZ must be an extraordinary wilderness to go on the run for that long. Hard to get my head around in the UK. Netflix beckons on this one. Huge bush areas in NZ that are hard to search.. even with a drone... not really anything comparable in the UK. Except possibly small parts of Scotland. Big map S...

No, that's not a knee jerk reaction at all, is it.... Sometimes I wonder about how observant other countries fans are to Rassies methods... :roll: Rassie makes 7 - 8 changes every week. It's like they don't watch us at all. In the context of playing NZ in NZ, I’ve seen Saffers online surprised with...

Their style still suits World Cup knockout games... I don’t agree. RWC’s just throw up random draws and results at times. They’ve had some incredibly easy draws like 07 & 19. Faced a sick team in final 95. And the tinniest run of 3 1-point test wins in a row in ‘23 finished off with a red card in t...

Lots to like about the Bok backline named from an AB coaching perspective. I don’t doubt most of their class but they’re incredibly inexperienced and combination wise too. I just wish we weren’t playing at that shit tip in Wellington. Home of our worst domestic test record in, likely, ever.

Hoping for a controversial AB win. Our boets on here are great but on social media you'd think they lost the match on the weekend because of a super contentious decision. Have to admit it, when Saffas melt down, they melt down hard and fast. It’s been mental. Meme’s of brown envelopes changing hand...

Scott Barrett all over the pointless midfield maul set up. Well picked and defused. What a stupid play. And one they tried when down by a try or so to the Wallabies at Ellis Park. Boks are disappearing up their own arses. https://x.com/chalynrugby/status/1964473414451892563?s=61&t=bF_uESDiShO8CdMRLP...

Good old 50 point hiding from Canterbury. They have now won the shield more times than Auckland.

On a side note, did Jeff McTainsh study commentary under Richard ‘Pod’ Turner? His sentences consisting of 4-5 word bursts can fudge right off. Keep him away from any more AB tests.

The weather was terrible, could barely see the field on TV, and we had top notch 480p back then. :lol: Tournament rules were fvcking stupid surely you can admit that, no way Wayne Smith should have agreed to that if he did (much better coach than administrator). Embarrassingly amateur, although TBF...

Works well in finals that you shouldn't be hosting but are due to NZRU being a bunch of bumbling nincompoops. In all seriousness enjoy the nice weather in Port Douglas and I'm sure you'll be heartened to know you'll have my support today for the only time ever. :D I don’t recall the weather being t...

grouch wrote: ↑Sat Sep 06, 2025 2:33 am
Mr Bungle wrote: ↑Sat Sep 06, 2025 2:26 am Hailing in Invers for the defence, perfect Southland Shield weather when up against it vs Canterbury,

Meanwhile I'm in Port Douglas in 27 degrees.
Perhaps you might be able to find someone to pelt you with salted slushies to put you in the moment?

Bloody sun’s come out!

Hailing in Invers for the defence, perfect Southland Shield weather when up against it vs Canterbury, Meanwhile I'm in Port Douglas in 27 degrees. Works well in finals that you shouldn't be hosting but are due to NZRU being a bunch of bumbling nincompoops. In all seriousness enjoy the nice weather ...

Hailing in Invers for the defence, perfect Southland Shield weather when up against it vs Canterbury,

Meanwhile I'm in Port Douglas in 27 degrees.

Oscar having a brilliant season. Bugger all coverage in Australia though. He's a non entity here. For now anyway. Such as? Think you underestimate the motor sport community here 60k turned up for practice in Melb this year just to see Piastri, all motorsport is paywalled these days as Kiap says. Al...

Aussie cobbers! I’m in Port Douglas until next week then down to Cairns for a week. Keen to watch Stags defend the log of wood and then into the ABs v Boks game. I’ve tried my VPN and Sky NZ app, but no luck. I’m thinking my best option is to just stump up for Stan Sport for a month then pull the p...

Aussie cobbers! I’m in Port Douglas until next week then down to Cairns for a week. Keen to watch Stags defend the log of wood and then into the ABs v Boks game. I’ve tried my VPN and Sky NZ app, but no luck. I’m thinking my best option is to just stump up for Stan Sport for a month then pull the pl...

rugga. wrote: ↑Sun Aug 31, 2025 9:19 pm

Cheifs and Waikato halfback Xavier Roe is in the camp as an injury cover.

Comprehensively outplayed by his Southland counterpart yesterday

Congrats Southland, enjoy your 6 days with it :twisted: :twisted: We played up against it, against a team gifted back their ABs. A crap TMO call awarded a try to Waikato, they really should have finished with 3 points total. The great thing is Southland played expansive, courageous rugby and were c...

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