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- Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:28 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: South Africa overflow of rugby players
- Replies: 19
- Views: 569
Re: South Africa overflow of rugby players
By moving the CC to July-Sep brought a different challenge to our URC franchises. 1. To big player squads. The franchise are use to play up to 3 competitions in the same time.Champions/challenge Cup, URC & Currie Cup. 2. Player Union in dispute with SARU about playing 20 months non stop. Springbok ...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:04 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Brisbane 2032 Olympics
- Replies: 108
- Views: 4863
Re: Brisbane 2032 Olympics
QSAC Nathan is about a 15 minute walk from my house. SEE YOU BOIS AT THE OLYMPICS! :lol: Tbh, why does the Olympics need a flashy big Athletics Stadium? It's an outdated relic of the past. The big spectator sports can't really use these facilitates post-Games so they are guaranteed white elephant w...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Crusaders 2024 Thread
- Replies: 717
- Views: 66108
Re: The Crusaders 2024 Thread
I reckon all those titles he won for Canterbury probably had something to do with it too... That was a while ago. I would have thought his NSW record would be more relevant. It is. Penney oversaw the worst season in the Waratah's history and the team regressed in every department under his leadersh...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:38 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: All Blacks 2024
- Replies: 810
- Views: 59988
Re: All Blacks 2024
Has our depth at 10 ever been weaker? Damien McKenzie is our starting 10 by default, and then who? Beauden Barrett? I've been impressed with Brett Cameron this year, but he's hardly got a reputation or body of work that should fill us with confidence. No. And yet still fans will stick their heads i...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:06 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: All Blacks 2024
- Replies: 810
- Views: 59988
Re: All Blacks 2024
Has our depth at 10 ever been weaker? Damien McKenzie is our starting 10 by default, and then who? Beauden Barrett? I've been impressed with Brett Cameron this year, but he's hardly got a reputation or body of work that should fill us with confidence.
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:40 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Crusaders vs Hurricanes Match Thread
- Replies: 201
- Views: 2335
Re: Crusaders vs Hurricanes Match Thread
If you'd told me that we'd be leading in the 78th minute, I wouldn't have believed you. We're fielding a provincial standard team at the moment, and our results reflect this. The decrease in capability at 10 between this year and last year is arguably the biggest decrease in the history of Super Ru...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:54 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Crusaders vs Hurricanes Match Thread
- Replies: 201
- Views: 2335
Re: Crusaders vs Hurricanes Match Thread
Provincial standard is a bit rough. Don't take anything away from the hometown 'heroic loss' narrative. Has anyone used the word heroic? We played like shit. And yet we led the best team in the comp in the 78th minute. The fact that Hurricanes fans are so excited by their team's performance last ni...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:50 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
- Replies: 27077
- Views: 1984808
Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Isometrics are good, they build muscle and the risk of injury is less than contractual exercises. I don't target them specifically but I try and incorporate them into my workouts through tempo. For example when I'm doing DB presses I will hold the DB at the top for 4-5 seconds. And when I do pull up...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:37 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Crusaders vs Hurricanes Match Thread
- Replies: 201
- Views: 2335
Re: Crusaders vs Hurricanes Match Thread
If you'd told me that we'd be leading in the 78th minute, I wouldn't have believed you. We're fielding a provincial standard team at the moment, and our results reflect this. The decrease in capability at 10 between this year and last year is arguably the biggest decrease in the history of Super Rug...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:31 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
- Replies: 27077
- Views: 1984808
Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
:thumbup: Sounds a lot to me. I wear a Garmin watch that tracks my steps and most days my goal is only 6k-7k. Unless I make a conscious decision to go for a decent walk I rarely achieve that except on the days I play golf. So hitting 15-20k consistently sounds very impressive to me. How is your blo...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 4:18 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
- Replies: 27077
- Views: 1984808
Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Just started getting back into exercises that aren't physio (knee replacement just before Christmas) or a bit of walking (i.e. a few km). Right now it's a bit of a lamester effort with embarrassingly light weights, truth be told: 4 sets of pull-ups, 3 sets each of machine chest press & machine seat...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 4:16 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
- Replies: 27077
- Views: 1984808
Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
I'm still alive. I do a lot of fairly gentle work, cardio every day (usually the indoor bike for the sake of my leg strength). Weights twice a week. Isometric strength exercises and similar work every other day. Floor exercises every day. Considering that I have spinal stenosis I am doing okay. Gre...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:40 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Crusaders vs Hurricanes Match Thread
- Replies: 201
- Views: 2335
Re: Crusaders vs Hurricanes Match Thread
Reece and Moorby have both been in good form. Reece looked like pretty much our sole attacking threat the last two weeks. It reminded me a bit of the Nemani Nadolo era where for a couple of seasons our attack was basically just "give it to Nadolo and hope for the best". What has impressed me so muc...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:38 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
- Replies: 27077
- Views: 1984808
Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Good work AC. 15-20k steps is impressive as is a 6km brisk walk. :thumbup: Cheers. The 6K walk takes just under an hour. The steps are just NEAT exercise I get at work being out and around the school before school, during breaks and after school. That's two hours or so on my feet, plus I do quite a...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
- Replies: 27077
- Views: 1984808
Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Are you guys doing 5-6 days a week fitting in any cardio anywhere? I used to aim for 6 days a week (often only managed 4-5) but that was three days weights (split routine) and three days cardio. I don't do cardio per se. I aim (and always reach) 15K-20K steps per weekday (don't track on weekends), ...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:56 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
- Replies: 27077
- Views: 1984808
Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
I myself have changed up my training style in the last 18 months substantially. I'm nearing 50 and I decided that at my age I wasn't really interested in going for big strength gains as it doesn't really help my life to have a big 1rm squat if it's gonna fudge up my joints and connective tissue. Pu...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:11 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
- Replies: 27077
- Views: 1984808
Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Understand where you’re coming from. I’m on 5 days a week and I couldn’t work it out - hence the app. I’ll post the programme when I get some time with the laptop - I haven’t looked at the whole thing yet but I’m interested to see how the full body programme works over that many days. I'd be intere...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:06 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
- Replies: 27077
- Views: 1984808
Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Are you guys doing 5-6 days a week fitting in any cardio anywhere? I used to aim for 6 days a week (often only managed 4-5) but that was three days weights (split routine) and three days cardio. I don't do cardio per se. I aim (and always reach) 15K-20K steps per weekday (don't track on weekends), ...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
- Replies: 27077
- Views: 1984808
Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
I myself have changed up my training style in the last 18 months substantially. I'm nearing 50 and I decided that at my age I wasn't really interested in going for big strength gains as it doesn't really help my life to have a big 1rm squat if it's gonna fudge up my joints and connective tissue. Pu...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:08 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
- Replies: 27077
- Views: 1984808
Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
I myself have changed up my training style in the last 18 months substantially. I'm nearing 50 and I decided that at my age I wasn't really interested in going for big strength gains as it doesn't really help my life to have a big 1rm squat if it's gonna fudge up my joints and connective tissue. Pu...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:26 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Crusaders 2024 Thread
- Replies: 717
- Views: 66108
Re: The Crusaders 2024 Thread
Tbh, I'm comfortable with a poor performing season this year. We've lost so many great players, and then had another terrible injury toll. Eventually this will catch up on our performance. I was already resigned to one in the pre season. I don’t get the whole media beat up over here but I guess it’...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:01 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Crusaders 2024 Thread
- Replies: 717
- Views: 66108
Re: The Crusaders 2024 Thread
Tbh, I'm comfortable with a poor performing season this year. We've lost so many great players, and then had another terrible injury toll. Eventually this will catch up on our performance.
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:07 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Crusaders vs Hurricanes Match Thread
- Replies: 201
- Views: 2335
Re: Crusaders vs Hurricanes Match Thread
Ioane Moananu, (Age 23) Finlay Brewis, (Aged 24) Owen Franks, (Aged 36) Jamie Hannah, (Aged 21) Tahlor Cahill (Aged 20) Pretty much all we have left. Literally the only fit forwards we have who aren't included in this squad are Christian Lio-Willie and Corey Kellow. Tbh, I'm kind of over permanentl...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:10 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Super Rugby 2024
- Replies: 154
- Views: 9552
Re: Super Rugby 2024
For decades now, the AB's have had almost a production line of world class #10s. Fox, Mehrtens, Spencer, Carter, Barrett Of the current Crop at Super Rugby Level, we have Cameron, Perofeta, D-Mac, MIllar, Faleafaga, Godfrey, Love, Morgan, and a few others. A lot of great players, but not a Carter a...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:15 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Super Rugby 2024
- Replies: 154
- Views: 9552
Re: Super Rugby 2024
For decades now, the AB's have had almost a production line of world class #10s. Fox, Mehrtens, Spencer, Carter, Barrett Of the current Crop at Super Rugby Level, we have Cameron, Perofeta, D-Mac, MIllar, Faleafaga, Godfrey, Love, Morgan, and a few others. A lot of great players, but not a Carter a...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:20 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 6-2 split
- Replies: 55
- Views: 1549
Re: 6-2 split
I think the 6 - 2 split suited the big old Boks. The red card helped too. Blues don't need a 6 - 2 split. Yep, not at SR level. It's not like the Hurricanes have a England 2003-esque pack that have historically been utterly dominant up front. The Canes have a decent pack, but I think the Blues eith...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:22 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 6-2 split
- Replies: 55
- Views: 1549
6-2 split
Not sure why coaches continue to take such a huge risk by opting for a 6-2 bench split? It cost the Blues the match yesterday, they had a halfback playing on the wing for three quarters of the game. I know the Springboks won the last RWC with a 6-2 split, but I don't actually think it in itself was ...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:02 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Super Rugby 2024
- Replies: 154
- Views: 9552
Re: Super Rugby 2024
I reckon Brett Cameron looks like an All Black no.10 (or no.22) this season. He's looking confident and playing very well. He seems to have lots of time, which is the hallmark of a good 10.
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:49 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Crusaders vs Drua Match Thread
- Replies: 40
- Views: 758
Re: Crusaders vs Drua Match Thread
Dear Lord the Crusaders are cursed in Fiji :lol: :lol: :lol: Serious question- have they ever won in Fiji? I remember them losing to the chiefs over there before the Drua We beat the Chiefs once from memory. I think they conceded cards and were decimated by injury and we limped across the line for ...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:38 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Crusaders vs Drua Match Thread
- Replies: 40
- Views: 758
Re: Crusaders vs Drua Match Thread
Really frustrating but not an unexpected performance. Three years in a row we've flown to Fiji in early March to play in the afternoon and had our arses handed to us. Our lineout woes in the first half in particular were diabolical. We fluffed three attacking lineouts in the first half against a tea...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:40 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Athletic Women Appreciation Thread
- Replies: 166
- Views: 22206
Re: The Athletic Women Appreciation Thread
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- Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:26 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Super Rugby 2024
- Replies: 154
- Views: 9552
Re: Super Rugby 2024
The Victorian government gives them money. That’s what it’s all about. Get rid of it. I think the concept is great, one weekend when all teams play at the same venue. It's a great opportunity to create a festival of Super Rugby. But Melbourne simply hasn't worked. I've thought of what an alternativ...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:28 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Crusaders vs Waratahs Match Thread
- Replies: 122
- Views: 6655
Re: Crusaders vs Waratahs Match Thread
The Crusaders were the worst of the NZ teams over the weekend. Our error rate was appalling, and our passing lacked cohesion, the ball being passed high, low or behind the target more often than not. Our lineout was sub par and overall we lacked cohesion, particularly in attack. Our two baby halves...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:22 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Crusaders 2024 Thread
- Replies: 717
- Views: 66108
Re: The Crusaders 2024 Thread
You think Carter might have a trot ? I follow him on social media and he still looks pretty fit. He would have embarrassed that donkey that fronted last Saturday bro . I feel a bit sorry for Kemara, tbh. He look over-awed and under-prepared. As our 3rd choice playmaker, he would have had limited ti...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:10 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Crusaders 2024 Thread
- Replies: 717
- Views: 66108
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Crusaders 2024 Thread
- Replies: 717
- Views: 66108
Re: The Crusaders 2024 Thread
Jonny McNicoll returning to the Saders for the rest of the season… Good signing given the options available. Pretty difficult to sign an internationally capped outside back mid season. The question is now where does he fit in? Can cover the back three positions and also makes a decent no.23. Our wi...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:37 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Crusaders 2024 Thread
- Replies: 717
- Views: 66108
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:49 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Super Rugby 2024
- Replies: 154
- Views: 9552
Re: Super Rugby 2024
Well official figures are in, 10,582 for Friday night, 11,231 on Saturday night. RA would have to be pretty happy with that. Could someone tell me why they host super round in Melbourne? I like the idea of it, but looking at those crowd numbers I wonder if other locations like Brisbane or Syndey wo...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 2:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Crusaders vs Waratahs Match Thread
- Replies: 122
- Views: 6655
Re: Crusaders vs Waratahs Match Thread
I think Kemara deserves another start with Drummond at 9 and Havili at 12. Experience inside and out. Trying to start both Hotham and Kemara in the same game at this stage of their careers was an error from Penny in hindsight. If he continues to struggle then I'd move Havili as a stopgap until Reih...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 2:37 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Crusaders vs Waratahs Match Thread
- Replies: 122
- Views: 6655
Re: Crusaders vs Waratahs Match Thread
I think Kemara deserves another start with Drummond at 9 and Havili at 12. Experience inside and out. Trying to start both Hotham and Kemara in the same game at this stage of their careers was an error from Penny in hindsight. If he continues to struggle then I'd move Havili as a stopgap until Reih...