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Let's just say, I wouldn't think WR is getting their money's worth if their support of MP is based on promoting Samoan and Tongan rugby and it's not surprising that they're pulling it. So your criteria for MP being subsidised to a degree by WR is that anyone they select must play for Tonga or Samoa...

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Result largely as expected. Not as dominant performance as last time these teams met by the Lions but restarts apart they will be reasonably happy. Pollock and Daley best for me. Scrum not as dominant as probably expected. Just looking back through game comments. I thought Pollock was good, great r...

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Rivez Reihana looks like he had a good game for MAB.
Seems to be improving all the time.

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That's the only link I could find. https://ww3.fijivillage.com/news/Rugby-Australia-says-a-Pacific-Island-team-based-in-Auckland-would-be-madness-rx584f/ So NZR didn't suddenly announce it was going to have MP in NZ as you stated, they were planning to do so all along. No, RA first discussed the id...

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He's currently being paid by WR (to an extent), who bankrolls the team in a bid to promote rugby in the PIs. MP is merely a 6th NZ team that does little if anything for the PIs. They're also paying an Englishman. I feel like I'm having a rugby version of a discussion with Bimbot. Let's just say, I ...

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Ben allowed 20 points of sealing off for force Well considering you can't tell when a player hasn't released in a tackle I'm probably going to be a bit sceptical. Considering both hands were free and on the ball I’d be less sceptical of my judgement Considering you have to make it clear to the ref ...

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camroc1 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 28, 2025 1:57 pm
redderneck wrote: ↑Sat Jun 28, 2025 1:34 pm
freddie111 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 28, 2025 1:28 pm JGP, Ryan, Itoje, Genge, Keenan/Kinghorn will make a big difference.
Keenan/Kinghorn will struggle to do better than Daly did today.
Daly's versatility could see him on the bench - he covers the 3/4 's and FB.

That's where I think he will be.

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Result largely as expected. Not as dominant performance as last time these teams met by the Lions but restarts apart they will be reasonably happy. Pollock and Daley best for me. Scrum not as dominant as probably expected. Ben allowed 20 points of sealing off for force Well considering you can't te...

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Result largely as expected.
Not as dominant performance as last time these teams met by the Lions but restarts apart they will be reasonably happy.

Pollock and Daley best for me. Scrum not as dominant as probably expected.

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bimboman wrote: ↑Sat Jun 28, 2025 11:47 am
Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Jun 28, 2025 11:45 am
Quins89 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 28, 2025 11:44 am Ridiculous decision from the ref.
Nah was fair he didn’t release
He f**king did. The tackle wasn’t on the ball , so he had to have

Have you not watched a game of rugby in the last 5 years?

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NZ obviously does a lot for the Samoan and Tongan national teams, but it's not a good look for a PI team that WR supports financially to have Taumoefolau, and perhaps others, gunning for the All Blacks. It's one thing to sign a capped AB to make the team more competitive but it's another entirely f...

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Purely accidental and no malice or forethought. Not... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRZRQI_69OQ&ab_channel=thegit It was 100% deliberate and should have got a red card, I don't think anyone is arguing otherwise. Kiwis trying to defend the BOD spear though... Kiwis were arguing the same sanctions...

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RA had originally planned to have the team in Sydney but NZR suddenly announced that it was going to start Moana in NZ. IMO they did this specifically to stop the RA plan for 2 reasona. 1. Stop RA from having 6 teams which would've paved the way for an Australian national comp. 2. So NZR can contro...

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RA had originally planned to have the team in Sydney but NZR suddenly announced that it was going to start Moana in NZ. IMO they did this specifically to stop the RA plan for 2 reasona. 1. Stop RA from having 6 teams which would've paved the way for an Australian national comp. 2. So NZR can contro...

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The reason I always felt that MP were a dead team walking is because they didn't have any Rugby infrastructure supporting them. NZ Super Rugby teams are supported by the provinces, which themselves are supported by club and school comps. MP had none of this. And whilst NZ has a huge Pasifika popula...

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They also didn’t act like decent sportsmen in the aftermath - they didn’t check on a bloke who was devastated to be out of the tour, they didn’t even have the decency to apologise. I recall this was mentioned a lot at the time as if there was some clear convention/tradition of doing so. I don't thi...

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It was a reprehensible action whether deliberate or not, How was it reprehensible if it wasn't deliberate? MAY not have been a deliberate attempt to take him out of the game. Definitely, at best, reckless and negligent, if not malicious. And those are reprehensible, that is to say deserving of cond...

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TheFrog wrote: ↑Thu Jun 26, 2025 9:09 am England are huge favorites again?
How strong are the baby boks and baby black?

Baby Blacks won the 4N U20 and look pretty strong but may struggle a bit against strong Eng. FR packs.

Baby Boks were 3rd behind Aus.

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The team was announced at 2pm... FORCE (1-15): Tom Robertson, Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Ollie Hoskins, Sam Carter, Darcy Swain, Will Harris, Nick Champion de Crespigny, Vaiolini Ekuasi; Nic White (c), Alex Harford, Dylan Pietsch, Hamish Stewart, Matt Proctor, Mac Grealy, Ben Donaldson Reserves: Nic Dol...

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Can you all see now why I was complaining about the lack of information to the general public regarding teams for this Saturday? 'Shut up and wait until Thursday,' I was told, 'Teams are never announced until then'. Here we are Thursday afternoon and still no announcement, and any Google search you...

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If we are 20 years to the day since the BOD incident we must be about 20 years and one week since D’Arcy’s spear on Tipoki. I think this is part of what NZs found hard to take at the time. It's OK if you do it but not OK if we do it? Worst part was O’Driscoll trying to defend D'Arcy to the ref. Thi...

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If we are 20 years to the day since the BOD incident we must be about 20 years and one week since D’Arcy’s spear on Tipoki. I think this is part of what NZs found hard to take at the time. It's OK if you do it but not OK if we do it? Worst part was O’Driscoll trying to defend D'Arcy to the ref. Thi...

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The Force lost 69-17 the last time they played the Lions.

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Diaspora Iranians are conflicted. On one side they rejoice that this may be the end of the regime and that it hopefully stops the regime in its race to become more powerful and threatening, on the other they are worried about their family members back home, who are exposed to the bombing and who ca...

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Nolanator wrote: ↑Sat Jun 21, 2025 9:10 pm They'd be launching from Diego Garcia to hit the ME.

No they can hit the ME from Guam and they don't need to let the UK know they are doing it.

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Israel the bully is finally getting punched in the face. And thats a good thing. Perhaps they'll finally put Bibi behind bars, where he belongs. Huh? In what reality is this happening, Hamas a ghost, Hezbollah defanged, it took Israel what 2 days?, to control Iranian airspace with no jets lost, the...

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Big shout out to Newell as well.
Got pinged early but stayed on for the full game? and was immense in the scrums as the game went on.

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Congratulations Crusaders

Immense final. Not one for the neutrals but that is absolutely the epitome of finals rugby.

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Man this is definitely finals football

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Very nicely done by Vaa'i

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Reece is having a very good game. Great pace chasing and getting back in defence and a very important turnover

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Hard fought game so far. Tupaea has been great. Good recovery from Newell after giving away 3 penalties in 11 minutes. Havili lucky not to get red. 2 penalties by Newell, 1 was on the opposite side. Havili was never getting a red, first contact was chest on the ball which was between both players. ...

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Attn Saders, while it's clear you want to pressure DMac and hit him hard.....please don't break him.

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Hard fought game so far. Tupaea has been great. Good recovery from Newell after giving away 3 penalties in 11 minutes. Havili lucky not to get red. 2 penalties by Newell, 1 was on the opposite side. Havili was never getting a red, first contact was chest on the ball which was between both players.

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Good review by the reffing team

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Wow that was some scrum.

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For someone who hasn't got any pace, that was two examples of pretty good pace by Reece!

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Taylor has still got it

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Gardner shat the bed there.

Clearly favouring the Chiefs.

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Jeepers these boys aren't mucking about!

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