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- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:53 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Semi-official Because they haven't, we will DRUA v CANES Match Thread.
- Replies: 23
- Views: 350
Re: The Semi-official Because they haven't, we will DRUA v CANES Match Thread.
I don't think any team goes to Fiji feeling confident of a win there anymore.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:56 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
- Replies: 179
- Views: 4537
Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
Did ya have to nick our Attack Coach as well? Hurricanes assistant coach Tyler Blyendaal joins All Black Jordie Barrett at Leinster https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350247881/hurricanes-assistant-coach-tyler-blyendaal-joins-all-black-jordie-barrett-leinster Delighted to see him coming. He was such a s...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
- Replies: 179
- Views: 4537
Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
Indeed. So not a cash grab. I am pretty sure he will make more from 6 months with Leinster than he would from his Canes SR contract. I don't see he is giving up his AB contract. I don't know how the contracts work there but I would have thought part of his AB salary won't be paid while they have no...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:42 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
- Replies: 179
- Views: 4537
Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
The whole thing reads like him wanting a break. As I said on our thread, closest a pro can get to a backpacking holiday. What's his NZ salary likely to be? Is it really well off 3/400k? I'm sure he does want a break and a change of scenery will probably do him good. Just make sure he comes back in ...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Joseph Suaalii to quit Roosters, join rugby on monster deal
- Replies: 333
- Views: 17102
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:51 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
- Replies: 179
- Views: 4537
Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
I still don’t get it? They have a really strong link to Ireland having lived there as kids. Beauden played U12 Gaelic for Meath. I’ve heard them all talk of loving their time there and wanting to get back to visit. The fact Jordie can do so and get paid well for it, all the better. Agreed but the w...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:47 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Joseph Suaalii to quit Roosters, join rugby on monster deal
- Replies: 333
- Views: 17102
Re: Joseph Suaalii to quit Roosters, join rugby on monster deal
That’s just the cherry on top for NZR. No need to spend treasure and resources on developing league talent - overseas clubs can do that. If it works out, they get an All Black. No risk and big upside. Another athlete from Tokoroa. They’ve really churned out some talent with a population under 15K. ...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:58 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Hurricanes 2024. The Midget is gone!
- Replies: 181
- Views: 13115
Re: Hurricanes 2024. The Midget is gone!
Moorby to sign a two year deal with Montpellier, apparently. Big loss if so. Hugely underrated with a high ceiling Agree, was coming into some great form and was starting to look like AB potential. Bummer if true. While it would take a bit to force his way into AB contention, he was definitely on t...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
- Replies: 179
- Views: 4537
Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
What a wanker :lol: :lol: He's hardly going to say well it's going to be a nice bit of wedge in the back pocket. I still don’t get it? They have a really strong link to Ireland having lived there as kids. Beauden played U12 Gaelic for Meath. I’ve heard them all talk of loving their time there and w...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:30 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
- Replies: 179
- Views: 4537
Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
New Zealand back Jordie Barrett is to join Leinster on a short-term contract next season. The brother of Beauden and Scott, Jordie Barrett has 57 caps for New Zealand, and will join in December 2024 and play until the end of next season. Barrett has made over 100 appearances for the Hurricanes in S...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:23 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL Capt Hurricane Hurricanes vs Chiefs Thread - Super Rugby Round 8
- Replies: 210
- Views: 2045
Re: The OFFICIAL Capt Hurricane Hurricanes vs Chiefs Thread - Super Rugby Round 8
Musings the morning after the night before.... The Canes Scrum is a beast. The Chiefs have a good tight five, but at scrum time they were destroyed. It was like men v boys in the first half. Personnel changes got parity in the second half early on but overall, it was not a good day to be a Front Ro...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 4:18 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Waratahs vs Crusaders Match Thread
- Replies: 306
- Views: 3313
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:20 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL Capt Hurricane Hurricanes vs Chiefs Thread - Super Rugby Round 8
- Replies: 210
- Views: 2045
Re: The OFFICIAL Capt Hurricane Hurricanes vs Chiefs Thread - Super Rugby Round 8
Another very entertaining game. :thumbup: Well done Canes, brilliant at times but fair play to the Chiefs they really stuck in there, were very calm for the main part, got themselves back into the game, took the lead and only 2 bad mistakes late in the game let the game slip away. Clear plan by the ...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 3:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Waratahs vs Crusaders Match Thread
- Replies: 306
- Views: 3313
Re: Waratahs vs Crusaders Match Thread
Well that was a pretty exciting game. Yes plenty of mistakes and certainly not the best teams playing but plenty to enjoy watching all the same. Well done Tahs.....just not sure how the Saders managed to lose that 🙄 Undecided on Golden point. Perhaps having the points as a draw with the GP winner ge...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: World Rugby to curtail Bok's Bomb Squad
- Replies: 139
- Views: 2604
Re: World Rugby to curtail Bok's Bomb Squad
It's funny that this keeps getting touted, because there have been multiple definitive studies on this. There seems to be a conflict between the stated desire of "player safety" and appeasing the big unions complaining about Springbok tactics. I know it's a meme by now how us South Africans have a ...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:31 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL Capt Hurricane Hurricanes vs Chiefs Thread - Super Rugby Round 8
- Replies: 210
- Views: 2045
Re: The OFFICIAL Capt Hurricane Hurricanes vs Chiefs Thread - Super Rugby Round 8
Don't know he is better but I think he adds a lot of stability and leadership.
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:40 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL Capt Hurricane Hurricanes vs Chiefs Thread - Super Rugby Round 8
- Replies: 210
- Views: 2045
Re: The OFFICIAL Capt Hurricane Hurricanes vs Chiefs Thread - Super Rugby Round 8
Where is Alex Fidow these days? I remember seeing most of the Hurricanes side coming through the representative age grade sides since college, and he was one of those players. Perma Crooked. That's a shame. I've seen nothing in the media or the Canes site, so do you know if he has retired or still ...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 7:33 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Northampton v Munster HEC.
- Replies: 317
- Views: 4560
Re: Northampton v Munster HEC.
That was a very good game to watch. Really positive by both sides :thumbup: 2 cracking 1st phase trys (I think they were both 1st phase...) by Saints and Hendy had no right to score his second. Great play by Munster at the breakdown but just couldn't find a way to break Saints defence later in the g...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 11:09 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Super Rugby Rd 7 - Chiefs Vs Moana Pasifika
- Replies: 25
- Views: 446
Re: Super Rugby Rd 7 - Chiefs Vs Moana Pasifika
No head contact - shoulder to sternum but looking at that, there was no attempt to wrap. Still, penalty only and we took the try instead. I didn't think there was direct head contact in real time, maybe a bit of secondary contact as DMacs legs went out from under him but that was about it. Lack of ...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 10:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Super Rugby Rd 7 - Chiefs Vs Moana Pasifika
- Replies: 25
- Views: 446
Re: Super Rugby Rd 7 - Chiefs Vs Moana Pasifika
How good was Narawa! It just looked effortless. It's also clear that the Chiefs are a completely different team when McKenzie is in the side. Having said that the hit he got from the Moana Centre was one for the highlights reel, and if that isn't the number 1 'Smashed 'em Bro' segment on The Crowd ...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:55 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Super Rugby Rd 7 - Chiefs Vs Moana Pasifika
- Replies: 25
- Views: 446
Re: Super Rugby Rd 7 - Chiefs Vs Moana Pasifika
Yes because the Chiefs never racked up big scores against SA sidesnot_english wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:39 am God this is painful to watch. We really miss the south African teams
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 6:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Force vs Harry Plummer - Match Thread
- Replies: 27
- Views: 329
Re: Force vs Harry Plummer - Match Thread
Really good by the Blues. Hard to think of a Blues player who had a poor game.
Attitude was good, focused on a game plan and discipline was generally good.
Attitude was good, focused on a game plan and discipline was generally good.
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:58 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Any suggestions for a Hurricanes fan this weekend?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 126
Re: Any suggestions for a Hurricanes fan this weekend?
Support the Force and the Waratahs.....
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 4:03 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Cam Roigard, Gooonnnneeee
- Replies: 30
- Views: 749
Re: Cam Roigard, Gooonnnneeee
Nah, he will come back. They said the same about Michael Jones when his knee went, but he came back from an arguably worse injury. He needed a full reconstruction. He came back but you can't say he was the same as he was before the injury. I was in the stands that day and the whole place took a col...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:25 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rob Baxter to World Rugby, Stop messing with the scrum and maul
- Replies: 105
- Views: 1497
Re: Rob Baxter to World Rugby, Stop messing with the scrum and maul
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:37 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Cam Roigard, Gooonnnneeee
- Replies: 30
- Views: 749
Re: Cam Roigard, Gooonnnneeee
Really is a shame as he had superstar potential was robbed of making a big impact last season by idiot Foster preferring the ginger and this year by injury. As Eminem says you do only tend to get one shot so I doubt we will see him reach superstar heights now. Nah, he will come back. They said the ...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 10:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: SRP Rd 6 - Reds v Brumbies
- Replies: 207
- Views: 2909
Re: SRP Rd 6 - Reds v Brumbies
Just seen the game.
That was a pretty decent watch, very fast and very physical
Lynagh looking better and better with every game.
Bit unlucky Reds but Brumbies really hung in there and scrapped the win.
Very good game from BOK as well.
That was a pretty decent watch, very fast and very physical
Lynagh looking better and better with every game.
Bit unlucky Reds but Brumbies really hung in there and scrapped the win.
Very good game from BOK as well.
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 4:03 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Should McGrath have received a red card?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1480
Re: Should McGrath have received a red card?
Always upright, from distance with force.
Clear red.
Clear red.
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: LRZ
- Replies: 415
- Views: 17679
Re: LRZ
Just to put NFL players’ athleticism into context, LRZ’s pro day results would put him 16th fastest in this year’s rookie class at the combine for the 40yard dash, and his vertical jump would be dead last. That’s just for WRs. And he’s probably the most explosive and certainly the fastest player ru...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 11:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR13 Leinster vs Bulle
- Replies: 183
- Views: 3796
Re: URCR13 Leinster vs Bulle
Larmour always had that x factor. Ever since that try against Italy in Chicago I've found it disgraceful he's been frozen out of the Ireland set up. He should have been lighting up the RWC. He doesn't have the X factor. He is deadly if given the space but when he doesn't get the space he is ordinar...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:11 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: SRP Round 6: Crusaders vs Chiefs
- Replies: 109
- Views: 1687
Re: SRP Round 6: Crusaders vs Chiefs
Thought McLeod at 12 really made a difference. Strong carrying, big defence and very active.
Amua, just not working for me. Some good carries that attracted defenders but that's about it.
Last year I thought his form would bring him into AB reckoning but this year he has been poor.
Amua, just not working for me. Some good carries that attracted defenders but that's about it.
Last year I thought his form would bring him into AB reckoning but this year he has been poor.
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: All Blacks 2024
- Replies: 899
- Views: 64341
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. Whenever I hear this mundane take that there's ...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:48 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Summer trip to Northern England (maybe Wales) - advice?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 1613
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:45 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Summer trip to Northern England (maybe Wales) - advice?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 1613
Re: Summer trip to Northern England (maybe Wales) - advice?
Hi English and Welsh boredies! You’ve never let me down before, and I’m hopeful again that you’ll share some pearls of wisdom. The family is heading to England for a couple of weeks in July - based in Manchester - and looking for day trips or possibly an overnighter or two. We’re staying with frien...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:06 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: SRP Round 6: Crusaders vs Chiefs
- Replies: 109
- Views: 1687
Re: SRP Round 6: Crusaders vs Chiefs
Great game to watch as a neutral :thumbup: Some excellent trys scored by both sides as well as some really determined defence, especially by the Saders. Saders looked a different team in attitude and execution today, great pace to the game and some really slick handling. Saders were going to come ba...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:37 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 2352
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:32 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
- Replies: 181
- Views: 3234
Re: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
Did I just read that kicking the ball away is the problem with test rugby? Difficult to say. Not too long ago the Aussies and Kiwis did complain that the Boks were kicking too much, we need to see ball in hand attacking rugby all the time. No time for any of the other shyte rugby stuff apparently. ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:51 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Mathieu Raynal Gooooone.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 725
Re: Mathieu Raynal Gooooone.
Raynal is currently the 13th most-capped Test referee in history and fourth-highest Frenchman behind Poite (73), Garcès (55) and Gaüzère (52) Over all , a much better ref than any of the above . Consistent throughout any match he controlled but match to match? ......non. Was trying to think how bes...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
- Replies: 181
- Views: 3234
Re: Stupid laws world rugby have created in recent years
We're way past that. So you are saying the game has evolved. I'm thinking that what you think they were intended to be, and what they were actually intended to be are worlds apart I am thinking Lineouts and Scrums were intended to be was to restart the game. I think lineouts have managed to keep th...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:17 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 2352
Re: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?
Tuilagi perhaps had more highs than Guscott but he also had a lot more lows. Guscott had that classic look associated with top sportsmen, he always seemed to have time to do things and things looked easy when he did them. Beautiful running style and tons of pace. Part of a centre pairing that could ...