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Magpie26

We fúcked up a lot of world, whether it was through drawing arbitrary lines on a map to invent countries leading to decades of warfare, using the up the natural resources of countries leading to a fúcked up political situation as people seek control, often violently over those resources. We have to...

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Yet polls show that the Rwanda plan has very low support among the public and stats show most of the people arriving on small boats are granted leave to stay as they are refugees. The small boats would drop if we made it possible for people to apply for asylum through safe and legal routes, instead...

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Tehui wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:59 pm
Magpie26 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:39 pm
Tehui wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:20 am

I don't have a problem with Ioane on attack. It's his defence that causes me worry. He's no Conrad Smith.
His pace has saved us plenty of times in defence.
That's nice. He still missed a lot of tackles too.

I thought it was his defence you were worried about.

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I'd be surprised if it's not Barrett and Ioane. Will be interesting to see if Robertson persists with a non-passing, ball-hogging, selfish centre like Ioane. At this stage 12 is Barrett and 13 is wide open. I don't have a problem with Ioane on attack. It's his defence that causes me worry. He's no ...

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Feel a bit for the Tahs, they really were very good for parts of the game, just not for enough of it.
Some odd selections too. Not sure what Harrigan brought at 8.

DMac calmly very good again.

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Gleeson would be a decent player if he could actually catch a ball.
How many drops has he made this season.

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Another penalty 5m out and the ref does nothing :? Have you noticed how the chiefs players run into the line, causing obstruction? The last try was directly affected by this. Nope? Guess not. Better to whine than either be objective or simply shut up Nope, just the complete lack of consistency by t...

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Another penalty 5m out and the ref does nothing

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5 penalties in a row all down in the 22 and not one Tahs player goes to the bin

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Very good by Tahs so far but Chiefs just starting to get into the game.

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Better but still a lot of improvement needed. Good focus on getting the set piece sorted out and playing a simpler more direct game but there is still little fluidity in the backs. Some of the basic skill levels are far away from what you expect of the Saders. Barrett was massive and Newell was a be...

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Just came across this from Finau. https://x.com/ChristypDoran/status/1777508356825207222 Ouch! :shock: He's hitting first fives just after they've passed. Might be get penalised by NH refs. I'd love to see him doing that against some midfielders or loose forwarders. You don't watch a lot of NH rugb...

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https://youtu.be/W0YsYqpLV08?si=TBtaNVumLxxIUZYt

I thought this was quite informative by 2 cents rugby a couple of weeks ago.

Magpie26

Just watched this game. I love it when the plucky underdog comes from behind to win a game. Sadly, it was not the case here. Force were excellent. I think only two Crusaders stood out...Reece and Hanna. Franks and Joe Moody need to find another gig. Blackadder is all arms and limbs, and I feel that...

Magpie26

At this point of the season there’s been a lot of surprises. Aussie teams have already eclipsed the last three years results against Kiwi teams. Not even the most avid Hurricanes fan thought they would look this dominant. The Crusaders are sat bottom of the table for the first time since 1996. Last...

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BlueThunder wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:57 am
Auckman wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:32 am Plummer, Funaki and Forbes have earned the right to be starters in the first team.
Was going to mention the same, Funaki in particular has top form and mojo about him at the moment.

I had forgotten how promising Funaki was but since he has been back he is really showing his talent.

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I thought Irish provincial teams were like NZ ones, where you had to be a member of a club in that province to play for it? While all players will be affiliated with a club, it's mostly meaningless (other than for those who came through via club rather than school) and the club doesn't even need to...

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I thought Irish provincial teams were like NZ ones, where you had to be a member of a club in that province to play for it?

Magpie26

Well that was a massive win for the Canes! Not many win in Fiji these days and few do so emphatically, especially after being down to 13. Probably one of the best defensive efforts I have seen by the Canes. 13 men in extremely draining conditions against one of the most attack minded teams around on...

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Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:10 am
kiwidutchie wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:06 am For 7 games, Canes have only had 1 card.

Got 3 tonight....
They deserved all three and were lucky one wasn't red.

How were they lucky not to get a red?

Magpie26

I don't think any team goes to Fiji feeling confident of a win there anymore.

Magpie26

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...

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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...

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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 ...

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Zakar wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:58 am Jesus, there must be literally nothing else to do there.

I think cutting trees down is the main recreational activity.

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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...

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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. ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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shanky wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 4:15 pm TBH, I thought the game was over.

I would have settled for a draw. Sometimes you get a lucky break. We got one.

Correct answer.
I thought the game was over too....but sometimes things happen.

Magpie26

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 ...

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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...

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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 ...

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Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 7:17 am So is Brad Shields better than Flanders?

Don't know he is better but I think he adds a lot of stability and leadership.

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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 ...

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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...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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