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I am actually pretty excited about Super Rugby next season and looking forward to the competition kicking off. With Scott Robertson finally getting the job he should have years ago the dynamics of the competition have changed and their is a unpredictability about the NZ sides. There is alot of All B...

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As is letting Oli Jager go. Foster not selecting him previously was just dumb. Bet it comes back to haunt us in the future when Ireland's bench has more impact than ours.

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Why aren't the Australian franchises after Lincoln McClutchie, Alex Hartford or Josh Jacomb given no NZ franchise want them and they are arguably as good as or better than alot of the NZ 10s who got contracts. Given the lack of talent at 10 in Australia you think these would be the players they are ...

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Oli Jager has asked for a late release from his contract.

I wonder if he has been offered an Irish contract.

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Likely team to start next season IMO 1. De Groot 2. Taylor 3. Lomax 4. Scott Barret (c) 5. Quentin Strange 6. Ethan Blackadder 7. Ardie Savea 8. Callum Grace 9. Cam Riogard 10. Damien Mackenzie 11. Mark Telea 12. Jordie Barret 13. R Ioane 14. Sevu Reece 15. Will Jordan 16. Samisoni Taukei'aho 17. T...

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Likely team to start next season IMO 1. De Groot 2. Taylor 3. Lomax 4. Scott Barret (c) 5. Quentin Strange 6. Ethan Blackadder 7. Ardie Savea 8. Callum Grace 9. Cam Riogard 10. Damien Mackenzie 11. Mark Telea 12. Jordie Barret 13. R Ioane 14. Sevu Reece 15. Will Jordan 16. Samisoni Taukei'aho 17. Ta...

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Viva La Winston. :lol: Finally some good news for the country after some shitty results lately. Labour delivered the kick up the pants they thoroughly earned but that smug streak of piss Seymour put back in his box after thinking he was heading for big things riding high in the early polls. Luxon bi...

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Disagree entirely. As mentioned (below), World Rugby made the 2 phase directive to ensure TMO's don't start pulling the game up as a result of something that may have happened 5-10 phases back, 60 metres back up the field. The difference here being, the Touchie called it straight away, Barnes as he...

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No matter which way you wrap it up Sam Canes card cost us the game.

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Can someone explain why she walked out with Dan Carter to open the Bill Box? Does she have some connection to rugby? They wanted a handsome talented former player for the male and a beautiful woman who wouldn't try to cop off with the male in the tunnel before coming onto the field so no South Afri...

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One problem is some super sides are stock piling all the good young prospects in some positions. It would be advantageous for NZ rugby to see the likes of Bradley Higgins move franchises so his development is not blocked by Jordie Barrett. Same goes for Ah Kuoi with regards to Finau at the chiefs.

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Area's that are the biggest concern are Lock, 6 and 10 for me. There are enough up and comers who are definitely promising but needs time to really bring them up to international level. Rest is looking pretty good IMO. I am optimistic about 6 with Samipeni Finau, Devon Flanders, Cameron Suafoa, Nai...

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So https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F9nv2UmXwAA6ZfZ?format=jpg&name=small Furlong no. Had a pretty average year IMO. Didn't Barrett give away a shipload of yellows this gear? I'd have had Whitelock or Rettalick over him. Backrow is two 8s and a 6? Richie yes other than final game - bur fair enough for h...

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Foster never knew how to use his bench to make and impact on the game other than in the negative.

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Looks to be the end of running rugby to be sure. It's galling because I think SA have superb talent to engage in running rugby but instead play a percentage game. Not if running rugby is executed well. NZ had a very helter-skelter style in this final throwing a number of what are called 50/50 offlo...

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As a neutral I thought it was a pretty good game. Shite conditions caused a lot of handling issues but it was tense af. SA unlucky to score a couple of tries and then the momentum swayed back to the ABs. The laws are just shite though. The game at this level is a hot mess and it basically comes dow...

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As a neutral I thought it was a pretty good game. Shite conditions caused a lot of handling issues but it was tense af. SA unlucky to score a couple of tries and then the momentum swayed back to the ABs. The laws are just shite though. The game at this level is a hot mess and it basically comes dow...

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Don't want to personally knock the guy or make him feel shit for the rest of his life but he wasn't good enough to captain and lead the All Blacks from openside/7. He and Foster were always the weak links in the side It is not a participation event or build a nice guys confidence event, it is top le...

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Yes congratulations too good in those circumstances. Really good big tournament team.

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Female Politicians NZ Chloe Swarbrick https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Chl%C3%B6e_Swarbrick_headshot.jpg/330px-Chl%C3%B6e_Swarbrick_headshot.jpg NZ Jacinda Ardern https://www.waikato.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0003/582663/Jacinda-Ardern.jpg VS SA Maite Nkoana-Mashabane https:...

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TV personalities who have appeared on local Dancing with the Stars Shavaughn Ruakere NZ https://static2.stuff.co.nz/1297523079/087/4651087.jpg?format=pjpg&optimize=medium https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2018/04/bachelor-star-zac-franich-and-shavaughn-ruakere-join-dancing-with-the-stars-...

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towny wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 6:02 am I’ve seen some text messaging after the Irish 1/4 final between Sam Cane and a mate of his.

All Irish should want to be on the Boks…..

Did the text messages say 'I think I am being stalked by a weird looking Aussie with skinny calfs?'

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Am siding with the all blacks: peaking at right time , superior backs, less racist forwards, had a days extra rest and easier game over doormat Argentina :lol: We also got the hot babes also, don't forget. Yeeb is just bigging it up for the lads on here. He is in Saffa with his wife's family. He'll...

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https://i.ibb.co/rxp31dm/IMG-0283.jpg Nick know(le)s his scrums. Some will say what would he know and if you wanted his opinion then it would be about hammers, drills and general DIY. Not scrums. But you know what…he is right. Bin somehow missed the Saffa arse popping out and not being square. But ...

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Clear and obvious boring like that if that picture is true is an unacceptable way to lose a game you led all the way up to that point.

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SA should be massive favourites. RWC finals are always tight nervy affairs. SA has given 2 masterclasses in a row on how to win such games. NZ has just given masterclasses on how to give away yellow cards in such situations. NZ even in its knockout wins have struggled to exit their own 22. The clear...

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wrong thread

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Interesting so they were all young mothers (under 25 years old) except the 70 year old (had her baby at age 31). The 70 year old was in her prime during the 1970s. Interestingly this was the peak of what the call second-wave feminism highlighted by the publication of Germaine Greer's The Female Eunu...

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https://i.ibb.co/rxp31dm/IMG-0283.jpg Nick know(le)s his scrums. Some will say what would he know and if you wanted his opinion then it would be about hammers, drills and general DIY. Not scrums. But you know what…he is right. Bin somehow missed the Saffa arse popping out and not being square. But ...

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I hope they keep the same team. Newall got murdered in the scrums in that record loss to the Boks at Twickenham. I've missed the last few years. Why is Newall being selected regularly ahead of Laulala? Better round the field and has huge potential to be a great scrummager in the future but ATM Laul...

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Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 10:37 pm I hope they keep the same team.

Newall got murdered in the scrums in that record loss to the Boks at Twickenham.

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Not only that a NH ref probably would have given a yellow to a tighthead for total capitulation like that. Wayne Barnes would love to do it. Then NZ will have to take off a loose forward to bring back on Lomax.

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I think the AB's will field the same 23 as they did in the Semi. Only questions would be does Whitelock or Retallick start? There might be some discussion as to Coles or Taukeiaho on the bench. Size or experience? Bulk or Speed? Nepo Laulala has to be on the bench for the young fella Newall given w...

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Don't forget running out of beer.

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What a game. :o One of the worst displays of rugby ever but still engaging, just don’t know how they got there, I had written them off completely F-ck off with these shit comments. What do posters think they're doing saying every game is a shit, horrible performance way below expectations etc.? You...

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Given what happened NZ have to play Nepo Laulala on the bench ahead of Fletcher Newell. Hope they have been keeping the fat bugger fit over the last 2 weeks left on the sidelines.

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RWC finals are always tight nervy affairs. SA has given 2 masterclasses in a row on how to win such games. NZ has just given masterclasses on how to give away yellow cards in such situations.

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AlanBengio wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:34 pm
tubbyj wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:33 pm England is going to lose this because their scrum is shit.
But is SA using this advantage?
I would say no…

Called it when England was 9 points ahead.

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England replacement tighthead is surely the Boks man of the match.

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Siege mentality mental fortitude will be written off all week.

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