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He hit a bloke that wasn’t dipping with a shoulder to his head - the player left the field for a HIA and didn’t return. Barrett did have his feet planted, but I’m not sure what your point is, planting your feet is a way to execute big tackles. He didn't drive into the player, he was basically stati...

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It's not a SH problem, it's a NH problem with its soak tackle approach. Have a look at the video, Porter doesn't go low, direct contact with the head, yet its not a red card because no force, a NH soak tackle. Looks very similar to JB to me. He was his feet planted, with perhaps a small sideways sh...

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Just looked at it there and I can see why the SH might have a problem if there's any complaints about that being red. It's a stone cold red and has been up here for years. No attempt whatsoever to go low, contact with the head, completely reckless. It's not a SH problem, it's a NH problem with its ...

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Players don't (or shouldn't) get red cards for accidental high hits. They get red cards for going too high, recklessly, with force . If it was random then all teams would be getting red cards in equal measures and there'd be a random distribution amongst the players. This isn't the case. I agree th...

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Players don't (or shouldn't) get red cards for accidental high hits. They get red cards for going too high, recklessly, with force . If it was random then all teams would be getting red cards in equal measures and there'd be a random distribution amongst the players. This isn't the case. I agree th...

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Players don't (or shouldn't) get red cards for accidental high hits. They get red cards for going too high, recklessly, with force . If it was random then all teams would be getting red cards in equal measures and there'd be a random distribution amongst the players. This isn't the case. I agree th...

Magpie26

Great game, well played by both sides :thumbup: Never thought the odds being offered were correct and the Reds proved me right. Would have been happy with the game being called a draw TBF. Thought the ref was pretty consistent which is all you can ask for. Loved some of the Iose carries into contact...

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Well deserved Tahs

Very steady and (mostly) controlled, put a lot of pressure on the Saders and it paid off.

Saders...far from their best. New combinations definitely taking time to settle and unusually for them unable to lift the pace of the game when they needed to.

Magpie26

Mentioned it on another thread, that was a brilliant watch

MP really deserved their big lead, brilliant come back by Drua.....only to bomb the winning try.

Ravutaumada is some player

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Anyone watching the Drua vs Pasifika game? Moana currently 29 - 15 up with a guy in the bin, they've dominated most of the match. As I type that Moana in again through a rolling maul to go up 36-15 EDIT - yellow just got upgraded to red Brilliant game to watch. In the end it felt like both sides di...

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Tough on the Landers, didn't do a lot wrong and did plenty right....just couldn't match the rolling power of the Blues.
Patchell looked better with taking the ball to the line a bit more.
Sotutu really did have a good game.

Magpie26

DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:01 pm Hansen is an Australian eligible for Ireland. He isn't irish.

If Biden is Irish then so is Hansen.

Magpie26

Daily bump for Flockwitt. Current TAB odds have the Canes at $1.30, Reds at $3.60 Probably a fair reflection. The weather looks like a fine day, after a couple of moist ones. Surprised the odds aren't a bit closer. That's not a bad Reds team. Very good loose forwards and plenty in the backs to caus...

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We used 'timezones' as the excuse to explain why SR was losing popularity. Since the Saffers have left, SR hasn't quite been gangbusters, right? The 'timezone' theory doesn't hold water. Rather than rehash tired, old, likely-false assumptions dressed up as 'facts', perhaps it's time we addressed th...

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Blackrock Bullet wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 10:45 pm A complete mess.

New Zealand and Australian rugby needs an intervention.

Maybe we need teams from another hemisphere......

excluding the fact we had a Japanese team in the past....

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A real measure for me, which is only retrospective so completely useless in the debate really, but it's where does the player reside once they retire? So many SA poaches f#ck off back to the republic. They came, they merc'ed, they bought their farm and they forgot it ever happened. Hell, maybe some...

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Would be good to see them back.

Always thought a non-South African team topping the South African conference and making the Final was too much for the Saffers to take

Magpie26

Moestert isn’t 2m tall mate, and he plays 80 mins most games. The ABs best lock isn’t 2m tall. England’s best lock isn’t 2m tall. Woki from France isn’t 2m tall. Maybe we are watching different games. Yep the man needs to own up to his own bias and dare i say stupidy Sod off dipshit. It's a bit of ...

Magpie26

Jager isn't going to be another Furlong but he is a big solid unit nearing 130kg and blooding him yesterday could be because they've one eye on the summer tests against the Boks. He definitely won't be another Furlong, just like he wasn't a Franks or Moody type player at the Crusaders but he is cer...

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Pleased to discover that STAN's mini games are perfect for watching games that I'm interested in, but not enough to watch lie or a full replay. They are between 20-22 mins long, which is long enough to show all the key play, but non of the boring stuff. I enjoyed watching the mini of this game. I t...

Magpie26

Some great try's to be fair

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Jeff the Bear wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:53 am Just caught up on the game. The Ginger Messiah bringing it.

Will be interesting though when they get to play teams that don't allow so much front foot ball.

Lovely passing game but will have to do more.
Very composed effort for first time out

Magpie26

Overall I think the Canes will be pretty pleased. Plenty of power in the forwards and Viljoen, who had an excellent game, got the backs moving well. Lakai, for such a young guy, looked very good at 8 and Proctor is a really good 13. Not completely sold on Naholo yet, still prefer Rayasi at 11. Early...

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Hawk97 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:39 pm
mrbrownstone wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:58 pm
Hawk97 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 10:41 am

Alright Talula-Does-The-Hula-From-Hawaii Johnson.
15 years ago. Desperate.
Desperate…says the kiwi on a six nations thread

TBF there are usually so many Kiwis playing in 6N games you could almost make an AB D team out of them.

Magpie26

Was out for a glorious steak dinner in the city and missed the game. Predictable result which I called earlier. The real news is it looks like NZR has finally let the media report on crowd numbers again. Newsflash super rugby is dead.. 50% full at 16,119 tonight :lol: You think FMG is 32k plus :? I...

Magpie26

Well for a first up game that was really very good. Not the complete performance by either side but plenty to be happy about. Thought the Chiefs had blown it but did enough to keep the first W. Those Crusaders forwards certainly are tough to break down. Saders midfield just didn't work for me while ...

Magpie26

Jeepers I hadn't realised England were 1 win from the last 6 vs Scotland 😳. I'm not so sure Scotland will win this, they seem to be managing to lose games they really should have won of late. Let's be honest, we beat france. Just not according to the record books 😂 Unless England discover some seri...

Magpie26

Jeepers I hadn't realised England were 1 win from the last 6 vs Scotland

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I'm not so sure Scotland will win this, they seem to be managing to lose games they really should have won of late.

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SaintK wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 1:33 pm I wouldn't trust the current bunch of arseholes to organise a piss up in a brewery.
Their recent financial management of the game as a whole has been rotten.

Hard to argue with this.

Magpie26

Not sure how serious the idea is but Twickenham, for all the great stadium it is, seems very hamstrung by its location and the residents concerns in the immediate area.

Magpie26

Rest of NZ vs Canterbury might generate enough 'hate' to make the game interesting

Magpie26

That well written and detailed research written by the real estate market for.....well the real estate market...has me convinced

Magpie26

Hopefully this year is Fakatava's breakout year.
Behind the greatest AB 9 and then his bad injury which seemed to knock his confidence......hoping this year we see his full potential come through.

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Hawk97 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:06 am Don’t know if he can be considered a breakout player, or maybe he’s already broke out, but Hoskins Sotutu. Looks a proper handful.

Bit of a stretch calling Sotutu a break out player.
Probably the most naturally gifted 8 in NZ after Savea.

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Super Rugby kicks off this week. Time for some bold predictions regarding what Razor's first AB squad will look like. Will be interesting to revisit this in June when new faces have announced themselves and made this look silly. My best guess, assuming a 33 man squad. Bold = almost certain selectio...

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Ball in play can stay the same... We just want less of the other (orange) stuff.. Which ones though? Waiting for Scrums: 18min 28sec There were 18 scrums in the match. No idea how many resets though, couldn't find data on that. But that is about 60 seconds per scrum. Could maybe try to speed that u...

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On the off chance Jordan is out with a season ending surgery, would we be looking at Stevenson at fullback or is it Ruben Loves time to shine? Or perhaps we're looking at Beaudy or DMac back there? Personally, I reckon if it's not Aumua as that third hooker, it'll be Tyrone Thompson, he's got futur...

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Shields seems like a step backwards as a pick, no? At 32 now I'm not even sure he's among your best 3 loose forwards (Flanders/Kirifi/Iose, imo, with Lakai pushing hard for a spot). If he starts ahead of Flanders I'll be very disappointed from an ABs perspective. Kirifi or Jordie feel like the more...

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The Saffer derbies is going to be epic the next two weekends. The Stormers will be without Fourie, Libbok and Willemse this weekend and the Sharks lost Etsebeth for a few weeks but will welcome back Bongi and Koch and will be able to field a Springbok frontrow. Fat Frans will probably play from the...

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Genuinely feel the Highlanders team is better, which is a rare feeling. On paper it looks better for sure. Interesting to see Gilbert doing a Jordie and moving in to 12. First time he has played there? Finished last season playing there and looked a natural, reckon it's his best position, and in a ...

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