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I’m running through the review now, I’ve a nerdy interest in such things. Is Aotearoa New Zealand likely to become official? It’s a bit like calling Ireland Eireann Ireland, seems a bit forced and clunky The Republic of Ireland is very forced and clunky; however this is avoided by just calling it I...

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Crusaders will win this one. Maybe.

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The season isn’t over and the Crusaders are still in it. Good luck to whatever high-ranked team that might meet them in the finals.

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Shortish explanation of the NZRPA’s position.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Ip4Wm ... QbIkmYWYbQ

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Possibly cash.

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The nub of the issue is that the players association want all the provincial representatives on the NZR board to resign and apply for their jobs. Not have guaranteed seats. The provincial representatives, fearing loss of power, don’t want to do that. With all due respect, that does not seem like it...

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Something about some board members having to have been on a provincial union committee for a year or two or summit. There must be a few org charts knocking about Shirley? So the 'players' will force a split between amateur and professional rugby... Again. Because more money should go to professiona...

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shanky wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2024 3:57 am Yeah, but can he get on base?

This is what matters.

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Zakar wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 11:44 pm Zongorr just inked another 2 years with Aussie rugby and the Reds.

Even though he was a liability at times last year, he's consistently shown slight improvement. He's got the size and strength to be a top flight Prop, I wonder if having JTA at the Reds has helped his development.

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PornDog wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 6:52 pm Is he Dozy by any chance?

Maybe. Who cares?
Everyone should just put the mouth breather on ignore.

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I’m running through the review now, I’ve a nerdy interest in such things. Is Aotearoa New Zealand likely to become official? It’s a bit like calling Ireland Eireann Ireland, seems a bit forced and clunky The Republic of Ireland is very forced and clunky; however this is avoided by just calling it I...

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July 2014 in 33 degrees. I was 38 but very confident. They’re probably still singing songs about me and that game - none of them complimentary.

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The troll farm playbook: Listen carefully, comrades: The trick is not to go in full blast pro-Russia and anti-Ukraine and give the game away. Be low key -- and therefore penetrating and reverberative; do just enough to plant a seed of doubt. Peddle the following tropes: NATO are not impeccable good...

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I never understood Silver Lake to be frank. Throwing money at an unsustainable business model doesn't suddenly make it a sustainable one and I never really saw how they planned to turn it around. I’ve got a theory or two…. 1. The media market is changing fast - Netflix just got into live sports, an...

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From the outside it looks as if New Zealand Rugby has been very successful over a long period, so what's the basic gripe? 1. NZRU sold off a chunk of its future revenue for a cash injection that was seemingly pissed away. On what (broadly speaking)? 2. NZRU has chosen a model that does not reward i...

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From the outside it looks as if New Zealand Rugby has been very successful over a long period, so what's the basic gripe? 1. NZRU sold off a chunk of its future revenue for a cash injection that was seemingly pissed away. 2. NZRU has chosen a model that does not reward its best players, who must go...

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Another one lost to Australian rugby. How long will it take Suali to drop his shit and jump shit at the Tahds? https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/05/22/i-have-the-same-feeling-tah-claims-hes-quit-crisis-club-because-he-didnt-get-enough-love/ Mind you, it sounds like he did not give it a red hot crack....

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We need more games imo: - More players get exposure - More opportunities for clubs to generate revenue - More opportunity to generate broadcast revenue with the additional content. 14 games isn’t enough. How can the Force compete with Top 14 clubs for Rodda’s signature when they have half as many g...

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Useful opportunity for the next tranche of players to step up in place of those dozens... Our setup just doesn't provide this. The French and Irish do it and they don’t call up players from a third tier. Why can’t it be done? The answer seems to be, “because we want a third tier”. This so-called "t...

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Should add that the signatures on the letter are: David Kirk, Richie McCaw, Tammi Wilson Uluinayau, Sam Cane, Scott Curry, Les Elder, Sarah Hirini, Ruby Tui, Patrick Tuipulotu, Samuel Whitelock, Will Jordan, Scott Ireland, Rob Nichol https://x.com/paulcullystuff/status/1792840060309795296?cxt=HBwWw...

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Still, the UK clubs have many more games each year, which they leverage to pinch our star players. Fwiw, the French Top14 was played during the RWC, which means many dozens of the best players were absent, and life went on. Useful opportunity for the next tranche of players to step up in place of t...

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Bindi wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 10:44 am Pre-match beers? I am keen.

I’m out. Back in Sverige.

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Yeah, it's a short season, a full home and away season would be great, but how do you fit it all in with the 10 or so test matches we have through July - September? 1. Why do the test matches have to be then? 2. Why don’t the NH comps end prior to the 6N? Do the NH club comps continue through the 6...

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While I'm typing this, I'm having a red-hot crack at making myself deafer than I am already. Playing in the background is my newly-arrived CC of the soundtrack to Ken Burns' magisterial TV series, The Civil War . The best television I have ever watched in my life may well have been this epic recoun...

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While I'm typing this, I'm having a red-hot crack at making myself deafer than I am already. Playing in the background is my newly-arrived CC of the soundtrack to Ken Burns' magisterial TV series, The Civil War . The best television I have ever watched in my life may well have been this epic recoun...

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While I'm typing this, I'm having a red-hot crack at making myself deafer than I am already. Playing in the background is my newly-arrived CC of the soundtrack to Ken Burns' magisterial TV series, The Civil War . The best television I have ever watched in my life may well have been this epic recoun...

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It’s okay. Hamish told us that the publicity value from the first week of the JS signing had covered his contract value.

Fml

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Yeah. Angry punters, some of them Some of them. But I’d wager that most league fans want Australian rugby to be strong. Australians inherently want Australian teams to do well, right? Forget the core mungo diehards - I’m talking about the silent majority. Most rugby fans, in my experience at least,...

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I worry if rugby ever does die as predicted weekly by these league fans on anything they can post on who they will hate on next? Look out Touch Footballers!! Talk about an insecure fanbase. Yeah. Angry punters, some of them Some of them. But I’d wager that most league fans want Australian rugby to ...

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shanky wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 5:45 am Towny + Stats

What could possibly happen?

Super Towny?

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I bet you’ll die a virgin. He has reached out to Russian brides.com . Luckily his chances improve every day ! It seems to me that those who respond to the pro murderer at this point are beyond naive and value promoting their own right on credentials more than shutting down a Putin supporter who sim...

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Interesting Where do you get your stats from? As far as I know all the super.rugby data is coming from Opta ultimately and they have game day stats. rugbypass have game day stats but they seem a little different at times to super.rugby stats. I've written an aggregator using that data - a small sid...

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November2019 wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 8:53 pm The Russian state broadcaster is likely no more biased than western media.

I bet you’ll die a virgin.

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Agreed but I am aware I am on a forum of libs and am trying to meet them half way. :lol: Ultimately I am what would have been called centre left a decade or two ago although apparently that has become hardcore communist in the eyes of many these days :roll: As such I believe in looking at things th...

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That reads a bit unfair. All those players have what every Oz player seems to suffer, inconsistency. You dont get rid of performing stars, no team seems to have any that stand up from Feb to June. Example Harrison beats the Crusaders and next week he plays like the third pick flyhalf he is. Coleman...

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My immediate reaction is satisfaction that the NZRPA is calling on NZR to account. I only wish we had a similar opportunity in Australia. Similar in Australia would be nice, but with the proviso that the way of getting there is markedly dissimilar. I'd prefer RA to not enter into any private equity...

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shanky wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 8:04 am Nick Frost has been playing well
I didn’t see the last game so maybe he played like shit

However, I’m not a sheeple(TM) so I don’t vacillate from week to week…

…much

Bugger. I had planned on using that term.

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The Tahs recruitment and development has been so f**ked up over the last few years under Coleman. Getting rid of real talent that needs to be nurtured into the role like Will Harris, and keeping spuds like Gleeson and Gamble on the park. Ben Houston running around in Shute shield is a better 8 than...

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What sort of bar are you using for that assessment relating to Trump's minimal long term impact, if I can use that phrase? I didn’t say minimal impact. I said less than I feared. 😉And I’d still be afraid of the damage Trump could do in a second term (both democratically and internationally). But th...

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My immediate reaction is satisfaction that the NZRPA is calling on NZR to account. I only wish we had a similar opportunity in Australia.

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