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by Kiwias
Sun Jun 18, 2023 8:44 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks 2023
Replies: 4967
Views: 144295

Re: All Blacks 2023

TEDS wrote: Sun Jun 18, 2023 8:38 am ...and holy shit, they've picked one specialist fullback
JB?
BB?
Jordan?
by Kiwias
Sat Jun 17, 2023 5:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is this the end of the road for Beauden Barrett?
Replies: 46
Views: 2292

Re: Is this the end of the road for Beauden Barrett?

His biggest mistake was going to the Blues. He was a cult figure in the Hurricanes, and was in a franchise that supported and encouraged him. He never fully seemed to settle in Auckland. No idea why he thought it was a good idea. However we've uncovered a couple of great prospects and an older head...
by Kiwias
Sat Jun 17, 2023 2:30 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks 2023
Replies: 4967
Views: 144295

Re: All Blacks 2023

I don’t like Ennor at all - but I thought he was very good tonight. For me ScoBa was pick of Saders ABs but Taylor/RMO/Jordan and Leicester were excellent and Goodhue solid. Poor from the Auckland All Blacks - not one of them played well (maybe Stephen P who I guess is an All Black). Akira / Dalton...
by Kiwias
Fri Jun 16, 2023 11:56 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Blues: MATCH THREAD: Fri 16th June
Replies: 425
Views: 7801

Re: Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Blues: MATCH THREAD: Fri 16th June

Eugenius wrote: Fri Jun 16, 2023 9:58 am Wonderful wonderful performance.

God I love this team - they always step up and surprise me , even when I’m doubtful .

What a coach - what a team culture .

Gooooooo Crusaders
øh yessssss. Absolutely beautiful to watch.
by Kiwias
Sun Jun 11, 2023 11:16 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: World Test Championship
Replies: 90
Views: 2123

Re: World Test Championship

Donations accepted via PayPal. :nod:
by Kiwias
Sun Jun 11, 2023 10:35 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: World Test Championship
Replies: 90
Views: 2123

Re: World Test Championship

VIrat to score a 150+ leading India to victory then for him to retire from test cricket.

You heard it here first
by Kiwias
Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:36 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18091
Views: 819299

Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents

The judge 'randomly' selected could prove a real cannon blow to the prosecution. Not likely in getting the case thrown out, but allowing shit loads of time for discovery, pushing back hearings, slow walking various stages, maybe even excluding some of the more damning evidence. At the very least it...
by Kiwias
Thu Jun 08, 2023 4:47 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Quarter Final 3: Crusaders vs Fijian Drua: MATCH THREAD: Sat 10th June
Replies: 99
Views: 2461

Re: Quarter Final 3: Crusaders vs Fijian Drua: MATCH THREAD: Sat 10th June

mrbrownstone wrote: Thu Jun 08, 2023 3:43 am Far out, finally get a few reinforcements back, and it's offset by losing Whitelock. It's been the story of our season.
Ain't that the truth?
by Kiwias
Thu Jun 08, 2023 3:27 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Quarter Final 3: Crusaders vs Fijian Drua: MATCH THREAD: Sat 10th June
Replies: 99
Views: 2461

Re: Quarter Final 3: Crusaders vs Fijian Drua: MATCH THREAD: Sat 10th June

Jager starting at 3 and Blackadder back for the quarter final, albeit from the bench. Drummond and Heinz also back in the squad. Still no Sam Whitelock though. Crusaders: 1-Tamaiti Williams, 2-Codie Taylor, 3-Oli Jager, 4-Scott Barrett, 5-Quin Strange, 6-Sione Talitui, 7-Tom Christie, 8-Christian Li...
by Kiwias
Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:09 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: South Island NZ - Must do's for Old Farts
Replies: 208
Views: 8024

Re: South Island NZ - Must do's for Old Farts

Enzedder wrote: Mon Jun 05, 2023 6:23 am Cheers Merlin - tis on the list.

My niece posted a clip of her trip up there and I was hooked.
I've done the heli flight and it is fabulous.
by Kiwias
Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:24 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SRP Match Blues vs Highlanders @Eden Park 2nd June 2023
Replies: 76
Views: 1387

Re: SRP Match Blues vs Highlanders @Eden Park 2nd June 2023

Homer call if there ever was one
by Kiwias
Thu Jun 01, 2023 10:03 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Whitelock goooooooone! To Pau
Replies: 39
Views: 1209

Re: Whitelock goooooooone! To Pau

Reminds me a lot of Richard Hill mk II. Not the biggest, not the fastest, sometimes people will beat him on work rate but he's more than decent there. What marks Whitelock out for me is the quality of his decision making, whether to join a ruck, how to join, whether to take a ball into contact, whe...
by Kiwias
Thu Jun 01, 2023 2:23 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Whitelock goooooooone! To Pau
Replies: 39
Views: 1209

Re: Whitelock goooooooone! To Pau

As a Crusaders and All Blacks fan, I've had the pleasure of following a number of elite players at SR and test level over the last two decades. Players like Richie McCaw, Dan Carter, Owen Franks, Kieran Read etc. All time greats. I'd say that Sam Whitelock is my favourite player of all time, and su...
by Kiwias
Thu Jun 01, 2023 1:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Whitelock goooooooone! To Pau
Replies: 39
Views: 1209

Re: Whitelock goooooooone! To Pau

Was it the SF? I cant find a clip of it. Check it out at 1'26"30 or so on here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOKEz6Jo99c Took me ages to find it... and it was here all the time... :lol: Anyway... for ease.. timestamped.... https://youtu.be/zOKEz6Jo99c?t=5196 I am not sophisticated enough to times...
by Kiwias
Thu Jun 01, 2023 12:25 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Whitelock goooooooone! To Pau
Replies: 39
Views: 1209

Re: Whitelock goooooooone! To Pau

LandOTurk wrote: Wed May 31, 2023 11:47 pm
trapper wrote: Wed May 31, 2023 11:00 pm Will never forget that lineout steal against Matfield in 2015…. Iconic.
Was it the SF? I cant find a clip of it.
Check it out at 1'26"30 or so on here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOKEz6Jo99c
by Kiwias
Mon May 29, 2023 4:44 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Australia v NZ u20s
Replies: 178
Views: 4115

Re: Australia v NZ u20s

Very short advantage after 2~3 successive penalties by Oz in the red zone
by Kiwias
Mon May 29, 2023 4:35 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Australia v NZ u20s
Replies: 178
Views: 4115

Re: Australia v NZ u20s

Cheapshot kiwi forward just shown the cheese. Thomas cheapshot or actual cheapshot? TBH I couldn't really tell based on the camera angles. Ref didn't hesitate to send off. Nz forwards getting dominated, but backs are better. Nice try set up by number 25 who looks like a young Damien McKenzie. 19 - ...
by Kiwias
Mon May 29, 2023 4:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Australia v NZ u20s
Replies: 178
Views: 4115

Re: Australia v NZ u20s

Try to the Boys in Black from a scrum, match delicately balanced now
by Kiwias
Sun May 28, 2023 3:23 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ian Foster Gone
Replies: 179
Views: 6630

Re: Ian Foster Gone

I really can’t stand Fozzie , not just his abject incompetence but his attitude . Throwing the others under the bus to save himself , and the bullshit positive spin on what has been the worst era in living history . Entitled and mediocre with it - the prick . Spoilt rotten . :lol: Something we can ...
by Kiwias
Sun May 28, 2023 1:33 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SRP - Highlander v Reds – 7.05pm, Friday 26 May, Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Replies: 136
Views: 2670

Re: SRP - Highlander v Reds – 7.05pm, Friday 26 May, Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

Can't we be anti Frizell and anti Swain? Sure. I imagine we'll see hundreds of frothing anti frizzell posts from Kiwis then. There's a number of anti Frizell posts from Kiwis in this very thread. I so badly want Blackadder or even SBarrett to lock down the 6 position so we can get rid of Frizell.
by Kiwias
Sat May 27, 2023 8:35 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: BLUES V CANES SUPER RUGBY MATCH THREAD.
Replies: 160
Views: 2857

Re: BLUES V CANES SUPER RUGBY MATCH THREAD.

Kiwias wrote: Sat May 27, 2023 8:32 am
Pakia Pakia wrote: Sat May 27, 2023 8:19 am Amazing try by Telea but he never should have scored it.
That would apply to a significant number of his tries.
To this one too.
by Kiwias
Sat May 27, 2023 8:32 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: BLUES V CANES SUPER RUGBY MATCH THREAD.
Replies: 160
Views: 2857

Re: BLUES V CANES SUPER RUGBY MATCH THREAD.

Pakia Pakia wrote: Sat May 27, 2023 8:19 am Amazing try by Telea but he never should have scored it.
That would apply to a significant number of his tries.
by Kiwias
Sat May 27, 2023 7:19 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crusaders vs Waratahs: MATCH THREAD: Sat 27th May
Replies: 108
Views: 2139

Re: Crusaders vs Waratahs: MATCH THREAD: Sat 27th May

Fat Old Git wrote: Sat May 27, 2023 7:17 am Yes, bonus point back. Now, don't stuff up the restart.
No concerns at all. A solid performance by the lads.
by Kiwias
Sat May 27, 2023 6:49 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crusaders vs Waratahs: MATCH THREAD: Sat 27th May
Replies: 108
Views: 2139

Re: Crusaders vs Waratahs: MATCH THREAD: Sat 27th May

Filthy offside? Wot? = angry with the ref, as it was a harsh card. You reckon? Off his feet + in from the side to kill a linebreak. My impress was that it was a bit harsh, but I thought it was a defensible call from the ref. Or do I need to take my eyepatch off? Clear penalty but a straight YC seem...
by Kiwias
Sat May 27, 2023 6:24 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crusaders vs Waratahs: MATCH THREAD: Sat 27th May
Replies: 108
Views: 2139

Re: Crusaders vs Waratahs: MATCH THREAD: Sat 27th May

grievous wrote: Sat May 27, 2023 6:21 am
Kiwias wrote: Sat May 27, 2023 6:17 am
Ali's Choice wrote: Sat May 27, 2023 6:16 am Love it when referees feel they have to match a yellow card with one for the opposition? That was arguably the softest yellow card in the history of pro-Rugby.
Walton deservedly seriously filthy with that call
Filthy offside? Wot?
= angry with the ref, as it was a harsh card.
by Kiwias
Sat May 27, 2023 6:17 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crusaders vs Waratahs: MATCH THREAD: Sat 27th May
Replies: 108
Views: 2139

Re: Crusaders vs Waratahs: MATCH THREAD: Sat 27th May

Ali's Choice wrote: Sat May 27, 2023 6:16 am Love it when referees feel they have to match a yellow card with one for the opposition? That was arguably the softest yellow card in the history of pro-Rugby.
Walton deservedly seriously filthy with that call
by Kiwias
Sat May 27, 2023 4:35 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Drua v Moana Pasifika @ Suva
Replies: 13
Views: 261

Re: Drua v Moana Pasifika @ Suva

Highly entertaining match and the crowd are seriously into it
by Kiwias
Tue May 23, 2023 9:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sexton may not make the World Cup!
Replies: 518
Views: 18408

Re: Johnny Be Good!

Nieghorn wrote: Mon May 22, 2023 11:49 pm Guess you boredies are'nt ready for this post yet... but your kids are gonna love it!
:thumbup: :smug:
by Kiwias
Thu May 18, 2023 8:25 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Shitty family members
Replies: 92
Views: 7476

Re: Shitty family members

Thanks mate - no I’m not going to say a word to him, I’m going to wait to see if he follows through - if he does, I’m going to completely and immediately disappear from their lives for good, ironically this is one of the suggested and last resort methods I have researched for dealing with narcissis...
by Kiwias
Thu May 18, 2023 4:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Shitty family members
Replies: 92
Views: 7476

Re: Shitty family members

I cut total contact with my birth-mother not long after my first son was born because she was an evil, manipulative, calculatingly-cruel person, toward her own children and grandchildren. This happened about 25 years before she died and I can say with a clear conscience that it was the best thing I ...
by Kiwias
Mon May 15, 2023 12:32 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bruce Robertson - gone
Replies: 35
Views: 1019

Re: Bruce Robertson - gone

RIP to the best centre I have ever seen. Grace, speed, vision, passing -- he had it all. I was privileged to be asked to interpret for him at a dinner in Yokohama in the early-90s when he was in Japan conducting coaching clinics. I instantly reverted to the star-struck school kid idolising him as a ...
by Kiwias
Sat May 06, 2023 9:31 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Blues v Moana Pasifika @ Eden Park - Sat 6th May
Replies: 66
Views: 1767

Re: Blues v Moana Pasifika @ Eden Park - Sat 6th May

Auckman wrote: Sat May 06, 2023 8:49 am :lol:

Have hardly been in this match all half and now they go to halftime only 2 behind

Blues 17-15 MP - HT
Blues are way way weaker without BB at 10 to run the backline
by Kiwias
Sat May 06, 2023 6:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Schools Rugby Thread
Replies: 33
Views: 871

Re: Hamilton BHS vs Napier BHS

Nieghorn wrote: Fri May 05, 2023 4:15 am ... in Japan. Is it this year's Sanix final? Rare to see two schools from one of the overseas nations, innit?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9_hBVMPS0I
The scoreboard shown at the start of the clip has Napier BHS shown in English as The British Schools.
by Kiwias
Sat Apr 29, 2023 8:52 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Chiefs vs Crusaders: MATCH THREAD: Sat 29th April
Replies: 288
Views: 6413

Re: Chiefs vs Crusaders: MATCH THREAD: Sat 29th April

Maniototo Man wrote: Sat Apr 29, 2023 8:51 am Bit of a worry when an AB lock can't win his own ball :P
He is up against a better AB lock :twisted:
by Kiwias
Sat Apr 29, 2023 8:14 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Chiefs vs Crusaders: MATCH THREAD: Sat 29th April
Replies: 288
Views: 6413

Re: Chiefs vs Crusaders: MATCH THREAD: Sat 29th April

Enzedder wrote: Fri Apr 28, 2023 11:16 pm 80% of the seats for tonight have been sold already. Looks good for a sellout crowd.
Hope Hamilton does as well for the NPC match between Canterbury and Waikato
by Kiwias
Sat Apr 29, 2023 3:24 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SR: Fijian Drua Vs Blues @ Lautoka April 29th 14:05 Local
Replies: 56
Views: 1415

Re: SR: Fijian Drua Vs Blues @ Lautoka April 29th 14:05 Local

elcamino wrote: Sat Apr 29, 2023 3:14 am Anybody got a link? I’m on my phone at work and can’t get through the pop ups without a direct link, cheers
https://www.vipbox.lc/fijian-drua-vs-blues-1-live
by Kiwias
Wed Apr 26, 2023 1:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your NON-INTL team's best try
Replies: 34
Views: 1020

Re: Your NON-INTL team's best try

by Kiwias
Tue Apr 25, 2023 8:11 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Black Craps vs Pakistan
Replies: 247
Views: 7632

Re: Black Craps vs Pakistan

tubbyj wrote: Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:42 am Mark Chapman leads them to a drawn serries after they looked dead in the water and his reward is a plane trip home missing out on the ODI series.
I think he has been added to the ODI squad.
by Kiwias
Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:19 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Tucker Carlson gone from Fox News?
Replies: 389
Views: 13020

Re: Tucker Carlson gone form Fox News?

Glaston wrote: Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:16 am
Demilich wrote: Tue Apr 25, 2023 3:48 am Nobody over the age of 4 should ever be called 'Tucker'.
Sounds Welsh
bimboman wrote: Ooo, nice smear with no evidence, nicely done.