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TAB now has the Canes at $1.85 and the Saders at $2.05....

The universe is upended and we in Wellington hereby demand our rightful status as plucky underdogs...

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The Canes have been a bit lucky, but good teams make their own luck.

They showed a lot of guts to come back against the Reds with a man in the bin, and the Reds are the real deal this year.

Both teams at $1.95 with the Crusaders playing at home? Does that make the Canes Favourites??

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"If it's Boeing, I ain't going"

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For decades now, the AB's have had almost a production line of world class #10s. Fox, Mehrtens, Spencer, Carter, Barrett Of the current Crop at Super Rugby Level, we have Cameron, Perofeta, D-Mac, MIllar, Faleafaga, Godfrey, Love, Morgan, and a few others. A lot of great players, but not a Carter am...

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Yehaa Canes Baby, that was good! There was some goos play there, by geez Reuben Love MOTM?? He's a good athlete and a high work rate player, but I also saw him deliver two poor passes in the game today. Maybe I'm being over critical. That long pass to Naholo may have been because Naholo came in off...

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Tehui wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:22 am
Ted. wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:18 am Cameron is not playing at all well.
Completely unrelated to Cameron, but what do you think of the Hurricanes' locks? It's my first time that I've seen this current bunch.

Ogre will have an opinion.....

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Couch wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:55 am Canes always looked the more dangerous with ball in hands this game. Blues becoming a 10 man team, wtf happened?

You hardly saw Reiko Ioane all game.

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The 6-2 split bit them in the arse.

The Blues came with a game plan, but I think the players forgot what it was after they lost 2 backs in the first quarter.

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Looks like slightly dampish conditions for the game tonight, bring a jacket...... https://scontent-akl1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/432052813_10161369965766798_6651457426039967513_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=jYAmICgcDkYAX9Yfw4e&_nc_ht=scontent-akl1-1.xx&cb_e2o_trans=q&oh=00_AfA...

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What the heck is going on back home? First newshub and now TVNZ gutted? Quite concerning. I think at this point the govt may need to step in, NZ needs functional media and reporting. I'm not sure how the government stepping in will help. Seymour blamed Newshub's demise on TVNZ, only to see TVNZ she...

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Racist is the wrong term. Classist is more appropriate. What do you mean by classist, still don’t agree that disagreeing with what they did is anything but a disagreement with what and how they did it, once again, their cause or issue is not the thing in question here, they chose to use someone els...

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I still don't know the full facts of the story, but reading the link GB posted about the Act Party's position on free speech and academic freedom made me chuckle: Universities and other tertiary education institutions will be required to protect free speech and academic freedom or otherwise lose fu...

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this is a tricky one to pick.

I would expect the Chiefs to win comfortably, but the Reds are well coached and have a lot of talent....

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Haha. Prof Joanna Kidman is under the gun from ACT about disparaging comments made about their policy for children. What happened to the need for free speech, Seymour? Academic freedom in enshrined in the Education Act anyway. Unless she’s broken the law, she’s on pretty firm ground I would expect....

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Caleb Clarke is unavailable due to a (happy) family event

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Blues 2.07 M Lock, Sam Darry, Out for 6 weeks with MCL.

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NB Ogre....
Suafoa is 1.96m
McWhannell is 1.98m

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I liked that they used such nice, formal language in this Haka: "To the puppets of this redneck Govt". :lol: Do these women realise this great game of ours was invented by white, redneck colonisers? Perhaps they should just refuse to play rugby full stop? Now that would be a real protest. IMagine i...

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The CEO of the Hurricanes is being interviewed on the radio. The Upper Management of the Hurricanes had no idea that their platform was going to be used like this, and they are disappointed in the actions of the team, while respecting the right of individuals to hold these views. Suffice it to say,...

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So their biggest argument against tobacco reform and smoke free is that it will go underground on the black market, and that would be worse for all kiwis.............. underground and on the black market........where marijuana is! Someone posted this on my Facebook thread , made I laugh . Apparentl...

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The Hurricanes are investigating the women's team haka that criticised the coalition government, labelling it 'redneck'. The Hurricanes Poua began their Super Rugby Aupiki season last Saturday with a defeat to the Chiefs Manawa and before the match they used an altered haka with the kaitāraki (lead...

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The CEO of the Hurricanes is being interviewed on the radio. The Upper Management of the Hurricanes had no idea that their platform was going to be used like this, and they are disappointed in the actions of the team, while respecting the right of individuals to hold these views. Suffice it to say, ...

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https://scontent-akl1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/429765038_10161361849356798_5562812384927692812_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=3635dc&_nc_ohc=pmMVRczkvo0AX_lqASG&_nc_ht=scontent-akl1-1.xx&cb_e2o_trans=q&oh=00_AfCZA_XwBx4dVLdzk2qK3g8dKtUirDPUPNyHfozsAyfJJw&oe=65E9510B TAB has Blues as Favourit...

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towny wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:13 am
Tussock wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:39 am Bullshit red for Jordie Barrett, Petaia dropped at the the end

Is this a whoosh?
That’s a red card in 1980s rugby league.

I've seen similar only get a yellow for being called a Soak Tackle

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MungoMan wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:34 am Hurricanes will be recorded as winning this match. That's bullshit.

It would have been bullshit had the Reds 'won' in the same circumstances.

Golden Shower is utterly contemptible.

Reds had ample chances to take the game away from Golden point. Knocking on over the line, for example....

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farmerdave wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:03 am Classic ref mistake.
No guessing, didn't see it didn't happen, Lomax had that strip before he was tackled.

When even the Aussie commentary team points that out, you know the ref made a rough call there.

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Reds Side named.... 1. Alex Hodgman 2. Matt Faessler 3. Zane Nonggorr  4. Seru Uru (1.97m tall) 5. Ryan Smith  (1.99m Tall) 6. Liam Wright (cc)  7. Fraser McReight 8. Harry Wilson 9. Tate McDermott (cc) 10. Tom Lynagh 11. Jock Campbell  12. Hunter Paisami 13. Josh Flook 14. Suliasi Vunivalu   15. Jo...

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NZ TAB Odds out https://scontent-akl1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/428712251_10161351525136798_8696466287544457345_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=3635dc&_nc_ohc=paxi_7bZb98AX8W0qPC&_nc_oc=AQlx2KlQB-Y3sHdb1C8PodZYO6S2aQTiOCpILJEq57DOf0MAuprGHQURYSJhCj8qBmg&_nc_ht=scontent-akl1-1.xx&cb_e2o_trans=q&...

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Cam does offer more in Defence, not that Ian Foster knew it though....

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Nasty head clash with Barrett.

Force Tackler seeing stars....seeing his nose spread all over his face....seeing a Yellow Card....

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Enzedder wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:58 am
Eugenius wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:51 am Very happy .

Saders far far more competitive early in the season than I could have hoped .

Thanks for the bonus point away Chiefs !
Your guys let a W slip then

Bet your pacemaker was working overtime!!

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The Canes seem to have a Surplus of Sharp Scrumhalves....

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Scene one: A psychologists office...panning shots of the decor. Simple. Lots of Glass and Aluminium, light, open, with an outlook on woodlands. We see various pictures, out of focus....a parade....a sports car (red)... at the same time we hear a middle aged man, talking. PATIENT: (Face in) "...it's ...

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Date: 23 Feb 2024. (24 Feb Wellington Time) Kickoff: 7pm Local. (Midnite NZ Time) Venue: HBF Park. https://dynamic-media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/1b/63/57/32/wallabies-vs-argentina.jpg?w=1200&h=-1&s=1 Teams: https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B88763504Z/1520147918468_GBJ1GFJCL.1-1.jp...

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Well, 8kg of him at least...

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/20 ... -2023.html

looking sharp this year!

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Here we go again...

https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/ka ... index.html

At a Superbowl Celebration rally at Kansas City.

2 people in custody, unknown number dead or wounded.....I'm thinking one of these MAGA nutters went all the way....

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