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The Black Caps are so sure of victory they are looking at playing an upper order batsman with the outstanding average of . . . 26.45 (linky https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/will-young-547749) why the fudge are we even considering playing this bunny? Even the Z grade Saffa's can deal with thi...

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Only a few changes between team one and two, but not far off a first choice team, hopefully we can avoid any longterm injuries there.

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Potters in again! :lol: :lol: :lol: Too funny. Home games are going to be a riot this year Plenty of “the boy who lived” signs. He’s a real try “seeker” type gags. Surely he makes a Wallabies squad at some point just for the marketing opportunities alone? I can envisage the Stan promo now :lol: The...

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I wonder if that's the way the second row is trending, a line out specialist paired alongside a lock/six hybrid. Do agree with Brownstone, at the very least the Highlanders (and Brumbies) have probably the tallest depth at lock. Comparatively the Crusaders are quite short at this position (relativel...

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Hopefully the extra game time will allow Fakatava to really shine. Not so sure about PPP. He has all the physical attributes but just seemed half-arsed/lazy last year. I beleive Holland will be back soonish, adding more competition for the locking spots and putting some pressure on PPP. It would be...

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Here's the travelling squad for Munster / Bristol: Hooker George Bell Josh Southall Ioane Moananu Prop George Bower Owen Franks Seb Calder Ryan Coxon Kershawl Sykes-Martin Angus Brown Lock Jamie Hannah Quinten Strange (Tour Captain) Liam Jack Tahlor Cahill Antonio Shalfoon Backrow Fletcher Anderson ...

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I wish. Hopefully these pre season fixtures become a regular thing and I can tag it on year. What does this game clash with from a Munster POV in terms of other competitions? I obviously don't expect to face an A team, but are we looking more at a decent strength B team, or trying to cobble togethe...

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Any of you travelling up north for the game against Munster in two weeks? I wish. Hopefully these pre season fixtures become a regular thing and I can tag it on year. What does this game clash with from a Munster POV in terms of other competitions? I obviously don't expect to face an A team, but ar...

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Hamish Bidwell doing his best to undersell Super Rugby.. Recipe for Champions Cup tastes better than Super Rugby right now If you like rugby, I can recommend the Champions Cup. At least in comparison to our upcoming Super Rugby Pacific tournament. Featuring the best of French, South African and Bri...

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Is Scotland not chasing everyone with even a remote connection? Worst t1 nation out there, they develop absolutely nothing themselves. Remind me, how many of your backline are actually Irish again? We have at least some. Lowe aki and JGP were supreme poaches. I'd pipe down as a keewee btw, the Samo...

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I’m absolutely opposed to changing the eligibility rules. It’ll be the end of NZ domestic rugby. Razor needs to get off this hobby horse of his. The sabbaticals are already an excellent solution. Very innovative as well. Use the sabbaticals, Razor. The reason the saffas changed their eligibility ru...

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Does anyone have any good long form video essayist game analysis suggestions? I've exhausted Noah Campbell Gervais, Joseph Anderson and ifinishedavideogame. Any genre cool and the longer the better. Sovietwomble's video essay on The Forest is brilliant, almost four hours long, would highly recommen...

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I'll preface this by saying Ioane deserves an immense amount of credit for his distribution game, setting up two tries. He can't get enough credit for that. Having said that, his defence was again poor. 13 tackles made, 5 missed - the most missed tackles of the game, again. I thought his effort tha...

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For those with a region block. https://www.balls.ie/rugby/sexton-ioane-rugby-world-cup-574601 I think Reiko might be more evidence that the 'no dickheads' policy is out the window You can be a good team man but an absolute shithouse to your opponents. Like Dane Coles. I have masive sympathy for Ire...

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mr bungle wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2023 10:11 pm
Aye wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2023 10:07 pm Kiwi’s, can you provide some briefing on your big prop Ethan de Groot? South African sounding name? Any connection? Is he a poach?
Born in Australia to Kiwi parents. Grew up in Gore, Southland. Pretty sure the surname is Dutch.

Yes, translates to 'big man', which is fitting.

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Yeah, feel one solves the other problem. Fiji is already a draw, they're highly competitive, they've a team in Super rugby; their entrance into an expanded Rugby Championship would only see them access to even better resources which will only see them continue to improve. Same can be said for Japan,...

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I think looking at NPC solely as a vehicle for producing SR players and ABs, while ultimately valid, is a bit of a narrow view. I don't support Canterbury because we produce lots of Crusaders and All Blacks - although that's certainly a nice side effect - I support Canterbury because I bloody love ...

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Yeah, was following that closely, I don't know if it's a sign that schools outside of the traditional powerhouses have improved significantly, or if it's a sign of the decline of the Auckland 1A comp (where young athletes are now being pulled towards other sporting pursuits - Basketball / rugby leag...

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If it wasn't to be a Super 8 team this year I'm glad it was another provincial team. Although Westlake would have been fine too as they don't play in the 1A. I was in Auckland at one of my bros last night. His boys are Sacred Heart. They were a little surprised to go done to Westlake. Nice for it t...

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I’m not sure where I place it in the ethnic roster. Perhaps above the Tongans but below the Samoans who are behind the Pakeha. Yeah, it seems the Maori are great at producing good not great rugby players. Could pick a bunch of very good locks, midfielders, and backrowers who wouldn't get a look in ...

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mr bungle wrote: ↑Sun Sep 03, 2023 12:57 am It is fun, but I wasn’t the one ruling players out of eligibility.

I didn't think ruling Corey Flynn out of a Pakeha XV for not being Pakeha was particularly controversial tbh. I'm happy for him to be included in a NZ European XV.

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If he can Whakapapa, he's not Pakeha, Pakeha =/= European ancestry. The world’s a bit more complex than that these days bud. Richie Mo’unga is selected for both Samoan & Tongan sides. But Corey Flynn is strictly Māori. :lol: Well Michael Jones father was Pakeha as is SBW’s mother. They're eligible ...

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If he can Whakapapa, he's not Pakeha, Pakeha =/= European ancestry. The world’s a bit more complex than that these days bud. Richie Mo’unga is selected for both Samoan & Tongan sides. But Corey Flynn is strictly Māori. :lol: Well Michael Jones father was Pakeha as is SBW’s mother. Pakeha doesn't me...

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mr bungle wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 12:56 pm
WoodlandsRFC wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 12:54 pm
mr bungle wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 12:49 pm

He’s also of Pakeha, Irish Catholic descent
He'd have Pakeha ancestry, but he's not Pakeha.
What do you mean? I know him and his family personally.

If he can Whakapapa, he's not Pakeha, Pakeha =/= European ancestry.

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That is a seriously impressive team. I’m not sure where I place it in the ethnic roster. Perhaps above the Tongans but below the Samoans who are behind the Pakeha. Yeah, it seems the Maori are great at producing good not great rugby players. Could pick a bunch of very good locks, midfielders, and b...

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Criteria: Have to be Pakeha New Zealander and played pro Rugby 15. Beauden Barrett 14. Jeff Wilson 13. Conrad Smith 12. Jack Goodhue 11. Will Jordan 10. Dan Carter 9. Andy Ellis 8. Kieran Read 7. Richie McCaw 6. Scott Barrett 5. Sam Whitelock 4. Brodie Rettalick 3. Owen Franks 2. Corey Flynn 1. Ton...

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Criteria: Have to be Pakeha New Zealander and played pro Rugby 15. Beauden Barrett 14. Jeff Wilson 13. Conrad Smith 12. Jack Goodhue 11. Will Jordan 10. Dan Carter 9. Andy Ellis 8. Kieran Read 7. Richie McCaw 6. Scott Barrett 5. Sam Whitelock 4. Brodie Rettalick 3. Owen Franks 2. Corey Flynn 1. Ton...

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Criteria: Have to be Pakeha New Zealander and played pro Rugby 15. Beauden Barrett 14. Jeff Wilson 13. Conrad Smith 12. Jack Goodhue 11. Will Jordan 10. Dan Carter 9. Andy Ellis 8. Kieran Read 7. Richie McCaw 6. Scott Barrett 5. Sam Whitelock 4. Brodie Rettalick 3. Owen Franks 2. Corey Flynn 1. Ton...

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So I see the Reds have signed Hodgman and Toomaga-Allan, that's two good signings from them. I see Hodgman will be Wallaby eligible from November onwards. Have always felt he's been unlucky not to have been selected for the ABs more regularly. He's been one of the best in Super for some years. Holy...

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So I see the Reds have signed Hodgman and Toomaga-Allan, that's two good signings from them. I see Hodgman will be Wallaby eligible from November onwards. Have always felt he's been unlucky not to have been selected for the ABs more regularly. He's been one of the best in Super for some years.

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Mr Mike wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 1:55 pm
maverickmak wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 1:54 pmI look forward to that standard not being consistent in the slightest.
Consistently inconsistent perhaps?

They'll apply it consistently for Fijians, Samoans, and Tongans.

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NZR just won't quit messing with things.. New Zealand Rugby has signalled its intent to make significant changes to provincial rugby, with chief Mark Robinson saying the current NPC model is “not fit for purpose”. The NPC started two weeks ago with minimal promotion, and crowds and interest have be...

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Indeed. We can't afford to have the Boks nobbling our best players. In hindsight, was organising a game against the most physical side in the world two weeks out from the WC kicking off a mistake? We couldn't have organised a warm-up against, say, Georgia instead? Physical enough to blow out the co...

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Not a leading question, is the South canterbury team all local club players or supplemented by fringe NPC contenders from the Red/Black zone? I recall a few years ago my heartland team [ not by origin simply because they've got the best name] Thames Valley had a good run with 'drop ins' from BOP& W...

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Tonga v Canada - English commentary As for Melani Nanai, he must think that with LF leaving, that he has a shot at making regular appearances for the Crusaders next year and then hit the All blacks. His stint overseas mustn’t have been very successful if he’s back in NZ. I just think he’s got more ...

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What are you on about now? Jonker. Feels like he’s been making shitty TMO calls for decades. I really hate being a guy who sees a list of match officials and gets angry but he does that. As Ted said, was a sub-standard ref and an even worse TMO. I do tend to agree, TMO intervention where the game i...

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So we've now started 6 different wingers across 4 tests this year: Clarke, Narawa, Telea, Jordan, Fainga'anuku, Stevenson. Jordan is nailed on at 14 and BB at 15, but are we any closer to knowing who owns the 11 jersey? Telea clearly has the inside running, but I don't think he's nailed on just yet...

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ffs. Explains so much. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F2X4lPSWcAM0U1z?format=webp&name=medium To be fair.. most areas are pretty low percentages? Considering they have a lot of pretty poor areas... Kinda depends what 'in their homes' means as well. If it simply means inside a house, apartment or whate...

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Currently in Singapore for my partners oceanography science conference thingy, plenty of downtime during the day, I'd anticipate a lot of you bordies spending good time there. Any suggestions for stuff to do / I'm in my late 20s and basically open to anything. Judging by other threads, bumsex seems...

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Currently in Singapore for my partners oceanography science conference thingy, plenty of downtime during the day, I'd anticipate a lot of you bordies spending good time there. Any suggestions for stuff to do / I'm in my late 20s and basically open to anything.

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