@Smudge said in Other Cricket:

@mariner4life said in Other Cricket:

@MN5 said in Other Cricket:

I don’t reckon they have quite the same depth in the bowling departmen

oof

maybe not from the early 90s

but beyond that? The four they have now are unlikely to make the 2nd XI and they are brilliant.

Even spin, i mean Warnie walks in. Nathan Lyon has 539 wickets.
Stuart MacGill has 200+ wickets at less than 30 as the forgotten leg spinner who only played when Warnie got himself suspended. And that's before black and white dudes like Richie Benaud.

i think if you start listing them out the list will start stretching fast than you think.

Add in the great Caversham export Clarrie Grimmett as well as Bill 'Tiger' O'Reilly from those black and white dudes.

Grimmets stats are that good, I suspect if he was born in Aus he is talked about more.

Will remove tinfoil hat now lol

Utterly rutheless.

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@Bovidae said in SR U20s 2025:

The Chiefs U20s should have a good set of locks this year. Vakasiuola, Eti and Tama Hodgson. The latter is sort of the forgotten man as he did his ACL in the Sanix Tournament so missed playing as a Y13. Hodgson made the 2022 Barbarians U18s as a Y12 and was Eti's locking partner for the Waikato U19s last year. Not quite as tall as the others but mobile and can play 6 too.

Based on photos I think Jayden Sa is still eligible too, but more a 6.

Hodgson had indeed slipped my mind. He’ll have a lot of competition in that Chiefs U20 squad for minutes but hopefully he can have a good tournament in Taupo and stake his claim.

I really like Jayden Sa but I’ve somehow convinced myself that he was an ’04 birth. But now I can’t find any information on his age, so I could be wrong. Sa would actually be a great option next to someone like Tengblad as he provides lots of carrying and grunt to the pack.

@Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2025:

@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2025:

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lol and the North think their clubs are superior.

Yeah nah

Bristol are without their internationals, and with injuries they have about 20 absent. They are also playing a game the next day, so this was basically an academy team. Reds were full strength, even if first game of the season

@Bovidae not entirely sure but he was wanted by Ta$man

I'm pissed he's gone. He's a genuine world class player waiting to happen and yes, I would prefer him leading the line to Watkins. Watkins, for all his good link up play, can't shoot. He looks like a winger playing as a striker. Duran would have had 15 goals by now had he been leading the line and I'm being serious. The guy was a gun and I'm gutted he's gone. People who don't watch Villa play week in week out, don't see the amount of chances Watkins wastes infront of goal. He scores about 1 in 4, and I do think he's a decent player, but Duran had a higher ceiling than Watkins imo.

Never mind, it's done now. Hope Ollie has a big 2nd half of the season.

Good luck to him.

@Bovidae not sure on that one.

@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:

Hohepa is still out there so Godfrey is still at 15.

Haven't seen him, quiet thirty if so.

I've thought about it more and my opinion was wrong. A bit prisoner of the moment after KC/Buffalo.

Philly have been incredibly good in all facets. Just so competent throughout. Maybe lacking offensive brilliance at times (but then, Saquon...), and that might be what holds them back from beating KC, but they are very deserving of their spot in the SB.

@Rembrandt

Yeah Hooker not a huge underdog though. I think the odds are wrong on that one too.. Gaethje is very popular and that clouds opinions

Re Adesanya, I see Hooker was saying he’s leaned up again. Perhaps he had too much muscle on and that was affecting the cardio? I’m guessing he was thinking of moving to LHW and now has decided to complete his career at MW

@sparky said in The Breakdown (TV Show):

The format seemed very tired last year. It needs a rethink.

That said I didn't think John Kirwan was the worst aspect of the show. He has opinions and a deep passion for the game. Some of his stories got repetitive but he was one the show's better communicators.

From what little I saw of it the cheerleading was just cringy from all involved. Everyone too scared to say anything remotely controversial in case they got the boot….

@Billy-Tell said in 2025 6Ns:

Gonna go out on a limb and pick England to beat Ireland. Might be totally wrong but when I see Conor Murray and Cian Healy still getting picked and then they have a so-so first five…

Pendergast is already more than so-so

I hope that the NZ government uses the same shaky economics that were used to dole out massive amounts of money for Americas Cup bullshit (which means far less to NZ's image, tourism, national identity etc), and buy us out of the private equity disaster, and separate professional rugby finances from community and schools rugby.

@Tim Yeah, did not see Christie at all. Must have picked up a late niggle? Also the team list graphic was wrong re: Tupaea being Tighthead. He played loosehead. Your boy Cook seemed to go well. I observed from NPC that he has a big engine and looks to make impact when he is around the ball. Just has a bit to learn about running lines when playing 6. Very promising though.

I'd love more info, Google not much help

Not going to make any judgements until the 2nd round against the Blues. If it’s a cricket score it’s going to be another frustrating season of getting slaughtered by NZ teams. Won’t have the luxury of picking off under strength Aussie teams with the significantly stronger squads they have this year

@Canes4life said in Crusaders 2025:

How long did Blackadder last?

groin injury getting of the bus

@Snowy said in RWC 2027 in Australia:

@Machpants said in RWC 2027 in Australia:

@mariner4life said in RWC 2027 in Australia:

lol you think they give a flying fuck about Australia? The ARU get $100m whether this thing makes a dollar or 6 trillion. The ONLY thing that matters is northern broadcasting,

WR will be leaning on the refs for all NH semis 😉

Yep. They've done it to influence results before, by some accounts anyway.

Yeah, ask Rolland