If Robertsons aim was to rile up blues supporters on the silverfern forum then he’s onto a winner. I’m going to judge the tour on results.

Still waiting for the Kiwis and Tongans to name their squads.

@antipodean said in All Blacks XV 2024:

@Chris said in All Blacks XV 2024:

@brodean said in All Blacks XV 2024:

@Chris

There is no one reliable in the squad to replace him so there is zero pressure.

That is unknown until Bell gets chances how do you know.

We could look at his performances in SR...

He may step up the Crusaders enviroment wasn’t a good one to perform in this season.Plummer was poor in Npc
Bell was good in the chances they had.
I would still try Plummer as well.

@frugby well absolutely fuck him then!

Hell yeah great contrast in styles
The power and relentlessness of Beterbiev v the skill and ring IQ of Bivol
Im cheering for Bivol because I like his style but just can't wait to watch as a fan

@JK said in Golf:

Great final round by Kazuma Kobori over night in the Dunhill with a final round 65 to end up finishing 12th (-16) in a high quality field. Hillier a couple of shots back at -14 and Sam Jones -12.

Fox was going well too on PGA and started his final around pretty hot but just dropped a shot. Currently T8th at-18, 5 shots off the lead

Fox finished T11 so jumps up to 102 in the FedEx Cup Fall rankings. He needs to stay inside the Top 125 to keep his PGA Tour card for 2025.

Some decent recent for those Kiwis playing over in Scotland at the Dunhill. What a final round for Kobori. He isn't a big hitter off the tee but his ironplay/short game and putting definitely makes up for what he lacks in distance.

Hillier will need to keep churning out some decent result to make it through to the DP World Tour playoffs in the Middle East come November. He would have been disappointed to finish the way he did after doing so well in rounds one and two though.

@booboo said in How good are the Boks?:

@stodders said in How good are the Boks?:

A hypothetical league containing Boks 2024, ABs 2015, Eng 2003, Oz 1999, NZ 1996, Boks 2009 (my opinion on the best international teams of the pro era)

Who wins? Ref is Nigel Owens. For me, the best ref of the last 30 years.

NZ 2015.

Easy.

The bok NZ game at that WC was pretty darn close. That after the sorry boks were beaten by Japan a few weeks earlier. I don't know. Would be a good game.

@Chris-B said in If we win Bled 2, are you happy heading into the end of year tour?:

@Frank Be confident and say it yourself if that's what you believe! 🙂

Havili - if they take five midfielders he'll be the fifth.

Christie - probably not.

Cane - for the past month it has looked an awful lot like they think he's still the best openside in New Zealand. What have you seen the makes you think they think someone else is better?

TJ - I wouldn't b surprised.

@Frank You bewdy - 100 percent on another test! 🙂

That was a bit of a weird scoreline for such a one sided game.

Bro we're winning the comp

3-1 and both wins this weekend have been big too.

As usual everyone picks us for thr spoon because our entire team is new, but we look pretty good.

Another tough week though with Perth Thursday and Sydney on Sunday

@pakman said in NPC 2024:

Will be interesting to see whom TWM release.

TBH - even though we have a decent chance to be beneficiaries, I'd rather they didn't release anyone.

Also hope that all the AB XV players are left to play throughout the play-offs.

Seriously devalues the NPC if they remove the best players from the final(s).

i'll take winning the last 3 games, hopefully the guys hanging around next year will go into preseason with their tails up a little, give the new coach something to work with

I was really happy hurley proved me wrong, think he played wit a lot more smarts than we saw in super rugby, less hitting it up like he was a foot taller and 30kg heavier, more hitting gaps and kicking for territory

also really glad to see millar shake off some of hit questionable form and string several good/solid games together, once again playing to his strengths with a little variety sprinkled in

dont know what the deal with Faleafaga is, once again not sure we've done him any favours sitting out the first half of the season then dropping him in and expecting him to fire, just seems made to come off the bench, get a little experience, provide a spark in the final 20

@KiwiPie said in EPL 2024/2025:

That Brighton v Spurs game was a lot of fun - although maybe not so much for Spurs fans.

Fulham v unlucky against City and showed the reasons why Adama Traore never made it to a top club. He never really looked like scoring in his one on ones (skinned Kyle Walker though - impressive) - once you get that close to the keeper you have to lift or take it round him. And ballooned one over. If you haven't seen the Jimenez assist for Fulham's first, you have to check it out - fantastic.

At the 2nd international break, it looks like the 3 title favourites are already breaking clear, there will be a massive battle for 4th, 5th, 6th and relegation might already be 3 from 5.

Yup, fantastic watch the Brighton Tottenham game, made up for the absolute dross served up by Aston Villa and Man U in the early kickoff.

Yeah it was a better fight than I expected. Gee that 4th round was killer. He sure too some hits.

@NTA said in 2024 NZ Schools Rugby:

A lot of kids in private schools playing at a high level are there on the NRL chequebook.

Does that make them "league", though? I'm sure a lot of players enjoy both codes while they're at school (Saumaki, Pahulu and Vaega also have ties to league in the NZ Schools team).

RA doesn't have the funds of the NRL. But if they're smart with their targeting of players - like they did with Goldsbrough and Jorgensen - they can get the occassional player. But they have a long way to go, though, and they don't seem to be particularly capable either.

But with a result like today, I think it's fine to give them some plaudits.

Our old friend Cueball as assured his players that Aura has gone MIA:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/c99v7r74ppyo

Any date for squad naming? The Blues CEO said "in November".

He has hung up his boots and is in Christchurch coaching. Given our track record bringing guys in who are about to retire or who have hung up their boots, doesn't seem that out of the box.

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@canefan said in All Blacks 2024:

If Razor's idea of coaching and development is to wait until his favourite players return from overseas we have a big problem

One of the reasons I was really keen to have him coaching the ABs was his ability to coach and develop players, which he did right through his tenure at the Crusaders.

Would be good if he remembered that part of his skillset

Brash has taken his game to another level this year. He'd be a useful 7 to have in a wider SR squad.