@voodoo Might be better down there. Had an email about QT today as well and they are hopeful of some good snow fall this week. How many lifts operate will be interesting.
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A different breed and generation. Tiny Hill was a lock but at 1.88 m and 94kg was shorter and lighter than Rieko.
Backlines now , probably look as big if not bigger than forwards in that era,
I remember as a kid in the late 70s reading the player stats, the heaviest guys in the team were usually the props at 16 stone , that’s 101 kgs
Plenty of tough, hard buggers in those days. And size doesn't come into it.
Red Conway of that era was 86kg and 5' 9" and seriously hard, Had a finger amputated so he go on tour to SA in 1960. Grant Batty at 70kg and 5' 5" was an equally hard bastard. You just can't get away with the sort of stuff they did back then.
Sad, as BBBT would have been in his own personal heaven.
...Elvidge needed four stitches to his forehead, and one arm hung loose from a damaged collarbone, but he returned to the turf of Athletic Park.
The Otago second five-eight moved out to the wing and scored the winning try.
He had also scored in the first test on his Carisbrook home ground.
Elvidge never played for New Zealand again.
“My memory of the game is pretty minimal,” he told the NZ Herald in 2017.
Have to love that quote.
Looks like he had a very dry sense of humour, theres some footage of him playing here
Black Caps contracted players for 2020-21:
Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, Devon Conway, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Jimmy Neesham, Ajaz Patel, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Neil Wagner, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson, Will Young.
@mikedogz I don't know how far-reaching these videos he's making are, but he's a character. This shit endears people to you. I knew there was more to him than what HIggins and Lonegan(formerly) were letting him show.
I like this part, but I doubt they'd pull the pin:
."We have put him on notice that we expect change," Impey said.
"He's made the right noises, but he's now got to deliver.
"If he doesn't deliver that, a whole new debate, and [it] will certainly test the relevance of World Rugby if nothing happens.
@Bones Michael Little is a good counter-example to the idea that the best players are signed into Super Rugby squads. He was much better than many midfield players in NZ squads (especially at the Blues), but had to go to Japan to get a full contract.
With Little it was a poor Blues organisation missing out, perhaps McClutchie has missed out at the Highlanders due to their pretty average coaches?
Considering we have an excellent first five (All Black) and a very good backup, I don't think we missed out. He would have been lucky to get game time.
TBH, I don't think HB fans were expecting him to go to the Highlanders, and we have few issues with Otago and the Highlanders, they're generally always happy to have players from our region.
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@rotated apologising for a ref not following protocol wasnt it , given IIRC the decision was correct, just how they got there was against the TMO protocols?
I just googled Scott Hamilton, went to his wiki page and check this out! Obviously someone from TSF or familiar with it has written or updated this page. Gold!
"Unlike many of his peers, Hamilton did not feature in age group teams in his development years. In fact, while at school at Christchurch Boys' High School, Hamilton could not make his first XV, instead playing in the third XV. However, with his skill set, and at the end of the Crusaders and Canterbury backlines, it was considered by most rugby pundits to be a formality that he would eventually go on to higher honours – a point alluded to by his nickname FABSH (Future All Black Scott Hamilton).[citation needed] Indeed, it was a surprise to many that it took as long as it did for him to be named in the All Black squad for the first time. He was named in the All Blacks squad to play Ireland.[5] All Blacks coach Graham Henry said of Hamilton's All Black selection, "We like the way he anticipates, he's got a good feel for the game in the back three. He reads the play well. He's got a huge work rate and he's deserved of selection".[6]
Due to an injury to All Black wing Sitiveni Sivivatu, Hamilton was promoted from the bench of the 2006 mid-year series against Ireland, to the starting 15 for the Argentina test. This was Hamilton's All Black début, and he celebrated it by scoring a match winning try in the second half. "
Scott Hamilton (rugby union) - Wikipedia