@canefan said in Wayne Barnes gooone!:

@nostrildamus said in Wayne Barnes gooone!:

@Jet said in Wayne Barnes gooone!:

.I'll go to a nearly grave with my sleep patterns.

A nearly-dead permanently angry zombie? Goals!

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you must have been a hoot at nightclubs and dive bars!

@Mr-Fish It will help with sponsorship from businesses based in two of the world's largest economies. I think business sponsorship is what is going to keep professional Rugby in NZ alive, rather than TV revenues and gate receipts alone.

@SBW1 said in New Zealand is a top sporting nation for its size":

Really hoping we can finish the year strong. If we do we could indeed be in some respect compartive to the Flying Finns, whose achievements would be gold star for a smaller nation.

Is there some sort of league table inside your head where the next few months tips the balance over the century old weighted Finns exploits?

@Kiwiwomble said in Americas cup:

you know you can quote multiple time in one post?

Cool bro

You forgot cheese rolling. I used to love watching Sonny Bolstead and other legends chopping and sawing wood, the dog show was gripping back in the late 70s as a kid

@Frank said in Memory Lane - TAB Sports Cafe-ish:

Watching the first one.
Matthew Ridge seems a little on the edge.

As they say Ridge is a bit Marmite.

I used to think he was a cock but I actually quite like him now, absolutely unafraid to say exactly what he means which obviously pissed lots of people off over time. He was a really good foil to Marc Ellis when they did that show together

@Canes4life two things:

I agree. And hopefully, if they're not already convinced, it ensures the Canes get him putting pen to paper immediately! If he has a ripper (like he did in his other starts) you can bet your house JGB will still be back.

@nzzp said in Sexton's send off:

@MN5 said in Sexton's send off:

@MajorRage said in Sexton's send off:

In m opinion, Edinburgh is one very shitty climate away from being one of the best cities on the planet. Love the place.

Sounds like Wellington

Sounds like Wellington 15 years ago!

Accurate.

Fucken council.

Fucken cycleways.

Fucken businesses closing down

Great chat by Keo and Zels here about head contact/red cards etc with David Kriels recent red at the forefront.

I think these two lads are the best pundits on the circuit in 2024.

Humour, good feel for the game, relatable to the average punter , little bit of trolling, but with a genuine love for the sport underneath it all.

@Duluth said in Outage:

The people who were online within the first minute:

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Who is this @Stumped character?

Member since 2016 and no posts?

Show yourself!

(What were we saying about the lurkers first XV?)

@Bovidae said in SR U18 Development Squads 2024:

I see that the Hurricanes U18 and Crusaders U18 played at NZCIS yesterday. The final score was 41-41.

Yup they played at NZCIS and here’s the link the replay.

My impression watching live was that the Māori loosies were much more effective than their NZS opponents. Very aggressive at the breakdown and in the tackle. Again, I was surrounded by a lot of the parents/family of the players, and the Māori supporters were much more vocal.

I had mentioned this before the squads were announced, but the NZS like to shoe-horn in players so many end up playing out of position, particularly backs. Both Pahulu and Guerin are centres, while Stanley has been playing 2nd 5 for AGS. That wasn't really the case last year.

I was glad Waitai-Haenga got to play because he is a very good midfielder who will now probably go to the Warriors.

I can't imagine that Tito will be re-appointed for 2025.

@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! 🙂

@Billy-Tell said in Formula 1:

I see Keanu reeves has taken up racing. Won’t want to be dropping below 80 km/hr.

Oct 5, 2024  /  News Keanu Reeves crashes at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in pro auto racing debut Keanu Reeves crashes at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in pro auto racing debut

Hollywood star Keanu Reeves made his professional auto racing debut in an event in which “The Matrix” star crashed at famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cwylpd9dz79o

New Zealand have asked World Rugby to clarify France's plans not to select some of their top stars for next summer's three-Test tour against All Blacks.

A ten year old (ish) in the nineties:

@No-Quarter said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:

watching our pop gun attack getting ground into the dust conceding 600/3.

and in 2024:

@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:

The ten year old cricketer in the house is still bemused at one team scoring 602/5

It's taken us a quarter of a century to improve by 2 wickets.

@gt12 said in TRC Squad:

@Kirwan said in TRC Squad:

Pretty funny using the fact that Akira is going overseas to not pick him, as if he doesn’t have an out clause if he got selected. Even funnier when you consider all the overseas crusaders they are luring back.

It's not like he's going for the rugby, Kintetstu are the worst team in league 1 (just came up I think). Osaka is nice, but it's not like he's off to Panasonic, Toshiba etc.

They actually just got demoted to Div 2 following last season.

@MN5 said in TJ Perenara - is this the end?:

@nostrildamus said in TJ Perenara - is this the end?:

@MN5 said in TJ Perenara - is this the end?:
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It’s like me making claims about TJ cos I happen to see him at Whitby New World quite a bit...

Arguing with the cashiers?

Waving his arms in an exasperated fashion at the self serve machines last I saw

Gold. Did the supervisor come rushing over with their coupon card?

@voodoo if anything it’s a compliment. a shit Richie McCaw > good Peter O’Mahony QED.

Cane showed the mouthy Irish git exactly that in the QF. He was immense that night, inviting reasonable comparison with the Incomparable. Takes some going to make the ludicrous a serious consideration, even for just a game.

Go well, Sam Cane. They asked the impossible of you: leave the jersey better than you found it. You failed gloriously, honourably. Coming up to the scratch over and over, seemingly undaunted by the heavy yolk of your responsibility. Unbowed by a broken neck, still less the critics’ ludicrous, invidious comparisons.

Each of the 99 times you toed the mark reducing the awful weight of that famous jersey for the next few men to shoulder.