Taranaki v Counties v All Blacks - Game of 3 halves

[Crucial]

57-7 at the end of 40

9 tries to 1

[Stargazer]

Second game:

All Blacks 57 - 7 Taranaki

All Blacks tries: Brodie Retallick, Ofa Tu'ungafasi, Rieko Ioane, Aaron Smith, Anton LB, Lima Sopoaga, Waisake Naholo, Ngani Laumape, Ben Smith; con Lima Sopoaga (6 from 9)

Taranaki try: Sione Lea; con Marty McKenzie

[Rugger Quizzes]

Would have been cool had Taranaki picked Blake Barrett to go up against his brothers. Apparently a very good player but very much on the small side for a loose forward.

[Stargazer]

@Rugger-Quizzes Yeah, would have been awesome for the Barrett family, too. Although, only Beauden will be playing with Jordie out injured and Scott being rested.

[Stargazer]

This seems to be the Crusaders-All Blacks role today:

[Stargazer]

Clip & photo posted on the Counties FB page:

[Stargazer]

[Stargazer]

Third game:

All Blacks 49 - 0 Counties Manukau

All Blacks tries: Sam Cane (2x), Ofa Tu'ungafasi, Lima Sopoaga, Nathan Harris, TKB, Rieko Ioane; con Lima Sopoaga (3 from 3), Damian McKenzie (4 from 4)

Counties: -

DMac played on the wing at the time that Sops scored his try.

[Crucial]

Gotta love the cunning plan of having no numbers so that any potential citing becomes difficult to prove. Should have had them in balaclavas as well.

[Crucial]

@Stargazer said in Taranaki v Counties v All Blacks - Game of 3 halves:

This seems to be the Crusaders-All Blacks role today:

WTF has happened to Steely Dan? Looks like some kind of bobblehead.

[Stockcar86]

@Crucial said in Taranaki v Counties v All Blacks - Game of 3 halves:

@Stargazer said in Taranaki v Counties v All Blacks - Game of 3 halves:

This seems to be the Crusaders-All Blacks role today:

WTF has happened to Steely Dan? Looks like some kind of bobblehead.

Can mascots develop downs syndrome late in life?

[Crucial]

@Stockcar86 said in Taranaki v Counties v All Blacks - Game of 3 halves:

@Crucial said in Taranaki v Counties v All Blacks - Game of 3 halves:

@Stargazer said in Taranaki v Counties v All Blacks - Game of 3 halves:

This seems to be the Crusaders-All Blacks role today:

WTF has happened to Steely Dan? Looks like some kind of bobblehead.

Can mascots develop downs syndrome late in life?

I don't know but he has gone from looking reasonably cool to looking like James Parsons in an after match interview.

[Wally]

@Crucial Look up what the original Steely Dan was (clue: not the rock band).

[Crucial]

@Wally said in Taranaki v Counties v All Blacks - Game of 3 halves:

@Crucial Look up what the original Steely Dan was (clue: not the rock band).

Ha! well I guess the mascot is at least looking more like the original then

[Wally]

@Crucial So true.

[Stargazer]

Talking about mascots ...

[Crucial]

Why is the Manawatu mascot a spaz modelled on Lockwood Smith?

[Kruse]

That really was a perfect microcosm of a party at the rugby club rooms.
Uncomfortable "dancing"/shuffling by most of the guys; one little shit trying to give it the hip-hop treatment; bad singing-along to the Exponents, and a bit of aggro.