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A step in the right direction
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@tim said in Super Rugby News:
So, how does this fit with the Crusaders' much vaunted culture?
Crusaders spokesperson explained this:
"Only the Crusaders culture can turn Reece into a functioning member of society. We definitely didn't need another winger."
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@machpants said in Super Rugby News:
What the flagnod?
1st April?
Hasn't the NRL already tried this?
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@cyclops said in Super Rugby News:
@machpants said in Super Rugby News:
What the flagnod?
1st April?
Hasn't the NRL already tried this?
yea, and it led to this beauty of a comment from Nate Myles
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@mariner4life said in Super Rugby News:
@cyclops said in Super Rugby News:
@machpants said in Super Rugby News:
What the flagnod?
1st April?
Hasn't the NRL already tried this?
yea, and it led to this beauty of a comment from Nate Myles
I couldnt hear it. Must be going deaf.. whats the gist?
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@baron-silas-greenback said in Super Rugby News:
@mariner4life said in Super Rugby News:
@cyclops said in Super Rugby News:
@machpants said in Super Rugby News:
What the flagnod?
1st April?
Hasn't the NRL already tried this?
yea, and it led to this beauty of a comment from Nate Myles
I couldnt hear it. Must be going deaf.. whats the gist?
Ashton Sims looks like Thor in those Cowboys jerseys. There had been a bit of a stink, and Nate Myles was joking to the ref that it wasn't their fault, 'cause he looks like Thor "he's got a hammer"
Look, it's not bad for an in-game joke from a player
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@mariner4life said in Super Rugby News:
@baron-silas-greenback said in Super Rugby News:
@mariner4life said in Super Rugby News:
@cyclops said in Super Rugby News:
@machpants said in Super Rugby News:
What the flagnod?
1st April?
Hasn't the NRL already tried this?
yea, and it led to this beauty of a comment from Nate Myles
I couldnt hear it. Must be going deaf.. whats the gist?
Ashton Sims looks like Thor in those Cowboys jerseys. There had been a bit of a stink, and Nate Myles was joking to the ref that it wasn't their fault, 'cause he looks like Thor "he's got a hammer"
Look, it's not bad for an in-game joke from a player
I think that sort of thing is great, I love deadpan humour in a serious situation. The way he kept his face straight, went right over the refs head and his mate only realised a second later.
It is also smart ref management.
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New Zealand under-20s lock John Akau'ola-Laula has been brought in to train with the team. The Aucklander, with a mop of blond hair and standing at 1.99m tall, can't be missed. He played for Ta$man during the Mitre 10 Cup.
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I thought he just had an extended break?
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@antipodean said in Super Rugby News:
I thought he just had an extended break?
I got the feeling that Read came back at 95% last year and tried to play at 100%. The S&C guys will know all the numbers and will have planned out a way for him to get back to peak a couple of times next year. Same for Whitelock and Taylor who were running on empty.
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Total minutes in 2018 (SR & Test)
Ben Smith 2,120
Scott Barrett 2,107
Rieko Ioane 1,992
Beauden Barrett 1,946
Sam Whitelock 1,905
Codie Taylor 1,754
Aaron Smith 1,571So yeah Scott Barrett was firing all season in a similar role to Sam, did well.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12168081
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The Highlanders have announced that former England and British and Irish Lions centre Riki Flutey is set to come onboard in January as the franchise’s skills coach, as he replaces the Sunwolves-bound Cory Brown.
Former England international set to coach in Super Rugby
The Highlanders have made a new addition to their coaching staff for the 2019 season following the departure of Cory Brown and it's a name that will be familiar to New Zealand and England rugby fans alike.
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So the Warriors death knell has tolled ...
Rats in Mick Watsonesque 'Warriors will be number 1' rant shock...
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12181688
I took one for the team so you don't have to click on it:
"Rugby is dying" — that's what the man said to me recently and it wasn't a flippant comment from a rugby hater. This was from a rugby fan, with both a strong influence in and a detailed knowledge of the school sports scene. He said — without hesitation — that league was still winning the battle for young hearts and minds in many Auckland places, despite the sport's problems. I was shocked to hear it, particularly as rugby in Auckland feels as if it is on the verge of a re-boot, while league is hardly riding the crest of a wave. ADVERTISEMENT Advertise with NZME. Tell me more, I replied. In a nutshell, in his view, the western and southern Auckland suburbs in particular are total league strongholds with the rising generation of players and fans. The reasons? League was a "sexier" sport, more in tune with modern life. Along with that, Polynesians in particular loved the clean and open confrontations that league offered as opposed to rugby's messier, wrestling-style nature. There was another reason. New rugby heroes easily identifiable with these areas were not emerging. There was a disconnect between rugby and this particular heartland. We started mulling over the 2019 Blues squad, and it emphasised his point. With club rugby losing its importance and profile, suburban connections aren't easy to spot anyway. School rugby recruitment also blurs the suburban lines. -
@booboo said in Super Rugby News:
So the Warriors death knell has tolled ...
Rats in Mick Watsonesque 'Warriors will be number 1' rant shock...
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12181688
I took one for the team so you don't have to click on it:
"Rugby is dying" — that's what the man said to me recently and it wasn't a flippant comment from a rugby hater. This was from a rugby fan, with both a strong influence in and a detailed knowledge of the school sports scene. He said — without hesitation — that league was still winning the battle for young hearts and minds in many Auckland places, despite the sport's problems. I was shocked to hear it, particularly as rugby in Auckland feels as if it is on the verge of a re-boot, while league is hardly riding the crest of a wave. ADVERTISEMENT Advertise with NZME. Tell me more, I replied. In a nutshell, in his view, the western and southern Auckland suburbs in particular are total league strongholds with the rising generation of players and fans. The reasons? League was a "sexier" sport, more in tune with modern life. Along with that, Polynesians in particular loved the clean and open confrontations that league offered as opposed to rugby's messier, wrestling-style nature. There was another reason. New rugby heroes easily identifiable with these areas were not emerging. There was a disconnect between rugby and this particular heartland. We started mulling over the 2019 Blues squad, and it emphasised his point. With club rugby losing its importance and profile, suburban connections aren't easy to spot anyway. School rugby recruitment also blurs the suburban lines.@taniwharugby take note. Rugby needs heaps more sexiness in order to compete.
