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@taniwharugby said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
Sio Tompkinson gone for 6 weeks
https://www.provincial.rugby/news/sio-tomkinson-suspended-for-six-weeks/
Can't argue with that. Then again, I'm a sensible Otago supporter who has the greater game at the forefront of my mind.
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@Smudge said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@taniwharugby said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
Sio Tompkinson gone for 6 weeks
https://www.provincial.rugby/news/sio-tomkinson-suspended-for-six-weeks/
Can't argue with that. Then again, I'm a sensible Otago supporter who has the greater game at the forefront of my mind.
i think a lot of us are a bit sick of his shit, he doesn't create enough for even the most ardent one eyed supporter to overlook the repeated brain farts at best and straight out thuggery at worst
straight up replacement at 12, thats a better run than ive seen from Sio all year
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NZ's no.1 provincial rugby fan...
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@Bovidae 'Blue' from Northland would be up there too, goes all over the show with the team too
Was quite ill for a while so wasnt able to attend for a year or so, but is back on the trail of the Taniwha
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@taniwharugby I am sure there are a few "super fans" from each province but anyone from Northland or Southland has a fair bit of travel to do. There is that guy with the flag from Taranaki but he might be mainly home games.
I've been to a fair few rugby grounds around NZ over the years but not with this level of dedication.
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@Yeetyaah said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Bovidae hope Taranaki wins the shield. When Canterbury won it Like Whitelock didn't look to happy about, kinda pisses you off when you see the captain with no passion for winning the shield.
I'd forgotten all about that. I think I complained about the lack of passion at the time. I don't feel as bad about having lost it now.
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@shark said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Yeetyaah said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Bovidae hope Taranaki wins the shield. When Canterbury won it Like Whitelock didn't look to happy about, kinda pisses you off when you see the captain with no passion for winning the shield.
I'd forgotten all about that. I think I complained about the lack of passion at the time. I don't feel as bad about having lost it now.
No one can compete with Ben Franks utter disgust at winning the Shield for the Magpies back when the Canes made him FIFO. That's him in the back right with hands on hips.
In all honesty, I expect that the players are happy to win - I think Luke Whitelock was born with resting old man face which doesn't lead itself to joy.
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@Nepia said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
In all honesty, I expect that the players are happy to win - I think Luke Whitelock was born with resting old man face which doesn't lead itself to joy.
Big brother Sam had his grumpy face on yesterday.
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@Stargazer yep ABs going into camp in Whakatane. ABs won't be playing next weekend.
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@Nepia said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@shark said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Yeetyaah said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Bovidae hope Taranaki wins the shield. When Canterbury won it Like Whitelock didn't look to happy about, kinda pisses you off when you see the captain with no passion for winning the shield.
I'd forgotten all about that. I think I complained about the lack of passion at the time. I don't feel as bad about having lost it now.
No one can compete with Ben Franks utter disgust at winning the Shield for the Magpies back when the Canes made him FIFO. That's him in the back right with hands on hips.
In all honesty, I expect that the players are happy to win - I think Luke Whitelock was born with resting old man face which doesn't lead itself to joy.
hoping we put in a good showing next week, love a shield challenge, we love it down south
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@Kiwiwomble And if you win, we'll be happy to take it from you!
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@Stargazer said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Kiwiwomble And if you win, we'll be happy to take it from you!
its the beauty of the shield!
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@Stargazer and then we can take it from you then I expect lose it to Waikato!
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@KiwiMurph said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Stargazer yep ABs going into camp in Whakatane. ABs won't be playing next weekend.
The camp is only Mon to Wed so I guess availability will depend on whether Foster and co release all of the squad to play or if the M10 Cup coaches select them without training with their provinces for most of the week. Foster did say not to expect all the ABs to be playing M10 from week 3. More likely some players will continue to play while others are rested.
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@Kiwiwomble fuck I'll never forget that shield loss, Jono Armstrong form Waikato kicked an Otago player on the ground in the ruck and have away a penalty in the late second half when Waikato were hot on attack. At least Waikato smashed Otago in the final and got promoted. Probably rather have the shield tho.
