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Another upset: Great Britain men beat Australia men's 21 - 19.

@canefan said in NZ Politics:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300755487/heartbroken-hungarian-family-given-42-days-to-leave-the-country

Should have dealt drugs

https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/130715998/hungarian-family-given-42-days-to-leave-the-country-can-now-stay

Happy resolution for this family

@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Movie review thread...:

Pretty amazing how these clowns live in some kind of weird year zero. Sigourney, Linda, Mila, Angelina etc etc were kicking arse on screen years before this plank of wood showed up.

Came out of nowhere and got first major roles via Harvey Weinstein........

@Crucial said in Brexit:

I'm still searching for the cred of this commentary YT channel but an interesting array of 'facts' around where Brexit has lead the UK.

But vast majority don't want to rejoin. Not seeing much of those headlines in MSM!

I went for Penaud but I reckon Arendse has some ridiculous talent. One to watch for the next RWC.

@MN5 said in What are you listening to, right now................:

@broughie said in What are you listening to, right now................:

Might have been posted a couple of months ago. Crucial gave props to the bassist and came across this with some random YouTubers with cover of the bass line and cook rhythm guitar with some additional improvisation.

Upvote without even listening ( I’ll do so later )

Jamiroquai are fucken awesome.

They would be in my top 3 most hatiest bands.

Can’t stand them.

@Steven-Harris said in Northland 2023:

Josh Moorby has signed for another 2 years this will be announced early next week , absolutely wrapt the union got this one over the line
Also former NZ under 20 prop Rob Cobb has signed for 2 seasons , a really good pick up , was also being chased by Auckland..
There are a couple other super players that are in the mix that have reached out to Northland as well as a South American prop/hooker that will be suiting up for an Australian Super Franchise in 2023
Can’t elaborate to much on these selections at the minute , but if they can get all 3 of them across the line , things will definitely be on the up.

Santiago Medrano (Force)?

Wasps debts totalled £95m, say administrators Wasps debts totalled £95m, say administrators

The debts of the Wasps group when it went into administration totalled £95m, according to a report by the club's administrators

Who is owed the most money?

The administrators' reports have highlighted the full extent of the CBS Arena's and Wasps' debts.

Taxpayers took the biggest hit as a result of the £14.1m unsecured Covid Sport Survival Package (SSP) loan from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), administered by Sport England.

A further £7m owed to His Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has not been repaid - and there were also losses for local taxpayers.

Coventry City Council was owed more than £270,000, with the council telling the BBC the bulk of it (£228,152) was as a result of unpaid business rates.

Warwickshire County Council was owed £600 and Stratford District Council £2,868, while West Midlands Police lost £20,570 and West Midlands Ambulance Service took a loss of £1,755.

The reports also show former Wasps owner Derek Richardson had loans of about £16.5m in the various Wasps companies when they went bust.

It is a bigger blow to the public purse than when Worcester Warriors collapsed in October, owing the government £16.1m from their SSP loan (the biggest of the combined £124m package of loans given to all 13 Premiership clubs), as well as £2.1m in unpaid taxes to HMRC.

The other big losers were Wasps bondholders, who were owed £35.2m.

They did receive around £7.4m back, but it still results in total losses of £27.8m.

@FakatavaAllBlack
Prop Matt Graham-Williams Tasman/Crusaders academy also there

Abrar gets his 6th by dismissing Stokes.

RR still over 5 and Jacks looks set.

@Windows97 said in Foster, Robertson etc:

If you have a small talent pool you need to do your best to attract as much of that talent as possible to apply for a vacancy.

Not put in place silly rules or process that limit that already small pool of talent.

Because if you put in place silly rules you have less people apply and less chance of getting the prerequisite talent to do the job.

Worst case scenario you get whittled down to only being able to pick from a very small pool of talent - like only 2 applications for the AB coach for instance.

You then don't get the right people for the job, they lack the necessary talent and when it comes to perform they fail (sounds awfully familiar doesn't it).

This is the EXACT reality we are in now.

All of the above is entirely of the design of the NZRU.

completely agree.

@cgrant said in 1. 2022 LOOSE-HEAD PROP:

I am hesitating between Baille and Genge. I will go for Baille who is the best all round player : excellent scrummager, outstanding in the loose and a good guy.

Baille

My preferred theory is: they want the Finals weekend to coincide with Champagne Day.

Home Home

Champagne Day 2023 is on October 27! Join a planned event or host a virtual tasting on the Champagne Day website.

@Stargazer Blyde has been awesome and is getting better too.

@nzzp said in NFL Season 2020/21/22:

@Cyclops I think he's solid. No star, but he really helped the Browns go from dumpster fire to mediocre... Which was a massive shift.

But yeah, he really hasn't kicked on

nostril bloody damus? I think not

@Stargazer yeah he did, and also had some minutes for the Highlanders previously.

Celts offence is actually off the charts right now. They have depth, shooting, defence and two guys that can create and get you a bucket when you need it.

@antipodean said in Super Rugby 2023:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Super Rugby 2023:

Reds 2023 home Jersey -
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The Bank of New South Wales sponsoring Queensland.

Well when I used to go and watch at Ballymore, used to hear the announcer say the Queensland Reds sponsored by Canterbury, are playing the Canterbury Crusaders, that was strange.

@mariner4life yep. 5 teams have winning records on the road (Kings, Breakers, Taipans, JJs, 36ers). Wildcats are 3-3 and then the other 4 teams (Phoenix, Hawks, United, Bullets) all have losing records on the road.

Only 3 teams have winning records at home, and it’s the top 3 teams on the table - Kings, Breakers and Phoenix.

@booboo

I saw this (re: Mark Hotham). He must be the temporary manager for this tournament.

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...i had not realised that this is a series...not just a one off special

This is where all the rugby meetings happen now, even for the amateur guys like us.

After a few years of COVID and the Tahs living in shitty demountables, it is a welcome change.

Paul Doorn is a top bloke too, I might add. Country boy, loves the game.

Some parts of the media seem desperate to attack him for pretty innocuous decisions like this.

All the other top coaches seem to respect him. The public perception is pretty much down to his never ending desire to stir.
That is a real stirring as well not just a media thing. Look at the numbers of players used yet he still pretty much returns to his “favourites” quickly. That can be thought of as searching and not knowing but I reckon it is a tactic to keep his preferences on their toes.
Then there is coaching staff. He is always looking for different views and voices but they can be seen from the outside as not being able to get along.

@booboo he copy that form a week ago at Twickenham

@NTA said in Australia v West Indies:

Labiashame with another ton.

So... 3 innings
Double ton
Ton
Ton

Two guys averaging over 60. Definitely cheating.

@canefan said in NZR Chair:

@Dan54 said in NZR Chair:

Actually wonder if Dame Patsy realises she has finally made it, one thing to be Governor General, but she's finally cracked it as chairman of NZR!!!

She won't feel that way if they fuck up the ABs coach appointment. She will raise the ire of a horde of angry Polish chicks

Na mate, appointing AB coach is not the most important job NZR got,, that's just for people on forums. There job is to run all rugby in NZ, she'll be ok.

Have seen the Blues article on Tito's signing, it appears that Brown's with Georgia's coaching staff now 😠

@pakman said in All Blacks v England:

@Crucial said in All Blacks v England:

@pakman said in All Blacks v England:

Chess puzzle for TWM:

Black 15 binned at 71. Subs left ALB, Sotutu, Havili.

Black to substitute whom and win?

TWM fluffed with ALB for CC, and HS for DP, and game finished a tame draw with white.

What was the winning move(s) to win?

Given that neither wing was a fullback maybe a better option was DH for CC

The winning move for Black was to put someone to full back and take off a forward.

Obvious choices Jordie to 15 and ALB to 12, or just DH to 15.

For me at that stage in order to keep backline defence functioning the less change the better, so I'd have brought on Havili. I don't see there as being much benefit by adding to the chaos by also swapping ALB for Clarke.

Backs sorted, but a forward has to be subbed or removed. So need to play last 9 with two loosies.

But which?

Well RD stays, that's a given.

So need to chose one out of Frizell, Paps and Hoskins.

Don't think the former touched the ball in last 9 minutes. So he's off.

Then choice between Paps and Hos made on whether or not DP had any petrol left in tank.

@Joans-Town-Jones and yet driving under the influence is. Maybe it shouldn't be by the sounds of it.

Yay, avoided the 'you dead bro' message on the thread.

Sept till now has been tough. Usual grind of home and mahi, but lots of good times as well. Unfortunately the good times don't include the gym. But I did have a hit out today with my mate.

Still under three figures but it's tight lol.

We did a heaps of arms, shoulders and back. I did some barefoot squats while my mate did more arms (dicky knee). The squats felt good and if they are solid barefoot then they'll feel amazing with my lifting shoes on. But I do want to get back to my hips and ankles mobility stuff.

Good times.

@mariner4life said in FIFA World Cup 2022:

@KiwiPie a striker who won't work without the ball is worthless in modern football.

but as you say, he's still great to have if you desperately need to score

Agree. His athleticism (plus height) is still a decent weapon with a midfield that wants to just lob it into the box seeking an equaliser or winning goal. But he’s basically an extra time player with this Portugal side.

Hahaha fuck y'all

@Stargazer said in Hurricanes 2023:

@mikey07 said in Hurricanes 2023:

@Stargazer Yeah look what he did for the Lions forward pack which is essentially the Canes forward pack anyway.

Uhm, Wellington may have the largest representation in the Canes overall and in their forward pack, but the majority of Hurricanes forwards doesn't play for Wellington.

Aumua, Numia, Blackwell, Bird, Kirifi, Delany, Lakai are all in the Lions squad, and will all likely play big mins next year for the Canes. That’s a good chunk of the Hurricanes forwards even when you don’t include Savea and Coles. I know there are also a lot of quality forwards from Manawatu, BOP and HB that will complete for positions. Would have been good to have Fish on board, better option than Mackintosh.

I see what @mikey07 is saying though. That Lions lineout was top notch. The way Delany, Bird and Blackwell played this year was a level above previous seasons and big ups must go to Tito for that.

The surprise girls team of last tournament (Central Storm), who beat Condors in the first round and made the final in their first year, has lost two players to NZSS. The coaches daughter has made the NZ Māori team as well.