Super Rugby 2020
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@Machpants said in Super Rugby 2020:
WTF is the farmlands cup when it's at home?
A sponsor. Farmlands is like RD1, rural supplies.
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Machpants ?? It's in Wanaka.
Logo at the top of the feed days 'farmlands cup' wtf is that? (.. 'When it's at home' maybe a UK/forces phrase, sorry)
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@Machpants I see this is the 5th year of the fixture.
The Farmlands Cup would certainly stand out in your trophy cabinet.
https://www.farmlands.co.nz/NewsAndEvents/Events/Farmlands-Cup/
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Full time: Highlanders 7 - 41 Crusaders
Scorers:
Highlanders - Rob Thompson try; Mitchell Hunt con; YC - James Lentjes
Crusaders - Leicester Fainga'anuku 2x, Will Jordan, Michael Ala'alatoa, Fetuli Paea, Braydon Ennor, Tom Sanders tries; Brett Cameron, Bryn Hall 2x conIt's very hard to say anything about this game due to the bad quality stream. I understand from the commentary that Bryn Hall had a big impact when he came on. Going by what I've seen last week and the little bit today, I expect big things from Leicester Fainga'anuku.
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@Stargazer He's a decent enough goalkicker. Was the main goalkicker for St Peter's at schoolboy level and even did a bit for North Harbour in the last year or 2.
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This weekend's preseason results:
Rebels 14 - 45 Brumbies (HT: 7 - 7)
Blues 29 - 28 Hurricanes (HT: 17 - 14)
Highlanders 7 - 41 Crusaders (HT: 7 - 12)
Reds 28 - 19 Waratahs (HT: 7 - 7)
Jaguares 66 - 7 Georgia XV (HT: 26 - 0)
Sunwolves 81 - 28 Challenge Barbarians (HT: 40 -14) -
@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2020:
Oh dear, will this apply to all All Blacks (at all 5 franchises)? Is this imposed by the ABs coaches/management?
I don't get the whiny-ness of that tweet - it's the opening round and just about every team in the comp will have a player on restricted minutes for some reason or another. Plus it happens pretty much every year. Plus NZR pays the bills for those players.
Sumo, as much as I enjoy his commentary, is very much in the anti-NZR, anything they as the establishment do is wrong school of thought.
I suspect it may have a bit to do with his employment in an organisation that does not have the broadcast rights.
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It's a fair complaint. I think it's a major reason super rugby has lost a lot of interest. Does not seem valued very much. Too much focus on international rugby.