'Super Rugby' 2021

[Kiwiwomble]

edit: just saw the thread for unlucky players

[cgrant]

Earlier this year, there were a few complaints about the lack of tall locks in NZ. The Hurricanes were playing Blackwell and the Chiefs the likes of Brown, Ardron and Ah Kuoi in the second row.
And now, the selectors let go overseas Sam Caird and Jack Whetton, and let guys like Parsons, Cridge and Will Tucker outside the squads. Where is the logic ?

[Nepia]

@cgrant said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:

Earlier this year, there were a few complaints about the lack of tall locks in NZ. The Hurricanes were playing Blackwell and the Chiefs the likes of Brown, Ardron and Ah Kuoi in the second row.
And now, the selectors let go overseas Sam Caird and Jack Whetton, and let guys like Parsons, Cridge and Will Tucker outside the squads. Where is the logic ?

It's weird, there doesn't seem to be any logic, the system seems a bit broken.

[nostrildamus]

@Snowy said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:

Then don't call them Pasifika. They could be the South Auckland Browns.

Olo went to Ponsonby Primary School.

[nzzp]

@nostrildamus said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:

@Snowy said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:

Then don't call them Pasifika. They could be the South Auckland Browns.

Olo went to Ponsonby Primary School.

... and qualified as a lawyer.

Quality human being.

[Snowy]

@nzzp said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:

@nostrildamus said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:

@Snowy said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:

Then don't call them Pasifika. They could be the South Auckland Browns.

Olo went to Ponsonby Primary School.

... and qualified as a lawyer.

Quality human being.

Who would have thought that you would say that?

(I agree, met him few times when he was playing - I remember it - he won't).

[Tim]

The five key questions New Zealand's Super Rugby sides need to answer after 2021 squad announcements

Some players have come and others have gone, but plenty of questions remain about how each of the five franchises will fare in next year's Super Rugby Aotearoa and Super Rugby Trans-Tasman.

[Stargazer]

[nostrildamus]

Who is the Wallaby superstar/playmaker that wants to play for a NZ team? (I don't subscribe to nzherald out of principle: I'm stingy).
EDIT: I really am only interested to find out what they mean by "superstar" and "playmaker". A current Wallaby? Really?

[rotated]

@nostrildamus said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:

Who is the Wallaby superstar/playmaker that wants to play for a NZ team? (I don't subscribe to nzherald out of principle: I'm stingy).

JOC. Chiefs rumoured.

[nostrildamus]

@rotated ah, thanks. Superstar though? Playmaker? He does look a little like Jesus had a baby and called it Michael Bublé, I guess.

[mikey07]

@rotated Would rather he come to the Canes even JOC is head and shoulders above JGB

[Stargazer]

[Kiwiwomble]

any idea why a whole round of venues/times are "TBC"?

[Hooroo]

@Kiwiwomble said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:

any idea why a whole round of venues/times are "TBC"?

Because they are playing the whole round at one venue and that hasn't been finalised yet

[Kiwiwomble]

@Hooroo really, i'd missed that

I doubt it will be melbounre….so im super pissed once again I wont get to see the landers, we've only played in Melbourne once in the last five years

[Hooroo]

@Kiwiwomble said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:

@Hooroo really, i'd missed that

I doubt it will be melbounre….so im super pissed once again I wont get to see the landers, we've only played in Melbourne once in the last five years

Someone will know but I believe it will be Aussie somewhere rather than NZ. I think I heard Gold Coast? But I may be making that up in my head

[Kiwiwomble]

@Hooroo that would make sense, still warm but not too hot at the time of year etc

[Derpus]

The Gold Coast - where sport goes to die.

[KiwiMurph]

I think it's much more likely to be Suncorp - which is apparently free that weekend.