All Blacks Tests 2020
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
@Bovidae they'd need to get here soon then, cos its only a month away.
That's what I'm saying about using local refs. The English cricket team used local umpires in recent series against WI and Pakistan so maybe NZ and Aust do the same.
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Bidwell goes full Reason. Hopefully the last we'll hear of him, if he doesn't care?
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@Siam said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
@Bones 😃 more like I can imagine some working class dye hard NZers wondering what support you get on top of 6 figure salary, freebies and a new Ford to drive around while the old man is away at work for a few weeks
Wonder how the plight of an AB family compares to theirs?
You got no kids eh?
Money and freebies ain't got shit to do with how hard it is when the orher half is away. If I'm away for a week, its really fucking hard on the missus to keep a hectic family life rolling, and vice versa when she's away. Our kids have after school activities 4 nights per week, twice before school, variable start times at different schools, weekend activities, homework, and just normal emotional issues of growing up.
Going from 2 parents to 1 is really bloody hard. You need an insanely flexible job (assuming both are working) and you have to be on point for 16hrs per day organising stuff. Do that for 10 weeks and its bloody exhausting.
I have no idea what additional support these guys get, but I'm willing to bet it isn't financial. It's likely to be numbers to call when they need a sitter or a dr to come to the house, a car/driver to collect a kid, someone to sort the garden out and mow the lawn.
No points for you and your "old school" attitude.
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@voodoo but the difference is, abs are often away for weeks. It is part of their normal life, so something that is planned for. If they didn't want travel, they shouldn't accept the ABs job. This travel is just a little bit longer than the norm.
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@Machpants reckon its different now. The olden day tours were in a different era, where blokes didn't belp with kids, the school run etc, and wives certainly didn't work. These days they might go for 5 weeks sure, but that's pre-Covid where a flight home was only 30hrs max from anywhere in the world, and partners even had the choice of going with them.
Doubling that to 10 weeks, plus some quarantine, plus the travel uncertainty, in a world where both parents often work and kids workload is shared, im bot surprised that some are struggling.
Personally, after my 45 days as a solo parent recently, I'm in the Dane Coles camp and I'd be on the first plane outta here 🤪, but that doesn't mean I don't sympathise with the others.
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It is going to be the same for the Boks and Pumas so I wouldn't be surprised if some of their players to say "thanks, but no thanks" to the RC. There were stories out of SA a month or so back that player welfare would be an important consideration when the tournament was to be based in NZ.
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Don't half of both squads have covid anyway?
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
It is going to be the same for the Boks and Pumas so I wouldn't be surprised if some of their players to say "thanks, but no thanks" to the RC. There were stories out of SA a month or so back that player welfare would be an important consideration when the tournament was to be based in NZ.
I think that's this story:
Anyway, the current rumour is that Kolisi won't travel and that the Boks are considering sending a very green squad. -
The All Blacks are heading to the Bay of Plenty town of Whakatāne next week as preparations get underway in earnest for the home Bledisloe Cup Tests and Investec Rugby Championship. The squad will be based in the town from Monday to Wednesday next week - and rugby fans are invited to get up and close with the team at a public training session on Tuesday 22 September. The public event will be held at 9.45AM at Rugby Park Whakatāne and will be dependent on Whakatāne being at Alert Level 1. All Blacks Captain Sam Cane, who hails from the Bay of Plenty, said: “We're all looking forward to coming to Whakatāne to begin our prep for the Test season and, being from the Bay, I know there'll be a lot of support so it'll be cool to catch up with everyone.” Whakatāne District Mayor Judy Turner said: “This is such exciting news for the people of the Whakatāne District. The All Blacks are such a huge inspiration to us all for so many reasons. After the double blow of the Whakaari eruption and Covid-19 this is just the injection of energy that we need. We can’t wait to show them our manaakitanga and host them in our rohe.” The All Blacks will also hold a camp in Hamilton the following week before assembling on Monday 5 October in Wellington to prepare for the first Bledisloe Cup Test on Sunday 11 October. The All Blacks play the second Test against the Wallabies at Eden Park on Sunday 18 October.https://www.allblacks.com/news/all-blacks-to-head-to-whakatane/
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
I haven't read much about the SA squad, but it was rife amongst the Argies. SA doesn't start playing until next weekend.
Wouldn't that be a good thing then? They'd be unlikely to get it again and spread it?
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@Bones said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
I haven't read much about the SA squad, but it was rife amongst the Argies. SA doesn't start playing until next weekend.
Wouldn't that be a good thing then? They'd be unlikely to get it again and spread it?
That would depend on how the infected players got covid. If it was via community transmission then other members of the squad could also get it at any time. I am sure both squads would need to be tested before departure and on arrival to avoid an outbreak.
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@Bones said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
I haven't read much about the SA squad, but it was rife amongst the Argies. SA doesn't start playing until next weekend.
Wouldn't that be a good thing then? They'd be unlikely to get it again and spread it?
Sorta. The tail of the virus can mean postive tests later, even if not contagious. That could be a real fucker - team canned for no real reason. Like that Japanese guy, almost certainly infected in first lockdown period, tested positive on arrival in Japan months later
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@Bones makes it tough to plan for that, I assume they'd sell it out in a few days (Auckland or Dunedin) but must be tough planning for both venues, more so EP, which you'd expect will be a sell out, but are people going to pay now after the last time EP was sold out?
Can they even sell right now for EP?
