2021 Rugby Championship
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Springbok team made 10 changes for Saturdays Puma test
Springbok team: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Sbu Nkosi, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Aphelele Fassi, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Kwagga Smith, 6 Siya Kolisi (capt), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Wilco Louw (Harlequins, England), 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Ox Nche
Substitutes: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Marvin Orie, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Dan du Preez, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Morne Steyn
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Rennie reckons the entire rest of the RC will need in Perth, aside from SA v Argentina.
ABs will drip feed in extra numbers, makes sense. No one has opted out of tour yet. -
@machpants said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
Rennie reckons the entire rest of the RC will need in Perth, aside from SA v Argentina.
ABs will drip feed in extra numbers, makes sense. No one has opted out of tour yet.So why is TRC being played in Perth, when Oz has a much higher threat of a covid outbreak there right now? (considering they currently have an outbreak in the country) Wouldn't it have made more sense to stage it in NZ?
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@canefan said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
@machpants said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
Rennie reckons the entire rest of the RC will need in Perth, aside from SA v Argentina.
ABs will drip feed in extra numbers, makes sense. No one has opted out of tour yet.So why is TRC being played in Perth, when Oz has a much higher threat of a covid outbreak there right now? (considering they currently have an outbreak in the country) Wouldn't it have made more sense to stage it in NZ?
Answered before, there are no places for the Boks and Arg to come in here in MIQ. They've already got places booked, for months, in Oz. In addition, like last year even if there were places here, the MIQ requirements are much stricter in NZ. In Oz they can train as a team from Day 1.
EDIT: Originaly the idea was they'd both MIQ in OZ, training from Day 1, then they could use the buuble to travel to NZ.
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@machpants said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
Rennie reckons the entire rest of the RC will need in Perth, aside from SA v Argentina.
ABs will drip feed in extra numbers, makes sense. No one has opted out of tour yet.Whole thing should be in New Zealand, but perhaps they can sell more tickets in Perth?
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We better hope the ABs already left, or there is no way the God King of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Western Australia is letting them in
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@mariner4life said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
We better hope the ABs already left,
or there is no way the God King of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Western Australia is letting them inas there is no way anybody will be able to work at the airport / fly a plane to get them outFIFY
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@majorrage said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
@mariner4life said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
We better hope the ABs already left,
or there is no way the God King of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Western Australia is letting them inas there is no way anybody will be able to work at the airport / fly a plane to get them outFIFY
Nope airport staff are essential workers
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@machpants said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
@majorrage said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
@mariner4life said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
We better hope the ABs already left,
or there is no way the God King of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Western Australia is letting them inas there is no way anybody will be able to work at the airport / fly a plane to get them outFIFY
Nope airport staff are essential workers
for now ...
( I was taking the piss, but sarcasm really doesn't write well)
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@sparky said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
@machpants said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
Rennie reckons the entire rest of the RC will need in Perth, aside from SA v Argentina.
ABs will drip feed in extra numbers, makes sense. No one has opted out of tour yet.Whole thing should be in New Zealand, but perhaps they can sell more tickets in Perth?
I wonder. I'm tempted to question whether the SA rugby contingent in Perth is over-estimated, but there could be quite a few ex-Kiwis and FIFOs (not sure what they are called now, Quarantine Ins, Quarantine Outs?) keen to show there are no lockdowns in WA..
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@nta said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
Pack everything up. Last one out turn off the lights.
Australia and New Zealand are still on the UK s Green list. The final Bledisloe could be played in the UK somewhere if they can charter a plane to bring the players over.
Doesn't help the Boks or the Pumas though as South Africa and Argentina are on the UK Red list.
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@sparky said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
@nta said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
Pack everything up. Last one out turn off the lights.
Australia and New Zealand are still on the UK s Green list. The final Bledisloe could be played in the UK somewhere if they can charter a plane to bring the players over.
Doesn't help the Boks or the Pumas though as South Africa and Argentina are on the UK Red list.
Isle of Man! Isle of Man!
(Does it even have a rugby ground).
is France an option? Say, Plouzané, https://www.rugbyworld.com/countries/france-countries/meet-remote-team-france-36320Or the Pyrenees (just another mountain to climb clichés).
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@nostrildamus said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
@sparky said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
@nta said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
Pack everything up. Last one out turn off the lights.
Australia and New Zealand are still on the UK s Green list. The final Bledisloe could be played in the UK somewhere if they can charter a plane to bring the players over.
Doesn't help the Boks or the Pumas though as South Africa and Argentina are on the UK Red list.
Isle of Man! Isle of Man!
(Does it even have a rugby ground)."Welcome to the 2021 Rugby Championship from Port-E-Chee, home of the Proud Lions."
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@sparky said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
@nostrildamus said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
@sparky said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
@nta said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
Pack everything up. Last one out turn off the lights.
Australia and New Zealand are still on the UK s Green list. The final Bledisloe could be played in the UK somewhere if they can charter a plane to bring the players over.
Doesn't help the Boks or the Pumas though as South Africa and Argentina are on the UK Red list.
Isle of Man! Isle of Man!
(Does it even have a rugby ground)."Welcome to the 2021 Rugby Championship from Port-E-Chee, home of the Proud Lions."
Thank you. I see they have a kitchen and a Viking emblem. Next rugby tour sorted.
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McGowan also didn’t think there was much hope that other Rugby Championship games involving Argentina and the Springboks would be held in Perth, which has been mooted as a possibility. “I think it would be unlikely, it’s not our No 1 priority.’’
Is Qld the only other option in Australia?
I'd rather the games against the Boks not be played than having them in a neutral venue. The 100th test match should be a big occasion.
All Blacks to leave players at home as difficult trip looms
