Waikato v Tasman (Premiership Final)
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@hooroo said in Waikato v Ta$man (Premiership Final):
Yeah Joy!
We are coming over in a mini van and will set fire to any Ta$man flags we see! Be warned
It's an xmas miracle - you're getting off your lazy arse to get to a game!
you'd better set fire to a few flags for me... still working on a truck to stow away in
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i was trying to think - surely it had to be a final.. one of the most epic / hilarious pre-matches I've seen at Rugby Park
when they got a bunch of drag cars to burn up and down the sideline before the game. Sparked the crowd up no end.. still to this day no idea how there wasn't a massive crash if one skidded on the grass!
Back when rugby was 'proper' fun to go to
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I vaguely remember cars parading around the ground at a game too. Maybe the 1992 final as it was an afternoon kickoff?
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As a neutral, I must say it's a real feat for Ta$man to reach the final for the third time in three years, with the likes of Jordan, Havili, Christie, Blackadder, Frizell and Lomax being unavailable for them. Incredible depth (and money ?) for a province which biggest town is Nelson. Great for Waikato too, with a team of nobodies.
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@cgrant And Reece.
Also, in the injury/defections ward Coxon, Moli, Parkinson, Sione Havili, Fox-Matamua, Paea, Talea and Marshall.
Segner will surely be missing for the final - no idea who they will replace him with. Actually, they'll probably swap Norris to the openside, but I'm struggling to think who goes onto the bench.
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@dice Made of tough stuff those Germans! Pretty surprised to see him there.
Ware back to play on the wing.
Otherwise pretty much as expected. I had vague hopes of seeing PariPari in the line-up, but not expectations.
Only real surprise is seeing Tim O'Malley missing from the bench. I guess Knewstubb is covering first five. Don't get injured this year, Mitch!
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@kiwimurph said in Waikato v Ta$man (Premiership Final):
How does the TTT thing work? Isn't he BOP?
You would have to go through the official channels with NZR and fill in the appropriate documentation for a transfer. Rhys Marshall is a NH player. Knewstubb was playing for H-K earlier in the season.
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@yeetyaah tell that to the online commentators and bookies.. Ayden Johnstone is the only Waikato starter named for an NZ super franchise earlier this year and that was not the Chiefs even. His reserve Norris was the only Chief before TTT was added.
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@kiwimurph said in Waikato v Ta$man (Premiership Final):
How does the TTT thing work? Isn't he BOP?
NZ Rugby - they couldn't give a fuck about running fair and balanced competitions.
