Preseason - Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika

[Dan54]

@Bovidae I always find it funny, I know I read in forums on odd occasion how people don't like Laban as a commentator, I really enjoy him. Mind you not too many annoy me anyway, but Laban is one who works for me.

[Canes4life]

@Dan54 you're definitely going to know what school a player went to when Laban is commentating.

[Dan54]

@Canes4life said in Preseason - Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika:

@Dan54 you're definitely going to know what school a player went to when Laban is commentating.

Might be what I like mate, I enjoy knowing that stuff anyway.
Actually played Golden Oldies rugby against him many moons ago. Always laughed he ran over a smallish wing we had , a couple of times, then got the ball on the a burst, all I heard from behind me, (I was trying to work out how I was stuck in backline and about to try and tackle him) was leave him, big Maori fella who had been a pretty prop at rep level etc, stepped past me hit him square with his shoulder, red card material everyday these days, and absolutely flattened him. To Laban's credit he got up with a happy smile and just carried on, knowing that perhaps you don't run over smallish wings in Golden Oldies!!

[Bovidae]

@Dan54 I quite like Laban too, and I've met him a few times when he used to do 1st XV rugby commentary. It was just funny as they looked totally different, and Fine was wearing headgear.

[African Monkey]

@Dan54 @Bovidae Good to see I'm not the only one who's a fan of Laban. A fantastic caller who knows how to pronounce Pacific Island names properly, always has a background knowledge of every player, and genuinely has a passion for the game from the top all the way down to the grassroots.