@sparky said in Sam Cane - All Blacks Captain:

Which test was Andrew Hore ABs captain for?

It was a club game.

@snowy said in RIP Phil the Greek:

One more year and he would have got a message from his wife.
Wonder what that would have been?

Actually feel quite sorry for the old girl. She really did love him.

A couple of years ago the son and his partner were doing the Windsor Castle walkthrough while we were in the pub. ('Two Brewers' if you are looking for a good one there) and while others in their group went rushing from item to item they stopped to just look out a window onto a courtyard. A door opened and out came Lizzie with a couple of dogs, a car pulls up and out hops Phil. She has a big smile and goes and gives him a hug. They luckily witnessed a totally real and candid moment between the two.

My own little experience was more formal but we got an invite to one of the garden parties at the big London house and then got selected to meet the old girl as she wandered through the garden. Anyway it is all quite formal and you get introduced etc. The wife and I use different surnames and because of a quirk in the way it was set up ended up standing on either side of a couple of friends. Anyway she has her little chat along the line to the others. Work talk. Then gets to me. 'and what brings you here Crucial?'. I pointed to the wife and said 'I'm just here as support and logistics for her'. She actually laughed and said 'Oh, I have one of those as well'.
After she moved on to the next group and we were released we had so many people come up and asked how we made her smile and laugh. The 'joke' was weak so I can only assume it was thinking about the silly old bugger.

@cantab79 said in AB Test Team v France.:

Can't believe people are seriously suggesting that Steve Hansen has not called up Akira Ioane because he is saving him for the Maori team. Is there any precedent to back up this theory? Luke Whitelock has outplayed Ioane at both Super Rugby and Mitre 10 Cup levels this year, and that's why he's been selected.

How does that pie taste?

Look. Tana and BOD have buried the hatchet and are sharing a laugh.

Next on Tana's list are @Kirwan and @Duluth

@jegga said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):

@booboo said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):

@jegga said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):

@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):

@jegga said in RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A):

Apparently BOD was a pundit on the Irish coverage and didn't take the result well. If anyone has the footage and can post it I will be eternally grateful

Was on the ITV coverage.

He had the look of a man who's swallowed a wasp during during a live TV interview and that distracted him from the fact he's also having a severe bowel spasm.

Excellent.

A quarter final exit is an Irish tradition isn’t it?

Planet Rugby’s Ireland fans are still delivering gold

“We knew all of this in advance.
That’s why Joe player what he felt was his best team.

In cooler weather, better ref, neutral location both teams given the same amount of rest and our B team puts 40 points on them.

Do we really think that Japan making the quarters wasn’t just what WR wanted?

At this rate Japan might make the semis or better.

Reminds me of Korea/Japan WC in the football.”

Also a whole thread about how bent Gardner is

http://forum.planetrugby.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=91481&sid=5594db999ca625c55956a0becc14a9dc

I don’t remember bok fans being this graceless at all and their team came back and gave ours a hell of a game in the semis.
I hope Heneke Meyer had a smile on his face last night .
The only downside for Japan is no one in their pool is going to take them lightly so they’ll be playing their top side if possible.

As a neutralish observer (I was obviously backing Japan) I didn't notice any obvious issues with the officiating. Did anyone? (Haven't read the thread.)

What are their specific whinge? Or is it just victim mentality?

Some of them have been saying Japan had an advantage because they play in the super rugby comp and are more used to the way Gardner refs .

Victim mentality, delusions of grandeur or just ungracious arseclowns? Take your pick

According to comments on the42 Ireland were beaten by some fella called Hugh Middity.
He wasn’t on the team sheets but must have been there because everyone is saying “Hi, Hugh Middity”

What about stupid people that think they can coach and select the ABs but have no clue about it. They can piss right of!

@allblacksfan72 said in Are there any All Blacks wildcards left ?:

How about George bridge? Has all the qualities needed for test rugby

A red and black jersey?

Took a drive yesterday (only 5 km over the regional border) to a farm in the Wairarapa and picked up a new pup. 3 month old black lab. Very cool little fella. This will keep me busy.

Can someone please correct this thread title. It is doing my head in.

@canes4life said in Pasifika SR team:

@bones I will be fairly happy to say ‘I told you so’ when Love pulls on the black jersey in the future. Plus NPC stats don’t mean anything, especially when you’re a 10 behind a shithouse Wellington pack.

Get used to the name Bonesy, Love has already shown glimpses of brilliance even at the raw age of 20 and is only going to get better.

I wouldn’t quite go so far but the kid certainly looks like he has something. Just needs to add the other parts and experience.
He is no BB, Carlos, DC or Cruden at the same age.
How are your previous star calls going btw?

@frank said in US Politics:

@crucial said in US Politics:

Republicans have been hard at work twisting the landscape to their advantage and are a very good chance in the main game

It should be noted both parties do this.

Yep. She’s one weird system is the great American Democracy.

@frank said in US Politics:

Who predicts Trump will run again?

He will if it looks like he will win the primary.
Otherwise he’d have to claim another stolen election.
Republicans have been hard at work twisting the landscape to their advantage and are a very good chance in the main game.

@kruse no harm ringing your insurer afterwards and asking. You can always imply that you are now a lower risk and would expect a lower premium

@barbarian said in 2021 Wallabies:

@crucial That tactic would be an incredibly hard thing to referee effectively though. It's one thing to identify the tactic, it's another to work out when it is being put in use. A refs eyeline will follow the ball from the ruck, looking at the offside line, high tackles etc. If there is an inside ball or a runner around the ruck it would be difficult to determine what is obstruction and what is just general play.

It's similar to the tactic used by many teams (especially the ABs) using a line of forward blockers in front of the backline.

It's relatively easy to police via video but almost impossible in real time. Take the Izack Rodda cleanout used in that example - if Banks had cut through and scored it may have been brought back by the TMO. But I could never see a ref pinging that. The only times they do is when it is especially obvious, taking players 2-3m beyond the ruck.

I'm only suggesting that it gets viewed the same way the players advancing ahead of the kick is.
We know that 'dummy runners' only get pulled back if they obviously interfere with play but at least they start from an onside position. These guys are moving forward ahead of the ball being played and should be easy-ish for the AR watching the ruck offside to call.

@snowy said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

@crucial said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

@snowy said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

Get your point, but the company that does the work should be applying. Not me. I believe that they are trying. They have quarter of a million dollars of machinery doing nothing. Should be some incentive. Doesn't change the fact that the boundaries are fucking stupid.

Yep, they have to make the application. Hope for your sake that they are doing a good job of it because as far as I can tell they should be able to get the paperwork if they really want to.
As for the boundaries. In your situation absolutely stupid. But like most rules if you want them to be uncomplicated they are often a catch all.
Hope your digger operators feel that they have enough incentive to get the paperwork and get through for you. Maybe when their next loan payments are due?

I doubt this company has debt. I don't employ that sort of people but they do seem to be short staffed because the government won't let people across imaginary lines.

Earth moving companies are usually like an internal pyramid scheme constantly leveraging one job and asset off another to get more machinery to do more jobs to finance the existing ones......

Good luck with the drivers.

@snowy said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

Get your point, but the company that does the work should be applying. Not me. I believe that they are trying. They have quarter of a million dollars of machinery doing nothing. Should be some incentive. Doesn't change the fact that the boundaries are fucking stupid.

Yep, they have to make the application. Hope for your sake that they are doing a good job of it because as far as I can tell they should be able to get the paperwork if they really want to.
As for the boundaries. In your situation absolutely stupid. But like most rules if you want them to be uncomplicated they are often a catch all.
Hope your digger operators feel that they have enough incentive to get the paperwork and get through for you. Maybe when their next loan payments are due?

@snowy said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

@kirwan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

@snowy said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

@kirwan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

@snowy said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

These boundaries are fucking stupid. I've had two ten tonne diggers sitting on my property doing nothing for over a week. I can see where the drivers live from my place but they aren't allowed to come and work. Father and son team who will be in contact with no one, both double jabbed.

A team of builders who can't do a thing because the piles aren't in place.

Materials to build all sorted. Just the fucking stupid boundary that is making it all go wrong. Idiotic government. They are supposed to be essential workers but can't come and and work on an 11 hectare property within their own bubble? All they see is some alpacas, ducks, geese, and chooks but they aren't allowed over over some imaginary line that the powers that be think covid won't cross. It's just so stupid it defies belief.

I won't tell if you won't. Can they just ignore it?

I have asked but they got stopped and sent back. So the whole exemption thing now.

downvote

Yeah.

Have you gone through the application process? I am struggling to find any definition of 'essential' or a list however this is listed as a 'type of travel'

Worker commute
Businesses or organisations undertaking services that have either: key staff critical to operations who will need to commute to work across a boundary; or a significant portion of workers are required to commute across a boundary in order to ensure minimum staff are available for operations.

https://www.business.govt.nz/covid-19/business-travel-across-alert-level-boundaries/

Pretty sure that I heard it mentioned that construction was a criteria for application but could be wrong.

Not trying to teach you to suck eggs just aware that the process seems confusing and maybe there is a solution that is 'hiding'. You didn't mention applying for travel documents.

@hooroo said in Memes:

@crucial said in Memes:

@hooroo said in Memes:

@kiwiwomble said in Memes:

@voodoo said in Memes:

@gt12 said in Memes:

@canefan said in Memes:

I bet we all have a photo like that.

How good does that beer look too? That is a VB, or a Carlton Draught, or a Lion Red or a DB. Heck, maybe it's a fucking Rheineck.

Either way, it's cold, sub-4.5% alcohol, and that bloke is about to enjoy 15 of them.

always remember dad enjoyed a Rheineck...or even the odd Joseph Coutts, normally in a swapa crate

First beer I ever had was a Joseph Coutts

Kuhtze. It was 'No Ordinary Beer'

Thanks! I always remember it as JK so was weird writing Coutts. Thought I had it wrong the whole time.

The family that basically established 'factory' brewing in NZ. They did change their name to Coutts in the third NZ generation and although the original Waitemata Brewery was designed and established by JK (the son of JK) it became DB under his son Morton Coutts.

Back to swapacrates though. The old Waitemata Sparkling Ale was a popular drop back in the day. A similar style to Coopers from Oz

@hooroo said in Memes:

@kiwiwomble said in Memes:

@voodoo said in Memes:

@gt12 said in Memes:

@canefan said in Memes:

I bet we all have a photo like that.

How good does that beer look too? That is a VB, or a Carlton Draught, or a Lion Red or a DB. Heck, maybe it's a fucking Rheineck.

Either way, it's cold, sub-4.5% alcohol, and that bloke is about to enjoy 15 of them.

always remember dad enjoyed a Rheineck...or even the odd Joseph Coutts, normally in a swapa crate

First beer I ever had was a Joseph Coutts

Kuhtze. It was 'No Ordinary Beer'