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For a guy so big, Takei'aho's motor is something else. He's just into everything.

He had 24 carries and 10 tackles. Most of those carries were quality too.

I don't think I've seen a player have 24 carries before. Is that a record?

Some of the big defensive plays in the 2nd half.

Papali'i is having some game. Best on the field.

Enjoying the game so far. Feels like a Test match.

Just like last week, there was a big penalty count against us in the 1st half, but we somehow still came out of the half with the lead, then in the 2nd half, we adapt a bit and really start taking control of the game.

Patty and the backrow were very good tonight. Akira will get another start next week after that performance.

Setpiece is functioning really well this season, and we still have Karl T to come back into the team.

The defense in tight was a bit iffy at first, but it just got better as the game went on. Was nice to keep them tryless.

Nice of the team to dedicate the win to Blues fan, Constable Michael Hunt.

Dalton made so many big plays inside the 22. One of the best individual performances of the season.

@nzzp said in What happened to ‘The 1014’?:

@dagrubster we miss that sort of analysis, rightly or wrongly. The rugby shows we have are entertainment, not analysis

Fortunately we still have the Fern for expert analysis...available to us 24/7.

I'm OK....

@crucial said in AB EOYT 2018:

@rotated said in AB EOYT 2018:

Doesn't feel like a Bledisloe test week. Could be because it's a dead rubber? Maybe because it is in Japan? Maybe because it's already Wednesday and Hansen hasn't baited Cheika yet.

Don't expect the last one to happen this week as the most rancid bait will be saved Eddie no doubt.

Plus the team hasn’t been named yet.
When is that by the way?

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We didn't boo Lomu when he left the Blues. Cane fans are just horrible human beings.

With a name like Waikato, I'm not surprised this guy loses so much.

Now that Beauden can't even make the starting line-up, he must be regretting not signing with the Blues...

Every team should play without a 10.

I'm not saying this because I'm a Blues fan...

@kev I like the idea of red cards being 20 minutes and the player who got the red card isn't allowed to come back on after that 20 minutes is up, it has to be another player.

@Toddy We can only hope.

He looks good in black and white.

Just did a simulation of tonight's game and here's the result.

It's never wrong.

A forgotten gem.

The replay really shows how audacious this try was.

https://streamable.com/ipcruj

BTW, Happy New Year, boys. It goes without saying that this is our year!

NMS without a lethal step is just Michael Collins.