The Silver Fern

Had heard a few whispers re Murphy Taramai being back!

@mariner4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@JK said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@Chris said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@george33 Spot on mate on the tips you gave us

I posted the whole team yesterday - other than Lomax's post initial selection injury

Dam straight

@Chris said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@george33 Spot on mate on the tips you gave us

I posted the whole team yesterday - other than Lomax's post initial selection injury

Heard this is the team, apologies if already posted

1.Ethan De Groot 
2. Codie Taylor 
3. Tyrel Lomax 
4. Fabian Holland 
5. Scott Barrett 
6. Tupou Vaai 
7. Ardie Savea 
8. Christian Lio-Willie 
9. Cam Roigard 
10.  Beauden Barrett 
11. Rieko Ioane 
12. Jordie Barrett 
13. Billy Proctor
14. Sevu Reece 
15. Will Jordan 
 
16. Samisoni Taukeiaho
17. Ollie Norris
18. Fletcher Newell
19. Samipeni Finau
20. Du’Plessis Kirifi
21. Cortez Ratima
22. Damian McKenzie
23. Quinn Tupaea

@mariner4life said in TSF Update - Politics forum gone, New server soon:

every time i am convinced that this place is inhabited by imbeciles i make the mistake of reading a rugby thread on reddit and realise we are basically rugby scholars in comparison.

Truth!

@African-Monkey said in My Turn ... Running Down A Dream:

Haven't updated this thread in a while (forgot about it haha), but I completed my 47th marathon yesterday in Wellington. 3 hours 38 mins. About my standard time these days. Hope to get to 50 by the end of the year.

Brilliant. Well done.

Maaaassive choke. Really wanted him to win too.

Alker also done in the final stretch by Miguel Jimenez on the champions tour who birdied his last two holes and forced a playoff. Alker then continued to struggle on 18 as he has all week. Bugger

Fox might end up top 20 at this rate. +7 and T21. Not bad considering.

Currently no one under par. Unlikely to get it finished today either now with the weather delay. Hopefully the light hangs around.

+2 first round for Fox which isnt bad considering some of the scoring. Puts him T33

JJ Spaun leading at -4.

At the moment it looks like more players will shoot 80 or more in the first round than under par

@taniwharugby said in Golf:

I once played in a big tournament at St Andrews in Hamilton, and they had the longest thickest rough I had ever encountered, and had a big influence on my scores.

And yep, I had convinced myself it would be a problem before I even played.

I played one at Royal Auckland as a junior that was set up super tough. Fairways were unlike anything I had ever played on before. But the rough was horrific and just a total trap for the never ending slice I had back then. Didnt have the strength to smash it out well either.

A round a week! How good.

Yep do play a bit but too sporadically for my liking. Sometimes 3 or 4 times a week, other times once a month! Think 25 or 26 rounds so far this year. Did set a goal for 50 birdies this year (last year got in the low 40s) but I'm well behind where I need to be.

Do you play @1kiwi? where abouts are you a member?

I think they are just making more of a big deal about it this year.

Was a good little vid re the history of the golf on PGA channel that told the story of how they always wanted the course hard and sometimes would put new bunkers in overnight to strengthen it. And then decided to take out all the trees.

Fizzzzzzing!

Feature groups (3 I think) coverage starts at 11ish tonight, general coverage from 4am tomorrow NZ time

Not sure which early tee groups are the features but there are certainly some good ones. Lowrey. Rory and Rose prob one of them. Bryson (hah maybe!) and Schaufelle (my pick to win) may be another.

Scottie of course is the man to beat. Hope Bryson turns up with the A game too.

Winning score prediction -4.

Fizzzzzing!

@1kiwi said in Golf:

Foxy joins Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy & Ben Griffin as the only players with multiple wins on the PGA Tour this year.

Sepp Straka too

Rahms shat the bed. Putter went cold then taking risky shots chasing.

Potentially turning in to a decent finish. Some real birdie oppos over the next few holes and Rahm only one back. Should birdie 14, but so should Scotty.

Some really shite scores.

Cam Smith currently limping home and will have 40+ on the back 9.
DJ and Dufner both shot 78, Speith not much better with a 76.
6 players shooting 80 or more...