The Silver Fern

@canefan said in Olympics Thread:

@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:

@SBW1 said in Olympics Thread:

@Virgil I might add that we were ahead of Aussie in the 84 Olympics.

That may have been the most galling for them.

Didn't that make them start up the AIS?

The AIS started before that, in 1981. Initial driver was a report commissioned by the Whitlam government in the early 70s, when Olympic results were OK.

But the process got a boost after the Montreal games when no gold was won. It took about a decade to get back to Top 10 ranking for the Barcelona games.

@sparky said in Olympics Thread:

Has any country of New Zealand's population ever got into double figures in terms of Golds before?

New Zealand very impressive!

Finland did well if you go back a while

@SBW1 said in Olympics Thread:

Sport

Watching the games in Oz is insufferable, Channel 9 News in particular, virtually hijacked by reports on the games, reporting like no other country was in the Olympics and not even putting on much news. Gave a whole lot of their journalists including the weatherman a cushy gig in Paris.

Do you not have Stan?

You can get all the jingoistic Unzid coverage you'd ever want ...

@NTA said in 2023 Cricket World Cup - Other Matches:

I've made my peace with Mitch. Shaun though? Yeah, nah... nah...

No casserole seconds?

@Joans-Town-Jones said in 2023 July and Pre-World Cup Internationals (excluding TRC):

@Machpants who are they playing that they will need that strip?

For the Argies? ... maybe England

Either way they get to put out a story and perhaps sell a few shirts.

I'm sure teams themselves mostly aren't interested and would prefer to play with their usual kit.

@Bones said in Force v Highlanders:

@KiwiMurph said in Force v Highlanders:

@Kiwiwomble said in Force v Highlanders:

@KiwiMurph that famous Perth v Dunedin rivalry....grrrrrr shakes fist

Well in fairness, they might have been trying to do the Highlanders/the competition a favour given their form against other NZ teams.....

Or trying to do the force a favour...

Yep, or ... if we, as the yanks say, "do the math" ... three full rounds can't be done for five teams without a bye.

Could be done with 6 teams by including MP, but that would mean MP won't play Drua twice.

Maybe they're doing the Pacific teams a favour...

@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:

@KiwiMurph what's a"boom youngster"?

It's a racing industry phrase.

Maybe "the horse guy" has infiltrated ARU after all...

@NTA said in Wales v Australia:

@Stargazer said in Wales v Australia:

@NTA Maybe if they start him, there won't be anything to fix?

But if they DO need to fixit, and he's already there, what do we do?

What we DO is bring Hooper off the bench into 7/8.

@mariner4life said in Origin 2022:

This is a stitch up

Game 3 decider guaranteed

Dead set

At the game. Decent crowd and stadium is better than I expected.

@Stargazer said in Invitational, provincial, local & school sevens tournaments:

By the way, if you're looking for the squad lists of the non-NZ teams:

Presumably Fijiana are just just running out the B team for half their games?

"FRU will field two women’s and a men’s team in the tournament which also consists of three teams from New Zealand"

Seems like an expensive exercise for 42 minutes of rugby. But, I s'pose that's what they've got to do...

@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:

@Kiap said in Aussie Rugby:

If you contact your provider (provided they're not a shit tier ISP) and your area is eligible now, they can probably hook you up in around 5-6 weeks.

My area is NOT eligible now, according to the return email I just received

Ah, shit buzz.

You might still become eligible, though. Think the rollout wil take some years.

@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:

@Kiap not sure about the corrsion, but there is ~930m of copper between my house and the nearest node, so....

I get about 26mbps on average.

I'd say you were right then, 3rd rate -- if there's no dropouts, that is (some other poor saps can't even get consistent 25Mbps).

@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:

Fibre arriving some time soon apparently.

Some folks are already signing up for the FibreConnect upgrade. If you contact your provider (provided they're not a shit tier ISP) and your area is eligible now, they can probably hook you up in around 5-6 weeks.

@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:

@Machpants might upgrade to 4k Stan for July and see whether the extra $10 is worth it... and whether my third-rate* internet can handle it.

(* using "third world" feels inappropriate when the third world often has better internet)

You should be able to get by on 25 Mbps for 4K (so long as not downloading much else) . Some sources even suggest as low as 15 Mbps, although that might be "ersatz 4K"...

So, unless you have corroded copper FTTN**(thanks, Malcolm!) it's worth a shot.

** That would be fourth-rate.

Oh, my goodness!

@rotated said in Ashes 2021-22:

@tewaio said in Ashes 2021-22:

What annoys me the most is how the Aussies mispronounce his name, yet in the 2000s Wallabies fans/commentators were fine with saying Jannes Labuschagne correctly.

It is at his insistence that it is Labuschange like Champagne. The Hyacinth Bucket of test cricket.

Quite understandable, really. The name would have come from French (boscage = woodland) and then butchered into Afrikaans along the way.

Wouldn't have started out as "Lah-boo-skuhk-knee", fer shure.

And that's the innings....

@nta said in Wales v Australia:

Rennie used the word "horrendous" to describe some of the officiating in the presser I'm told 😮

A frustrated man but it wasn't a good look. I expect that, instead of receiving his predicted apology, he'll be delivered, at minimum, a fine.

Lack of discipline ultimately cruelled the team. Could've still won despite the officiating, IMO.

@rotated said in 2021 Rugby Championship:

Rejig the schedule to free up that date and things can proceed. Everyone happy.

Fair enough, although I don't think RA had more than 1 agreed WA game to proceed with, that being bled 3.

The others were being re-shopped around due to, obviously, aspects such as playing in NSW being less than optimal.

@rotated said in 2021 Rugby Championship:

Maybe there is some quid pro quo from SANZAAR to come as the SA/NZ game clashes with a possible AFL Grand Final.

How could this be quid pro quo?

@chris said in Rugby on Stan:

I just received a reply from Stan confirming the Bunnings NPC will be on Stan.

Quote

" Thanks for contacting Stan Support.
We can confirm the Bunnings NPC competition will be kicking off on Stan August 6!"

Will be tuning in!

Just cannot bring myself to watch Shute these days ... the players are okay but it's an existential distaste of the whole shebang.