The Silver Fern

@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:

@DaGrubster said in NH club rugby:

@OomPB said in NH club rugby:

URC attendance record broken again
Previous best single-round attendances:

146,046 – Round 9 of the 2023/24 season
135,747 – Round 8 of the 2023/24 season
123,307 – Round 11 of the 2022/23 season
121,117 – Round 21 of the 2017/18 season

Round Eight Attendances

Ulster v Munster: 14,313
Benetton v Zebre Parma: 5,000
Stormers v Lions: 22,410
Sharks v Bulls: 34,827
Ospreys v Scarlets: 6,836
Leinster v Connacht: 33,963
Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh: 27,538
Dragons v Cardiff : 8,511

153,398

That’s a very big crowd for a Scottish club game!

Yes and worryingly, 2 Welsh Derbies didn’t get anywhere near that total between them.

Effectively a Scotland Trial match

@Bones said in NH club rugby:

Oh that yellow card against was it Jennings? Absolute bullshit, braced himself for a player running directly into him, should've been a penalty the other way.

Nah

He made himself as wide as possible and leaned to starboard

Couldn't see a thread

On Fire

@Daffy-Jaffy said in NH club rugby:

Didn't show the Aki incident but Leinster were just better

Barrett is having a ball

Neither Dubois nor Parker will go the distance with Usyk

Different league

I’m going Fury

@Bones said in NH International Rugby:

Gatland stays, Walker walks.

Walker has been ineffectual

Basically you Kiwi cun*s have to get in line and change your season so we can have a logical progression in the NH

I’m in

Get yourself down to the Arms Park

For Exeter read Cardiff

Moved to Cardiff City football stadium chasing the money

Lost the core membership who wanted to watch the match in the heart of the city then go to the club or to town for a few pints after

Moved back to Cardiff Arms Park

Having healthy attendances despite not winning any trophies

Great atmosphere

Finally realised that having double headers makes sense and brings the crowds in

Women match then Cardiff (URC)

Or

Cardiff (Welsh League) then Cardiff (URC)

£24 to stand with a pint in your hand and a Clark’s pie, peas & gravy at half time

The stuff of dreams

I can’t wait for Jones’ column if/when the SA teams are involved at the pointy end

Different level

Straight running, crisp & accurate passing

Joy to watch

@nzzp said in All Blacks 2025:

@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks 2025:

@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2025:

I actually heard Razor is pushing for the ABs to be sponsored by Canterbury Drought

Hopefully not

Wooooosh

Look at the spelling

@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2025:

I actually heard Razor is pushing for the ABs to be sponsored by Canterbury Drought

Hopefully not

@sparky said in NH club rugby:

Former Bath, Wasps and England player Tom Voyce missing and feared dead in Northumbria floods: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7859539x9vo

Fuck. what a shit way to go

@sparky said in NZ and World Rugby Awards 2024:

BBC World Sports Star of 2024 short list is out too.

Jonah Lomu won this award in 1995 and Dan Carter in 2015.

This year's contenders are:

Simone Biles - Gymnastics (USA)
Caitlin Clark - Basketball (USA)
Catherine Debrunner - Parathletics (Switzerland)
Armand Duplantis - Pole Vault (Sweden)
Sifan Hassan - Long-Distance Running (Netherlands)
Leon Marchand - Swimming (France)

If it's by popular vote then only the Olympians in the 'running'

BBC = Biles

But good to see both my picks for the Fernies Category are here - Clark and Duplantis