The Silver Fern

two threads about shameless HB poaching?

For shame magpies, for shame...

Hard to go past Luke Rooney in 2010 in this poll.

They went looking for another fullback when Israel Dagg was selected into the AB's in June, and not likely to make many appearances that year, HB somehow came across Luke Rooney ...

@Bones said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

@Tim said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

@Bones Michael Little is a good counter-example to the idea that the best players are signed into Super Rugby squads. He was much better than many midfield players in NZ squads (especially at the Blues), but had to go to Japan to get a full contract.

With Little it was a poor Blues organisation missing out, perhaps McClutchie has missed out at the Highlanders due to their pretty average coaches?

Considering we have an excellent first five (All Black) and a very good backup, I don't think we missed out. He would have been lucky to get game time.

TBH, I don't think HB fans were expecting him to go to the Highlanders, and we have few issues with Otago and the Highlanders, they're generally always happy to have players from our region.

@RLx31 said in Mobile TSF Down?:

@Toddy said in Mobile TSF Down?:

Nope all good here. You're not using a Huawei are you?

Side note:What's people's beef with huawei phones???

Owned by the Chinese government and the suspicion is they are collecting data for them. No proof has been released, but as so many other countries are going along with it the presumption is evidence is being shared behind closed doors.

@tim said in Newly crowned World Champions:

Even on rugbypass's 10 minute "condensed" version I had to turn the sound off.

It was very funny, very much up with Ozzie commentating bias and fanboi-ism.

@nepia

It's criminal for a WC final venue too, in my opinion. I guess the Olympic stadium wouldn't have been much better though. Regular old Prince Chichibu ground is my second favorite ground to watch footy, but like Waikato it's just too small for huge crowds, so not appropriate apparently. I still think they should have figured out a way of using it.

Missed it on account of the typhoon. Following the other semifinal via text.

That maths teacher is probably one of the funniest teachers out!

Crazy the video said he only played one season in firsts. Jesus.

Two things I took out of that....

They changed the school haka....

They figured out a way to make the uniform worse. Red blazer + Kilt!

Not sure Barnes is that much better than in 2007. That France v Wales match in the 6 Nations this year lasted 100 minutes because - though possibly legally correct - he was afraid to award the French a penalty try despite repeated Welsh scrum infringements. It was a shambles.