The Silver Fern

@mn5 said in Memes:

I also have no memory of posting this the first time but never mind.!

@MN5 said in Rennie Sacked, Eddie In!:

Nurse: Sir you think every TSF thread is now a secondhand meme thread
Me: Is MN5 stll posting the same memes as RoninWC, just a day later?

Does anyone else think Scott Barrett is not back to peak form?

I'm more interested in if Marshall is barred from approaching players after the game while drinking.

I hope Love plays and touches down. So I can tell my Italian friends "hey, that's Amore!"

Havili shouldn't even be cover IMO. I don't mind the Bower cover choice but the Havili call shits me. Surely there is more reliable or fresh talent to build up. A J Lam for example.

I'm looking forward to viewing a badly coached, ill-prepared and relatively inexperienced team do battle.

As for the other team, I also hope Tonga do well.

@MN5 said in All Blacks 2025:

How bout Sevu Reece ? I’d love a chance to make a new joke for 2025

He was too slow to arrive in time for a photo?

So our exits, kicking, midfield, rucks, lineout, and general tactics weren't up to scratch. This is completely unexpected. They should give Foster another 4 years to sort this out as he is a big one for learnings, and these are big learnings.

@Winger said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

My view is rugby has become a bit too nice and PC. So well done to Rieko. We need more of this. It might seem a bit low but f++k it. It will help bring the crowds in for the next match between NZ and Ireland.

And I'm not meaning physically dirty play on the field. Keep stamping this out including anything related to the noggin

Dylan James  /  Oct 17, 2023  /  Rugby News

The real reason Johnny Sexton was left absolutely raging at All Black

The moment was a sour end to a tremendous knock-out match

He could have cried

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Ireland:

What a season Sititi is having, this time last year he hadnt played super rugby, now he is a bolted on starter in the AB pack, seems in good nick too despite coming to the end of what is no doubt a massive workload he has put in, in his first full professional season, and just 22 years old!

and in the wrong position!

@Tim said in Foster must go:

Newshub claimed that they've been informed by "sources" that sacking Foster would cost $3M to $4M.

Foster then would seem to be far better at defining contract terms than coaching the ABs.

If Samisoni doesn't play a decent amount into the second half I'm going to storm down there and hide Foster's meat pies.

@MN5 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

Tana should have run into a less tough first five like Merhts.

Actually Merhts heard the criticism of his light frame and really bulked up.
Shame it was after he stopped playing.

Who is this bench hooker? Seems to have potential.

you can tell it's a controversial squad naming when nobody's questioning how Christie got back in.

ok time to flush the dunny, thank the old timers for their splendid service, and move on.
And congrats again to the Boks for winning a point in a row 3 times. Talk about dedication to the mission.

@Frank said in All Blacks EOYT:

@No-Quarter
Fair points.
It still doesn't excuse Sotutu not getting fitter when he had been asked to.
"he didn’t even get close"
(chchfanatic's sources have been spot on)

um it is hard to believe EB and EdG were getting close to whatever fitness levels were required.

@NTA said in England vs Springboks:

@OomPB said in England vs Springboks:

@W32
Nick still hurts after losing to our A and B team at home.

Not as painful as listening to Bok fans on Twitter.

I expected the Wallabies to lose.

I didn't expect quite the level of man-child idiocy I got out of some corners of social media, with dark green icons as their avatars. Most Bok fans are just happy to win, and remember it wasn't always this good.

Some are miserable fluffybunnies with a serious victim complex.

The worst of Bok fans today are easily the most ungracious winners since the angry edge crowd of millennial Kiwi fans in the McCaw era, who are in a dead heat with part time England fans under Eddie for second.

Pushing hard behind them all: bandwagon Aussies around the turn of the century.

Hang on, have you managed to insult 4 countries of fans without once mentioning Ireland?!

The fern (and public) view of Akira is mind-boggling. Sure he had some games where he looked lazy two years ago, maybe a year ago. But to say he wasn't more than decent for the ABs last year (or this final) is bizarre.
I don't really see why he seems to irritate so many posters here beyond the bounds of personal preference.
Granted he might not be the best 6/8 in NZ as there are so many quality candidates, but his performance for the ABs, from what I saw he was one of the most dynamic and intimidating forwards (with special commendation to Sam Cane who added to his great defending with some real go forward and useful running).
I guess some pundits don't like Akira's hairdresser...