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@george33 said in Highlanders 2025:

Yeah but I'm right, this time ,

As I say, you might be right about him breaking his contract early - time will tell. But don't just make shit up about the contract length.

A few things can be true here:

• Tangitau signed a contract to play for the Highlanders.
• He has quietly been harbouring a desire to head back to the Blues.
• The departure of Telea opens up a better spot for him in the Blues squad.
• JJ and Highlanders supporters naturally want him to stay.

But, regardless of the strength of your sources, george, to simply argue in the face of the bare-faced fact - AS REPORTED BY THE HIGHLANDERS - that he signed a two-year contract does you or your credibility absolute no favours. As sloppy as the Highlanders comms/media work can be, they aren't making a mistake like that in their own press release.

@Dan54 said in Help with a travel itinerary to NZ:

Just thought I would throw this out there and hope to hear suggestions.
Wife and I decided we don't need to go to Aussie for a couple of years, and may just do NZ holidays .
So at end of April we heading south, booked to fly to Christchurch, have a day there at this stage, then do the Tranzalpine railway trip. We then pick up a rental car, and have at this stage booked a night in Greymouth, then 3 nights Hokitika. Kind of hoping for suggestions what to look at etc, perhaps a few walks (remembering I an old bugger, so not too hard).
After that we will have about 3 days until we fly back out of Chch, so am thinking stopping Arthurs Pass, and maybe Castle Hill, but keen to hear ani ideas etc.

I don't think you need 4 nights combined in Greymouth and Hokitika.

Why not do 2 nights in Hokitika, drive up to Westport via the Punakaiki Rocks, stay a night there if you want then head up to Denniston for a look around, through Lewis Pass later that day, taking your time as needed then a night or two in Hanmer?

You've already seen Arthur's Pass in the TranzAlpine, so it feels like a double up to drive back through there if you have time.

Ferner you'd most like to have $48 whiskeys with: @mariner4life .

Crap and stuff.co.nz - this is perfect for this thread.

@HarbourHawk said in NZ Club Rugby 2025 ( General):

@SouthernMann clearly cant follow the dunedin comp too closely seeing as you havent heard about watson park?

Ah yes, Watson Park. The ground coated in geese shit.

And likewise, took 8-9 seconds for the above message to go from the Quick Reply field to being posted.

About 12-13 seconds to load this thread just now (11.04am NZDT).

@Smudge said in Vegemite v Marmite:

Marmite smeared on Meal Mates was my go-to snack as a young fella.

And, inspired by the above, I had that as a snack tonight. Still magnificent.

@Cyclops said in Other Cricket:

NZ triple centurions are on odd bunch. Sutcliffe and Turner obviously class. I know bugger all about Roger Blunt. Mark Richardson and Devon Conway, both good, on the cusp of great. But then you have Ken Rutherford, Dean Brownie, Peter Fulton, Michael Papps and now Tom Bruce. All decent players, but none really set the world alight when given the chance at higher honours.

Rutherford's triple ton was a little on the farcical side. Yes, it was a first-class game, but only thanks to the vagaries of how random games in the UK are accorded first-class status. While the D.B (Brian) Close XI was arguably strong with Miandad, Boycott and a few other internationals, it was very much a festival game on the 1986 tour of England. Ruds was hungover and probably still partially steamed after Willie Watson's 21st pissup the night before.

Ken Rutherford's 317

The second match of New Zealand ’s tour with the England Lions looks to be petering out to a draw, due to bad weather. The concern for New ...

Marmite smeared on Meal Mates was my go-to snack as a young fella.

I like both, and have, in fact, had both on a piece of toast at once. If there was a Marmite/Vegemite dating app, I'd describe myself as bispreadual.

Massive day at Ellerslie today, and it's getting the media coverage it deserves.

NZB Kiwi is the centrepiece and while I can't go past Evaporate to win, there's 6-7 winning chances in there.

@ACT-Crusader said in Caleb Clarke:

I heard Ted gave a character witness, “he’s a good Christian”

Cullen?

Nothing like him!

Caleb Clarke might be unavailable in Super Rugby Fantasy but he's a hell of a character in GTA Auckland.

@mariner4life at least the Taipans gave you something to chee-...

looks at NBL table

Oh, never mind.

@mariner4life said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

@Chris-B said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

I think I was critical of it, because I thought BMac was a moron!

this. i was furious for this exact reason.

fuck i love when i am that wrong.

Never doubt a product of Dunedin's Albion Cricket Club.

After arguably the best opening round in years, somehow this is one of the discussion points on The Breakdown this week. We're months out, and many SR rounds away, from the first ABs test. Any danger of actually focusing on the comp?

I am officially dumber for having read Caleb Clarke's mealymouthed non-explanation for removing himself from Fantasy.

Super Rugby, Rugby, Sport

'Not a faith thing': Caleb Clarke on stepping back from fantasy rugby

The All Black is one of four players who have opted out of Super Rugby's Fantasy game.

I expect Mark Williams will show no mercy on the boards.

Sorry.