The Silver Fern

Winger says goodbye
Because the news ain’t true
Because the news ain’t true
Because the news ain't true

CO2 to plants is just food
(Na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
elites want to take power from you
(Na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
That's why I'm telling you
The news is what I saw through
I turn away as you close your thoughts

Winger says goodbye
Because the news ain’t true
Because the news ain’t true
Because the news ain't true

Putin doesn’t want any war
(Na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
West wants Ukraine to be sore
(Na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
That's why I'm telling you
The news is what I saw through
I turn away as you close your thoughts

@cgrant said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:

@Dan54
Tosi is the one who has stepped up very significantly this year. Last year, he could not scrum. Now, he is a beast at scrum time. And he is very effective in the loose, making the hard yards and he also has good hands. He is the second best THP in NZ, IMO. I would be delighted to see him get a call for the ABs.

Couldn't agree more mate!

Came across this description of Cullen on Reddit, and it's spot on.
Prime Cullen on the kick return was like a renaissance painting happening in slow motion; just a bloke languidly drifting to the tryline with a baby jesus-esque placid look on his face while 15 blokes in other jerseys tumble over each other reaching in agonised despair trying to get a single fingertip on him.

@Winger said in Best players in SR this week:

Three form 15s of the year

Only one Barrett makes 2 of the selectors team

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/300895482/stuff-rugby-scribes-select-their-super-rugby-pacific-form-xvs

Get the feeling Richard Knowler thought he was just supposed to be picking an All Blacks team for the first Test...

@MN5 said in Six Nations 2023:

@MiketheSnow said in Six Nations 2023:

Penaud 2 for me

Then Keenan

Then VDM

What the fuck Mike ? This one was best by far.

Good vision and speed but without absolute amateur 'tackling' from England he's stopped on the gainline

@foobaNZ said in Wellington v Waikato (RS):

Higgins was great. You'd have to hope him and Lakai are around for years to come in Canes jerseys.

Really happy we keep the Shield over the summer.

After that Northland performance I thought we'd be struggling to make the 4, but been a real turnaround since.

Congrats on the little one canes4life. Nothing better than watching them grow 🙂

Cheers bro, she’s grown a little already in two weeks haha.

The fact we are unbeaten with Aiden Morgan running the cutter shows how important he is to our run for a title. He definitely has a few work ons as he’s still developing but the way he conducts the team has been brilliant. We look like a different team when he’s playing.

@southernmann I’m also impressed with Fischli

@pakman said in AB Greatest 15 Rugby Pass:

@victor-meldrew said in AB Greatest 15 Rugby Pass:

@winger said in AB Greatest 15 Rugby Pass:

The whiteboard session that proved Ma'a Nonu as an All Blacks great The whiteboard session that proved Ma'a Nonu as an All Blacks great

Everyone knows about the greatness of former All Blacks midfielder Ma'a Nonu on the field, but few know the impact he made off the park.

It was pretty obvious Ma'a was a keen student of the game if you look at how he developed over the years. Certainly no-one's fool rugby-wise

Pretty happy with Bruce Robertson at 13. He's still the standard for an old bugger like me - think Conrad Smith but better and a bit more skilful. Could drop a goal from 40m if you needed him to.

Couldn’t agree more.

Check out a 20 year old BR at 9.23: