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  Sharks v Stormers
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  Red card in my books, but he did it out of stupidity, nothing else. I was upset because I wanted Louis Schreuder to play the whole game. The better 9 was on the bench. Thought the Stormers played much better then against the Blues. The defense was back to normal and Trokkie (Trokkie is afrikaans for truck) (nr8) had a massive game. Now we understand why Notshe moved to the Sharks.
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  Brumbies v Waratahs
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  @antipodean said in Brumbies v Waratahs: I've given up supporting them. Couldn't be bothered going to the ground to see what I knew would eventuate. Went for a ride instead. Well you just missed the last game of pro rugby for a while!
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  Sunwolves v Crusaders (round 7)
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  @antipodean Yes it isn't rocket science. The rules are in place whether people like it or not and people still try and argue against them with the usual 'the game has gone soft, back in my day' talk.
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  Reds v Bulls
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  @Duluth said in Reds v Bulls: @MajorRage said in Reds v Bulls: Liam Wright looks a top talent. Aussie procession of 7's continues. Smith - Pocock - Wright. Wilson looks good too. That’s even better news for Aussie rugby. They’ve struggled to find an 8 for a while Absolute unit. Should be Wallaby 8 for a decade
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  Blues v Lions
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  Great coaching. Blues playing with a lot more width and freedom. The defensive system is really coming along and that is building the confidence in attack. Duffy looks a different player and when he comes into the line as a playmaking option he’s making better decisions.
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  Wales v Scotland
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  Bottled it There's already thousands of Scots roaming the streets of Cardiff, many of whom were in Italy a couple of weeks back. Where's the consistency?
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  Chiefs v Hurricanes
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  @Bovidae that was my point.
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  England v Wales
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  @Crucial I never said he was ok with it. There's been a few comments pointing at his response showing that he wanted the book thrown at Marler, and similar. He never said any such thing. But yeah make up a rant about something else.
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  Jaguares v Highlanders (round 7)
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  Juan Cruz Mallia, Sebastian Cancelliere, Matias Moroni, Jeronimo de la Fuente (c), Santiago Carreras, Domingo Miotti, Felipe Ezcurra, Tomas Lezana, Marcos Kremer, Francisco Gorrissen, Lucas Paulos, Guido Petti, Lucio Sordoni, Agustin Creevy, Mayco Vivas Reserves: Julian Montoya, Javier Diaz, Joel Sclavi, Matias Alemanno, Bautista Pedemonte, Gonzalo Bertranou, Joaquin Diaz Bonilla, Santiago Chocobares
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  Hurricanes v Blues
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  The cards were easy decisions but I didnt like the way the ref controlled the game from the start, creating flow is a must between nz teams, other than that i feel wellington scoring after a minute was the worse thing that they did as after that they seemed to relaxed, b4 they knew it and 1 million free kicks later it was still only 5nil. But well done blues finally got sm rub of the green.
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  Bulls v Highlanders (round 6)
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  Rebels v Lions
  rebels lions • • Duluth  

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  @African-Monkey Yeah I don’t think they have a chance of catching the Brumbies. I think they might finish second as long as Toomua stays fit
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  Waratahs v Chiefs
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  Crusaders v Reds
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  A really good effort by the Reds, who have to be the best 1-5 team I've ever seen. They should have won though. Their average age is 21 and it showed. They just needed a few cool heads to direct traffic in the Crusaders 22, too often they went the wrong way or let the attack stagnate and the D-line get set. The goalkicking was abysmal and genuinely affected the game. I've never seen a pro kicker shank as many as Jock Campbell. Harry Wilson and Lukhan S-Loto were two real standouts, as was Hunter Paisami. Really nice to see the next generation coming through. Combine these Reds youngsters with guys like Harrison and Bell at the Tahs, Lolesio and Valetini at the Brumbies and you've got a few potential Test stars running around.
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  Sunwolves v Brumbies (round 6)
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  @antipodean said in Sunwolves v Brumbies (round 6): Does anyone at the Sunwolves want a professional contract next season? If drinking sake is a professional sport, maybe...
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  Stormers vs Blues
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  Mallett and de Bruin analyse the Stormers loss to the Blues
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  Hurricanes v Sunwolves
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  @Winger said in Hurricanes v Sunwolves: Kobus Van Wyk I thought he was great, but have no idea why he is there in the first place. He really should not be. But as a Canes fan, since he is there, might as well play him now
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  Highlanders v Rebels
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  @Darren not to mention that consistently one of the best and most influential players over the past couple of seasons is sitting on the bench... and he's a fucking 12! But yeah let's disregard how good Ioane was at 10 last year.
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  Reds v Sharks
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  Comedy ending .... 87 mins and still going. Ref seems desperate to get the refs a try. When is advantage over? Pen advantage 25 out reds player muffs it on the line ... advantage over, surely? Ref finally gets them their try.
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  Waratahs v Lions
  waratahs lions • • Duluth  

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  @NTA said in Waratahs v Lions: @SidBarret said in Waratahs v Lions: @Stargazer You mean complete and utter bullshit the wrong way. Holding guys down like that should earn you a slap and sit down. Yeah. Wonder what set Simmons off? Bet Owen Franks had a laugh at that.
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  Bulls v Blues
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  With Lamborn only making 1 tackle last week, I'm hoping we put Papali'i at 7 this week. We have to roll out our very best line-up against the Stormers. Hopefully Rieko is ready to go this week.
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  Wales Vs France, Six Nations 2020
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  @MiketheSnow said in Wales Vs France, Six Nations 2020: As with all our 'close' matches the past 12 months, outplayed for most of the match but still in with a shout then we force it and lose. Had more than enough opportunities to win that especially when France were down to 14 men but we lacked critical composure and clinical decision making Dan Biggar. Disappointing. FIFY.
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  Chiefs v Brumbies (round 4)
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  @Jailbreak7 said in Chiefs v Brumbies (round 4): Colour me irritated/disappointed bloody annoyed. Not with the loss so much (then again, maybe) but more the manner in which we lost. Chiefs have prided themseleves on their D for the 1st 3 games. The D against the Ponies was weak as water non-existent at times Agreed. People are talking about how good the Brumbies were - not hard to look good when you're consistently going forward and making breaks from poor defence. A straight line instead of shooters leaving gaping holes and making first up tackles would've resulted in the Brumbies kicking more often, giving some possession to the Chiefs.
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  Reds v Sunwolves
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  @KiwiMurph said in Reds v Sunwolves: Some quality youngsters coming through for the Reds. Good stuff. Brad Thorn doing a great job as their coach.
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  Rebels v Sharks
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  @booboo said in Rebels v Sharks: Afternoon rugby! How good? Trouble shit that is the requirement to run errands with Mrs Boo and stop somewhere for a coffee in the arvo. Wouldn't have if game was a NZ team admittedly. But it was cool to sit on the couch of an arvie after gardening and watch footy. Reminded me of late season NPC.
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  Crusaders v Highlanders (round 4)
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  @Stargazer said in Crusaders v Highlanders (round 4): @nzzp Nothing wrong with two koru. Anyway, I'm not going to have this conversation again with you lot. I knew someone who's name was Christopher P Bacon. Chris P Bacon. His parents could blame people for laughing at it, but at the end of the day it's on them.
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  RWC Final: England v Springboks
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  @pakman said in RWC Final: England v Springboks: Little something for NTA. In Today's UK Torygraph Saracens coach identifies that Kruis has much better technique than Itoje as TH lock, at that THs prefer Kruis to Itoje 'every time'. This despite Itoje having bigger squat. That sounds like info from grinder
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  Brumbies v Highlanders (round 3)
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  The red card would have made a difference, in all probability. But the Ponies fucking bottled that. One shitty exit - when they're getting the upper hand - leads to a chargedown try. A failure to close the game out gives the Clan the penalty they need. They shouldn't take any time to blame the officials for what was a completely fucking unfathomable decision to award a yellow instead of the blindingly obvious red for contact to the head.
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  Hurricanes vs Sharks
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  @Bones Former sharks coaches with the Canes? Anyway I like seeing it.
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  Blues v Crusaders
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  @Bones that chiefs game was heavily influenced by all black substitutions though. Two different sides in each half for each team. Edit; literally a game of two halves. Goddamnit, I finally did it; used a cliche in a genuine and appropriate sense
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  Jaguares v Reds
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  Sunwolves v Chiefs
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  Split the Japan/SR conversation to its own thread https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/3783/japan-and-super-rugby
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  Waratahs v Rebels
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  @Tim yep, not looking good for the two big cities.
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  France Vs Italy, 6 nations 2020.
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  This Italian team has a bunch of very good players (Canonne, Steyn, Polledri, Minozzi) but a majority of very bad ones who are not even M10 level. Hopefully some of their U20 promising players could join the national squad soon (halfback, 1st Five, centre, Nr.8, one of their locks, hooker, both props).
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  Jaguares v Hurricanes
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  Well moving on from hot woman, or just a shoet break, finally watched the game. Huge improvement from last week, showed a little heart and commitment this game. Forward pack stood up and didn't get totally walked over. No 10 is still a problem, as we knew it would be, but JGB starts ever week over Smith now. I read Jordies kick was 1m short of the record at super level, was crazy when you see it cleared the posts by at least 10m. I know he has many detractors but I thought had a very good game. I thought Proctor was ok at 13, but you could see the spark Aso added, he just has the great combo with Laumape. But how about that soccer dive when Proctor scored, I know its a carryover from soccer there, but it is ridiculous. At least the weird ref called them out one time for "simulation" I think the Canes bench added a lot of spark, and scored the 2 late tries. I still can't see the Canes making if far, unless we can try Jordie at 10, whats the harm? But happy we played with some heart compared to last week.
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  Waratahs vs Blues
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  @RoninWC said in Waratahs vs Blues: With Beaudy to come in and steer the cutter behind that pack has me looking forward to the remainder of the tournament. And... Akira who? Sotutu played really well and didn't deserve that yellow card. What has impressed me most is his work-rate. With him and Patty T working in tandem we have two imposing defenders. Akira came on and looks fat and disinterested, yet again. That guy just doesn't seem to have it between the ears. All the talent in the world but doesn't look to have the drive. There was that one tackle where his jersey got pulled right up exposing his trunk and quite frankly, what you saw was very disappointing for what should be a first class athlete. So he's fa..., sorry, "working on his conditioning".
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  Chiefs v Crusaders (Round 2)
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  @ACT-Crusader Mounga would've made a big difference on Saturday.
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  Highlanders v Sharks
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  Scotland vs England, Six Nations 2020
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  @Catogrande said in Scotland vs England, Six Nations 2020: @sparky Nah mate, you can tell it was bad. some of the Scots had got their long sleeve shirts on. Ah yes. Saturday night then.
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  Ireland Vs Wales, Six Nations 2020
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  I'm far from sober, but a 15-minute -20C walk home certainly clears the mind Ireland by far the better team AND despite their dominance there was a 10-minute period in the second half where we should have been 19-12 down but a man up And who knows how things would have transpired then