@Dodge said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:

@booboo said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:

@Luigi said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:

@Bones said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:

@Dodge said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:

@Bones said in RWC QF: England v Fiji:

Holy fucking shit.

Comms pull the old "south sea islanders".

Now they get it

I didn’t know that was an insult.

Really? I still remember my ex's families embarrassment when her geriatric grandfather called me a colonial. I had a laugh but many probably wouldn't. Same thing. Jingoistic slang from the early to mid 1900's.

I used to play rugby against an Aussie team called London Colonials.

@dodge and @Luigi ...

... England still in the World Cup?

in name only IMO

Previous RWC winners, so strong they don't even need Eddie Jones to coach them.

@Chris-B said in Wellington v Hawkes (RS):

It wasn't heroin, it was angel dust - PCP and I never touched it.

Great flick.

For some reason (or two ) I distinctly recall Jamie Lee Curtis in this in amongst some outstanding 80s comedy.

I’d have to get Stargazer to confirm but if they’re testing for Heroin and didn’t find any there’s a good chance it could have been PCP or Angel Dust on the Shield.

For shame Bay, FOR SHAME.

@Toddy said in RWC QF: Wales v Argentina:

@Machpants Are you sure

https://passport.world.rugby/media/j5senlan/2303-update-head_contact_process_en.pdf

Looking at the process, and rewatching the incident, it seems pretty clear to me that Dickson shat the bed.

Law 20: Dangerous play in a ruck or maul.
A ) A player must not charge into a ruck or maul. Charging includes any contact made without binding onto another player in the ruck or maul.
B ) A player must not make contact with an opponent above the line of the shoulders.

So that's a clear "Yes" to the first 2 questions.

What was the degree of danger?
Well, it meets the direct contact, high speed, and dynamic criteria (and arguably some others). So that's RC territory.

Is there any mitigation?
Yup, Tompkins was falling. So that means it's downgraded to YC.

It's a fairly well defined process (whether you agree with it or not), so how the heck they came up with no penalty is a mystery for the ages.

@foobaNZ said in SF - Wellington vs Shield Snorters:

Flanders very very good.

Looked AB potential. Luckily for him Savea's away so we can all see if he's good enough at 8 to go all the way

Lakai and Kirifi can share the 7 position.

@booboo said in SF - Taranaki v Canterbury:

@Canes4life said in SF - Taranaki v Canterbury:

This Jacomb guys looks like a talent.

Ffs Ricky

Haven't watched much NPC, but what is Jacomb's story.

Has he been playing like this all year, or was last night a one off?

He usurped Potroz?

Yep he's been good all year really, and kept improving, really looks the goods to me, and can see a super team looking at him. He's only 22 I think and was MOTM from what I saw at game. @Canes4life yep has well and truly surpassed Protoz, and Perofeta at 19 in my mind. We in fairly good position at 10 in the Naki, none of them poor players .

@Stargazer said in QF - Canterbury v Auckland:

Arguably the worst high tackle to go unpunished was just last week, when Auckland wing AJ Lam knocked the snot out of Canterbury replacement Blair Murray in Christchurch.

Bourke was amongst those puzzled referee Nick Briant didn’t show Lam a card, despite Murray going on to score a try.

It turns out Lam, who scored a try shortly after knocking Murray’s block off, has since been cited after it was deemed the hit met the red card threshold, and Briant later called Bourke.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/300987505/npc-talking-points-why-tmos-in-provincial-rugby-have-less-power

A Ranfurly Shield rematch

Yes, the Log o’ Wood isn’t on the line, but Saturday night’s semifinal between Wellington and Shield Snorters is a beaut match-up nonetheless.

Logs

@NTA said in RWC Week 5: Japan v Argentina:

@antipodean said in RWC Week 5: Japan v Argentina:

Surely on the evidence so far BOK gets the final

Fixed

Cruel

@MiketheSnow said in RWC Week 5: Fiji v Portugal:

Told you boys
Sorry they couldn’t win by more to put Australia through

Fiji are the dumbest team in World Rugby

Well done.

The only man to pick Portugal in the pre match poll

@antipodean said in RWC Week 5: England v Samoa:

I can not believe the TMO came in after the conversion attempt to rule out that try when Itoje's hand is clearly on the ball.

If I was Mapusua I'd blow up deluxe. It's not even like England were arguing about it.

@stodders said in RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland:

@Derm-McCrum In fact, pretty much all the bookies are calling you out on the claim that ireland aren't favourites 😃

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Well that's changed. So joint favourites with France now. Hmmm.

I don't consider being genial while making error after error constitutes a good referee.

@booboo said in QF - The Bay v Coke Snorting, Historical Artefact Wreckers:

Good crowd. Play more in smaller grounds.

$15 tickets and a teeny-tiny stand at the old domain - don't need many in for it to look packed.

@booboo Asafo Aumua was running water so must be close. Not sure where Lakai and Sheck were either, not much comms from Wellington on those injuries.

Haha cheers fellas my bad, missed that completely.

@Bovidae Nah, Nankivell didn't touch the ball. He touched Sowakula's arm.

@W32 said in RWC Week 4: Springboks v Tonga:

This reminds me of my first meeting with an Australian. I was in Israel and met a young Australian about my age. This was 30 years ago. When he heard that I was from South Africa, he said “ you’re a racist”
I was shocked and affronted. I guess he didn’t know about what happened to the aborigines in his own country.

Better than being called a sheep fůcker during all of high school. And a Nazi because I'm half German. You got off easy!

@cgrant said in Waikato v Canterbury:

Parker has really stepped up this year as well. Next year, he could be the starting Nr.8 with the Chiefs.

I think Parker will take over the PGS role and play 6/8 off the bench. Jacobson is the starting no.8.

@Tordah said in RWC Week 4: Fiji v Georgia:

Fiji centre Tuisova's son died shortly before the game. https://www.planetrugby.com/news/josua-tuisova-told-seven-year-old-son-had-died-hours-before-georgia-game

devastating stuff. Unreal he still played.

Hugely sad. Am now on the Fiji bandwagon ... if we perchance don't advance. (I'm allowed to be selfish.)

Reminds me of the movie 'The Summer of '92', about the Danish soccer team at the '92 Euros (kinda fun touching moving movie).

The daughter of one of their players, Kim Vilfort, was dying of leukaemia during the tournament (true story), and he kept heading back to be with her, and the family kept sending him back to play (Denmark to Sweden not such a long way).

She apparently died shortly after the tournament.

Thoughts (and prayers) with Josua and family.