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  • The Relegation Battle

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    @taniwharugby That's interesting on Naholo.

    I wonder if that's a pointer that they're not planning to use him vs Oz?

    Havili at fullback and DMac on the wing? Or ALB on a wing?

  • NPC Teams - Week Nine

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  • MOTM v HB

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  • Steamers v Otago

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    @taniwharugby Great idea!

    Wellington 9 32
    Northland 9 20
    BOP 9 18
    Manawatu 8 16
    Otago 9 12
    HB 9 4
    Southland 9 1

    We're both in the semis already!

  • v Hawkes Bay

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    Im ok with Ram on the bench if they have DOuglas at 6, but Ram must play at some point, which obviously means Kara gets left out (as I'd have Matiu as the other loosie) but TBF he has been pretty quiet this year bar picking up a few too many penalties.

    I think you put Tua at 13 as they did at the start and push Ranger to the wing, Wright has been disappointing, his hands have let him down unfortunately, although does look a shade quicker than I remember.

    Hyland had been good up until the past few weeks, where teams have been putting the ball in behind him and he is struggling to get back and we have been exposed.

    Assuming Macilai is fit, you have him, Ranger and Alaimalo at the back.

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    @mimic It's also important to factor in minutes played - the likes of SBW, Folau and Hooper played every game but Cane, Rieko etc did not.

  • Bathurst

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    @synicbast Cheers, that makes me feel slightly better about myself.

  • 2017 NZ Schools

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    Highlights of Australian Schools (11) v (34) New Zealand Schools

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  • Pumas v Wallabies

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    I'd like to see that line-out again. It didn't look straight.

  • 2017 HB Representative Rugby

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    Hurricanes U16 Tournament Team

    Jordan Macfarlane Roff (Poverty Bay)
    Geordie Bean (Wellington)
    Jayden Walker (Shield Snorters)
    Te Kamaka Howden (Manawatu)
    Julian Goerke (Shield Snorters)
    Sam Sherriff (Wanganui)
    Sam Henderson (Shield Snorters)
    Jeremiah Tuiatua (Wellington)
    Angus Kilmister (Shield Snorters)
    Rocco Berry (Wellington)
    Esera Andrews (Wellington Development)
    Jordan Thompson-Dunn (Shield Snorters)
    Felesau Tamailoto (Wanganui)
    Ropati So’oala (Wellington)
    Cassius Misa (Wellington)
    Thomas Ralls (Wairarapa-Bush)
    Joseph Gavigan (Manawatu)
    Samson Alaimoana (Wellington)
    Ridge Studd (Wellington)
    Tama Dunn (Shield Snorters)
    Andrew Hayward (Shield Snorters)
    Maui Wallace (Wellington Development)

    These players will automatically be named in the Hurricanes U17 squad; 28 more players will be added.

    Wellington teams retain Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council U16 titles Wellington teams retain Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council U16 titles

    UPDATED: The Hurricanes Under-16 representative tourney concluded at Wanganui Collegiate today with both the Wellington A and Development teams successfully defending their titles from last year. Wellington A beat Hawke’s Bay 31-19 in the final of the Don Broughton Shield to capture that prize for...

  • AB Jersey with Poppy

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    A photo I took. The cemetery is surrounded by farms.

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  • All Black backs' passing

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    @chimoaus said in All Black backs' passing:

    Perhaps the AB's need to go back and visit the Storm again. Their passing into space sure is impressive.

    For most players on a league field there is only two things they need to be good at -- passing and tackling. Only the odd one has to kick, and the outsides catch a high ball, but a guy can be really good at league without any major skill except tackling and passing. Oh, and be fit.

    The rest of the game comes from playing -- if you have the hand-eye co-ordination to pass, then you have it to catch. Nice if you can see space, but brute physical force will do instead.

    So a league team better be good at passing.

    Edit: not saying no league players don't have other skills, sometimes extraordinary ones. Just that passing and tackling are the key ones.

  • NPC Teams - Week Eight

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  • Springboks v Wallabies - Bloemfontein

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    @act-crusader said in Springboks v Wallabies - Bloemfontein:

    Nothing separating these two (mediocre) teams....

    Wobblies have conceeded one point less. Still keeping their edge.

    @salacious-crumb said in Wallabies v Boks - Perthfontein:

    @Salacious-Crumb said in Wallabies v Boks - Perthfontein:

    AMAZING STATS:

    Both the Springboks and the Wallabies have played 101 102 Rugby Championship matches.

    Of those, each side has won 42 matches, lost 57 and drawn 2 3.

    Even more bizarre is that, in all of that time, the Wallabies have conceded 2,472 2,495 Rugby Championship points to South Africa's 2,473 2,496.

    Updated.

    AMAZING STATS:

    Both the Springboks and the Wallabies have played 101 102 103 Rugby Championship matches.

    Of those, each side has won 42 matches, lost 57 and drawn 2 3 4.

    Even more bizarre is that, in all of that time, the Wallabies have conceded 2,472 2,495 2522 Rugby Championship points to South Africa's 2,473 2,496 2523.

    Fixed again.

  • Steamers v Auckland

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    God, its hard to guess what is wrong with this team. The fact that we will probably not even make the play offs, let alone get promoted, means its a worse season than last year.

    At the start of the year the coach publicly stated that "there was no excuses...the team had been settled for a year or two and they had the personal to get promoted." So what happened ?

    Most people agreed that there were several issues from last year :- 1) Problems in the backline. 2) Inconsistent performances. 3) Failure to close out close games. 4) Better kicking.

    Its probably fair to say that all those issues have been improved on but not eradicated. Statisticly we have improved in most areas but I'm wondering what can be read into statistics.....Manawatu for instance are dead last across both divisions for the number of carries, metres run and defenders beaten and are second to last in tackle success rate but are above us on the table.

    What irks me most this year is how we have been unable to capitalize on advantage. Take the Auckland game where we had a 68% advantage in possession and a 72% advantage in territory yet got soundly beaten. The second thing is mistakes. Much of the Auckland trys came from simple mistakes by the Bay. And lastly is the failure of certain players to perform. Much has been talked about with regard Tiatia who was dangerous a couple of years ago but has been almost invisible this year. A handful of players have shone but many haven't...

    Sadly a season that started with high expectations will stutter to an end soon. I wonder what excuses will be made by the admin and what changes will come next year.

  • v Counties-Manukau

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    @taniwharugby said in v Counties-Manukau:

    @crucial been a constant theme this season and most noticeable in our last 4 games, and not just him though.

    With the improvements the coaches have made, this appears to be one area they are getting so wrong

    Not only in the short term (as in games) but if you are developing leadership surely you want them to learn how to close out games. How do you learn how to lead through the tough stuff from the sidelines?

  • NZ LPGA

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    Apparently we wont have it in 2018 as they are looking to change the date to Feb / March. Players were discussing this on friday or saturday from memory.

    Got a good photo with Brooke on Saturday. Showed it to the wife but she doesnt appear to think its that good

  • MOTM v CM

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