@tim Any legal system that upholds such a contract belongs in despotic regimes.

Perish the thought of the departure of the scoreboard attendants that indicate the number of the round coming up in boxing. How will we be able to keep track of the distance of the fight without that informative service?

When even Salmon Butt thinks it's too dodgy you know something pretty bad is going on.

@nta I guss this is how Pakistan's senoir side felt

BeeGee was an Akl legend but remember two things. In 76 TV polled all the provincial rugby players in NZ and asked them who was the most over-rated player in NZ. BeeGee won(?) by the length of the home straight. I was shocked but TBF he burst onto the scene in 1970 and never quite hit those heights again.

Fully deserving of (overdue) recognition though for everything he's done for Akl Samoa and Ponies.

He did tarnish my impression in 92 after the Akl Ireland game. I was in the West Stand lounge for the announcement of the AB side to play the following Saturday.

Every time a non-Akl players name was read out he would boorishly BOO. Really embarrassing stuff. Clearly enjoyed too much of the sponsors product. Someone had to take him outside.

@godder said in Longevity in sport:

@mn5 said in Longevity in sport:

@godder said in Longevity in sport:

@mn5 said in Longevity in sport:

@mariner4life said in Longevity in sport:

The Nature Boy was the Intercontinental Champion at 56!

WHOOO!

Honky Tonk Man held that until the Warrior wasted him in the late 80s.

Honky says he suggested a 30 second thrashing because Warrior was dangerous in the ring, so he didn't want to spend any more time than he had to.

Someone mentioned Demolition as still wrestling, One Man Gang (aka Akeem), Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Powers of Pain, Haku, Rikishi, Brutus the Barber Beefcake and Tito Santana also still lace up the boots occasionally.

@Godder check this out at about 1.49. Honky Tonk moves so as it's easier for the Warrior to put on the big splash hahahaha. Gosh wrestling was a great laugh....

One of the best videos to show kids that it's more theatre than fighting.

I've been youtubing a few old classics. Geez Andre was a ( massive ) waste of space towards the end of his career. He could barely walk let alone actually wrestle.

Yeah rereading my first post I made my point very poorly. Its the killing of a game after a poor first innings that I was trying to work around, although as he been noted often a poor first innings can just mean that the pitch has more life in it than expected.

I’m surprised how much dust is around our place this morning, especially with all the rain we’ve had.

@mn5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan ODI 2:

@no-quarter said in Black Caps v Pakistan ODI 2:

Looks like Pakistan should have got some local advice on the weather from @Chris-B before the toss. Rain delays more often benefit the batting team these days given 10 an over for 10 overs is not seen as such a big deal if you have wickets in hand.

That said, awesome hitting from Guppy while Rosco just anchored at the other end which is all that was required.

Ideally we'd get 50 overs in but a very good start to the series. Pakistan an obvious step up, but we've adjusted well and put together a couple of clinical performances.

Our top four in the shorter version of the game is as good as any in the world and gives me massive confidence every time.

Guppy is as good as any opener going around in the short form, Kane and Rosco are world class, and Munro can be damaging when he comes off. Makes for great viewing.

And for ticket info, this is probably the place to look: http://www.allblacks.com/Tickets

@mimic said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:

@antipodean said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:

@virgil said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:

Not too mention a new clause stating any catches taken in a reckless manner wont count.

That's best element. No need for special zones.

meh.. sounds like an insurance company looking for any reason not to pay out

Precisely.

@bones said in Who's gonna catch your eyes in the 2018 SR ?:

@mn5 beat 3 players? No way, that's so many!

Piss off ragtop. At least I remember it.

dunno who he is your worshipfullness, I was just minding me own business

@kiwiinmelb said in Richie commentates 2015 rwc final:

Watched 5 mins of it , paused it , maybe get back to it later , might put it back on later when we are babysitting the granddaughter and she wont go to bed 😉

one thing I did find interesting ,

We are inside their quarter early , A Smith grubbers behind their line , they clean up easily and take it away , I can remember thinking WTF did you kick it away for , perfect opportunity to mount some pressure etc

Richies says something like , that was something we planned on doing through the week , they covered it pretty well though ,

how many times does that happen ? we blame someone for something that appears stupid, and they are just carrying out the game plan .

Probably every time I make a post during a game.

Interesting a hit from a batsman struck the roof at etihad, Voges caught it off the roof and the batsman was given out.

Would've thought it'd be ruled dead ball, similar to laws goveening overhead hanging branches.

Technology vs traditions

@crazy-horse great post .
I remember seeing some people online mocking Ross Kemp for getting beaten by his partner. I’m not sure what you’re supposed to do in that situation other than either get out or take a bit of a hiding.
A mate of mine had a mrs that was violent occasionally and he said he just used to lock himself in the toilet till she calmed down if he was unable to get out of the house. The neighbors called the cops one time and took him away in the police car , they were honest enough to tell him they couldn’t figure out who was telling the truth and thought getting one of them out of there for the night was the best option.
Fortunately they’ve split now .

Good to see Hepetema being given an opportunity. Not sure of the count - but it does appear if post/pre season injuries for Super squads is very high. I wonder if it is the culmination of a long season (Super, NPC, additional representative games) - where players haven't had a chance to allow for injuries to heal properly. Or alternatively, just the bashing undertaken in pre season is too much - although I would assume that it is fitness only (i.e. climbing bloody hills) as it is too early for contact.

I am sure that there is a PhD there for someone who looks at it hard enough!

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/100072481/nz-rugbys-37m-world-cup-windfall-as-details-of-french-deal-emerge

NZ Rugby's $37m World Cup windfall as details of French deal emerge

The 10 tier-one countries are expected to share a record £192.5m (NZ$369.2m) payout from World Rugby because of the decision to stage the 2023 World Cup in France.