@kirwan said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

I guess Sumo wants to call AB games, fair enough. Might have to reign his use of nicknames and personal anecdotes with the players.

I like his actual call of the games otherwise.

Agree entirely. Used to enjoy it, but it had a shelf life.

Not really interested in Marty Banks.

@booboo said in Grace Millane:

According to Kirsty Johnston in the Herald Grace had been raped.

I think her evidence is based on ... she appears to have been murdered ... maybe ... by a man ... maybe ... all men are rapists ... ipso facto ...

Look on the bright side. She's seething.

No way that Cheika still stand for that is there? Surely he will walk. Surely.

Ordered me some Ozzy Osborne tickets the other day and have been listening to a fair bit since.

As much as Ozzy's voice is sensational, I really enjoy Zakk Wylde guitar as well. It's sort of 80's hair metal crossed with heavy heavy stuff. REally looking forward to seeing live.

@crucial said in 2020 All Blacks Squad:

@majorrage said in 2020 All Blacks Squad:

If he keeps going up like he did last year, I'm picking Jack Goodhue as future long term captain.

As much as I hate to say it I prefer the captain to be a forward myself. You need to be closer to the breakdowns to get the feel for the ref and pick up on his comments.

Well yes, but I can't see a ready leader in the pack ATM.

If he keeps going up like he did last year, I'm picking Jack Goodhue as future long term captain.

@nepia said in World, NZ & other Rugby Awards 2018:

Seriously this place is getting stupid, posters seem to want get as offended by anything as much as what they say feminist, snowflakes etc do ... rather than PC bollocks when NZR created the Woman's award they probably didn't even think a woman would ever win the Kel Tremain trophy. It's just a historical anomaly.

I expect Steve Tew and some of his cronies are probably sitting there thinking we should probably have an overall mens award too moving forward rather than sitting around congratulating themselves on being PC.

Whose offended?

@stargazer said in World, NZ & other Rugby Awards 2018:

@majorrage I think Kel Tremain Award was a de facto men's award just like all other awards, except the women's award(s), because they simply never nominated women. Now that that's no longer the case, it's no longer a de facto men's award. The question is, is there really still a need for separate men's and women's awards? I'd say, drop the women's award. That award is historical and there's no need for it anymore.

Cool. I don't agree on your solution, but all good.

@stargazer said in World, NZ & other Rugby Awards 2018:

@majorrage said in World, NZ & other Rugby Awards 2018:

@stargazer Yes. But you are saying there is no need for the woman's award.

My angle is different - I have no problems with the womans' award, but then there also needs to be a men's award if woman can be in the defacto mens award.

The fact that our premier sports team doesn't have an official "player of the year" award leaves me dumbfounded.

There still is a de facto men's award?

Kel Tremain. Due to lack of seperate mens' award, this has been the defacto, no?

Or is it just accepted by all 'n sundry that we can have a womans, but not a men's.

If so, then I stand by my PC bollox call.

@stargazer Yes. But you are saying there is no need for the woman's award.

My angle is different - I have no problems with the womans' award, but then there also needs to be a men's award if woman can be in the defacto mens award.

The fact that our premier sports team doesn't have an official "player of the year" award leaves me dumbfounded.