From the BBC's live scoring:

@Stargazer said in Crusaders vs B&I Lions:

Okay, my 2 cents. I haven't read most of the comments, because to my great surprise (well, not really), all these Ferners who have always expressed their dislike towards the Crusaders (remember the hatiest team thread?) suddenly come out of the woodworks to dish the Crusaders and individual players. The frustration about the Crusaders being unbeaten this Super Rugby season must be huge. And the frustration with some of their players not being selected in the AB squad. Really pathetic.

LOL. You have to take shit for one game this year and you get that worked up.

I see that she didn't kill anyone other than herself.

Whether it's mass shootings, running for president, or leading a coalition government, women just can't do anything right.

@chris-b said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

@kiwimurph So with Squire and Taufua out, does that bring Akira into the selection frame?

They've arguably still got Whitelock, Fifita, Frizzell and Savea to cover 6/8 options.

Four of the greats!

@Catogrande said in Where are they now? (Past Ferners):

@Kirwan arbitrarily changed his avatar to a picture of a tin of spam.

Back when Kirwan was cool.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/85015214/aaron-smith-star-halfback-leaves-all-blacks-tour-in-disgrace

The woman said the more she thought about it the angrier she became.

"We want to convey the fact that we're not narking or gossiping."

"They are kings and treated like absolute royalty...We hold these people so high in regard.

"They get paid more money than any other athlete, they're household names, and they're on the Weetbix boxes for God's sake."

The woman's husband also made a recording on his phone from outside the cubicle after he realised what was taking place.```

What a fluffybunny.

Don't worry guys, Shannon Frizell is available for next week.

Luke Whitelock
Ardie Savea
Fiftia
Liam Squire

All awful.

https://i.imgur.com/m9Pyep6.gifv

https://i.imgur.com/JAtqoGO.gifv

On a scale of one to all the cocaine ...

Another request for the 1987 Bledisloe Cup game. A forgotten classic.

@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

So it makes sense that they aren't giving this out willy-nilly to people who catch this virus?

Yep, especially without establishing effective dose versus safety profile of different doses (e.g. therapeutic index).

@Baron-Silas-Greenback The long half-lifes are pretty bad too, as it could take a long time for the side-effects to stop even if dosing stops.

These are drugs with serious side-effects (QT lengthening) and very long half-lives. Evidence of efficacy is extremely limited, and they are being prescribed as one of many drugs currently studied in clinical trials, or as an emergency measure.

This is what the letter from the FDA said:

https://www.fda.gov/media/136534/download

Chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate are not FDA-approved for treatment of COVID-19. Some versions of chloroquine phosphate are approved by FDA for other indications—for prophylaxis and acute attacks of certain strains of malaria and for the treatment of extraintestinal amebiasis, but the chloroquine phosphate drug product covered by this letter has not been approved. Several versions of hydroxychloroquine sulfate are approved by FDA for prophylaxis of and treatment of malaria, treatment of lupus erythematosus, and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The safety profile of these drugs has only been studied for FDA approved indications, not COVID-19.

Based upon limited in-vitro and anecdotal clinical data in case series, chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate are currently recommended for treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in several countries, and a number of national guidelines report incorporating recommendations regarding use of chloroquine phosphate or hydroxychloroquine sulfate in the setting of COVID-19. FDA encourages the conduct and participation in randomized controlled clinical trials that may produce evidence concerning the effectiveness of these products in treating COVID-19. FDA is issuing this EUA to facilitate the availability of chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate during the COVID-19 pandemic to treat patients for whom a clinical trial is not available, or participation is not feasible.

Having concluded that the criteria for issuance of this authorization under 564(c) of the Act are met, I am authorizing the emergency use of chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate, as described in the Scope of Authorization section of this letter (Section II) for treatment of COVID-19 when clinical trials are not available, or participation is not feasible, subject to the terms of this authorization.

Clinical trial data results, and any information derived from clinical trials, as well as clinical trial results from studies of other investigational medical products to treat COVID-19, will continue to inform this risk benefit assessment.

@JK Yeah Barry went to Rosmini, as did Boric.

Michael Little in the midfield? Mike Harris is another of our 10s.