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  Classic Rugby Vids
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  Pick your clubs all time team.
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  @Canes4life Huh....when did Lima play? Never knew that! Throw Salesi onto Tiatia's wing and Ope in at 12. Taione still the best pick of the hookers there.
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  New Zealand Sport Radio
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  The first long form interview is now available. I chat with Samoan rugby International Dwayne Polataivao. This Saturday I'll be talking with Cameron Bell the CEO of Northland Rugby Cheers Paul Video Podcast https://shows.acast.com/new-zealand-sport-radio/episodes/the-long-talk-with-samoan-international-dwayne-polataivao
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  EOYT Revenue Sharing
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  @booboo said in EOYT Revenue Sharing: @Catogrande said in EOYT Revenue Sharing: @booboo said in EOYT Revenue Sharing: @sparky said in EOYT Revenue Sharing: @Higgins said in EOYT Revenue Sharing: @sparky That may be true but Wales will need to be able to finance their team and other than Six Nations games the only other side that fills most of the NOrthern grounds to capacity is the All Blacks. Wrong, Twickenham makes a lot of its money from debenitures which are sold years in advance. Almost all games against Tier One nations are 82,000 sell outs. Lots of the crowd aren't really there to watch Rugby, but to have a sing song with thousands of others with bars nearby. Given England is losing 700 people a day to the Coronavirus at the moment and the UK PM is in hospital. Threatening them at the moment (especially with a basically empty threat) is an appalling negotiation strategy. ..... Do you think anybody is going to play for nothing in this day and age, even Wales or Japan? The ideal is that it is a reciprocal arrangement but that is difficult in practice. Easier for a SH nation (or 2 or 3) to come up here and play 3 test matches v different opposition every year or so with little in the way of internal travel than it is for a NH side to play tests v multiple opposition down under. Consequently the NH sides tend to tour one country and play 2 or 3 tests but only every so often. Plus of course you guys get to host the Lions tours as well. Add in different degrees of revenue generation and costs as well as the overcrowded schedule and it is very difficult to get an equitable outcome. Again, I'm not necessarily talking 50/50. But both sides generate the revenue. Both sides should share it. In whatever form equitable is. Sure, I understand that, but I’ve not got anywhere near to thinking about the split. Just contemplating the complexities of it all. Not forgetting that what might work between say England and NZ might not work between England and Aussie, let alone say Wales and SA or Fiji.
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  NRL 2020
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  Channel 9 basically calling for heads to roll...
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  Pick Your (or any) High Schools' All-Time Greatest XV
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  How about Shirley boys. 1 Simon Berghan Scotland 2 Matt Sexton Crusaders 3 Brodie McAllister Crusaders prop/hooker at school 4 Chris Jack All Black 5 Graham Jack Crusaders 6 Hayden Hopgood Hurricanes and Japan 7 Tom Christie Crusaders 8 Setaimata Sa Roosters and Kiwis 9 Steve Scott All Black 10 Ryan Crotty All Black 11 Craig Green All Black 12 Phil Burleigh Highlanders and Scotland 13 Kieron Fonotia Crusaders and Samoa 14 David Vaealiki. Parramatta and Kiwis 15 Atsushi Tanabe Japan
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  Aussie Rugby
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  @MajorRage said in Aussie Rugby: Yeah, I agree with you on 1,2 and 4. Never met him, but I know of someone that works with him that called him a Grade A fluffybunny. And that's the thing: can't please all the people all the time. I don't think his TV persona is going to be the one used in any ExCo or Boardroom situation BUT there is a high likelihood of an Old Boys' Club developing where an attitude like that would be tolerated.
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  2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA
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  @sparky said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA: @Bones said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA: Interesting... https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/lions-v-blacks-decider-proposed-18056273 Good idea if it can happen. An AB Vs the B&I Lions at Twickenham or Cardiff could be a massive money-maker. While it might be the biggest gate and TV earner for a single game, I can't see that the amount of revenue from that one game will do much overall. Nowhere near enough. £8M maybe gate receipts plus the TV rights, less costs of staging the game. So a good few £M but with the RFU suggesting a loss of revenue of around £50M and the Aussies in dire straits by all accounts, this seems like a drop in the ocean. Also being over a year away, will it even be in time to be financially relevant?
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  All-Time Favourite NZ Rugby XV
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  For me: Christian Cullen John Kirwan Jeff Wilson Anton Lienert-Brown Mark Taylor Beauden Barrett Dave Loveridge Wayne Shelford Duane Monkley Ian Kirkpatrick Brodie Retallick Ian Jones Steve McDowell Sean Fitzpatrick Craig Dowd. Would have Dmac and Richie McCaw on the bench for sure. Maybe add Kees Meeuws Keith Robinson Liam Messam Hika Reid Brad Weber Bruce Smith
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  NZ Club rugby (general)
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  NZR Statement Postponement of Community Rugby in line with Alert Levels Community and club rugby is postponed until COVID-19 alert levels are once again at a safe level for sport, in line with Ministry of Health guidance. Further clarification was necessary given the initial postponement of all matches, training and face-to-face education courses was until Saturday, 18 April. Given the subsequent nationwide Alert Level 4 lockdown, providing a specific start date for rugby is now unrealistic. We continue to monitor the situation and take advice from the government about when it will be safe for rugby and all sports to start. We will take our lead from the Ministry of Health. In the meantime, New Zealand Rugby, our Provincial Unions, clubs and secondary schools are working hard to make sure when we get the green light, we’re ready for rugby. The postponement of winter sport will be felt by many, but the wellbeing and safety of our rugby community is paramount. We don’t want our players, coaches, referees or supporters to be at risk. We also want to do what’s right for New Zealand and we ask everyone involved in rugby to support one another and follow the official government guidelines. Rugby plays an important role in New Zealand communities and at this time of uncertainty the postponement of rugby allows everyone to pause, and take care of themselves and their whanau. It also gives Provincial Unions and local competition organisers the opportunity to regroup, reschedule and determine how they can deliver meaningful competition when rugby resumes.
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  Super Rugby 2020
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  @antipodean said in Super Rugby 2020: @Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2020: Interesting: https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/120889329/super-rugby-restart-bestcase-scenario-is-june-with-australia-as-host Says SMH reporter Tom Decent... How would that work when you can't get into Qld? There aren't enough suitable grounds in NSW to make it work. I realise sports journalists are frantically trying to put out any copy that let's them keep their job, but simply making shit up doesn't help. It can not work for the exact Reasons you have mentioned.The premier in Qld is telling us 6 more months of isolation.
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  Blues 2020
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  @nzzp those 3 very busy...looks like they went surfing too... https://www.instagram.com/tv/B-qity2HsOm/?igshid=1ogkmd0mgz14c
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  UFC
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  Some more info on how the ufc is planning on having events every week for a couple of months. Two venues will be used. One somewhere in USA and an island in an undisclosed location for the non-American events
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  NH club rugby
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  @mariner4life said in NH club rugby: @Bones said in NH club rugby: 3 passes. there you go S’funny but GFY anyway.
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  Rough tips and other bets...
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  B/c of corona, there are only two tracks racing Stateside on Tuesday, and the 2nd of these meets starts after the first one ends, right at 5pm EDT. The track is a dinky bullring in Nebraska called Fonner Park, but it’s the only game in the nation. Ordinarily nobody bets on it. But there’s a Pick 5 jackpot that is expected to exceed $2.5 million dollars — ending on a race with a total purse of $3,700. LOL. There could be punters holding tickets with payouts in the hundres-of-thousands of dollars sitting on jockeys who might make, what... $150-or-$200 if they win? Not often you see so much money bet on so little.
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  EPL 19/20
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  @Bovidae said in EPL 19/20: Liverpool does a U-turn. A U-turn on winning the league??
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  The Open
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  The Open 2020 has been cancelled: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/52135613
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  Crusaders 2020
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  https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2020/04/coronavirus-covid-19-forces-ex-all-black-andy-ellis-into-early-retirement.html
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  NBA season 2019/20
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  I listened to a podcast this morning (The Ringer NBA Show) where they spent a good few minutes discussing the NBA's best chance at completing this season. These guys seem to think the standings could be as they finished when the regular season was aborted (seems pretty unlikely that anything else can be done), and all play-off teams could be summoned to one or two host cities (possibly New York and Las Vegas), quarantined together, and sent out to play a finals series in July, possibly with fewer games in each series, at least until the NBA Finals. Apparently there is testing coming out which can yield a result in 5-15 minutes, so the players and officials could all be tested prior to taking the court. All seems reasonable, assuming the US gets it's outbreak relatively under control. Imagine the drama if the Lakers took to the court vs the under .500 Grizzlies minus Lebron and AD who'd just tested positive The other thing which leaps to mind in the highly litigious US of A, is a team just outside the 8 in either conference (most likely the West where the Blazers, Pelicans, Kings and Spurs might have fancied their chances of qualifying for the play-offs) lawyering up under the pretence that the regular season should have been played out to some further extent, such as 70 games each which would have provided the opportunity for qualification at the Grizzlies' expense. If they plonked all teams in one locale and were prepared to extend the conclusion to the season out a little further again, getting to 70 games would be possible but would add 10-14 days.
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  All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players
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  @TeWaio said in All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players: Awesome thread. Favourite: C - Shaq PF - Garnett/K.Love SF - LeBron SG - Kobe PG - Doncic/Iverson Hatiest: C - Embiid PF - Draymond Green SF - Durant SG - Harden PG - Kyrie/Simmons Jeez that hatiest team is filled with jerks.
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  Other Cricket 2020
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  Netball
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  https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/netball/120822464/coronavirus-netball-mainland-placed-in-voluntary-liquidation-due-to-covid19-impact Ouch.
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  All time Super Rugby XV (all teams)
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  @KiwiMurph Yes - but, I think they're also related. The "Expect the Unexpected" Canes played an entertaining brand of rugby, but it wasn't a winning brand.
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  Radio Sport
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  A potential solution: https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/120802884/why-the-radio-sport-silence-must-be-filled-in-new-zealands-sporting-landscape
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  NBL: Breakers and stuff
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  @mariner4life said in NBL: Breakers and stuff: @canefan said in NBL: Breakers and stuff: @canefan said in NBL: Breakers and stuff: @Bovidae he's managed by Jermaine Jackson? I wonder how much an NBL franchise costs? 40 bucks and a ham sandwhich. I see his manager is former NBA player Jermain Jackson, not the former Jackson 5 member
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  Law trials and changes
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  @Stargazer I'd be delighted if they started enforcing 'not held' in a far more strict way. If you get brought down, you're tackled - you shouldn't be able to get up and go again. Personal pet peeve that sounds like they will work harder on Edit: @Crucial I wrote mine and then wandered off before hitting submit Same as what you said
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  NH International Rugby
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  Eddie Jones is set to sign a new England contract: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/52129858
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  Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc
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  WELCOME NEW BOARD MEMBERS North Harbour Rugby welcomes new board members Mike Bishop and Robert Colhoun, who were elected as Appointed Directors after the recent AGM held last week. Congratulations on your appointments. It is also a timely opportunity to thank our outgoing board members, Martin Cooper and Matt France. Thank you for your services and support for North Harbour Rugby over the years. #harbOURPEOPLE #harbOURCOMUNITY Mike Bishop is the former CEO of the Hawke's Bay RU.
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  NPC v Super Rugby
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  @Godder said in NPC v Super Rugby: @hydro11 said in NPC v Super Rugby: @Godder said in NPC v Super Rugby: @hydro11 said in NPC v Super Rugby: @Godder said in NPC v Super Rugby: The Championship is part of the professional NPC, so all unions should be included somehow for their financial sakes if nothing else, but it might just be as a first and second division for this year followed by a promotion-relegation match after the finals. Could run that comp in 10 weeks - 7 rounds, Semi-Finals, Finals, promotion-relegations. If it needs to be even shorter, run 3 divisions based on last year's standings (2 of 5 teams, 1 of 4). If it's that or nothing, I'm sure everyone will be on board for this year. SA are clamping down even harder than NZ on Covid, so we might be able to run a tri-nations at EOY (noting that SA is rather warm...) and 3 country Super again next year, maybe just go back to 12 teams. I'm not sure why it needs to be shorter though. Overseas travel is probably gone for 18 months. We only need 3 months to run Mitre Ten Cup as it is, 4 months to run a full round robin. Start the season in October and end it in December if you have to. At best you are looking at games versus Australia/Australian teams. Presumably domestic cricket will also restart using some of the same grounds and sharing at least some of the audience, so it would be preferable not to overlap too much. I don't think domestic cricket uses any of the same grounds. Eden Park maybe the only one? Besides, money talks. Mitre 10 Cup will win out over the Plunket Shield - The Super Smash will go hard though. Plunket Shield is primarily played as a warm up for test cricket on whatever grounds are available, agree that it won't impact anything, but Super Smash and 50 over matches still have some spectator value so should be protected. We also have a series against Aussie to reschedule dependent on everyone's schedules - hopefully would be in 2021 to avoid issues, but who knows. Also an issue with not clashing for Sky TV though, not just playing venues. Domestic cricket isn't actually on Sky from next summer. McLean Park is probably the other ground which hosts both cricket and rugby. I'm not expecting any test matches next season, perhaps there will be games versus Australia.
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  A full strength NPC?
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  @Kirwan said in A full strength NPC?: @alftelf said in A full strength NPC?: Sponsor update from HB Rugby, could be a much stronger NPC - hopefully.. "Mitre 10 Cup – There are some really positive discussions happening about this which is exciting for us. Several scenarios are being looked at with one sticking to the current format and distributed draw, secondly an option to establish a 14 team competition with a full round robin like the old days. There is a very good chance all Super Rugby players will be available from the start with the cancellation of the planned Super Rugby competition. All Black test matches are under severe threat so AB’s could be introduced and additionally the majority of players who were playing in Japan, France the UK etc have returned to NZ and indicated that they would be keen to play. We have been told that here are more than 50 players who have returned with the likes of Kieran Read (Counties Manukau) and Brodie Rettalick (Hawkes Bay) who would turn out in provincial rugby as they just want to play. Sky TV now don’t have the televised rights for cricket so can be more flexible on start and end dates to competitions as they want the rugby content for their viewers and the provincial competition is very important due to the ability to connect throughout the whole of NZ. " If we get this, we need to get as many people along and watching on sky as possible so they get a message this is what we want! Problem is even if NZ want it, if overseas don't and won't pay to watch it then it won't happen. Unless we pick ABs from overseas and then the M10 will be back to no ABs anyway cos we won't be able to compete in the slightest.
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  Olympics Thread
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  Hurricanes 2020
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  What alternative sports to watch during lock down
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  @Snowy said in What alternative sports to watch during lock down: @canefan said in What alternative sports to watch during lock down: You can beat people to death with your bare hands. Tell her to give that a go! Great! Oh, you mean in the game right? yeah........
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  Possible All Blacks 2020
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  this mirrors my thoughts. if we have proven 6 and 8 in team ardie comes into converstion as 7.but ardie in a inexperenced trio at 7 is a no goer. we are a long way from that so ardie fills in at 8 or comes off the bench. if hansen wanted to play barrett at 6 he should have played cane and dropped ardie.
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  Choose your form NZ Super Rugby XV (there's a catch)
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  @Bones the whole team was in disgusting form.
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  Friday Night Rugby
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  AFL 2020
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  @Hooroo said in AFL 2020: @mariner4life said in AFL 2020: Lions lost, burn the joint down! WHAT HAVE WE GOT LEFT??!! NO FOOTY. NO RACING! NO PUBS! WHY EVEN BE ALIVE??!! Have they canned Racing over there? Seems inevitable
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  Michael Fatialofa
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  @booboo said in Michael Fatialofa: @pakman said in Michael Fatialofa: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/51988979 That's cool pakkie. Good to read some good news (even if it's only the headline so far ). Entered this thread with some trepidation. Always happy to see good news featuring a big bloke from the tight five - I see he's a big handsome fella with a wife who cares, it seems, and he is still strong enough at 27 to work on a lasting recovery. I admire the progress he has made so far, it would have involved a lot of pain and a hell of a lot of will to succeed. Good on him - I'll say a prayer for him.
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  NFL 2020
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  2020 New Zealand U20s
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  From the World Rugby media release of 21 March 2020 (link below) The World Rugby U20 Championship 2020, scheduled to be hosted in northern Italy in late June and July, has been cancelled following detailed consultation with the Federazione Italiana Rugby https://www.world.rugby/news/568360