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  All Blacks C team...
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  I'm bored, and on baby duty, so I'll accept the premise and name my team. I'll do my best to name people fit and that I'm sure are available, except at loosehead, where I'd make the call to Wyatt to come out for one last hurrah: 1 Crockett 2 Makalio 3 To'omaga-Allen 4 Romano 5 Franklin 6 Ioane/Papali'i 7 Papali'i/Evans 8 Evans/Ioane 9 Weber 10 Hunt 11 Lam 12 Laumape (returns next week I believe - if not Thompson moves in and Seta or Proctor to 13) 13 Thompson 14 Alaimalo 15 Havili 16 Aumua 17 Hodgman 18 Alaatoa 19 Allardice 20 Gibson (is he fit? He never is, if not then I'm actually not sure) 21 Hall 22 Black 23 Proctor/Seta I want to see Jordan play well at Super level before I get too excited, although I'm pretty sure he'll be ahead of Havili pretty quickly, and it's tempting to pick him there now. However, I thought of this team as what I'd pick from what is left over assuming we played SA or Oz next week - not with who the talents are running around and carving up Mitre 10 rugby. I think this team would lose by a bit too, but it passed the time.
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  NH International Rugby
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  You normally in such cases have promotion-relegation. Why should Georgia and Tonga, both of which run hot and cold, get to play -- whereas Romania and Canada, who've both been good in the past, don't?
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  NRL 2018
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  antipodean said: Sneakdefreak said: Billy Slater has been found not guilty of a shoulder charge and is free to play in the Grand Final and win the Clive Churchill Medal. This was entirely predictable., The worst part was the theater making him attend a hearing. I’ve just been watching El Chapo on Netflix. The NRL are almost as good as the Mexican Government at conjuring up corrupt story lines that are believable.
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  Pumas vs All Blacks
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  Gunner said: Tim said: So his pack would be: Tim Perry Nathan Harris Ofa Tu'ungafasi Scott Barrett Patrick Tuipulotu Shannon Frizell Ardie Savea Luke Whitelock Yikes. Which super rugby team is this? The one that gets beaten by a decent NPC side...
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  NH club rugby
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  Auckland 2018
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  Tiger is Back and I'm not disappointed
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  canefan said: Chris B. said: raznomore said: Elin's twin sister That she has a twin sister reinforces my point!
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  Tasman v Counties Manukau
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  @stargazer It's all guesswork, but my reaction to seeing Crotty up close was that he's quite big and seeing David up close is that he isn't.
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  Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc
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  Counties (and a bit of) Manukau Rugby Union? CAABOM RU has a nice ring to it.
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  2018 Black Ferns
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  World Rugby considering Rugby Championship-style women's competition World Rugby is hoping to build a Rugby Championship-style competition for women sooner rather than later, according to women’s rugby boss Katie Sadleir. Northern Hemisphere nations play a women’s Six Nations tournament annually but Southern Hemisphere teams have lacked regular Tests in the past, with Australia and New Zealand the only regular XVs programs down under. The biggest difficulty for Australia and New Zealand is their distance from the Six Nations countries, often making the cost of travelling north for matches outside of World Cups prohibitive. It would be unlikely for the Southern Hemisphere to exactly replicate its Rugby Championship for women, with South Africa and Argentina having little presence when it comes to Women’s XVs, but World Rugby is looking at options to introduce a regular competition similar to the Six Nations. The notion of an annual competition in the Oceania region is something World Rugby is looking at seriously, especially with New Zealand and Australia bidding for the next Women’s Rugby World Cup. “We've got six regions but we’re also looking at the potential for cross-regional competitions and I know that New Zealand has been having conversations with Australia. “They've been having conversations with other teams in the Northern Hemisphere to see what is possible and World rugby is keen to support those initiatives.” Australia has been vocal about its need for more Tests with Wallaroos coach Dwayne Nestor hoping for a five-Test schedule in 2019. World Rugby has delved into some reserve funding as it looks to help the women’s game grow across the globe. “There has been no competition (in the Southern Hemisphere) so we’re picking up the international competition calendar and sitting down with the top unions and saying, ‘What makes sense here?’ . The Southern Hemisphere is set to host its first Women's Rugby World Cup in 2021 with Australia and New Zealand both bidding for the tournament. .. .. "I've had a look at both bids. There's a New Zealand and Australia bid -they're both very impressive. "I'm particularly interested in the impact beyond and I think the things that both of the bids are trying to do are really good in terms of developing rugby within the union but also looking at the wider Asia-Pacific region, so fantastic. "The decision's made by Council. Our role is just to evaluate information and make sure they've got the information presented to them in an objective way." The World Rugby Council will announce the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup host on November 14 after its final meetings of the year in Dublin.
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  Aussie Cricket
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  Ooh Suits you, Sir, suits you.
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  NFL 2018
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  Brady is the GOAT, but can he really carry this WR group?
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  Waikato vs Southland - Ranfurly Shield
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  Waikato should win comfortably but Southland have absolutely nothing to lose. I can't wait for an afternoon game.
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  AFL 2018
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  All on board the West Coast bandwagon.
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  Manawatu v Wellington
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  @sparky Ben Lam needs to take an angry pill before a game. He has all the skills but just needs more aggression. and his defense needs work
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  All Blacks v Springboks
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  This game was a nasty shock. Shades of Chicago 2016 in the All Blacks terrible option-taking and of Cardiff 2007 for poor game management. Massive credit to the Boks for making all those tackles and taking their chances in attack. The Old Foe is back. The All Blacks have been Bledisloe Cup holders for 16 years, the Number One team for 9 years and World Champions for 7. Success can breed success, but it can also breed complacency. Some of the All Blacks were complacent in Wellington. Hansen, Foster and Fox need to be unsentimental and weed out of Thier squad any players who ain't as hungry for success as their Saffa, Irish, Welsh or English peers. Winning back to back to back World Cups will require the All Blacks to work harder than any other international team in the next 13 and half months.
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  Women’s rugby
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  Yeahtheboys, I await with anticipation Stargazer's response to your posts.
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  2018 New Zealand Schools
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  I know punivai is definitely from chch. I don’t think the other 2 are though.
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  Tennis
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  Shockingly good article from Reason. Articulated what I think about the only acceptable sexism these days. I’m often calling out relatives about their casually sexist comments denigrating men, especially around my kids