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  TRC: Pumas v All Blacks
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  The All Blacks are going to need one fookin fast winger. If Reiko Ioane is injured, then Reece is the obvious next Man of Speed. Not sure Reece makes the 31 but will need him ready to be drafted an injury. My guess is that only one of Jordie or Ennor will make the RWC squad. Both are outside the 23 for the knockouts but could be excellent utility to fill in across the backline in the group games.
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  Highlanders 2020
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  @SouthernMann said in Highlanders 2020: Heard a fairly solid rumour that the Highlanders have offered Jordie Barrett massive money for next year. I've always disliked the guy, but could deal with it. I’ve never really understood the hate he gets from fans. Im sure plenty of people think he has been “over rated” but that isn’t of his doing. That is the media and the AB coaches (who are actually the ones best placed to “rate” him). At first it appeared to be a bit of push back against the anti Dmac stuff but it has gone past that now. Regardless, i hope he stays at the Canes where BB should have stayed.
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  Other Sports rugby XV
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  Golfers XV 1 Ian Woosman Stout but solid. 2 John Daly Stout, some accusations of dirty play, frequently seen in the club bar after games 3 Craig Stadler The Walrus 4 Phil Blackmar Tall American. 5 Robert Karlson Tall Swede. 6 Dustin Johnson Parties hard. 7 Tiger Woods Parties hard too. 8 Greg Norman Great White Shark. Can drop the ball under pressure 9 Rory Mcilroy Short, but busy Ulsterman. Shades of Peter Stringer. Aim can be wayward. 10 Ryan Fox He must have acquired some of his Dad's First-Five genes 11 Phil Mickelson Great lefty. Lots of titles. 12 Seve Ballesteros A visionary, full of flair, great partnership with Olazabal. 13 Jose Maria Olazabal Has a great partnership with Ballesteros that has been compared to Ma'a Nonu and Conrad Smith. 14 Jack Nicklaus The golden bear. Great rightie. Loads and loads of titles. 15 Tom Watson Mr reliable. Great technique. Shades of Ben Smith. Superb at (kicking) duels in the sun.
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  CWC Final - Black Caps v England
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  @Bones said in CWC Final - Black Caps v England: @dogmeat said in CWC Final - Black Caps v England: @Mokey a quick google (again didn't even read the links) suggests that his wife has contracted cancer and he quit his job to be her caregiver. Now while this is laudable and the situation must be tragic for those directly concerned, I don't think it is NZer of the year worthy any more than a nifty paso doble is. Yeah I'm sure there could well be hundreds of people in NZ doing the same as Barnett, just not broadcasting it to the country. Him and Phil Gifford are actually good value on Newsralk ZB on long car rides I have to say. The latter is amazingly good if you disassociate him from the bloke who writes all that Crusader wank. But no, Simon Barnett doesn’t deserve to be NZer of the year. Give it to KW. The rest are joke nominations compared to him.
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  2019 Māori All Blacks
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  @ACT-Crusader said in 2019 Māori All Blacks: @Nepia said in 2019 Māori All Blacks: So I'm currently on a mini tour of NZ with some overseas friends and on Tuesday stopped into Ohinemutu Marae and it was full of Fijians. Turned out it was a welcome for the Fijian and Fijian U20s. Was Aunty Suzie there serving her special pork bones and puha.... I didn't see Whaea Huhanna anywhere but hopefully she was out the back during meal prep. @Stockcar86 said in 2019 Māori All Blacks: @Nepia said in 2019 Māori All Blacks: So I'm currently on a mini tour of NZ with some overseas friends and on Tuesday stopped into Ohinemutu Marae and it was full of Fijians. Turned out it was a welcome for the Fijian and Fijian U20s. Come along to the Maddison Trophy final at McLean Park on Saturday afternoon It would have been awesome to cheer on Hastings R&S over the evil Napier empire but we left the Bay today after three days of non stop eating.
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  Netball
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  @Bovidae England were tearing SA a new one when I stopped watching in the third quarter last night. SA looked bloody sharp too, but England were just too good on attack, defence doesn't look anything to write home about though.
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  Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc
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  @Yeetyaah Nope. I'm sure he has been playing well at that level. I haven't seen any club rugby this year. IIRC Guildford was playing fullback earlier in the club season and then moved to centre. Bunce may have been injured. If Reece makes the RWC squad Strawbridge will be looking for another outside back.
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  Club Rugby NZ 2019 (Not BOP, Magpie, Northland)
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  Teams for the Waikato club final. Hautapu is undefeated this season.
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  Chiefs 2019
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  @Stargazer "We then caught up Chiefs legends Tanerau Latimer & Jarred Hoeata "
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  NRL 2019
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  @kiwiinmelb said in NRL 2019: every week the game they play in , is probably the game of the round that less people give a fuck about, bit of a difficult one for the AFL, but the Brisbane Bears were a bit like that in the beginning Ironically the Brisbane Bears were originally playing precisely where the Suns play now in Carrara on the GC. It wasn't until they actually started playing in Brisbane (and started winning a few games of course) that they took off.
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  Auckland Rugby 2019
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  Caleb Clarke is playing fullback for Suburbs in their final. https://www.sporty.co.nz/asset/downloadasset?id=7a08ffb9-311f-410b-bd08-bd51aca1479e
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  2019 Rugby Championship
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  @Stargazer said in 2019 Rugby Championship: Caveat emptor. The risk you run buying from anywhere other than the assigned outlet.
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  Quality Rugby Podcast/Panel
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  First episode of Sean Maloney's new podcast (basically the Aussie Sumo) This episode has Mehrts and Phipps. https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=398120
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  The Open
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  Rough tips and other bets...
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  @Hooroo said in Rough tips and other bets...: @Hooroo said in Rough tips and other bets...: Polly back at Te Rapa on Saturday, same distance, same class. Up against the boys this time though and some performers in this race too. Opened favourite at $4. Mr Pickles is having his first start in race 4. I have absolutely no idea how he will go. He galloped with Polly yesterday and went hard early and got whiplash as Polly breezed on by for fun. So at least Polly is looking good. Won his last trial but true-love thinks the field he beat was really average. Physically, he looks fantastic. I will be having a go all the same but real money is on Pols. Waiting for Mr Pickles fixed odds to be published Ooooffff!! $9:50! That is far too short! Will be taking the tote money I think
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  Pre-RWC test matches
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  @Bovidae said in Pre-RWC test matches: Ah, Van Der Walt, who may be the shortest international lock going around. He makes James Blackwell look tall. He's shorter than quite a few props. How embarrassing.
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  2019 Tour de France
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  @Chester-Draws said in 2019 Tour de France: ITTs don't bother me at all. There should be two of them, to prevent the GTs just being who can sprint out of the bunch on the climbs. That's a skill, but doesn't make for the most rounded rider. It adds suspense too. Can a climber get enough lead to hold off the TT specialist? Otherwise the whole thing is over once you know who is climbing best. The recent Giros have really come down to that calculation, and been exciting for it. I loathe Team TTs. They merely advantage those who are already most advantaged with a good team. Can't say I watch ITTs, but that doesn't mean they should go. Nail. Head.
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  TRC: Springboks v Wallabies
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  @ACT-Crusader said in TRC: Springboks v Wallabies: @pakman said in TRC: Springboks v Wallabies: @Bovidae said in TRC: Springboks v Wallabies: @ACT-Crusader said in TRC: Springboks v Wallabies: And back to the future with Frans Steyn in the 23. He hasn’t been in the test side for a couple of years and was in the wilderness a few years back. And 38-yr old Schalk Brits on the bench. He looked energetic for the Bulls this year despite his age. The Fed looked pretty good in Wimbledon final aged 37 3/4! Tennis and Rugby.....mmm I know -- apologies.
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  And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...
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  @Stargazer Hurry TF up with LG!
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  NBA season 2018/19
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  @ACT-Crusader I can't imagine you typed that with a straight face