Aren't there quite a few Samoans in the NFL?. Thought I read once that American Samoa were well represented.

@stargazer said in What happened to ‘The 1014’?:

Nice story about how they started.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/116008598/how-two-rugby-fanatics-joined-the-big-league

yes good article on a mainstream news channel about how they're better than mainstream sports journalism 🙂
I wonder what software app he is using on his tablet..

@barbarian said in AFL 2021:

I think that Geelong win in the last round was enormous for their momentum.

My favourite game of the whole season. The smugness of Geelong bought down several pegs.

@donsteppa said in White Ferns in England:

A 203 run loss to finish the tour with, glad I didn't stay up late for that one! In some ways the tour finished not much better than we started out - we're still reliant on a small number of key players to do the majority of the work, and if they don't fire...

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/300416458/suzie-bates-sophie-devine-disappoint-in-white-ferns-player-ratings-for-england-tour

So basically exactly how the Black Caps used to be then ?

@muddyriver yeah I think it was pretty clear last year this coaching team left alot to be desired, and this year has emphasised it, then there is the selection of players who have shown they are not up to this level over and over.

I think there are big gaps in other areas of Northland development too, I've said before, if my son was in the position to choose, I'd be reluctantly guiding him to another province (probably Auckland or Canterbury) to further his career.

I think this goes here, pretty cool

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/126457185/covid19-unique-vaccine-plan-between-iwi-health-and-northland-rugby-teams

Welp there has already been repercussions

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/126442208/security-tightened-around-white-ferns-in-england-after-notcredible-threat

@akan004 said in Frizell assaults woman:

Hopefully the UK won't let him in. Don't want him to be on tour with the ABs.

UK will, he doesn't have a criminal record does he?

@canes4life said in Black Caps vs Bangladesh:

@labcat since the beginning of the year he’s come off a lot more than he hasn’t though. A massive talent for such a young player.

I think we’ve missed a trick not picking him in the WC squad.

I think so too. They've gone with neither him nor Munro, so not that absolute 'from ball one go for it' option at the top.

I also think by the time the WC starts, those UAE wickets are going to be worn out and spinning sideways. (the second half of IPL, plus the T20WC prelimnary rounds will be played on them for a month before we play out first games).

So, in hindsight, Ajaz not in the squad is probably also a missed trick. I say in hindsight, as this wasn't an outrageous or particularly controversial decision 10 days ago. But on other hand ... these Bangladesh wickets have made spinners look good, so should be weary of reading too much into it.

NZ do have 3 spinners in that squad (and 2 half/part time spinners), so I'm not criticising the balance for that squad. But we have 2 leggies selected. I just have a hunch that the pitches may get so ragged that we could get even more bang for our buck with 2 specialist finger spinners plus just the one leggie.

I also think Jamieson ahead of Milne is a mistake.

@stargazer right. So we don't know what the structure of the balance of the season is yet. Seems to be a lot of angst about fixtures not being played, which may yet be played.

@pakman said in AB Greatest 15 Rugby Pass:

@victor-meldrew said in AB Greatest 15 Rugby Pass:

@winger said in AB Greatest 15 Rugby Pass:

The whiteboard session that proved Ma'a Nonu as an All Blacks great The whiteboard session that proved Ma'a Nonu as an All Blacks great

Everyone knows about the greatness of former All Blacks midfielder Ma'a Nonu on the field, but few know the impact he made off the park.

It was pretty obvious Ma'a was a keen student of the game if you look at how he developed over the years. Certainly no-one's fool rugby-wise

Pretty happy with Bruce Robertson at 13. He's still the standard for an old bugger like me - think Conrad Smith but better and a bit more skilful. Could drop a goal from 40m if you needed him to.

Couldn’t agree more.

Check out a 20 year old BR at 9.23:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/126009079/george-bennett-leaving-jumbovisma-to-join-tour-de-france-champions

I completely missed the news that George is leaving TJV to join Pogacar at UAE - and that Finn Fisher-Black is already there.

@nzzp said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:

@majorrage said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:

TBF though, I can't blame Aussies for treating the result with a bi of disdain given how much we shit the bed when we toured there last.

at least we could beat the Indians at home, eh 🙂

seriously, give us a proper warmup and a better selection policy and we may have been competitive.

We have Kylo and Devon as well now. Much better team

Those two passes to Akira to put him on the outside from Jordan were things of beauty too.

@yeahtheboys I just looked all these games up on the Sky Tv guide and most games are live.

You can find them online, via Sky Go, here: https://www.skygo.co.nz/show/mac_sh_46164

@taniwharugby definitely would have to be a full restructure, maybe with a premiership and championship and probably only the NPC premiership teams (seven)

@stargazer This article says that the NZ teams won't be going to any overseas tournament this year.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/sevens/126285531/hamilton-sydney-legs-of-world-sevens-series-canned-for-2022-amid-covid19

I think these are the docos. Shitty 360p quality on youtube

@nostrildamus said in Paul Coll:

@kruse said in Paul Coll:

@chris-b said in Paul Coll:

Fuck me - they've got one at Arthurs Pass!

Right!?

And yeah - that map is just the "unaffiliated courts".
Just looking at central north island... I'm gonna go out on a limb, and suggest that the population of Whakamaru and Mangakino combined - probably don't need a squash club.
Reporoa - doesn't really need a squash club, but it certainly doesn't need one just up the road at Waikite Valley also.

What I really want - is to con somebody into paying me for doing this.
Make a TV programme - based on visiting tiny NZ towns/names-on-a-map, meeting the locals, etc.

Would make it a shit-ton easier to organise actually getting into the courts, which are probably typically a "key is behind the bar at the local" type places I get paid for riding a motorbike around all the roads in NZ where you wouldn't otherwise find an excuse to check out get paid for playing some pretty fucking average squash (I don't really know the rules well, we've made up our own rules where it's pretty much a full-contact sport) show-case tiny towns, quirky locals, beautiful remote parts of the country

Effectively - yes - just another travel show, with a super-flimsy gimmick premise.

This is before or after your film review tv show, right?

I think it should be an all in one, a combo of that Ewen McGregor travel show and a review show.

He could also do a weekly read of the Grumpy Old Man thread as a bonus section.

Lets Kickstarter this bitch.