@mariner4life
MMA can be pretty dull too but Adesanya's fights have always been entertaining from start to finish.

@antipodean said in Saffas going?:

Quality over quantity. Time to go back to Super 12.

The round robin S12 was the best format. Sure it was pre-kids and there were more stars, but I was interested in all games including the games in SA. The home and away conference round takes away from the Mitre10 cup and I'm bored already

@Duluth the first black mark was at least mitigating the second.

TBF while he was on the field the Lions took a two point lead. In the 2nd half after Jones replaced him due to his severe injury the Lions scored 11 unanswered.

Cooksley played his last test in 2001 which beggars belief

Yeah, like many I've barely seen the front page as my bookmark for the Fern is the unread threads page.

@LABCAT said in U19 Cricket World Cup:

Wiseman in the NZ U19 coach.

Sorry everyone, misheard the commentary. My bad

After coaching my son since he started playing when he was 5, this year he may not be able to play.

Last year he played U14, this year he moves to U16...he is unsure if he wants to play given the size of some kids he will be coming up against, plus, we may not even have team at our club for that grade.

5 of the smaller kids have indicated they will stay in U14 (they are U60 kg so can without dispensation)

So in the Whangarei comp last year, we started with 8 teams in U14, one team bailed halfway through as they were getting beaten by 80+ each week.

They won't have a team this year, we probably won't, so likely 6 teams in U16 this year in Whangarei comp.

So that's >30 kids who played rugby last year, not playing this year...without looking at the Far North comp that had 4 teams play one another for 16 weeks or so...

@MajorRage said in Hello Boomer...:

@TeWaio That is next level grumpy-old-manning. Thinking a restaurant is too noisy so making an app complete with dB meter to read and publish it ...

I feel inferior. Must up my game.

I used that app to show the brewery how noisy our local had become after some renovations. The landlord had told them but was fobbed off. Backing up the complaints from regulars with that app convinced them to make changes.
What was a pub with a good buzz and atmosphere had become a noisy echo chamber were you had to yell at each other

@KiwiMurph well yeah but obviously with at least a week break in between, clearly not in immediate succession.

"Glimmers of hope, but ultimately crushing disappoitnment"
A Blues supporter #howlongagowas2003

Awesome work, KP!

@mariner4life said in AB squad next RWC (2023)?:

@booboo said in AB squad next RWC (2023)?:

So, Kaleb Trask debuts for Chiefs. He a contender, or possible future option?

wait @Crucial someone wants a shot at your title

So ... Hoskins Sotutu ...

I’ll post the results on Tues. Voting will stay open until then

@Hooroo said in NZ Conference 2020 Finishing order:

It's also just occurred to me that BB doesn't tart the season with rest of team so maybe they will suck

Not until APril or so ... and then switching 10s partway through 😐

@Crucial said in George Moala:

I haven't seen Piutau turn in a performance anywhere near his pay packet in any of the Bristol games I have watched. Luatua has been awesome for them, with his work rate and determination often the difference or inspiration.
I don't see Piutau as anywhere near the loss as Luatua. The Blues would certainly be a better unit with him in it.

And perhaps the 2019 ABs too.

@LABCAT said in Dream11 Super Smash:

Free entry before 2PM:

that's a cool initiative 🙂

I am glad I was away when the tour was on as the only time I saw any of the series was in a pub in Wellington. That was the quickest beer I've ever drank. 🙂

Worth it just for the remarkable pr and negotiating skills he amassed for the rwc campaign.
When people were dying and losing their homes the SRU managed to get the message out that they were in fact the real victims and create a heap of ill will from other unions with their smear campaign.