• 2024 Super Rugby jerseys

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    I think the Crusaders may be doing a heritage jersey based on this post…

  • Crusaders 2024

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    @Chris said in Crusaders 2024:

    @ruggabee said in Crusaders 2024:

    @Chris said in Crusaders 2024:

    Ok I have not said much when we signed Crotty,Halfpenny,Heinz then Franks
    Was not impressed
    Then McNicol now Arnold well I can now confirm Rob Penny,James Marshall especially have completely lost the plot.

    Can you please inform me why James Marshall and Dan Perrin got appointed Crusaders as assistants? They have lead Ta$man to 7th, 8th, 7th since they've been there, they have lost far more games than they've won and the Mako$ have looked abysmally coached under their watch. It just doesn't make any sense to me, they haven't got a coaching record that justifies their roles.

    I don’t know why to be honest,
    I thought they were bad decisions at the time.
    Razor Scott Hansen and Tamiti Ellison were the real brains of the operation over the last few years.

    Interesting that Ellison is also part of the All Black's coaching staff now, he seems highly rated by Razor.

    I guess it begs the question for me does he continue his current position (All Black's tackle & breakdown coach) if he gets the Crusaders head job in 2026 - as most people assume will happen? Hard to imagine that one could manage the workload of both?

  • NZ Politics

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    @canefan said in NZ Politics:

    @MN5 said in NZ Politics:

    I’m not sure what Chumbawumba are upset about.

    This whole thing means a new generation get to hear their fucken awful song for the first time…..

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350218920/winston-peters-be-issued-cease-and-desist-chumbawamba-despite-insisting-he

    That song, along with Cotton eye Joe, were two major musical scourges of my late 1990s

    The 90s was probably the best musical era for me…..but also the worst. You’re forgetting Barbie girl, the Macarena, loads of boy bands, Smash Mouth…. but I’ll stop going on before my post gets deleted for going off topic.

    I love the fact that Winnie doesn’t give a fuck and his ability to wind people up shows no sign of abating.

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    @voodoo said in Aussie Pro Rugby:

    this passage would suggest that the Rebels have a few on-field issues Christy Doran has no fucking idea about rugby

    FIFY

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    @Bones agree to disagree. As I said he’s only a young buck so him being solid over the first four rounds isn’t necessarily disappointing, especially considering he’s come up against arguably the three best loose forward trios three weeks in a row (outside the Canes and Chiefs)

    Aside from the extraordinary like McCaw, loose forwards in NZ don’t usually hit their prime until 25. Plenty of time for him to develop into a dominant force like he has been at the lower levels.

  • RIP 2024

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    The photos of training today showed Tuipulotu taking part

    @george33 is he going to play this weekend?

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    @Canes4life but where was Chris

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    Simpson knocks it on. Poor hands in the last 5mins

    26-22 final score

    Blues should’ve converted one of their chances in the first half. A lot less accurate than the 2023 side

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    How good are the olympics going to be??!!!

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    The wind is always a factor at Owen Delany Park. That high kick that Carpenter dropped was a great tactic.

  • DEI

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    Stupid though the article Tim posted is, the notion that positions in most professions have ever been given on merit is a bit of a myth.

    This does take it to a new level of lunacy though.

  • Beer thread

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    @MN5 said in Beer thread:

    Too much shit at the bottom does glug things up when you’re bottling

    yep, however you do it you need a way to get the good beer off the trub.

    I either siphon to a bottling bucket or keg from a Fermzilla, or use the SS Brewtech Brewbucket that has a really nice offtake you can twist to maximise beer return.

    ahhh, beer.

    Speaking of which, got hands on some fresh hops and brewed a nectaron fresh hopped hazy last week with my mate. It's tasting and smelling brilliant already, even without the 500g of dried nectaron we're dry hopping with 🙂

    Round two riwaka arrives tomorrow ... an IPA I expect

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    Highlanders 73-10

    They're into the 5th/6th payoff

  • 2024 Super Rugby U20s

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    I don't believe what I just saw. NZB were down 2 with 1 minute to go. NZB turn down a tough penalty shot and kicked it to the corner, only to turn the ball over. The Drua don't seem to realise the clock has run out, and end up turning the ball over. The NZB get a penalty kick in front and much closer with time well put, but the kicker hits the post. Talk about trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

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    Seriously, how good are Manly looking?! Their pack is owning their opposition so far, Brooks has been brilliant running the left edge with DCE doing the rest with Turbo, Brown has been a good addition adding starch from the bench, their centres look very good with Saab to still come back, seriously, they look like the 3rd best side currently. Their balance in the side is very good.

  • Highlanders 2024

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    Mar 18 Highlanders more optimistic about de Groot and Hicks Highlanders more optimistic about de Groot and Hicks

    Highlanders forwards Ethan de Groot and Max Hicks could be back in action sooner than expected. The pair were invalided out of the game against the...

    de Groot recovering well from the head knock and Hicks is just a wrist sprain

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    @Bones said in Highlanders v Brumbies:

    @frugby said in Highlanders v Brumbies:

    Certainly in the past, I think that has been the weakness of his game compared to say Cane?

    I seriously think you've been watching someone else and confusing them for Harmon. The only noticeable thing about Harmon when he first hit the scene was his support play and running.

    Have too agree, hard running was often the first thing i listed under his name