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    • Stargazer
      Stargazer last edited by Stargazer

      Hawke’s Bay v Northland – CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

      Friday 27 November
      7.05pm, McLean Park Napier
      Downer Referee: James Doleman
      Assistants: Mike Fraser & Brendon Pickerill
      TMO: Aaron Paterson

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      • Yeetyaah
        Yeetyaah last edited by

        Title is wrong. Should be "Mickey Mouse Final"

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        • Machpants
          Machpants @Yeetyaah last edited by

          @Yeetyaah said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

          Title is wrong. Should be "Mickey Mouse Final"

          Just cos you're not in one

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          • Bovidae
            Bovidae last edited by

            The winner goes into the South Division. 😉

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            • mariner4life
              mariner4life @Yeetyaah last edited by

              @Yeetyaah said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

              Title is wrong. Should be "Mickey Mouse Final"

              i think it's great we have a thread for the 2nd division.

              It's not like we have threads for the Championship in English Soccer, or the G-League in the US, or the Q-Cup.

              The little guys need their time in the sun too.

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              • Yeetyaah
                Yeetyaah last edited by

                Lmao for the last couple of years it's been called the Mickey mouse final on here and now it's different coz Hawkes Bay finally made it?

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                • Yeetyaah
                  Yeetyaah @Machpants last edited by

                  @Machpants rather be in the Premiership division.

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                  • Machpants
                    Machpants @Yeetyaah last edited by

                    @Yeetyaah said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                    Lmao for the last couple of years it's been called the Mickey mouse final on here and now it's different coz Hawkes Bay finally made it?

                    Nah cos Northland has first time ever. It now matters

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                    • Nepia
                      Nepia @Yeetyaah last edited by Nepia

                      @Yeetyaah said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                      Lmao for the last couple of years it's been called the Mickey mouse final on here and now it's different coz Hawkes Bay finally made it?

                      Huh? We made the final last year against @mariner4life's team (despite the fact his smack talk suggests the BOP are permanently ensconced up there).

                      Also, you're not even arguing with any Magpies fans about the name of the thread anyway (until now).

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                      • mariner4life
                        mariner4life @Nepia last edited by

                        @Nepia said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                        @Yeetyaah said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                        Lmao for the last couple of years it's been called the Mickey mouse final on here and now it's different coz Hawkes Bay finally made it?

                        Huh? We made the final last year against @mariner4life's team (despite the fact his smack talk suggests the BOP are permanently ensconced up there).

                        Also, you're not even arguing with any Magpies fans about the name of the thread anyway (until now).

                        i guess all those promotion/relegation games have cemented in my mind our rightful place...

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                        • Siam
                          Siam last edited by

                          Hawkes Bay's to lose innit?

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                            Gunner @Yeetyaah last edited by

                            @Yeetyaah the Mickey Mouse final, involving a team that soundly beat a not so extraordinary premiership semi finalist a bit over a week ago...

                            Yep I took the bait 😉

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                            • taniwharugby
                              taniwharugby @Siam last edited by taniwharugby

                              @Siam yeah I'd be surprised if HB are paying more than $1.30 head to head, def thiers to lose.

                              Far and away the best team in the Championship since round 2.

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                              • Hooroo
                                Hooroo @taniwharugby last edited by

                                @taniwharugby said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                @Siam yeah I'd be surprised if HB are paying more than $1.30 head to head, def thiers to lose.

                                Far and away the best team in the Championship since round 2.

                                Dream on mate! Northland don't stand that much of a chance.

                                HB $1:12
                                NL $5:70

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                                • Snowy
                                  Snowy @Yeetyaah last edited by

                                  @Yeetyaah said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                  Title is wrong. Should be "Mickey Mouse Final"

                                  Playoff for eighth?

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                                  • taniwharugby
                                    taniwharugby @Hooroo last edited by

                                    @Hooroo mate, we are just lucky they are letting us play this game.

                                    Argies were paying more than that a few weeks ago weren't they 😉

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                                    • Chris B.
                                      Chris B. @mariner4life last edited by

                                      @mariner4life said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                      @Yeetyaah said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                      Title is wrong. Should be "Mickey Mouse Final"

                                      i think it's great we have a thread for the 2nd division.

                                      It's not like we have threads for the Championship in English Soccer, or the G-League in the US, or the Q-Cup.

                                      The little guys need their time in the sun too.

                                      I'm thinking I might actually watch this game this year.

                                      Out of interest, do they play it on a full rugby field - or the old half field using the sidelines to score tries? 🙂

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                                      • Stargazer
                                        Stargazer last edited by

                                        While it can't offer free entry again on Friday night, the Hawke's Bay Rugby Football Union is still hoping for another big crowd backing the Magpies and is discounting 1500 extra seats in the Graeme Lowe Stand at $12.50 a seat, $20 off the usual $32.50 price.

                                        Sport, Hawkes Bay Today

                                        1500 grandstand tickets discounted for Magpies final

                                        1500 grandstand tickets discounted for Magpies final

                                        HBRFU is offering cheap tickets for Friday night's final, aiming for another big turnout.

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                                        • Nepia
                                          Nepia @Chris B. last edited by

                                          @Chris-B said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                          @mariner4life said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                          @Yeetyaah said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                          Title is wrong. Should be "Mickey Mouse Final"

                                          i think it's great we have a thread for the 2nd division.

                                          It's not like we have threads for the Championship in English Soccer, or the G-League in the US, or the Q-Cup.

                                          The little guys need their time in the sun too.

                                          I'm thinking I might actually watch this game this year.

                                          Out of interest, do they play it on a full rugby field - or the old half field using the sidelines to score tries? 🙂

                                          If you'd watched any of the Ranfurly Shield* matches this year you'd know Napier has a great full sized field and even some proper stands.

                                          *Oh, the Ranfurly Shield is a challenge system where official provinces get to compete against the holder on their home ground. I assume it's not open to baabaas teams such as the Tasman Chequebook Invitational XV Makos as it appears you've never held it?

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                                          • mariner4life
                                            mariner4life @Nepia last edited by

                                            @Nepia said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                            Napier has a great full sized field and even some proper stands

                                            fake news!

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                                            • Chris B.
                                              Chris B. @Nepia last edited by

                                              @Nepia said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                              @Chris-B said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                              @mariner4life said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                              @Yeetyaah said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                              Title is wrong. Should be "Mickey Mouse Final"

                                              i think it's great we have a thread for the 2nd division.

                                              It's not like we have threads for the Championship in English Soccer, or the G-League in the US, or the Q-Cup.

                                              The little guys need their time in the sun too.

                                              I'm thinking I might actually watch this game this year.

                                              Out of interest, do they play it on a full rugby field - or the old half field using the sidelines to score tries? 🙂

                                              If you'd watched any of the Ranfurly Shield* matches this year

                                              I haven't.

                                              I only have time during the regular season to watch fixtures involving Division 1 teams.

                                              Though a bit of research on the official website suggests that the only Shield fixture this season was Canterbury vs North Otago.

                                              Who holds it and why did they play this game in Napier? 🙂

                                              Ranfurly Shield

                                              Ranfurly Shield
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                                              • Nepia
                                                Nepia @Chris B. last edited by

                                                @Chris-B said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                @Nepia said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                @Chris-B said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                @mariner4life said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                @Yeetyaah said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                Title is wrong. Should be "Mickey Mouse Final"

                                                i think it's great we have a thread for the 2nd division.

                                                It's not like we have threads for the Championship in English Soccer, or the G-League in the US, or the Q-Cup.

                                                The little guys need their time in the sun too.

                                                I'm thinking I might actually watch this game this year.

                                                Out of interest, do they play it on a full rugby field - or the old half field using the sidelines to score tries? 🙂

                                                If you'd watched any of the Ranfurly Shield* matches this year

                                                I haven't.

                                                I only have time during the regular season to watch fixtures involving Division 1 teams.

                                                Though a bit of research on the official website suggests that the only Shield fixture this season was Canterbury vs North Otago.

                                                Who holds it and why did they play this game in Napier? 🙂

                                                Ranfurly Shield

                                                Ranfurly Shield

                                                Hahahha.

                                                So typical of NZR, pretend the Shield doesn't exist then change the NPC when we're on the cusp of making the 1st Division ... and all because we gave the Wellington side of the 1920s a 50 point tonking (back when tries were worth 3 points). 🙂

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                                                • Chris B.
                                                  Chris B. @Nepia last edited by

                                                  @Nepia Well, we can agree on something.

                                                  I've been slowly working my way through Terry McLean's book of the 1971 Lions tour - one of his underlying themes is that the NZRU is pretty fucking useless.

                                                  In my opinion not much has changed in 50 years, though Tew at least gave some impression of competence.

                                                  This year seems to have been a debacle.

                                                  Should be blindingly obvious that the first Shield Challenge scheduled next year should be Hawkes vs Tasman (assuming that you guys will dispatch Northland).

                                                  But will NZ Rugby make it happen? My bet is they'll stick to "Work through our processes and let the outcomes take care of themselves".

                                                  But maybe they'll show that they're something better than thick, incompetent former rugby players! 🙂

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                                                  • Snowy
                                                    Snowy @Chris B. last edited by

                                                    @Chris-B said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                    (assuming that you guys will dispatch Northland)

                                                    Shield isn't up for grabs in a finals match is it, so it can't go north anyway?

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                                                    • Chris B.
                                                      Chris B. @Snowy last edited by

                                                      @Snowy said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                      @Chris-B said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                      (assuming that you guys will dispatch Northland)

                                                      Shield isn't up for grabs in a finals match is it, so it can't go north anyway?

                                                      Hawkes Bay need to win to ensure they're in the same Division as Tasman next year - thereby ensuring a fixture takes place.

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                                                      • Nepia
                                                        Nepia @Chris B. last edited by

                                                        @Chris-B said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                        @Snowy said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                        @Chris-B said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                        (assuming that you guys will dispatch Northland)

                                                        Shield isn't up for grabs in a finals match is it, so it can't go north anyway?

                                                        Hawkes Bay need to win to ensure they're in the same Division as Tasman next year - thereby ensuring a fixture takes place.

                                                        If we win the NPC will be reformatted into Nth and Sth, if we lose it will stay as it is. 😉

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                                                        • Higgins
                                                          Higgins @Chris B. last edited by

                                                          @Chris-B Assuming HB take over the relegated North Harbour fixture list they are due to play Tasman away so tough titties once again!

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                                                          • Chris B.
                                                            Chris B. @Higgins last edited by

                                                            @Higgins said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                            @Chris-B Assuming HB take over the relegated North Harbour fixture list they are due to play Tasman away so tough titties once again!

                                                            That is the sort of thinking that leads to accusations that the outfit is being run by thick, incompetent former rugby players! 🙂

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                                                            • Snowy
                                                              Snowy @Chris B. last edited by

                                                              @Chris-B Right. A crossover would be possible though and you would probably get the next match after Hawkes have lost it. People more unkind than me might call it Karma. There is a price to pay for everything, money is just one thing. 😉

                                                              What about the North South thing? For NPC is that going to happen next year?

                                                              That might be part of the nefarious NZRU plan too.

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                                                              • Nepia
                                                                Nepia @Snowy last edited by

                                                                @Snowy said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                                @Chris-B Right. A crossover would be possible though and you would probably get the next match after Hawkes have lost it. People more unkind than me might call it Karma. There is a price to pay for everything, money is just one thing. 😉

                                                                What about the North South thing? For NPC is that going to happen next year?

                                                                That might be part of the nefarious NZRU plan too.

                                                                I could probably make my peace with that, we have to lose it some time I guess. 😉

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                                                                • Higgins
                                                                  Higgins @Nepia last edited by

                                                                  @Nepia Quite right, it might only be retained until about 2029. Wouldn't put it past the Bush to pull out another underhand protest to commemorate the centenary of their last one.

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                                                                  • Chris B.
                                                                    Chris B. @Snowy last edited by

                                                                    @Snowy said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                                    @Chris-B People more unkind than me might call it Karma. There is a price to pay for everything, money is just one thing. 😉

                                                                    Yet another aspect that NZR has been lax on this year - the release of that Deloittes report that identifies provincial player/match budgets.

                                                                    As I've pointed out numerous times before, Tasman has consistently been a shoestring team, except for 2018 when our stats were inflated by the costs of hosting a test match.

                                                                    A joke that has now turned into something widely believed.

                                                                    We've made the Div 1 play-offs consistently on a shoestring - I'm pretty confident that the 2019 data will validate this again.

                                                                    And, whilst on this topic - we've made the play-offs every year since we were promoted from Div 2 in 2013. The ONLY team that has done so! 🙂

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                                                                    • mariner4life
                                                                      mariner4life @Chris B. last edited by

                                                                      @Chris-B the Roosters have never been over the cap either...

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                                                                      • Nepia
                                                                        Nepia @Chris B. last edited by

                                                                        @Chris-B Everyone knows that the NZR franchise system bankrolls the bulk of your team - either that or your players play for Farmers gift vouchers.

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                                                                        • mariner4life
                                                                          mariner4life @Nepia last edited by

                                                                          @Nepia said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                                          @Chris-B Everyone knows that the NZR franchise system bankrolls the bulk of your team - either that or your players play for Farmers gift vouchers.

                                                                          ah yes, the old NZ Breakers gambit of Pak n Save vouchers. Massive, massive Pak n Save vouchers...

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                                                                            bayimports last edited by

                                                                            its ironic that the area with the most sunshine hours has the ability to consistently make it rain...money

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                                                                            • Chris B.
                                                                              Chris B. last edited by

                                                                              Yeah, really?

                                                                              Who in last weekend's stellar team is collecting these massive salaries?

                                                                              Who in the team that played last year's final?

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                                                                              • Hooroo
                                                                                Hooroo @Chris B. last edited by Hooroo

                                                                                @Chris-B said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                                                Yeah, really?

                                                                                Who in last weekend's stellar team is collecting these massive salaries?

                                                                                Who in the team that played last year's final?

                                                                                Do you have that NBA stadium "Defence cha cha cha Defence Cha cha cha" ringing in your ears there, Sir Chris, of the Shining armoury??

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                                                                                • Chris B.
                                                                                  Chris B. @Hooroo last edited by

                                                                                  @Hooroo said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                                                  @Chris-B said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                                                  Yeah, really?

                                                                                  Who in last weekend's stellar team is collecting these massive salaries?

                                                                                  Who in the team that played last year's final?

                                                                                  Do you have that NBA stadium "Defence cha cha cha Defence Cha cha cha" ringing in your ears there, Sir Chris, of the Shining armoury??

                                                                                  This obvious and pathetic whining needs to be called! 🙂

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                                                                                  • Donsteppa
                                                                                    Donsteppa @Chris B. last edited by

                                                                                    @Chris-B said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                                                    @Hooroo said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                                                    @Chris-B said in Championship Final - Hawke's Bay v Northland:

                                                                                    Yeah, really?

                                                                                    Who in last weekend's stellar team is collecting these massive salaries?

                                                                                    Who in the team that played last year's final?

                                                                                    Do you have that NBA stadium "Defence cha cha cha Defence Cha cha cha" ringing in your ears there, Sir Chris, of the Shining armoury??

                                                                                    This obvious and pathetic whining needs to be called! 🙂

                                                                                    Bring back Team Naming Tuesday in rugby, we'd all have more to argue about midweek.

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