@antipodean said in Has Hansen gone stale?:

2011 was cathartic for me. Going back to back in 2015 made me as happy as Test rugby could. If we do the three-peat in 2019, I'd suggest the RWC could be irrevocably damaged.

Let it burn

The lions strike back

@NTA said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@NTA said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@nzzp said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

Seriously, though, we talked about this with Henry as well. They will put systems in place to generate the players with attributes they need. Hansen's just done this wtih props - get mobile, or get gone. Simple.

It's about systems. We don't have any of note.

MacQueen and his team came together at just the right time and it took more than a year to get them pointed in the same direction

Was McKenzie on track before he fiddled and got caught?

Hard to say. From all reports, he had his favorites and would stick with them regardless.

Maybe his attitude was better (or better expressed) than Cheika. But look at that tweet from Quade - does that look like the culture was of a high standard when that guy is your first choice?

Genia's got an attitude problem as well. Many in Australia will refuse to countenance that.

While the Reds were winning, nobody cared

Some of the bad eggs, like Genia, are gone now anyway. You guys need new up and comers and someone to change the culture. Wait, I have just the man

@virgil said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:

A lot of fathers here, just imagine your little girl brings home her new boyfriend to show you. In walks that fat fuck, do you reach for the machete you have stashed in the shed or run next door to grab your neighbours .22 ?

I think you'll need a .303

At a bar 1km from Yokohama stadium. It is stonking hot and sunny. Lucky the beer is cold

@MN5 said in The Folau Factor:

@Rembrandt said in The Folau Factor:

Should have just glassed his girlfriend or shat in a hallway, pissed in his own mouth or maybe some sort of gang sexcapade like those much better role models out there.

In other words a typical Saturdee night when Craig Gower was playing

Foolah didn't mention bestiality. So Mitchell Pearce is in the clear right?

The ruling over contact is a blight on the game. Please keep giving scores, I can't see through my telly anymore.....

@Stargazer said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:

@Yeetyaah said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:

Didn't they change it so any game after the QFs go down to table points to host? So the Canes have more points than the Jaguares, if they both win, won't the Canes host the final?

Nope, this is from the SANZAAR website:

Jaguares and Brumbies are both ranked higher than the Hurricanes, despite the Canes having more competition points, because they are conference winners.

It will be a great day when this scam of a system is gone

@Jaguares4real said in 2019 Rugby Championship:

@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby Championship:

@taniwharugby said in 2019 Rugby Championship:

@nzzp yeah unfortunately we have lost many of our 'international' posters over the years, for a variety of reasons

i, for one, blame the cantabs.

That why I'm expecting every Kiwi rugby fan on this forum who doesn't support Canterbury to be supporting the Jaguares tomorrow night

For the sake of our collective mental health I think the mods should expunge this thread from TSF

@booboo said in Indian Cricket Tour of NZ 2020:

@booboo said in Indian Cricket Tour of NZ 2020:

@booboo said in Indian Cricket Tour of NZ 2020:

Ah, bugger this. Time for an afternoon nap.

I. Am. Going. To. Bed.

Did it work?

Oh cool.

I think you are tired. Go back to bed

Kohli couldn't resist having a swipe

YESSSSSSSSSS

Pretty solid day for our boys. If we could get another wicket or even two before stumps we will have all but killed India's chances to win the test

Unbelievably, Pujara shoulders arms and is clean bowled on the last ball before tea. Nice morale booster

Jamieson looking dangerous

@jegga said in NZ Politics:

@Smudge said in NZ Politics:

@jegga said in NZ Politics:

(Cough) who made Winston deputy pm ?

Rob's tweet is also incorrect. Bill English made JLR the senior whip and he ceased that role when Bridges became leader and gave him the transport portfolio.

Never let the facts get in the way of your personal narrative. This guy should join the fern!

Trent is being a great pest. Brilliant job done by Jamieson, CdG, Boult and Patel to put on 130+ to wrest the advantage back to us

@Damo said in Indian Cricket Tour of NZ 2020:

Why does Boult always bat 11? He's a better batsman than Patel.

Boult protecting Patel from the strike