@taniwharugby Ahh - I didn't have Ricky in my equations, so I thought you were celebrating big time.

@taniwharugby Your shout!

@Smudge Nice work!

Should have had more faith and gone with the multi - but healthy nonetheless!

@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby News:

@Chris-B you keep telling yourself pal

Ranfurly is the Tasman Unicorn!

we shall ignore that I wasnt born last time we held the damned thing...

I had to google to see when you last held the Shield. Seems like you might have attracted a "Curse of the Bambino" due to your disgraceful conduct as shield holders!

You might need to have an exorcism at Okara Park - send offerings to Otago and Southland, summon and worship Laurie Mains, sacrifice a few virgins if you can find them...that sort of thing!

@taniwharugby The Ranfurly Shield is like Amy Schumer, when you've made off with Scarlett Johansson at the big Premiership dance!

@Smudge Right - So Do is today's Blue Chip investment!

@Tim They're not exactly dream teams compared to some of the combos being proposed at the beginning of the thread.

Basically picking through those available in NZ - with Greg Feek, who was coming home anyway.

@KiwiMurph said in Crusaders 2020:

So with Blackadder out I wonder if that means Scott Barrett will play time at 6?

With Douglas presumably at 8, Sanders is serviceable but probably nothing more and Roots is a rookie.

I can't really see it. With Whitelock unavailable, Barrett will be our number 1 lock.

Ethan didn't really have the 6 jersey nailed up - e.g. way fewer Super caps than Sanders.

Main impact, at least initially, is that it gives Sanders, Roots, and maybe even Dunshea, a chance to press for the spot ahead of him.

In The Playing Mantis, Coney devotes a whole chapter to how bad this ODI in Multan was...

@Siam Yep - Gillespie clearly out but not given as well.