This from Eddie Osullivan
“That’s a strong New Zealand backline but it’s not the perfect backline. I’m really happy about Barrett being at 15 because I don’t think he’s going to get his hands on the ball as much. I don’t think he gets his hands on the ball as much when he’s at 15. It’s practically impossible to bring him into the game as much as Richie Mo’unga will be. Joe’s got a very predictable, very solid, very experienced XV, compared to the All Blacks XV which is not as experienced and I would say not quite as solid. Richie Mo’unga has not a great kicking game. He’s not as astute at exploiting (the space) in the back field. That’s good for us. Especially, if it’s wet. It’s another weakness. It’s hard to believe we’re talking about All Black weaknesses. When you compare them to Sexton, if it comes down to a drop goal or a late penalty in a one-score game, that gives us an edge there”.

21 - Beauden Barrett made 21 carries in #NZLvIRE, the most ever by an @AllBlacks player in a @rugbyworldcup match, surpassing the previous best tally set by John Kirwan and Buck Shelford who both made 20 against Italy in 1987.
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@Yeetyaah said in RWC Jerseys 2019:

They're smaller fitting again. Had to get 2 sizes bigger than usual.

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@chimoaus said in RWC: All Blacks v South Africa (Pool :

Also how fit is Titsoff, that man got through some minutes.

He's a ginger, so not technically human

@voodoo said in Coronavirus - Overall:

@Nepia said in Coronavirus - Overall:

@SynicBast I have hypertension and basically don't tick any of those ... except the BMI tells me I've overweight because I'm vertically challenged.

Everybody in my family has it (had it).

BMI is such a load of shit. I'm technically overweight at 6'2 and 95kgs, which is ludicrous. I just have massive guns.

it's spelt with a T

@Yeetyaah Julian has been crap for years, a couple of moments aside, but Mourad has been a fluffybunny for much longer

@Catogrande said in Coronavirus memes:

@Tim said in Coronavirus memes:

@Machpants Well in this case, "Red Robin Yummmmm" is Red Robin's slogan.

There you go @Machpants . All clear now

@MN5 said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):

@Yeetyaah said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):

@Machpants Friendlies if you will.

Old mate from Argentina blissfully unaware of the comedy gold he’s given the fern

@Bovidae but taking ABs laden squad to win super rugby is actually quite impressive the way the ABs are playing

@Siam said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:

@Victor-Meldrew said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:

@Crucial said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:

Female Kestrel by the look of it.

We're not 100% sure what it was TBH. Resident avian expert, Mrs M, thought the banding on the tail feathers looked more Sparrowhawk than Kestrel. If it is a Kestrel, it was poss. a juvenile. As you say, looks to be female.

Other small possibility is it was a migrating Merlin. Which would be awesome.

NERDS!!!!!!

BIIIIRDS!!!!

@barbarian said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:

I've heard anecdotally that the audience in the UK for SuperAU has been around 50k, while Super NZ is struggling to get to 10k

Australia has more eyeballs, more corporate dollarss

Lol, I have a load of mates in the UK, not one has expressed the desire to watch SRAu water the first weekend, the all religiously watch SRA, recorded or live. Anecdotally, with numbers?

Secondly Oz has more of that yes, but none of them are interested in rugby, unlike NZ

@Derpus said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:

Word is a NZ only comp is not financially viable so i don't get why a string of senior NZ figures are trying to strong arm Aus into a format that makes absolutely no sense to them?

NZ comp is financial viable, but a 5 team comp is not. NZ has said an option is an 8 team (NZ only or mix), that's it, an option. In addition, the 'senior NZ figures' are mostly press and ex figures. Nothing had been decided, the NZR board hasn't even seen the report, and most of this is just press shit stirring and individual opinion. The only official people who had said anything are Impey (nothing is decided, we haven't seen the report, and the conjecture is bollocks) and Foster (a generic comment that teams that are not competitive is good for no one - which is just stating the bloody obvious, and why we dint have a super 18 anymore!)

So really, Ozzie is getting is knickers twisted over nothing, the initial reporting all shit stirring from Oz media, then NZ replies. I think we should take more from the amount of working SANZAAR are doing to keep the RC this year, than press bullshit

@dogmeat said in All Blacks Tests 2020:

Be a bit farcical though wouldn't it? I mean I'd be buying tickets like everyone else but the other three nations aren't likely to be exactly match hardened.

Ozzie will be, as much as us. Boks and Pumas, maybe not so muc. But it will be revenue shared, and those guys are as desperate as us for money

@Machpants said in Hurricanes v Blues:

@Tim said in Hurricanes v Blues:

@mikey07 Won't Barrett go into 10?

Every game so far TJ has gone to ten late game

Oh wrong ABs 10 playing at 15 Barrett

@Tim said in Hurricanes v Blues:

@mikey07 Won't Barrett go into 10?

Every game so far TJ has gone to ten late game

@antipodean said in Hurricanes v Blues:

@Stargazer Does he have anyone better in his squad than that 23?

It means TJ will have played pretty much every minute, 9 into 10.

@Stargazer FFS well done Fletcher, now fuck off

Dan Carter Matt Duffie

Will there be a bigger drop in quality this year?

@Duluth said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:

Inoke Afeaki

He's not part of the consortium that runs it tho, as far as I can see, so that's just another opinion - of many!