That dirty tart is back.
Barnes: (the S variety, not the W variety)
"Your team may match them for speed, skill, strength, fitness and a furious determination to be the best but if your players bed down the night before and think 'All Blacks', all the ability in the world won't count against rugby's darkest of auras. That deep-seated self-belief is crucial.
@Kirwan said in Counties vs Auckland:
@nzzp said in Counties vs Auckland:
was going to say if we win this, after 3 YC, that's some victory. Reslilience was the keyword last year, good to see some ticker this year too.
Ref not bad, but by god the week to week inconsistency is horrific. YC being thrown around like candy
I don’t mind the cards, but Counties are doing the same infringements and funnily enough the TMOs don’t see that
That's just it, isn't it. What's OK and what's a YC? Who goddamn knows any more.
I've heard Rugby described as the sport you show up an 15 minutes in you know the rules you're playing this week ... it's pretty fair tbh
@nzzp said in Counties vs Auckland:
was going to say if we win this, after 3 YC, that's some victory. Reslilience was the keyword last year, good to see some ticker this year too.
resililience is covfefe good
was going to say if we win this, after 3 YC, that's some victory. Reslilience was the keyword last year, good to see some ticker this year too.
Ref not bad, but by god the week to week inconsistency is horrific. YC being thrown around like candy
@jegga said in NZ Politics:
Suffering through all of this, and we could have had Prime Minister Bill English instead. I'm a massive fan of what that bloke did as finance minister -- turned the public sector upside down, drove a massive re-think about how to spend money effectively, and managed us through some stormy weather very capably. All that, and got home almost every night to spend time with his family.
Didn't appear inspiring as a leader if you looked superficially, but had real depth and talent as soon as you scratched the surface.
Instead I watch this ongoing incompetence from afar. Helen Clarke would have torn some heads off by now, put the NZ Labour Council in its place, and probably emasculated the offender (who wouldn't have got a job in her office in the first place to be fair).
@Billy-Tell said in AB RWC squad:
I’m wondering if Jacobson will end up retiring early. If you get ruled out from concussion after holding the tackle bags it’s hard to see how you are going to survive a rugby career. Feel disappointed.
McCaw copped a few in the mid 2000's, and some wondered if he was done. This could well just be precautionary given his age and experience - which woudl be really good. OTOH, if it's concussion after concussion he could be cooked.
I'm pleased they take it seriously. Dropping a lpayer at the RWC for delayed concussion symptoms sets a standard that others could hit as well (Wales + George North -- looking at you as an example)
Edit: sounds like symptoms they just want to get clear of
"I'm feeling 98 percent okay, I know I'm still not quite right and by taking a break now, I'll give myself the opportunity to continue my career in the future.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby-world-cup/rwc-2019-japan/115785681/rugby-world-cup-2019-luke-jacobson-ruled-out-of-the-rugby-world-cup
@jegga said in NZ Politics:
Considering she was asked about it at the start of August and sexual nature of the allegations was mentioned it’ll be interesting to see how long she can try and pretend she didn’t know .
If she does get backed into a corner and is forced to admit it she is well and truly fucked.
Pretty much every media outlet in the country has turned on her and the accused name is all over twitter.
And only really screwed as the moral high ground was seized with 'you don't have to lie to be in politics'. Don't do that, and don't say one thing and do another with #metoo and there are paths out of this mess. Right now it looks ugly for the short term, and probably the medium and long term too.
@booboo Cheers fella, good writeups.
The Tonga Canada game was one of the matches of the tourney for me. Roadie up to Whangarei, great night out, and a physically dominant team beaten by a structured side that did just enough. Okara was full, it was bloody good fun, and a wonderful celebration of rugby.
Also, if Tonga had got up, they would have qualified if they still beat France ....
Who's the ref? I think that was a good call and procedure