The Silver Fern

@sparky I missed the start - how did tnz get in front?

Start advantage, or errors by Ineos?

@Catogrande

Ridiculous. 800 runs at 5.5 per over. Insanity

@MN5 said in World Rugby confirms changes to be implemented across the global game:

@nzzp said in World Rugby confirms changes to be implemented across the global game:

@MN5 said in World Rugby confirms changes to be implemented across the global game:

@nzzp said in World Rugby confirms changes to be implemented across the global game:

@sparky said in World Rugby confirms changes to be implemented across the global game:

@Dodge said in World Rugby confirms changes to be implemented across the global game:

Hate the 20 minute red card. The excuses re accidental head shots piss me off, if South Africa can coach their players to tackle lower then so can everyone else. Red for heads was an attempt to change behaviour, and it worked (for most teams)

I can't see any of the UK teams agreeing to a 20-minute red card and a return to head shots and significantly heightening the risk of players getting premature dementia. There will be enormous political and parliamentary pressure for this not to happen.

hot take: it's not the red card head shots that cause dementia.

second hot take: 20 min reds won't change behaviour if full reds don't either. @MN5 I think nailed it above on this - individuals don't want tog et carded; coaches don't want plaeyrs to get carded. The whole card is a bit of a mess at the moment.

I haven’t spoken about this at all.

Are you sure you haven’t had a head knock ?

sorry, was Mr fish!

What did you call me ?

I had a head knock

@MN5 said in World Rugby confirms changes to be implemented across the global game:

@nzzp said in World Rugby confirms changes to be implemented across the global game:

@sparky said in World Rugby confirms changes to be implemented across the global game:

@Dodge said in World Rugby confirms changes to be implemented across the global game:

Hate the 20 minute red card. The excuses re accidental head shots piss me off, if South Africa can coach their players to tackle lower then so can everyone else. Red for heads was an attempt to change behaviour, and it worked (for most teams)

I can't see any of the UK teams agreeing to a 20-minute red card and a return to head shots and significantly heightening the risk of players getting premature dementia. There will be enormous political and parliamentary pressure for this not to happen.

hot take: it's not the red card head shots that cause dementia.

second hot take: 20 min reds won't change behaviour if full reds don't either. @MN5 I think nailed it above on this - individuals don't want tog et carded; coaches don't want plaeyrs to get carded. The whole card is a bit of a mess at the moment.

I haven’t spoken about this at all.

Are you sure you haven’t had a head knock ?

sorry, was Mr fish!

@sparky said in World Rugby confirms changes to be implemented across the global game:

@Dodge said in World Rugby confirms changes to be implemented across the global game:

Hate the 20 minute red card. The excuses re accidental head shots piss me off, if South Africa can coach their players to tackle lower then so can everyone else. Red for heads was an attempt to change behaviour, and it worked (for most teams)

I can't see any of the UK teams agreeing to a 20-minute red card and a return to head shots and significantly heightening the risk of players getting premature dementia. There will be enormous political and parliamentary pressure for this not to happen.

hot take: it's not the red card head shots that cause dementia.

second hot take: 20 min reds won't change behaviour if full reds don't either. @MN5 I think nailed it above on this - individuals don't want tog et carded; coaches don't want plaeyrs to get carded. The whole card is a bit of a mess at the moment.

@Dodge

Yellow card from the ref - Wayne Barnes I believe

@Dodge said in World Rugby confirms changes to be implemented across the global game:

Red for heads was an attempt to change behaviour, and it worked (for most teams)

The issue for me was consistency. If every head contact got a red card, happy days - but you wind up wiht the Cane (red) and Kolisi (not red). Or SBW (red) and Marler (not red). And then the head contacts near the ground where the tackler is crouched/bent and the runner comes down into them. Edit: and 'soaking tackles' that break cheekbones (not red).

It's fraught, and there are a shedload more red cards. This will drive the behaviour but not wreck games the same way. I'm all for it.

@MajorRage Baz balling hard baby

@Chris said in World Rugby confirms changes to be implemented across the global game:

Single-stop mauls: The ball must be played after one stoppage in a maul

I just got excited

@Duluth nice step!

Great ball from Hos

@brodean said in All Blacks EOYT:

@nzzp

Dalton is fast. Did you see the try he scored for Counties from halfway last week? You don't see many loose forwards in NZ scoring from that far out.

He used to be fast - but honestly I think he struggled with some injuries recently and slowed down. If he has got quick again, happy days!

(no, I didn't see the try)

@gt12 I really worry about speed of our 7s.

Cane is slow. EB is slow. Dalton is slightly less slow.

We really miss someone electric out there - honestly, I think we are going to see us getting beaten to the ball in the big three games on this tour.

@brodean said in All Blacks EOYT:

They'll probably go for Blackadder at 7

@Machpants said in All Blacks EOYT:

@Frank said in All Blacks EOYT:

Have a horrible feeling (just based on how conservatve Rzor has been) that Blackadder might start ahead of Sititi in big games and that TJP gets one of the halfback spots.

That's a certanty that 'experience' starts for the big matches, it is the most important thing Razor has learnt - according to him. Experience at being average is better than not much experience of being great

and yet, the experienced ginger Christie gets shitcanned. Arguably the best defence of the 9 group.

The selections seem a bit random to me, I struggle to see the thinking

While it's obviously disappointing to not have Kane available from the start of the tour, it provides an opportunity for someone else to play a role in an important series.

Technically true, but we're going to run into a bandsaw over there. It is going to be ugly.

Oct 8  /  Sport

Kane Williamson recovering from injury, Mark Chapman called up as cover

Batsman Kane Williamson won't be on the plane with the rest of the Black Caps squad heading to India for the three test series.

@Cyclops and really, was it the owner, or was it Rodgers?

@Cyclops so - how does that fix the offense?

@African-Monkey don't feed the troll

@mariner4life said in All Blacks XV 2024:

bud there is nearly 70 players heading off on these tours, that's damn near every starting player in Super rugby.

be fair.

57 I think. But 3 from the Highlanders ... so 54 split 4 ways.

As you were.