@kiwiinmelb said in 2020 All Blacks Squad:

@Crucial said in 2020 All Blacks Squad:

@Bones said in 2020 All Blacks Squad:

Why do people keep insisting Goodhue is a 12?

Because, just like us backs think 1 and 3 are interchangeable, dumb ex forwards thing 12 and 13 are as well.

As an aside, Nonu showed the other day that in the current game even a small loss of first steps pace through age will be exposed by a younger skilled player in the wider channels.
There was a good reason that Umaga moved from 14 to 13 to 12 as he got older.

I always thought Nonu looked far more at home at 12 than 13 , even during his peak ,

Even though he started as a 13

True, but agree with @Crucial's general point.

@Bones said in 2020 All Blacks Squad:

Why do people keep insisting Goodhue is a 12?

I suspect in this case it's because @cgrant has the horn for Ennor.

Back in Junior AB days who'd have thought Anscombe and Shields would be facing each other in Cardiff Six Nations?

@JK said in So we are about to get taxed up a storm!:

@Kirwan said in So we are about to get taxed up a storm!:

@JK said in So we are about to get taxed up a storm!:

@pakman said in So we are about to get taxed up a storm!:

Any indication of what the rate might be? In UK CGT on shares @20%.

Its proposed that all capital gains should be taxed within the current tax system at the taxpayer’s marginal rates

So 33% right?

Yeah if thats your marginal tax rate (assume it would be for most who are caught under the proposed CGT)

Much above 20% tax planning becomes worthwhile and take diminishes.

Any indication of what the rate might be? In UK CGT on shares @20%.

@Stockcar86 Drawing a long bow, but an fairly extraordinary fact is that the descendants of those who survived bubonic plague (in villages infected with it) are highly resistant to HIV.

The drug slur is low rent, and Reason's pop would have clipped his ear for it.

However, 'Is Patty T the right man to captain the Blues?' remains a valid question to me.

@Tim said in Blues 2019:

@Duluth You'd think they'd want three tightheads rather than looseheads.

Karl T swings both ways.

@NTA said in Blues vs Crusaders:

Impressed with Blue 6, Red 13, and Romano's work in the scrum

Romano won Crusaders the second penalty try, despite Michael A at TH. For me previous scrum, where MA ejected out the top, should have been Blues penalty. Very inconsistent reffing.

@Stargazer said in Blues vs Crusaders:

Crusaders team to play the Blues:
1 Joe Moody
2 Andrew Makalio
3 Owen Franks
4 Scott Barrett
5 Quinten Strange
6 Jordan Taufua
7 Matt Todd (C)
8 Whetukamokamo Douglas
9 Bryn Hall
10 Richie Mo'unga
11 George Bridge
12 Ryan Crotty (VC)
13 Braydon Ennor
14 Manasa Mataele
15 David Havili

RESERVES
16 Ben Funnell
17 Tim Perry
18 Michael Alaalatoa
19 Luke Romano
20 Tom Sanders
21 Mitchell Drummond
22 Mitchell Hunt
23 Will Jordan*

*denotes Investec Super Rugby debut

https://crusaders.co.nz/news/1301-bnz-crusaders-team-named-for-super-rugby-opener-at-eden-park

As ACT intimated, weak side there for Blues taking.