This is a fairly typical semi-panic which we see from Kiwis when there is a perceived opposition strength which we supposedly can't match. Other sides have a large physical pack? Panic! Time to roll out the eight biggest forwards we can find, and a bruiser in the backs for good measure! Don't worry about picking our best combination or best squad.

Never works. We just need to play our own game, and evolve it as we always have in order to lead the pack. At times in the past we've supposedly needed more mongrel, or faster backs, or to pick older players, all because we perceive we're falling behind, but any perceived weaknesses are always countered in short order by new talent or coaching or the opposition not being able to sustain their short term model.

@antipodean said in Stormers v Crusaders:

@Dice Of course it's accurate. When have attention seeking LGQBLTs ever been drama queens?

I particularly enjoy the reference to - and further comments about - white men. Great European name, Havili'i

So the guy in the three second video is supposedly a security guard attached to the players. Best guess at the context is that he was diffusing something or possibly challenging the guy with the camera to do something, hence the response of "I will".

I'd say this is a mountain being made of a mole hill. I tend to think the Crusaders players (there is no denial they were involved) might have done something a little immature and it's been seized upon and blown into an incident by the affected.

I'm confused. Can someone please post what the accusations are? So far I've seen a three second video that doesn't show anything, and a series of tweets from a woman saying a Crusader spat beer on her.

@SammyC said in 2019 School Rugby:

@Stargazer said in 2019 School Rugby:

St Thomas 40 - Christchurch Boys 12

Haha

Yeah this is gold.

Isnt the CBHS V CC fixture coming up real soon?

I'm sick of the West now. Hopefully the Bucks don't have to play out a 7 game series and add fatigue to the list of problems they'll have in the Finals.

Garbage calls. Both the 'forward pass' and 'high tackle' late in the game. Absolute horse shit.

That aside, the Stormers are dross and er should have beaten them up as we did the Bulls. Etzebeth, the other lock, D'Allende and the skipper are their only class played. Shitsoff is borderline.

Bah.

Not a lot of support for the AD stays in NOLA theory on The Jump.

I really hope the Hornets want the sixth pick and Jawun Evans.

The outside back situation is going to be very interesting. Seems to be a lot of talent to try and hang on to, but it's also worth remembering that we've already had to dip into the national pool this year with Reece due to the Dagg and Mataele unavailabilities.

The Dagg loss is obviously now permanent which opens up a spot, and with Crotty moving on there is a spot in the midfield for Ennor and/or Havili'i to contend for. If Havili'i is considered a 12 for next season and Ennor the first cab off the rank to relieve he and Goodhue, then the back three might be Jordan, Bridge and Mataele with Leicester F, Reece and Punivai the alternatives. Put it that way, and it doesn't seem overcrowded.