Party at Josh Ioane's tonight then.

Guinness has retired for the evening.

@sparky said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:

Sparky's All Black RWC squad

Props: Nepo Laulala, Joe Moody, Atu Moli, Angus Ta'avao, Ofa Tu'ungafasi

Hooker: Dane Coles, Liam Coltman, Codie Taylor.

Locks: Scott Barrett, Brodie Retallick, Patrick Tuitupolou, Sam Whitelock

Back Row: Sam Cane, Luke Jacobson, Kieran Read, Ardie Savea, Matt Todd

Half Backs: TJ Perenera, Aaron Smith, Brad Weber

First Fives: Beauden Barrett, Richie Mo'unga

Midfield: Ryan Crotty, Jack Goodhue, Anton Leinert-Brown, Sonny Bill Williams

Back Three: Jordie Barrett, George Bridge, Reiko Ioane, Sevu Reece, Ben Smith

Some very tough decisions ahead for the selectors to get it down to 31..

Proof that a stopped clock is right sometimes.

His name is spelt "Ma'a Nonu" but it can be pronounced as "Living Legend".

This is a guy who made his NPC debut in 2002 and his Super Rugby debut in 2003. In his distinguished international career he donned the famous Black Jersey for 104 Tests, contributing to two World Cup wins with tries in the 2011 Semi Final and the 2015 Final.

Tonight he set up Tom Robinson for the first try with a superb pass, he set up Caleb Clarke for the second with another superb pass and had the instincts honed by nearly two decades playing and training at an elite level to be in the right place to take the offloaded from Reiko Ioane to run in and score a try himself.

A great signing for the Blues. Their young players must be learning so much from playing with perhaps the greatest ever 12 to play the game.

New Zealand have won the Netball World Cup!!!!

Classic Ted:

My happy life has been turned upside down to be honest. Worst thing I've been through apart from the death of immediate family. Missing Rugby and Cricket. Missing the normal routine. Really tough to be working fulltime away from place of work and trying to home school the kids at the same time. Lots of people I know are sick. I'm worried about everyone.

Really proud of the resilience of my kids. The dog seems really happy to have us around more. Listened to a few good podcasts. Able to go for a run around the park as a family each day. Great banter from 2 metre plus from neighbours. Heard from a few friends I've not heard from in ages. Glad not to have the constant background rumble of motorway traffic. Those are the postives.

We'll get through all of this, but it feels like a prison sentence. I go to sleep each night hoping normal will return very soon.

England 1 Czech Republic 0. England go through top of the group.

Scotland 1 Croatia 3. Scotland out.

64-2. India 32 runs ahead. 105 overs to go. Forecast for tomorrow good. Huge opportunity for those 11 Black Caps to do something fucking great.

Game on if we get Kohli out tonight.

@kiwipie If they've been staying 2 metres away and their Covid tests keep coming back as negative then under Public Health England rules they are fine.

@kiwimurph Nope, both going through.

Ukraine 0 Austria 1
North Macedonia 0 Netherlands 3

Netherlands and Austria go though to the next round.

Finland 0 Belgium 2
Russia 1 Denmark 4

Belgium and Denmark go though to the next round.

Czech Republic and England are in the 16 next now too.

@bovidae said in Euros:

Billy Gilmour has tested positive for Covid-19 so has to self-isolate for 10 days. A big blow for the Jocks.

Mason Mount and Ben Chiswell, his Chelsea team mates paying for England, hugged him on the field whistle so it's self-isolation for them too.

@hooroo If you back your judgement and your judgement is good, then players who miss out aren't unlucky, they are less deserving than those who got picked.

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2021:

"There are some unlucky players who put their hand up and we hope continue to."

What a stupid thing to say! Clown. I think we are all unlucky NZR chose Foster ahead of Razor.

Decent set of forwards, terrible set of backs. What a let down. Can't remember an AB backline with less threat. Average midfield. Terrible wings. Bridge's selection ahead of Leicester Fainga'anuku is some sort of sick joke.

Lazy, conservative, unimaginative selecting, Foster sticking by his mates. It's almost like Super Rugby form counted for nothing. I guess Foster skipped watching the games and went to McDonalds instead.