@derm-mccrum lighten up fella..just individuals opinions.

@chris I hear ya..!

Referee appointments for the Mitre 10 Cup Championship/Premiership semi finals

Waikato v Northland >Paul Williams.
Tasman v Canterbury>Mike Fraser
Otago v Hawkes Bay>Ben O’Keeffe
Auckland v Wellington>Brendon Pickerill Sorry about that..!

Referee appointments for the Mitre 10 Cup Championship/Premiership semi finals

Waikato v Northland >Paul Williams.
Tasman v Canterbury>Mike Fraser
Otago v Hawkes Bay>Ben O’Keeffe
Auckland v Wellington>Brendon Pickerill Sorry about that..!

@daffy-jaffy would be really surprised if Pryor has been re signed ,talk around Northland he’s heading oversees.,on Preston,is he on a 2 year deal..?

Really enjoyed the article on Olmstead,was really interesting reading about some of the teams he has been part of compared to what he’s experiencing with Auckland .
Sounds like Auckland have finally got their culture in the right place.
To me Olmstead has been one of the unsung hero’s for Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup,wether in a number 6 jersey or in the middle row,they guy never plays a bad game and has a great work ethic ..
From a Northland piece,would love to Tom Robinson get a contract with the Blues,on saying that, you would have no arguments from me if Olmstead got the nod..hope they take both of them,but I suspect with Jimmy Tupou having already signed..probably not enough room for both,either way I do think both will pick up contracts ,maybe one of them not with the Blues.

From what understand there’s 25% chance that Pickerill be the official for the Northland v Waikato game on Saturday
Thought I would listen back to the radio commentary from last Saturday’s Shield challenge,former Waikato lock Steve Gordon absolutely tore him a new one and suggested he should go back to heartland rugby..
Maybe these odds are falling by the wayside..

Gee just when you think losing Cruden then Sopoaga a crisis is unfolding,Nek minute we have got first fives coming out of our ears,not a bad problem to have I say.

@kiwimurph yeah me too,runs at the line really well and steps in traffic..

@nepia my apologies rookie error on my part..!