not really a Meme, but...

Sooo...went along to the Family Group Conference for the boy that mugged TR Jnr today.

This kid...when you hear the story, he's been up against it from day 1...and I think the way the system is geared hasnt helped either, but cant really go into too much here

Anyway, I got to say my piece for TR Jnr and added a bit from me, and I actually got quite emotional during it, which isnt what I had expected.

This kid had been busy, were other parents there, one of the other boys came as well, from incidents over a 4 month period .

Quite a draining experience, I went in with an open mind that this is a worthwhile process, and even told the boy I wanted to believe that there is some good in him and he can set himself on a positive path in life with the support he has around him.

After going through it, I'm no better able to determine if he will change his ways or if he will end up in prison (or worse...) in a year or 2.

He is in a good place (police enforced) at present and has been for 2 full months and will be for at least another 6 weeks or so, but whether he wants to move on, is upto him and equally as much, the ongoing support that he will need.

Isnt this what everyone apparently wanted?

@Victor-Meldrew you'd think maybe some tuning on the.bench, maybe start ST, Coles comes into bench, slide SB into lock and maybe AI to 6 or maybe bring Sotutu in.

Ennor will possibly be gone, likely for Havili due to his versatility.

@Chiefy07 you'd think so wouldnt you...plus there is Pont-Bellamy, a promising young prop, who will hopefully been soaking it all in from Davies & Apoua at MN.

Lock is probably the one position we are flush in, but I do hope they get Vaipulu involved, especially with Goodhue supposedly heading to Japan.

@Dan54 safe from what? If any of them were ill, like any normal person, they shouldnt come in to work.

When the few of my work colleagues returned to work after covid or isolating due to a house member with covid, we didnt wear masks, is that a thing now?

@booboo if there are, I wasnt aware, which is entirely possible

@booboo but they were over it, or they shouldn't have been there...?

Either way, thought it looked daft with one box all masked up, and the other not.

@chimoaus was great seeing how well they stood up at scrum time too given the struggles we have had in recent years and how highly rated Tadhg is, and especially Ofa who has struggled in recent weeks.

@Steven-Harris yeah I see Fono at my gym now and then, and TR Jnr chats to him when he comes into his work, said he is a really nice guy, seems very humble

assume it was covered earlier in the thread, but why did our coaching box have masks, but the Irish not?

How good was it seeing our props working as they did, and we contested lineouts, sure a couple on our line the game was already ours, but so good seeing them put someone in the air and disrupt!

@canefan said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

Hopefully they can follow up next weekend

thats the key isnt it, in how we respond to this first outing....sure we know the Irish will respond and no doubt be better for the hitout, but so will we, so need to prove that the past 2 covid disrupted seasons were blips and the ABs are building again....albeit with a bunch of players who may or may not make next years RWC

Cheaper to let them steal it now...