From the BBC's live scoring:

@Stargazer said in Crusaders vs B&I Lions:

Okay, my 2 cents. I haven't read most of the comments, because to my great surprise (well, not really), all these Ferners who have always expressed their dislike towards the Crusaders (remember the hatiest team thread?) suddenly come out of the woodworks to dish the Crusaders and individual players. The frustration about the Crusaders being unbeaten this Super Rugby season must be huge. And the frustration with some of their players not being selected in the AB squad. Really pathetic.

LOL. You have to take shit for one game this year and you get that worked up.

I see that she didn't kill anyone other than herself.

Whether it's mass shootings, running for president, or leading a coalition government, women just can't do anything right.

Someone's got to do it:

When are the teams named?

@Catogrande said in Where are they now? (Past Ferners):

@Kirwan arbitrarily changed his avatar to a picture of a tin of spam.

Back when Kirwan was cool.

@chris-b said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

@kiwimurph So with Squire and Taufua out, does that bring Akira into the selection frame?

They've arguably still got Whitelock, Fifita, Frizzell and Savea to cover 6/8 options.

Four of the greats!

@mariner4life There is no worse type of person than the self described social media influencer.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/85015214/aaron-smith-star-halfback-leaves-all-blacks-tour-in-disgrace

The woman said the more she thought about it the angrier she became.

"We want to convey the fact that we're not narking or gossiping."

"They are kings and treated like absolute royalty...We hold these people so high in regard.

"They get paid more money than any other athlete, they're household names, and they're on the Weetbix boxes for God's sake."

The woman's husband also made a recording on his phone from outside the cubicle after he realised what was taking place.```

What a fluffybunny.

https://i.imgur.com/m9Pyep6.gifv

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/António_de_Oliveira_Salazar#Death_and_funeral

In 1968, Salazar suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. Most sources maintain that it occurred when he fell from a chair in his summer house. In February 2009 though, there were anonymous witnesses who admitted, after some investigation into Salazar's best-kept secrets, that he had fallen in a bath instead of from a chair.[93] Believing that the 79-year-old prime minister would die soon after the fall, President Américo Tomás dismissed Salazar and replaced him with Marcelo Caetano. Despite the injury, Salazar lived for a further two years. When he unexpectedly recovered lucidity, his intimates did not tell him he had been removed from power, instead allowing him to "rule" in privacy until his death in July 1970.[94]

China travel warning: Australians told they may be at risk of arbitrary detention

Rugbypass is better than any of the newspapers.

Richard Hill was a great player.

@mikedogz Interesting to see Matt Storm named. Will be good to see him at NPC level.

NMS was a really weird signing. They'd be better off with someone like AJ Lam.

Matt Berry was great in Snuff Box and Garth Marenghi's Darkplace too.

@Stargazer Impressive forward pack shaping up for Hawkes Bay. Who are your starting tight five?