I hate reserves warming up behind the deadball line then celebrating their team mate's try in a massive pile-on. You're not part of the game, don't enter the field of play.

@Jaguares4real said in 2019 Rugby Championship:

@KiwiMurph

Fair enough but Aumua not making RWC squad unless there are multiple injuries to hookers

He's likely to be on wok experience, carrying water and holding tackle bags

World Cup is in Japan, not China

Seems like Dwayne Sweeney will come in to cover for Charlie Ngatai. Callum Bruce couldn't be released from his Japan contract, Scott McLeod was locked into the Highlanders and Keith Lowen couldn't be contacted because no one could find his phone number.

The Rieko/Blake beef stemmed from early in the evening at the game. Rieko had been knocking back a few drinks in the stands. Then was acting the goose on the field post-match when all the squad gathered. Gibson told him to pull his head in.

Meanwhile Rieko and Akira's dad had to be separated from a fan by security after Dad lost his cool with the spectator who was yelling abuse at 'lazy' Akira all game; unbeknownst to him that Akira's dad was sitting behind him.

Akira saw the scuffle and waded into the grandstand and had to be calmed down himself.

Awful and sad. Playing touch, minding her own business. She wasn't even involved in the action when it happened.

She was on life support over the weekend and the family were waiting for her brother to fly back from the UK to say goodbye before ultimately turning off life support.

NZ Netball ought to name the new ANZ Championship trophy in her honour.

You want me to specifically watch scrums? The reason I have MySky is so I can fast-forward through stoppages until the ball is a the Number 8's feet.

I don't know if it breaks a rule but it ought to; what really grinds my gears are reserves running into the in-goal to celebrate a try scored by their team mate.

... you're not part of the game. If you're warming-up then retreat behind the dead ball line and don't come into contact with those who are legitimately playing the game.

Sooner of later there is going to be a post-try scuffle (there seems to be a few of these recently) which involves a reserve and the ref will resort to carding a guy who's not officially part of the game.

@Dice said in AB's v Samoa:

@Tim said in AB's v Samoa:

@Dice said in AB's v Samoa:

Matt Duffie

I thought he was a safe white boy?

Seeing this team actually reminded me that he's eligible for Samoa. I remember seeing his name in a wider team list for the Samoan league team a number of years ago.

That's Rugby League, though - you only have to visit the Otara Markets to be eligible for the Samoan league team.

Pulu strikes me as someone with a bit of a discipline problem, and often seems to have bad rapport with refs. Would be well down my list of potential captains.

Richie Mo'unga won't be feeling so bad after that

@Snowy said in Exodus:

@Bovidae said in Exodus:

QF loss at RWCs)

I don't count that one. Only one person was completely responsible for that.

That's brutal on McAlister

Great signing... unnecessary but a great signing none the less. An absolute weapon at RWC.

@nzzp said in NZ cricket 2020:

digging up an old thread.

Sport!

But, Australia visits for (groan) 5 T20. FFS. ODI are far superior. Still, given I feel sport starved right now, I'll take anything at all.

Will also make a real effort to get out to the White Ferns as well

It's Australia's turn to host the Blackcaps in the Chappell-Hadlee this summer. Hence NZC hosts a T20 series.

Nasi Manu is on a flight to NZ - that’s a more likely replacement

Sky have long been the ones championing a reduction to a 10-team NPC. They only want to broadcast five matches a week. More than that and they are throwing money away on outside broadcasts.

I'd imagine they have been instrumental in this latest schedule. Be interesting what level of coverage the concurrent matches receive.

He's got an oversized melon-head like his old man.

@Rapido said in Rugby Finances:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52694459

Bath owner James Dyson is now the UKs richest man.

And he can't afford the upkeep of the Premiership's worst pitch.

@mariner4life It is - thanks to Tiger. Which is why people want in on the action.

@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Duluth watched it last night, not bad. I wonder why Karl Te Nana is wearing a Chiefs jersey and also what sponsor Mils has taped over on his jersey.

Mils is a Holden ambassador, hence blacking out the Ford logo. They forgot to tape over the small Ford logo on the back of the jersey when the turns and walks up the steps

I'd imagine Mooar has always been the nice, jovial coach at every team he's coached at. Until he had to work under a nicer, more jovial coach in Razor.