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Big increases in membership pricing: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360828234/crusaders-fans-cry-foul-over-40-ticket-price-hike And that's for three matches at Apollo & four at Te Kaha so presumably they'll go up again when all home matches are at TK.

NZ's title defence in trouble: only one fit specialist midfielder, the other three dropping out in the space of about a week, so looks like one of the wingers (probably Portia) will have to move to 13, and now Jorja Miller has an undisclosed injury (probably a knee) that will keep her out of SF...

Gus may as well emigrate the amount of time he spends over these ways. Hypothetically if he did would there be any impediment to him refing a Wallabies game?

SA squad for Argentina matches: Forwards: Pieter-Steph du Toit, Thomas du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Vincent Koch, Siya Kolisi, Wilco Louw, Malcolm Marx, Bongi Mbonambi, Franco Mostert, Ox Nche, Ruan Nortje, Kwagga Smith, RG Snyman, Marnus van der Merwe, Marco van Staden, Boan Venter, Jan-Hendrik...

Fraterniser! https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby

With Reece dropped he's gotta do double shifts...

Cam Roigard & 12 other AB released for NPC: Taranaki: Josh Lord Counties Manukau: Cam Roigard Auckland: Caleb Clarke, Rieko Ioane Wellington: Peter Lakai, Kyle Preston, Ruben Love Tasman: Leicester Fainga'anuku Waikato: Samipeni Finau, Luke Jacobson, Anton Lienert-Brown Otago: George...

Berthoumieu's suspension reduced to nine matches on appeal & the captain also got three for a dangerous tackle. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360826052/two-suspended-france-forwards-miss-womens-rugby-world-cup-semifinal-against-england

Considerably more recent than 1972, just ask Taine Randell (& all the Aucks who stood & watched it happen without doing anything to stop it).

...and suspended for 12 matches: https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360824771/womens-rugby-world-cup-france-flanker-who-bit-irelands-aoife-wafer-given-12-match-ban

Hotham's injury confirmed as a fracture just above the ankle. No time frame for a return yet but EOYT at the earliest one assumes. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360824657/all-blacks-half-back-injury-crisis-continues-noah-hotham-suffers-broken-leg

She's now been cited: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/black-ferns/womens-rugby-world-cup-frances-axelle-berthoumieu-cited-for-biting-in-quarter-final-win-over-ireland/Y24XFDCI4JB2JMEBCH6H345DLM/

I feel like there won't be too many changes up front: Taylor for McAlister for sure & maybe the props get shuffled again? Possibly a bigger finishing loosie. ScoBar won't be dropped, nor will Vaa’i or Holland. Carter deserves another start & WJ needs to go back to 15 (& DMac 23) so who's the...

"Ireland's Aoife Wafer claimed she was bitten by France's Axelle Berthoumieu during the women's Rugby World Cup quarterfinal." https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360823443/watch-french-player-accused-biting-opponent-rugby-world-cup-quarterfinal

NFL players wear helmets but it doesn't seem to offer much protection wrt concussion & eventual CTE. More protection against cuts & abrasions I would think. Edit: snap @Wilson.