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Rieko pulled a hammy at training. Reece from right wing to left, Jordan from bench to right wing, JBar to bench. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360762918/all-blacks-winger-rieko-ioane-ruled-out-final-france-test-hamstring-injury

Law 9.7a means penalty, right?

Beaugan's injury is a recurrence of March & he's going for x-rays today. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360760715/all-blacks-no-10-beauden-barrett-doubt-rugby-championship-hand-injury

All Blacks team (15-1): Ruben Love, Sevu Reece, Anton Lienert-Brown, Quinn Tupaea, Rieko Ioane, Damian McKenzie, Cortez Ratima, Luke Jacobson, Ardie Savea (capt), Samipeni Finau, Fabian Holland, Patrick Tuipulotu, Tyrel Lomax, Samisoni Taukei'aho, Ethan de Groot. Reserves: Brodie McAlister...

Really wasn't expecting this... Bring on SA!

Jason Holland was talking Love up today as a 15 who can cover 10. I think they'll rest Jordan & Beaugan & run with Love at 15 & DMac 10.

Roof going on the Stadium & the synthetic turf underlay is ready to be rolled out. Actual turf being grown at an undisclosed location on account of some morons vandalising someone else's turf two or three years back. https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360749005/christchurch-city-councils-9000m2-secret

Must be costing Loss Bleus a mint to play at a mostly empty Eden Park, though. Which I strongly suspect will result in regular season matches being at GMS with EP only hosting the big-drawcard matches.

As an occasional/ not-by-choice visitor to our National Office on GSR i concur with your view of Penrose, @Dismal Pillock .

What say you @zer0 et al? "In a survey sent to supporters, the franchise asked fans whether they would be “more or less likely to attend Blues Super Rugby [mens] home games if they were held at [Mt Smart] instead of Eden Park next season”...

Clarke is out for up to eight weeks. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360756955/all-blacks-wing-caleb-clarke-sidelined-eight-weeks-injury Plus Vaa'i confirmed as out of T3. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360755404/all-blacks-forward-tupou-vaai-ruled-out-third-test On the brighter side Lomax...

There's no actual evidence to suggest that this ever happened, so far it seems very "they get public funds & own a sports team therefore they're using public funds to support the sports team", politically-motivated 1+1=3 stuff.

There's a reason Samoa are playing Scotland at Eden Park rather than Apia.

Moana's owners are a Pasifika health service & it's being alleged they used ~$770k of Ministry of Health money to keep Moana afloat. An enquiry has been launched & as I posted a couple of pages back I expect it to end badly, Pasifika- & Maori-focussed health services don't fit the current...

Watching live I thought the pass before the one Beaugan got carded for knocking down was forward. Seen a few replays now & am pretty sure (but not certain) that it was plus I've read that there's an overhead shot confirming it was. Could/ should the TMO have checked?