Recent content by zer0

Fusitua's HIA was unfortunate and really hurt the scrum, especially once Renata also went off. Barrett's shoulder was clearly injured for the final attack so he should've been relegated to spectating from halfway, or simply removed, and Plummer moved into 10. Next season we will surely get the...

If this happens then I shall be recalling all of my accrued primary school through to 4th form French and playing la Marseillaise over the top of those Sky commentary punishers while manifestant vibes qui sont positif that le temps de la gloire est arrivé pour la patrie.

I hope they're not cowards and select Ma'a Nonu for this ANZAC team.

I feel that final passage would've played out quite differently with Gardner in control. It was complete chaos. Regardless, most of the starting Crusaders forwards looked absolutely cooked. Blackadder and Newell especially. They clearly have no faith in their reserve TH. The Chiefs or Brumbies...

Why is he, and so many others, given a release? Either someone pays a transfer fee or he plays out the rest of his contract. Otherwise we might as well have everyone on rolling one year contracts as they don't seem to be worth the paper they're printed on.

He's not listed as injured. I'd have thought he'd be on the bench as well.

CRUSADERS (1-15): George Bower, Codie Taylor, Fletcher Newell, Scott Barrett, Antonio Shalfoon, Ethan Blackadder, Tom Christie, Christian Lio-Willie, Noah Hotham, Rivez Reihana, Sevu Reece, David Havili (c), Braydon Ennor, Chay Fihaki, Will Jordan Replacements: George Bell, Kershawl...

What has his form in Japan been like? There's a guy on Reddit at least claiming Laumape had been sounding out all the NZ franchises but Moana was the only one interested.

fwiw, the final regular season simple ranking table that looks at the results of all games over the season. One thing it cannot account for, and was ably demonstrated on the weekend, is the Chiefs Choke coefficient. Instead, I leave this in the hands of the boffins at Pitcairn U.

The real reason Robetson hates the Blues is because Onehunga High School beat Mo'unga in the 2012 co-ed 1st XV final. No fancy lad dancing feet can save you when your pack is being pounded into oblivion by the Onehunga bus depot hoodlums XV. Not even that Whitelock cousin with the hairline of a...

Pressure is all on the Evil Empire. The top seed having to defend their 30-0 record against some blokes with a losing season record. Time to load up the 6-2 or even 7-1 bench and get absolutely stuck in and batter them. Even if we lose, we'll take 'em down with us.

Yes the "lucky loser" drops one ranking spot. So, the Chiefs drop to #2 seed, meaning they face the winner of the Brumbies vs. Hurricanes. The Crusaders rise to 1st seed meaning the Blues will go to Christchurch. It's stupid. Just have 1 + 2 have a bye, or, if you have to use this system for a...

Nah, fuck 'em. We'll roll into Timaru-upon-steroids and turn it into another grim attritional slog as well.

Rieko's late night IG shitposting is going to be absolutely biblical.

Just a shame that this is only half of the inevitable Chiefs Choke instead of the full enchilada.