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Leroy Carter has signed with Tribe for next year (& currently in the Bay of Plenty NPC squad): https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350388896/hybrid-player-chiefs-sign-all-blacks-sevens-star-unique-skill-set

Plummer comes in for Perofeta, Lord stays in for PatT. DeG & Jacobson good to go as is ScoBar. All Blacks squad for South Africa Hookers: Asafo Aumua, Codie Taylor, George Bell. Props: Ethan De Groot, Tyrel Lomax, Fletcher Newell, Pasilio Tosi, Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Tamaiti Williams. Locks: Scott...

A number of bokke back from injury: "The Springboks have recalled lock Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg to boost their second row options. "Prop Steven Kitshoff, No 8 Jasper Wiese, halfback Jaden Hendrikse, centre Andre Esterhuizen and utility back Canan Moodie all return from injury or suspension...

Cam Roigard confident of being back in action soon: https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/20/cam-roigard-on-track-for-possible-npc-return-after-injury/

Five Legs of the 2024/25 Series announced: Dubai 30/11 - 1/12 Cape Town 7/12 - 8/12 Perth 24/1 - 26/1 Vancouver 21/2 - 23/2 Hong Kong 28/3 - 30/3 More to be added. https://www.world.rugby/news/950565/stars-of-rugby-sevens-set-to-return-as-hsbc-svns-2025-events-confirmed I'm hopeful that...

^ for some reason my phone always auto-corrects JorgensOn to JorgensEn & sometimes I don't notice.

ScoBar will be on the plane to SA but some or all of PatT, Jorgensen & de Groot may not be: https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350382433/all-blacks-captain-scott-barrett-set-return-south-africa-tests-three-forwards

LOL Jonker calls the Arg knock-on then tries desperately to get into the ref's ear about fuck knows what but ref's having none of it.

^ yeah, doubt they'll get much more than the 40K who've already bought tickets. Any weather-related transport issues that you know of?

^ Beaugan's IMPACT in that England game kinda indicates that's how he's best utilised these days, doesn't it?

^ also Christian Leali’ifano for Aux as of last night.

You'd be correct in that assumption.

We're pretty much stuck with the current tight-five until ScoBar is healthy again so no changes in personnel there but they obviously need to up the physicality. The HT comment from Ryan (?) wrt the clean & carry not being good enough said it all, really. Similarly there's not too many...

Late to the convo so possibly already mentioned but the problems last week were first & foremost the forwards not providing quick, quality ball; A dreadful performance from our 9; and (Edit: at least in part causing) DMac reverting to blowfly-in-a-bottle mode. So we swap out the centre & both...

Isaia Walker-Leawere covering for PatT this week.

3 x 7 = 21 4 x 7 = 28 28 > 21 QED

Making way for Cane this week.

The other big change compared to the last few Cups is there's six Pools of four & a Round of 16 has been added for which four teams that finish third in their Pool qualify. Sure to be some blowout scores in that Round one would think.

The road map looks like this:

Sample size of one but the Law variations did seem to result in less downtime last night with the exception of a scrum in the second half that seemed to take forever to set. Still a bit pissed they're sticking with the four-try BP even if you lose, it's gotta be changed to plus-three.