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Fucking A @zer0, I was saying "out is good" from about 39:45.

Earliest known image of what would eventually become known as an All Black in possession of what would eventually become known as/ evolve into the Bledisloe Cup. Good find @Sully .

Scenario 1: Eng suffocate AB with brick wall D, build scoreboard pressure with threes, rumble over for a try or two & win by 8-12. Scenario 2: AB outflank Eng D, Reece and/ or Tele’a bag doubles, AB win by 20. Really can't see anything in between happening. @zer0 if that bloke is due back at...

Story about Dunners being sold out mentioned upwards of 10K being from out of town & implied a large percentage of them were either native or expat Poms. If anything you'd expect more in Aux, so a bit like the last few B&IL tours in that regard.

Yeah it's not the NZR Gotterdammerung some on here predict/ wish for but it's something I would hope the Junior Advisory Boards & Development Officers are all over e.g. counter-scouting b-ball comps for those kids who aren't going to make it to a US College or the ANBL but will still fill out to...

I've mentioned on here a few times how high school basketball has overtaken rugby in participants but that I wasn't sure if that would have carryover effects once those boys leave school. NZ U17 have just beaten Lithuania* to make the FIBA U17 World Cup semi final v USA, having never previously...

^ bet you a chocolate fish there's empty seats for AB v Los Pumas at Eden Park. Edit: that's not a dig at Eden Park, the same would apply to Westpac, Forsyth Barr & probably FMG.

Saw on the news last night that the "last few hundred" tix had been released & sold. @Marce & others who seem fixated on grounds being sold out rejoice! ^ I guess it's one of those "you've gotta laugh or you'd cry" scenarios @KiwiM . That said, it probably applies to a large percentage of the...

Māori All Blacks v Japan XV Game 2: *denotes new caps Pouri Rakete-Stones (Ngāpuhi) Kurt Eklund (Ngāti Kahu) Marcel Renata (Ngāti Whanaunga, Ngāi Takoto) Isaia Walker-Leawere (Ngāti Porou) Laghlan McWhannell (Ngāti Kahungunu) Te Kamaka Howden (Tūhoe) Billy Harmon (Ngāi Tahu) Cameron Suafoa...

True but I don't think they'll want to effectively double their coach salary budget. Plus he's not without support within the Rugby community down there. Either he fails again next year & gets replaced or he wins it & gets reappointed.

That's some pretty shit ARing right there.

Arg beating SA is a huge result looking ahead to when those "boys" become Test players.

Safe for year 2 of his 2-year contract but will likely need to win a Championship next year to get re-signed. Which is gunna be kinda tough with the 5/8 options he'll have, even if the other big names on the roster mostly stay healthy.

Literally half the starting or finishing backs are Aux & you could argue that two of them are there on reputation/ "runs on the board" so not sure if you're having a laff...

Stadium is roughly half built & 10-year naming rights have been sold to One New Zealand, the telco formerly known as Vodafone (funny how telcos think a name change will stop people hating how crappy they are). https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350330579/new-name-announced-christchurch-stadium

Not unhappy with that 23 but a bit concerned wrt the officials: Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU) Assistant Referee 1: Nic Berry (RA) Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Way (RA) TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR) I seem to recall Amashukeli being a bit out of his depth at RWC, hopefully he's improved since then &...

^ I knew there'd be more than one PW-W highlights reel but there's dozens of them so, not "highlights reel(s) to follow" more go on YouTube & take your pick.

England: 1-Joe Marler, 2-Jamie George (capt), 3-Will Stuart, 4-Maro Itoje, 5-George Martin, 6-Chandler Cunningham-South, 7-Sam Underhill, 8-Ben Earl, 9-Alex Mitchell, 10-Marcus Smith, 11-Tommy Freeman, 12-Ollie Lawrence, 13-Henry Slade, 14-Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 15-George Furbank Reserves...

Portia Woodman-Wickliffe has announced her retirement after the Olympics: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2024/07/rugby-tributes-flow-for-retiring-star-portia-woodman-wickliffe.html Highlights reel(s) to follow...

AB have been told who's in & who's not, barring a leak the rest of us will find out 11:30 Thursday.