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Crusaders: Johnny McNicholl, Chay Fihaki, Levi Aumua, David Havili, Sevu Reece, Fergus Burke, Noah Hotham, Christian Lio-Willie, Ethan Blackadder, Cullen Grace, Quinten Strange, Antonio Shalfoon, Fletcher Newell, Codie Taylor (c), Joe Moody. Reserves: George Bell, George Bower, Tamaiti Williams...

Chiefs: Shaun Stevenson, Emoni Narawa, Anton Lienert-Brown, Quinn Tupaea, Etene Nanai-Seturo, Damian McKenzie, Cortez Ratima, Luke Jacobson (c), Kaylum Boshier, Simon Parker, Tupou Vaa’i, Manaaki Selby-Rickit, George Dyer, Samisoni Taukei’aho, Aidan Ross. Reserves: Tyrone Thompson, Jared...

^ confirmed: "All Blacks and Blues prop Ofa Tu'ungafasi has re-signed with New Zealand Rugby for another two years." https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350285814/all-blacks-blues-prop-ofa-tuungafasi-re-signs-through-2026

Heard on the radio that OfaT has re-signed for 2025 & 26.

I don't think it's as simple as "goodies v baddies" @Dismal Pillock. Near as I can tell everyone bar the Provincial Unions wants the game split between the bits that generate money (AB & whatever Super Rugby evolves/ mutates into) & those that don't, the PU having no direct say in how either is run. So...

^ might make the PU's pull their heads in, though: without NZR money they all go broke within a year & the vast bulk of that money is generated by the AB.

This could make for some interesting selection debates: "All Blacks and Chiefs wing Emoni Narawa re-signs with New Zealand Rugby" Only signed for two years so if he doesn't become a first-pick AB he can head offshore pre-RWC which would probably be worth a few extra £, € or ¥...

^ yeah, both are/ were on sabbaticals built into their NZR contracts.

Inevitably there's now a fourth consortium wanting to spend other people's money on a new Auckland stadium: "A stadium and entertainment precinct at Wynyard Point, encompassing a main 55,000-seat stadium, an indoor arena and an outdoor amphitheatre to view harbour events like SailGP, is the...

Item on 3news suggests Beaugan won't get a SANZAAR clearance as he wasn't a registered Blue prior to 1 April. Which would also rule out ASav, I think. Both still AB-eligible, but.

^ loves me some Sunday arvo footy does me... ...perfect excuse for Sunday arvo beers down my extremely local hospo venue (street address 140, I'm at 176).

"The Blues are poised to make a controversial move to bring All Blacks star Beauden Barrett into their squad for the rest of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season." Thought you had to be on the books by 31 March or thereabouts...

This OTOH is becoming farcical: "The New Zealand Rugby Players’ Association has threatened to break away from NZ Rugby in a dramatic escalation of their fight over the current governance model of the game in [NZ]"...

This is concerning: "The South Canterbury Rugby Union has withdrawn from its Ranfurly Shield challenge against Hawke’s Bay in Napier in July citing financial constraints." I guess it counts as a default/ successful Shield defence...

As soon as you say the kicker has "x" amount of time to take the shot, surely you can't then hurry them up. Maybe make the time allowed relative to how wide of the posts e.g. within 10m of an upright you get 30 seconds, within the tramlines 90 seconds & elsewhere 60 seconds?

"China beat hosts Poland 36-0 in the Krakow final to win a third World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 title and they will be joined at the HSBC SVNS Play-off by Argentina, Belgium and this weekend's hosts."...

"Uruguay have won the final round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 in Munich as well as the overall series title and will now go to Madrid for the HSBC SVNS Play-Off in Madrid, on 31 May to 2 June, together with fellow qualifiers Kenya, Chile and Germany."...

Canada hang on for the W which not only wins them the Pac4 but also makes them no. 2 in the WR (World Rugby) rankings.

NZ in serious danger* of a first-ever defeat to Canada. *Edit: If that try stands it's all but certain. What a farce: try awarded, conversion taken & now TMO jumps in. Try overturned which is the correct call but very messy.