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LOL Mr Boomfa in the pre-match tipped 'canes 1 - 12...

^ he's committed to Pau for their season which means early June if they don't make the finals (currently mid-table I've read) or late June if they do. So would struggle to get back in time & as he wasn't on the books in March I doubt he'd be eligible for Crusadets selection anyways.

^ I see what you're trying to do @zer0 but it ain't gunna work. But if the line has moved nearer to double figures I might have a nibble. Edit: line is now 8.5, not quite enough to tempt me.

I'm sure I read somewhere that it's NZ...

Blues: Zarn Sullivan, Mark Tele’a, AJ Lam, Bryce Heem, Caleb Clarke, Stephen Perofeta, Finlay Christie, Hoskins Sotutu, Dalton Papali’i, Akira Ioane, Laghlan McWhannell, Patrick Tuipuloto (capt), Angus Ta'avao, Ricky Riccitelli, Ofa Tu'ungafasi. Reserves: Kurt Eklund, Joshua Fusitu'a, Marcel...

Chiefs: Shaun Stevenson, Daniel Rona, Rameka Poihipi, Quinn Tupaea, Etene Nanai-Seturo, Damian McKenzie, Cortez Ratima, Luke Jacobson (capt), Kaylum Boshier, Samipeni Finau, Tupou Vaa’i, Josh Lord, Reuben O’Neill, Bradley Slater, Jared Proffit. Reserves: Tyrone Thompson, Aidan Ross, George Dyer...

^ that's why I didn't think he'd be eligible for "tackle school", on the basis that the Law he breached doesn't relate to a tackle situation.

Franks only got two weeks: https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350217715/super-rugby-crusaders-prop-owen-franks-cops-suspension-foul-play & is eligible for the "tackle school" reduction so could potentially play v Chiefs next week.

Franks' YC was unsurprisingly upgraded to Red & he'll now front the judiciary. I'm thinking three weeks & no "tackle school" reduction...

^ what's stopping RA following SA & NZ down the reciprocal tour route? Would that not generate at least as much revenue as TRC? Which I think most would agree has become a little stale.

^ you're seriously saying TRC keeps players in Australia?

If the Nations Cup gets up in it's currently proposed format, do you even need TRC?

And they'll sign another to cover seasons 2026 - 2032 in due course. Whatever TRC looks like post-2026, at least one of RA or UAR will have to sign off on it. Edit: actually all four Unions will have to sign off on it as it's a whole new agreement rather than a variation to an existing one.

^ as if RA wouldn't do likewise if the money was right... :rolleyes:

Just to make Loss Bleus v CruSadists a little more interesting i now have a signature & avatar bet with @Dismal Pillock whereby if Loss Bleus win by 7+ my s&a become his playthings for a week. May God have mercy on them because I doubt he will...

^ I didn't frame the options very well, did I? To clarify: a Loss Bleus win by seven or more means my signature & avatar are yours to use & abuse as you see fit for one week. After which they'll clearly have to be burned, sealed inside a steel drum & dumped in the Waikato River. In a week or...

I think it only fair that I should offer @Dismal Pillock a signature & avatar bet given his past willingness to back his beloved but mostly hopeless in this fixture Loss Bleus. But I have conditions: Straight bet s&a for 48 hours from match end. Loss Bleus by 7 - 12 one week. Loss Bleus by...

Jesus @Dismal Pillock was it really necessary to add a live feed of your web cam?

Week 5: both on Saturday 22/03 16:35 Chiefs v Highlanders 19:05 Blues v Crusaders @Dismal Pillock has reanimated the ongoing match thread: https://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/community/threads/crusaders-vs-blues-a-k-a-nzs-festum-odii.16411/

Gave up 15-20 minutes in, sounds like a good decision.