Un-Australian Activities 2019

[waiopehu oldboy]

Lions: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Tyrone Green, 13 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 12 Lionel Mapoe, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Ruan Vermaak, 7 Cyle Brink, 6 Marnus Schoeman, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Rhyno Herbst, 3 Carlu Sadie, 2 Malcolm Marx (captain), 1 Sti Sithole. Substitutes: 16 Jan-Henning Campher, 17 Nathan McBeth, 18 Frans van Wyk, 19 Wilhelm van der Sluys, 20 Stephan Lewies, 21 Nic Groom, 22 Hacjivah Dayimani, 23 Sylvian Mahuza/Wandisile Simelane

Sharks: 15 Curwin Bosch, 14 Lwazi Mvovo, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Robert du Preez, 9 Louis Schreuder (captain), 8 Daniel du Preez, 7 Jacques Vermeulen, 6 Luke Stringer, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Ruben van Heerden, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Kerron van Vuuren, 1 Tendai Mtawarira. Substitutes: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Juan Schoeman, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 JJ van der Mescht, 20 Philip van der Walt, 21 Grant Williams, 22 Kobus van Wyk, 23 Aphelele Fassi

 

[swingpass]

Great game in Dunedin. Absolutely crazy end to end at at frantic pace

 

[Up the Guts]

Ardie Savea is an incredible athlete.

 

[zer0]

Highlanders going full Blues at the end by sparing a seven man Hurricanes scrum and fluffing the lineout. Love it.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^"you never go full Bleus"

Highlights:

 

[zer0]

The body shots just keep coming for Christchurch.

Christchurch Stadium is to have a new name. The temporary venue at Addington will be known as Orangetheory Stadium – taking its name from a global gym chain that has bought the naming rights.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/111827652/christchurch-stadium-soon-to-be-know-as-orangetheory-stadium

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ yeah, saw that this morning & immediately thought "oh dear God, WTF are they thinking?" but that said WTF is the rest of the Cheechee business community not doing to allow it to happen.

 

[Dan54]

^ yeah, saw that this morning & immediately thought "oh dear God, WTF are they thinking?" but that said WTF is the rest of the Cheechee business community not doing to allow it to happen.

Yeah, well it just a name for a stadium, I not sure why anyone is worried. Do we have to have a stadiums with bank/insurance company names to keep us happy?

 

[Derpus]

Agree Dan. Better a gym network than a bank.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Yeah, well it just a name for a stadium, I not sure why anyone is worried. Do we have to have a stadiums with bank/insurance company names to keep us happy?

Agree Dan. Better a gym network than a bank.

That's easy for you guys to say 'cos your teams play at stadiums that aren't named for a business 99.9% of the population know nothing about

 

[Dan54]

Ardie Savea is an incredible athlete.

Geez UTG, that is an understatement! What an incredible game of rugby, just finished watching it as only caught the first half before going into Reds game last night, and after watching it I have to say I almost feel sorry for people that don't follow our game. It was so good, I could of handled the Cane's losing I think.
Apart form Ardie, I thought both Fifita and Frizell both made pretty good statements re AB selection, I personally think Frizell looks more like an AB everytime I see him, but Fifita was bloody good also, Flakey luke went bloody well at 8 too!
I can say I was almost exhausted when I left at halftime last night, and feel the same this morning, no wonder the players talk about those NZ derbies feeling like Test matches!
Can I also add I really enjoy Ken Laban's commentary, another who loves the game, and has watched a lot of these players at secondary school level etc!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ match of the Round, hands down. Started watching Reds v Stormers but turned it off 20-odd minutes in it was so dire by contrast.

 

[Derpus]

That's easy for you guys to say 'cos your teams play at stadiums that aren't named for a business 99.9% of the population know nothing about

That's cause we don't have a stadium.

 

[Derpus]

^ match of the Round, hands down. Started watching Reds v Stormers but turned it off 20-odd minutes in it was so dire by contrast.

Picked up in the second half but ye.

 

[Dan54]

That's easy for you guys to say 'cos your teams play at stadiums that aren't named for a business 99.9% of the population know nothing about

C'mon WOB, do you really need to name to be of a well known business, and Forsyth Barr is hardly a well know business (in fact who are they?), and doesn't seem to worry anyone!!

 

[Dctarget]

C'mon WOB, do you really need to name to be of a well known business, and Forsyth Barr is hardly a well know business (in fact who are they?), and doesn't seem to worry anyone!!

Huh... there you go, I always thought Forsyth Barr was some bizarre name of a suburb in Dunedin.

Also, I enjoyed the sharks clinical dismantling of the Lions. Shorkies backs are quuuuick.

 

[Up the Guts]

Can I also add I really enjoy Ken Laban's commentary, another who loves the game, and has watched a lot of these players at secondary school level etc!

Not even a hint of bias, just loves rugby for the sake of rugby and gets excited over any good bit of good play regardless of the team.

 

[Hawko]

The SA conference is just crazy! Last week the Sharks were at home to the Bulls and lost by 3.The week before, those same Bulls capitulated to the Chiefs and lost by 40. This week the Sharks go to the high veldt and dish up the Lions 6 tries to 1. The Lions were top of the conference. Week to week form means absolutely nothing!

Anyone doing well in the tipping comps is either a certified genius or is picking results with a coin.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Crowd have defo got their red&black eye patches on, blowing up when Mo'unga chips & runs into a defender.

 

[Dctarget]

Crowd have defo got their red&black eye patches on, blowing up when Mo'unga chips & runs into a defender.

As much we don't like Canberra, it's still in Australia. So not quite un-Australian activities