@Mauss

Good post. That sort of sums up most of the potentially promising options - he has the size and tools but not the consistency.

That seems true for the other guys in the conversation with size - basically Finau and Parker seem to be in the same boat.

Then there are guys with consistency but they have physical limitations and we’ll continue with our imbalance.

I’d be happy with the selectors choosing two guys who have the tools and then just giving them 20 tests to see what they can get to.

@booboo said in Quarterish Final Prediction thread:

Two questions:

Who do you think will win? Who do you want to win?

Crusaders v Reds
Chiefs v Blues
Brumbies v Hurricanes

My picks
1.. Saders Blues Brumbies
2. Saders Blues* Canes

Chiefs get a second shot

Two from two.

Hope I'm wrong about the third.

@sparky said in Super Round 2026 - Christchurch:

I don't see the point of a Super Round.

It'll be good for them, they got nothing else going on for them down here.

so we lost Ineos and gave gained toyota and gallagher, is it basically just those two are covering what we got from Ineos or has this been a net gain?

@SouthernMann my record on contracting isn't amazing. But my memory was that conversation on here last summer was that TUJ had signed on for 2025 and 2026.

Though that said if we've picked up Meihana Grindlay then that gives us a very stacked midfield and leaves us a bit thin on outside backs. We've got Big Jim, TUJ, Grindlay, Telea, Te Hiwi and Whaanga covering midfield plus Lowe (who played thirteen for a couple of games off the bench last season).

With Hervey in the wider training group it's hard not to feel we must be losing a midfielder somewhere if we've signed Grindlay.

@Mamuka he has stepped down this morning, been reported.

Rafa received a tribute at the French Tennis Open overnight.

Auckland FC had some big salary cap advantages this year as a new team which they won't have next year.

@MiketheSnow said in So World club championship?:

@Bones said in So World club championship?:

No Americas?

Or Wales

Wales Argentina should do a combined Patagonia.

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Davies earns rookie of the year award, but unfortunately got landed on by another rider after crossing into the other riders line… nowhere to go for the already airborne Smith. Broken nose and arm for Davies

@antipodean judging by what people say about refs in most rugby threads, it seems they are all work experience....

@Pepe said in SR Stats Quiz:

@Canes4life said in SR Stats Quiz:

@Duluth said in SR Stats Quiz:

Missed Tackles:

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Ethan Blackadder, hang your head in shame.

and has played only 7 games...

what do you mean only? 7 is probably a PB.

It's better than the old satellite days when you had to have Sky Basic as well, but still.

I've got the Flashscore app - really good if you follow football as the goal updates are almost instant and covers a wide range of sports. Rugby is covered down to NPC level with the score updates being fairly prompt, Heartland is just the scores well after the game has finished.

These are some of the comments that were posted on YouTube under the video of the Blues-Force game.

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Must have wanted an easy win

And it is always great quality