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@MajorPom said in So long 2025, hello 2026:
.Lowlight: England game. Bok game a shocker of course, but thought our problems more laid bare vs England.
The Wellington game was a humiliation. A record defeat at home. And the appalling sight at the end of some players giving up.
But, we were in that game with 20 minutes to go. We did beat them the week before and the Boks did play Rugby from the Gods in the last quarter.
The England defeat was more embarrassing because England didn't have to do much and weren't made to pay for their lineout and their ediscipline both going to pieces. An absolutely shocking shambles.
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@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:
@MN5 England look so tired.
A month and a half on the piss in the Aussie summer will do that to a bloke
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Lowlight: the ABs getting trounced at the Cake Tin, doesn't get much worse.
Highlight: not many for me in 2025 but I'd have to go Hayden Wilde for coming back from injury to secure the World Triathlon title.Looking forward to a few things:
- The Hurricanes season - if we don't get any serious injuries, we've definitely got the players and experience to go all the way. Hoping for big seasons from Higgins, Aumua and Flanders.
- The Boxing Day test at the G, still trying to convince the Mrs to go over.
- Super Rugby Round and the new stadium in Christchurch. Even though we love to hate em, it's great to see the Cantabs finally get a quality stadium again. Every other team will be rejoicing at the fact they won't have to play in that wintery bog going forward.
- The Greatest Rivalry series against the Boks, let's hope we can make a competition of it.
- Always look forward to the Tour de France.
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@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:
The England bowlers look utterly exhausted as the Aussie lead nears 100.
4-1 is going to be a fair reflection in the gulf in quality between these two teams.
Yeah a lead of near 100 is already looking tough. England could very easily be three or four down before they've even drawn level.
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@SouthernMann said in Super Rugby 2026:
@Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2026:
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@Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2026:
This is the year of Riley, he’s primed for a big season.
And I've never heard that before...
Every year. Then he gets injured.
You’re talking like he’s been around forever.
2025 was the year he was talked up big time because Jordie was in Ireland and we were finally going to see Higgins get a good run at the next level after looking like a cheat code in the NPC. (Similar to Pledger this year). Unfortunately he got injured and Jordie’s now back.
Higgins showed even with a handful of appearances last year that he’s destined to do very well at Super level as well and will push for higher honours, let’s hope he stays on. the park.
Oh and he’s definitely not going to Wales.
I certainly hope he stays on the park. Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, the Canes and NZ as a whole needs a fit and firing messiah.
All going well he'll largely only play for the latter two going forward.
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Smith finally gets a 100 this series
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@sparky said in Where are they now?:
Stephen "the Walrus" Jones has retired after 42 years as Sunday Times Rugby Correspondent.
His final piece (behind a paywall) is every bit as self-laudatory as you could imagine.
Complete fluffybunny and stands for literally everything I hate about so many things.
Can honestly say he’s one of very very few people who if I learned was terminally ill, I would not feel one hint of sadness. Existed primarily to piss people off. Good riddance, go fuck yourself.
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