NZ Provincial Barbarians v B&I Lions (Whangarei, 3 June 2017)

[taniwharugby]

Injury alredy to the Lions with Jared Payne pulling up with an injured calf, which is a shame for him as I am sure we woulda been keen as to run out one more time on Okara Park (aka Toll Stadium)

[Stargazer]

http://twitter.com/radiosportnz/status/870466724138696704

[Chris B.]

So this is actually some sort of Bay of Plenty benefit team?

Ta$man better get fucking TJ commentating this match - but, I daresay he'll be required for the Blues tonight!

[Crucial]

What is this ' Ta$man' I keep hearing about?

[Derm McCrum]

Apparently the bookies now have the Lions on favourite odds in all the SR matches.

Puzzling.

[Smudge]

@mariner4life said in NZ Provincial Barbarians v B&I Lions (Whangarei, 3 June 2017):

@Stargazer really? shit, i missed that.

Please leave the forum's Captain Obvious alone.

[GagaBoy]

@Frye said in NZ Provincial Barbarians v B&I Lions (Whangarei, 3 June 2017):

@Chris-B. said in NZ Provincial Barbarians v B&I Lions (Whangarei, 3 June 2017):

@ACT-Crusader Could be worse - we could be Manawatu!

Two Feilding High lads there mate.

Of course when Rowe went there it was still called Feilding Ag

One there from Longburn College as well...

[mariner4life]

@Smudge said in NZ Provincial Barbarians v B&I Lions (Whangarei, 3 June 2017):

@mariner4life said in NZ Provincial Barbarians v B&I Lions (Whangarei, 3 June 2017):

@Stargazer really? shit, i missed that.

Please leave the forum's Captain Obvious alone.

My bad

[taniwharugby]

Been a shitload of rain overnight, while the field should be fine, and supposed to clear by kick off, those several thousand people sitting/standing on the embankments are not gonna enjoy the wet sloped ground.

Already heard the words 'winter less north' twice on the news last night...expect we will hear it a few times more...

[Megweya]

@Pot-Hale said in NZ Provincial Barbarians v B&I Lions (Whangarei, 3 June 2017):

Scottish bingo.

I hope to beat you to spotting a future Welsh bingo of
Davies, Williams, Halfpenny

or see your bingo and raise it two to: "When will Gats go for the Welsh red-royal-flush?" of
Warbuton, Mori-lumpy, Faletau, Webb, Biggar?

[Stockcar86]

Reports are that the weather is good at Taipa for the speedway meeting there, so hopefully that continues a bit further south

[taniwharugby]

@Stockcar86 hasnt rained for about 2 hours now, still cloudy with patches of blue and mild.

[Gunner]

No rain for hours.... must be due to drop a bucket load right on kickoff....

[taniwharugby]

@Gunner I can see stars and the moon. Loads here already

[taniwharugby]

@Gunner where are you, she's wet underfoot in the cheap seats.

[taniwharugby]

[Kirwan]

Okara Park is looking pretty nice on the TV.

[taniwharugby]

@Kirwan given the rain we've had it is a testament to the grounds men here.

[Stargazer]

All I hope for this game is that the Lions are not so dominant that these Baabaas players have no opportunity to express themselves. I want these lads to go out on the park to play their best and leave the field with some pride, not humiliation.

[taniwharugby]

Stadium officially a sell out but quite a few empty seats in main stand, likely tour group block seats