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@bovidae said in Super Rugby News:
Aumua has been on the Jules diet in the off-season.
What do they eat in Welly in summer?
Jules, Aumua, Piri. Even Jonah packed it on I think? Did Merhts spend holidays there?
@snowy said in Super Rugby News:
@bovidae said in Super Rugby News:
Aumua has been on the Jules diet in the off-season.
What do they eat in Welly in summer?
Jules, Aumua, Piri. Even Jonah packed it on I think? Did Merhts spend holidays there?
I'm heading back for a month today so there may be a pie and fried chicken shortage for a wee while.
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@snowy said in Super Rugby News:
@bovidae said in Super Rugby News:
Aumua has been on the Jules diet in the off-season.
What do they eat in Welly in summer?
Jules, Aumua, Piri. Even Jonah packed it on I think? Did Merhts spend holidays there?
I'm heading back for a month today so there may be a pie and fried chicken shortage for a wee while.
@bones I'll wait until you have gone. I'd love to buy you a beer and discuss kicker's approaches but the idea of a pie shortage is a bit much for me and I am now hankering for a Mr Bun chicken wing that I have never tasted.
Nice to see that you will be doing your bit to help out your teams fitness though. Very dedicated.
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@bones I'll wait until you have gone. I'd love to buy you a beer and discuss kicker's approaches but the idea of a pie shortage is a bit much for me and I am now hankering for a Mr Bun chicken wing that I have never tasted.
Nice to see that you will be doing your bit to help out your teams fitness though. Very dedicated.
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@snowy alas they haven't been my team since Hammett decided to rid them of their toxic fans. The missus is a fan though so it's purely selfless heroism on my part.
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@bones A completely understandable response to Hammett. A pity about the missus - I admire your fortitude.
I guess that you went to the Blues? Maybe the Warriors?
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The Hurricanes squad for South Africa and Argentina is: Forwards; Toby Smith, Chris Eves, Ben May, Fraser Armstrong, Alex Fidow, Ricky Riccitelli, James O'Rielly, Sam Lousi, Murray Douglas, Michael Fatialofa, Vaea Fifita, Brad Shields (c), Ardie Savea, Gareth Evans, Blade Thomson; Backs, TJ Perenara, Jamie Booth, Beauden Barrett, Ihaia West, Ngani Laumape, Matt Proctor, Vince Aso, Wes Goosen, Julian Savea, Ben Lam, Jackson Garden-Bachop, Jonah Lowe.Not being up-to-date with reading the latest rugby news, I'm surprised to see Eves in the squad. Apparently, the injury suffered in the game v the Blues wasn't as serious as the dramatic pictures in the media suggested? Btw, the squad looks seriously light in the front row (and I don't mean their weight).
Good to see Lowe in the squad, but surprised to see him referred to as a wing in the Hurricanes announcement. Hope he'll make his SR debut in the next two weeks, but not holding my breath.
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@snowy Highlanders. Isn't that part of the country where you are these days? I'll take that beer when I pass through Queenstown and Tekapo.
@bones said in Super Rugby News:
@snowy Highlanders. Isn't that part of the country where you are these days? I'll take that beer when I pass through Queenstown and Tekapo.
I wish I lived down there. Too cold for the wife at the moment another year or so it should be gold. I do visit regularly.
Highlanders are a good choice. Low expectation and high reward last few years. I also think they have a great "culture".
So the 'canes - tough to give up the homeland? I know that I am usually taking the piss, but that is a genuine one and I will buy you a beer at some mutually convenient time and place.
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@bones said in Super Rugby News:
@snowy Highlanders. Isn't that part of the country where you are these days? I'll take that beer when I pass through Queenstown and Tekapo.
I wish I lived down there. Too cold for the wife at the moment another year or so it should be gold. I do visit regularly.
Highlanders are a good choice. Low expectation and high reward last few years. I also think they have a great "culture".
So the 'canes - tough to give up the homeland? I know that I am usually taking the piss, but that is a genuine one and I will buy you a beer at some mutually convenient time and place.
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Blues could use an extra loose forward if he wants to stick around a week or two!
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The visitors will be without utility back Tim Nanai-Williams, who looked sharp during the Brisbane Tens, but then injured his shoulder against the Brumbies and is to be assessed this week, as to whether he'll need surgery. Fellow back Sam McNicol (concussion) and props Mitchell Graham (leg) and Sefo Kautai (foot) are the others who won't be considered this weekend.
Meanwhile, Cooper confirmed the Chiefs were keen on pursuing Etene Nanai-Seturo – the 18-year-old New Zealand Sevens rep who had been linked to them during the code-hopping contract row between New Zealand Rugby and the Warriors, which last Friday was eventually put to bed with a release granted from the NRL club.
"Those conversations are happening, that's all I know, I'm afraid. Is he going to join the Chiefs this year – no. Obviously he's a future player, and hopefully that's working for the Chiefs."
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Speaking of scrums, has anyone seen a scrum win against the feed now they can feed
into the second rowunder their hooker's feet..? -
Speaking of scrums, has anyone seen a scrum win against the feed now they can feed
into the second rowunder their hooker's feet..?@antipodean said in Super Rugby News:
Speaking of scrums, has anyone seen a scrum win against the feed now they can feed
into the second rowunder their hooker's feet..?I saw a scrum reset because the hooker was so contorted trying to scrum with a leg in the middle that his side could get no power on. The ball got stuck in the second row.
I believe the top refs have tried to emphasise a straight put in if the foot is up.
Does eem crazy to allow foot up.
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plenty of scrums the ball does go down the centre and just sit there as there is no strike as both teams are so even matched they seem to be afraid of striking and losing a bit of power and the scrum
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=11998236
Should a team lose two props to injury and one more to a yellow or red card, they will then be forced to play with 13 players.
This seems like overkill ...
@tim said in Super Rugby News:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=11998236
Should a team lose two props to injury and one more to a yellow or red card, they will then be forced to play with 13 players.
This seems like overkill ...
This new law would make Dave Rennie bloody angry if he was still a Super coach.
