2018 Rugby Championship

mariner4life

@billy-tell said in 2018 Rugby Championship:

Looks like Jones succeeded. Must be ten or so posts discussing his article. Stuff and NZ Herald rigorously scrutinise each article to look for talking points. And Gifford had a go too. The guy never fails.

there is fuck all else to talk about. There is a Bledisloe this weekend, and i only knew that because i saw an ad yesterday. There is fucking zero build up. Both teams are in their bullshit "talk down" mode. We may as well have a discussion about that article, or i have to go do work

Dan54

Yep it's just Jones being Jones,and by being a clever prick he is actually saying that this year 6N is best because they have teams rated 2-3-4 in the world, so he obviously is saying RC was superior when Aus and SA were 2-3 or 2-4 even.

MN5

The fluffybunny didn't even mention Scotland!

I hope he dies horribly....and soon.

mariner4life

@mn5 said in 2018 Rugby Championship:

The fluffybunny didn't even mention Scotland!

I hope he dies horribly....and soon.

Irrelevant team in being irrelevant shocker.

Bovidae

I still haven't read said article.

I did read this one though:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/106224033/the-five-most-exciting-matchups-ahead-of-bledisloe-i

MN5

@mariner4life said in 2018 Rugby Championship:

@mn5 said in 2018 Rugby Championship:

The fluffybunny didn't even mention Scotland!

I hope he dies horribly....and soon.

Irrelevant team in being irrelevant shocker.

Yeah but Italy got mentioned

kiwiinmelb

Anyone know what sort of crowd they are expecting this week ?

Only monday , but seems like a low key build up

antipodean

They're still advertising tickets!

akan004

@kiwiinmelb 50-60k

Siam

I feel for actual walruses whenever this Jones fluffybunny spews his dribble.

I mean fuck what have those poor aquatic mammals done to get lumped in with bombastic prick?

KiwiMurph

@kiwiinmelb said in 2018 Rugby Championship:

Anyone know what sort of crowd they are expecting this week ?

Only monday , but seems like a low key build up

Last I heard they were hoping for 55k - 60k. Last year didnt crack 55k so hopefully it tops that.

JC

@bovidae yeah, I saw that. I wondered though, is it really true that Liam Squire is “probably the toughest man in New Zealand rugby?”

Bones

@jc Brodie, Sam, Sam and Kieran say hi.

JC

@bones and when he’s back and fit I’d probably add Dane Coles to that list ahead of Squire too. And Big Karl doesn’t seem to be a powderpuff. Maybe Stuff meant Liam was in the top eight.

MiketheSnow

Second division as a rugby spectacle which has a massive profile in the national newspapers & television of six countries, and which supporters plan tours /trips two years in advance?

Yes

Second division as a rugby contest?

Stargazer

@bovidae Jordie v Folau? Hmm, not a given Jordie will start at fullback. Might be BFA v Folau. It will be harder to make a call about that match-up, although I agree Folau is still better than Jordie. Still wait and see whether Folau will actually play at fullback.

MajorRage

Not actually sure what he's said that's so controversial ...

Is a bit of banter in there, like all good columnists, but he's right that his article is mainly based on facts.

dK

@bovidae said in 2018 Rugby Championship:

The Walrus probably has a poster of Maro Itoje on his bedroom ~~wall~~ ceiling.

Fixed for you

Chris B.

@mariner4life said in 2018 Rugby Championship:

@billy-tell said in 2018 Rugby Championship:

Looks like Jones succeeded. Must be ten or so posts discussing his article. Stuff and NZ Herald rigorously scrutinise each article to look for talking points. And Gifford had a go too. The guy never fails.

there is fuck all else to talk about. There is a Bledisloe this weekend, and i only knew that because i saw an ad yesterday. There is fucking zero build up. Both teams are in their bullshit "talk down" mode. We may as well have a discussion about that article, or i have to go do work

You could listen to this music instead of working.

It will help you to not forget...

MN5

@jc said in 2018 Rugby Championship:

@bovidae yeah, I saw that. I wondered though, is it really true that Liam Squire is “probably the toughest man in New Zealand rugby?”

What a load of shit. He hasn't boxed professionally like SBW or glassed some fluffybunny in the pub like George Moala and those two are puny backs!

The Silver Fern

2018 Rugby Championship