2021 Rugby Championship
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Regardless of the relative strength of the teams, or what anyone may think of Marinos, this is piss-poor from NZ's administration.
I cannot believe that some sports organisations (and I include RA in that) haven't really moved past amateur level on so many things.
I rate this fuckup more fuckuppedly than RWC2003 hosting rights negotiation.
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@nta said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
I rate this fuckup more fuckuppedly than RWC2003 hosting rights negotiation.
Nah, 2003 was wholly and completely self inflicted by the sound of it. This, on the other hand, at least had some external influence to it (Covid you bastard)
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@stargazer said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
Has anyone heard that interview?
Nope. Which is a problem. Why was this not on the news days ago?
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@act-crusader said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
@smuts said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
@act-crusader that is simply sensational bait. Bravo. I assume you’d have Hooper in the B squad. Might quibble over one or two of the props but otherwise not outrageous.
I doff my cap to a master at work.
16 - M. Koroibete
Reserve hooker?
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@arhs said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
Mark Robinson has played this one out in the media.
Has he? Honestly have pretty much only seen Aussie reaction. I understand that NZR had been in contact with RA throughout the week, and this wss not so much a decision made without consultation, as without agreement.
As for Dave Rennie that seems to his MO. Be angry and act indignant. Reminiscent of his reaction to propgate against the Canes when they went uncontested.
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@stargazer just did. Go to https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-demand/week-on-demand/ 12:00 noon etc.
Makes reasonable points I felt.
Thought Pine was ok interviewing him, although his anti-rugby bias is quite apparent before and after. (He's not a broadcaster I enjoy and tend to find I don't often agree with his opinions.)
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I think Marinos and Robinson are just two sides of the same idiotic coin. A pox on both their houses.
Now hopefully, they and Saanzar can stop shitfighting in public and sort out a RC. I don't care where it's played, aside from the NH, as long as it gets played.
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I've got sympathy for everyone here.
RA is on the bones of its arse here, and after much wrangling had secured WA agreement to host a Bledisloe at Optus Stadium. Packed house, 60k, a much needed financial boost.
So to have the Kiwis pull out at the last minute would sting, on a few levels.
But the NZRU are only trying to get the best for their players, who are understandably reticent to spend months away from home.
As for the manner of it, well it doesn't reflect well on anyone, does it.
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@oompb said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
Would be nice to have that 100th test in South Africa but with no crowds anywhere seem to be OK. Just appreciating Springboks playing again is good enough, even on the moon.
We have a lot of UK players, playing there will make it easier to add players to the squad for injuries.
Charles Piutau and Steve Luatua would be quite handy for us.
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@barbarian said in 2021 Rugby Championship:
I've got sympathy for everyone here.
RA is on the bones of its arse here, and after much wrangling had secured WA agreement to host a Bledisloe at Optus Stadium. Packed house, 60k, a much needed financial boost.
So to have the Kiwis pull out at the last minute would sting, on a few levels.
But the NZRU are only trying to get the best for their players, who are understandably reticent to spend months away from home.
As for the manner of it, well it doesn't reflect well on anyone, does it.
That's a bloody reasonable assessment mate. Covid is in town, everyone is losing out and no one is happy about it. Silly that they are turning on each other though. Not classy
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@booboo Ahh that settles it then. If the sub-editors at nine.com.au think it was a blast, then that's good enough for me.
And when you scroll down from the headline and read the quotes, you'll have to make sure you are sitting down. I think 'blast' undersells it. It's brutality of the highest order. Look at this savage attack from Marinos:
Talk about a vicious diatribe. I can't see how he could possibly come back from that. Im not sure I've got the appetite for dinner any more, I'm that shaken.
