Blues 2022
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@tim said in Blues 2022:
and the 29-year-old
Da Fuq, how is he only 29. He's like an Islander Whitelock.
@nepia said in Blues 2022:
@tim said in Blues 2022:
and the 29-year-old
Da Fuq, how is he only 29. He's like an Islander Whitelock.
I was thinking more along the lines of those English props who looked ancient back in the day despite being early 30s at most.
I agree about Karl T though. He looks like someone’s Dad come to watch his son play for the blues.
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@nepia said in Blues 2022:
@tim said in Blues 2022:
and the 29-year-old
Da Fuq, how is he only 29. He's like an Islander Whitelock.
I was thinking more along the lines of those English props who looked ancient back in the day despite being early 30s at most.
I agree about Karl T though. He looks like someone’s Dad come to watch his son play for the blues.
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@daffy-jaffy another Kents boy.
In the modern era have they produced the most ABs? Must be damn close if they aren't out in front.
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@daffy-jaffy another Kents boy.
In the modern era have they produced the most ABs? Must be damn close if they aren't out in front.
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@nzzp barely remember him playing at St Kents. He was stuck behind Sam Nock most of his time there and hardly got a run.
@nogusta said in Blues 2022:
@nzzp barely remember him playing at St Kents. He was stuck behind Sam Nock most of his time there and hardly got a run.
Cheers,
I googled 'most abs', and couldn't see St Kents on many lists. Weird, as it feels like they have spat out so many pro rugby players these days.
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@nogusta said in Blues 2022:
@nzzp barely remember him playing at St Kents. He was stuck behind Sam Nock most of his time there and hardly got a run.
Cheers,
I googled 'most abs', and couldn't see St Kents on many lists. Weird, as it feels like they have spat out so many pro rugby players these days.
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@nzzp barely remember him playing at St Kents. He was stuck behind Sam Nock most of his time there and hardly got a run.
@nogusta said in Blues 2022:
@nzzp barely remember him playing at St Kents. He was stuck behind Sam Nock most of his time there and hardly got a run.
I was about to bring that up. Funny how their roles have reversed.
Christie barely played in his last two years, because Nock was the starter as a 5th former.
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@nogusta said in Blues 2022:
@nzzp barely remember him playing at St Kents. He was stuck behind Sam Nock most of his time there and hardly got a run.
Cheers,
I googled 'most abs', and couldn't see St Kents on many lists. Weird, as it feels like they have spat out so many pro rugby players these days.
St Kents had players from all over the NI, and often the best from other Auckland schools for their last couple of years of schooling. That has helped.
http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/schoollist.asp?sl_id=St Kentigern College&stats_id=71
Christie has his own link (due to spelling).
http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/schoollist.asp?sl_id=St Kentigern's College&stats_id=71
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St Kents had players from all over the NI, and often the best from other Auckland schools for their last couple of years of schooling. That has helped.
http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/schoollist.asp?sl_id=St Kentigern College&stats_id=71
Christie has his own link (due to spelling).
http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/schoollist.asp?sl_id=St Kentigern's College&stats_id=71
@bovidae said in Blues 2022:
St Kents had players from all over the NI, and often the best from other Auckland schools for their last couple of years of schooling. That has helped.
http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/schoollist.asp?sl_id=St Kentigern College&stats_id=71
Christie has his own link (due to spelling).
http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/schoollist.asp?sl_id=St Kentigern's College&stats_id=71
hah, yeah! St Kents vs St Kent.
the other St Kents has 9 ABs ... but 8/10 were in the last 5-6 years.
http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/schoollist.asp?sl_id=St Kentigern College&stats_id=71
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St Kents had players from all over the NI, and often the best from other Auckland schools for their last couple of years of schooling. That has helped.
http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/schoollist.asp?sl_id=St Kentigern College&stats_id=71
Christie has his own link (due to spelling).
http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/schoollist.asp?sl_id=St Kentigern's College&stats_id=71
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Caleb Clarke suspended for three weeks (up to and including 23 April 2022)
https://twitter.com/SaffasRugby/status/1510157632052596737
Here's the official SANZAAR media release: -
Caleb Clarke suspended for three weeks (up to and including 23 April 2022)
https://twitter.com/SaffasRugby/status/1510157632052596737
Here's the official SANZAAR media release:@stargazer so no clarification, just a punishment for clouting an attacker...
SANZAAR really is useless.
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@stargazer so no clarification, just a punishment for clouting an attacker...
SANZAAR really is useless.
@antipodean It's unfortunate that SANZAAR only publishes media releases and not the full decisions, like World Rugby does.
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Caleb Clarke suspended for three weeks (up to and including 23 April 2022)
https://twitter.com/SaffasRugby/status/1510157632052596737
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@stargazer young age is now a basis to reduce bans.
FML.
@nzzp Yeah, it's strange. I can see inexperience as a basis for reduction, but Clarke has plenty of experience, including at the highest level.
He also didn't admit to any wrongdoing (no "his acceptance of foul play" in the reasoning) and contested the allegations; in most cases that means that you get one week less reduction (so a 4 week-ban). It's not impossible that they might have considered reducing the penalty more than 50% (for example to two weeks) if he had accepted the citing.
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@nzzp Yeah, it's strange. I can see inexperience as a basis for reduction, but Clarke has plenty of experience, including at the highest level.
He also didn't admit to any wrongdoing (no "his acceptance of foul play" in the reasoning) and contested the allegations; in most cases that means that you get one week less reduction (so a 4 week-ban). It's not impossible that they might have considered reducing the penalty more than 50% (for example to two weeks) if he had accepted the citing.
@stargazer said in Blues 2022:
@nzzp Yeah, it's strange. I can see inexperience as a basis for reduction, but Clarke has plenty of experience, including at the highest level.
He also didn't admit to any wrongdoing (no "his acceptance of foul play" in the reasoning) and contested the allegations; in most cases that means that you get one week less reduction (so a 4 week-ban). It's not impossible that they might have considered reducing the penalty more than 50% (for example to two weeks) if he had accepted the citing.
These things just give the appearance of being 'what do we reckon is fair considering the act and the person'? Then they retrofit some justification through the guidelines.
