SR Final - Blues v Chiefs
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@Tim said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
This is just sad from geriatric Phil Gifford:
Ask anyone on the streets of Te Awamutu or Morrinsville and they’ll tell you the edge for rugby teams from the Waikato area playing Auckland has always been in the forwards, where the Queen St Yanks can’t match the grit of the rural grafters in red, yellow, and black.
No one in NZ has ever used the term "yanks".
He has dementia.
Actually have heard the term - but not for many much years. You're likely far too young.
@booboo said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@Tim said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
This is just sad from geriatric Phil Gifford:
Ask anyone on the streets of Te Awamutu or Morrinsville and they’ll tell you the edge for rugby teams from the Waikato area playing Auckland has always been in the forwards, where the Queen St Yanks can’t match the grit of the rural grafters in red, yellow, and black.
No one in NZ has ever used the term "yanks".
He has dementia.
Actually have heard the term - but not for many much years. You're likely far too young.
I have heard it as well just not for about 2 or even 3 or 4 decades
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@booboo said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@Tim said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
This is just sad from geriatric Phil Gifford:
Ask anyone on the streets of Te Awamutu or Morrinsville and they’ll tell you the edge for rugby teams from the Waikato area playing Auckland has always been in the forwards, where the Queen St Yanks can’t match the grit of the rural grafters in red, yellow, and black.
No one in NZ has ever used the term "yanks".
He has dementia.
Actually have heard the term - but not for many much years. You're likely far too young.
I have heard it as well just not for about 2 or even 3 or 4 decades
@nostrildamus said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
not for about 2 or even 3 or 4 decades
I don't think i've heard 'Queen St Yanks' since it was superseded by the always affectionate 'jafa'.
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@ARHS said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Are Solomone Tukuafu or Rhys Marshall genuine options for Chiefs? Else I assume Sanerivi or maybe Vernon Bason? Shilo Klein?
Marshall is back playing, and played in the club game BB made an appearance in. Tukuafu doesn't really play hooker now. I think they would use Sanerivi, who is playing club rugby in Auckland. No chance for Bason as the NZ U20s are in camp.
McMillan did mention bringing in a hooker from Waikato club rugby for training. Maybe that is Hakaraia Richards-Coxhead, who was involved with the Chiefs Dev team.
@Bovidae said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Marshall is back playing, and played in the club game BB made an appearance in. Tukuafu doesn't really play hooker now. I think they would use Sanerivi, who is playing club rugby in Auckland. No chance for Bason as the NZ U20s are in
Hey thanks. Was hoping either Marshall or Tukuafu for the bench for such a big occasion due to their familiarity with the team. Hakaraia too green for the bench yet. Tough for Sanerivi to debut in a final. Fingers crossed.
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@nostrildamus said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@mariner4life said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Maybe you're right, I'll just cut straight to the celebratory drinking
Welcome onboard the Blues train!
celebratory, commiseratory, who cares right
@nzzp said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@nostrildamus said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@mariner4life said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Maybe you're right, I'll just cut straight to the celebratory drinking
Welcome onboard the Blues train!
celebratory, commiseratory, who cares right
win or lose we Booze
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@nzzp said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@nostrildamus said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@mariner4life said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Maybe you're right, I'll just cut straight to the celebratory drinking
Welcome onboard the Blues train!
celebratory, commiseratory, who cares right
win or lose we Booze
@mariner4life said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@nzzp said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@nostrildamus said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@mariner4life said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Maybe you're right, I'll just cut straight to the celebratory drinking
Welcome onboard the Blues train!
celebratory, commiseratory, who cares right
win or lose we Booze
There's a Fern motto I can get behind
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@booboo said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@Tim said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
This is just sad from geriatric Phil Gifford:
Ask anyone on the streets of Te Awamutu or Morrinsville and they’ll tell you the edge for rugby teams from the Waikato area playing Auckland has always been in the forwards, where the Queen St Yanks can’t match the grit of the rural grafters in red, yellow, and black.
No one in NZ has ever used the term "yanks".
He has dementia.
Actually have heard the term - but not for many much years. You're likely far too young.
I have heard it as well just not for about 2 or even 3 or 4 decades
@nostrildamus said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@booboo said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@Tim said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
This is just sad from geriatric Phil Gifford:
Ask anyone on the streets of Te Awamutu or Morrinsville and they’ll tell you the edge for rugby teams from the Waikato area playing Auckland has always been in the forwards, where the Queen St Yanks can’t match the grit of the rural grafters in red, yellow, and black.
No one in NZ has ever used the term "yanks".
He has dementia.
Actually have heard the term - but not for many much years. You're likely far too young.
I have heard it as well just not for about 2 or even 3 or 4 decades
May even have been Gifford who I recall having used it back in my pre dementia days.
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Stupidly I have gone and scheduled a trip to the grand old US of A that happens to coincide with this game and also the ABs first test of the season. Does anyone know if my Aussie Stan app will work in the States?
@Crazy-Horse said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Stupidly I have gone and scheduled a trip to the grand old US of A that happens to coincide with this game and also the ABs first test of the season. Does anyone know if my Aussie Stan app will work in the States?
Big ask, it doesn’t even work in Australia a lot of the time
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@nzzp said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@nostrildamus said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@mariner4life said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Maybe you're right, I'll just cut straight to the celebratory drinking
Welcome onboard the Blues train!
celebratory, commiseratory, who cares right
win or lose we Booze
@mariner4life said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@nzzp said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@nostrildamus said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@mariner4life said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Maybe you're right, I'll just cut straight to the celebratory drinking
Welcome onboard the Blues train!
celebratory, commiseratory, who cares right
win or lose we Booze
win or lose
we choose
to Booze(I suggest it scans better)
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@nostrildamus said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
not for about 2 or even 3 or 4 decades
I don't think i've heard 'Queen St Yanks' since it was superseded by the always affectionate 'jafa'.
@Daffy-Jaffy said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@nostrildamus said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
not for about 2 or even 3 or 4 decades
I don't think i've heard 'Queen St Yanks' since it was superseded by the always affectionate 'jafa'.
From the quote, I thought it was the name of a team of some sort
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@Crazy-Horse said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Stupidly I have gone and scheduled a trip to the grand old US of A that happens to coincide with this game and also the ABs first test of the season. Does anyone know if my Aussie Stan app will work in the States?
I use tunnelbear free version when overseas and my UK sky app. Just back from Crete and worked a treat - tunnelbear say you only get 2gb download on free but it doesn't track your usage at all.
- Open tunnelbear on phone and connect VPN.
- Turn on phone hotspot (make sure WiFi is turned off).
- On tablet/laptop connect to hotspot and open sky app.
You'll want to make sure your tablet/laptop is set to the appropriate timezone (i.e. the one where your app provider is based).
Sounds complicated but it's pretty easy, I've found it doesn't work if you use the VPN on the same device as you're watching. If the connection falls over just close everything and go through the steps again.
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Thanks for starting this thread. Didn’t even know there was a game on this week. Super rugby is soooo 2023 (2022, 2019, 2018, 2017…)
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@Bones Kiwi troops were big defenders of Crete around 1941. Scene of some of Charles Upham's early heroics.
Hot there yet?@pakman said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@Bones Kiwi troops were big defenders of Crete around 1941. Scene of some of Charles Upham's early heroics.
Hot there yet?Yeah we go every year... and seem to attract a heatwave. Hit 38 a couple of days. Back in tropical Orpington now.
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@antipodean looks like north, east and west basically sold out
They're filling the ends of the south stand now.
Carn the Blues! Looks like a sellout is coming.
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bloody hell didn't think it would actually sell out only just managed to grab some tickets!
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