The Silver Fern

@mariner4life said in BOP v Canterbury:

@Hooroo said in BOP v Canterbury:

I'm a bit late, are we still dining out on this result??

we?

NZ Rugby as a whole.

Far better back play from bop. Black put players into space this week and both half backs looked snappy. But the manawatu defence did give them space.

Much better effort from Ta$man this week, with everyone contributing.

Christie especially looked like he'd shaken off some rust and things flowed better from there.

However, as above, the forward packs seemed reasonably evenly matched. The Ta$man backs just had more firepower and played with more adventure.

I think it will be a lot better for TTT to stay in NZ and play some rugby rather than sitting in an Australian grandstand watching the ABs. On that performance, I wouldn't want Otere Black very near an AB jersey either.

@Bovidae said in BOP v Auckland:

The thing is that Karpik is a star at this level but has little impact in SR.

just as well this was a Mitre10 cup game then.. let the man have his 5 minutes 🙂 , although a more cohesive performance as a team, his impact at this level is important

@pukunui yeah that's the bizarre thing for me - he also lifted and drove. Seems like he's way more at fault - only mitigating factor being he had his head down and couldn't see what Fuatai was doing?

BOP Lineout kept us in it and made the difference. Need to tidy up everything else...

@Bovidae He was born in 2000, he turned 20 in January

@KiwiPie said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 BOP v Counties:

@Nepia said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 BOP v Counties:

@KiwiPie said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 BOP v Counties:

@Nepia said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 BOP v Counties:

@Toddy said in Ultimate NPC: Round 1 BOP v Counties:

@KiwiPie you'll need to take that up with Hawkes Bay.

No need to take it up with us, he didn't play for BoP.

I didn't really think it through when I made the comment to be honest - have only just discovered this board.

He might not actually have played but I did once see him sitting the stand - and he wasn't even an All Black when we signed him so we pretty much made him the player he became!

I think his new contract didn't kick over until NPC time in 2012 - the AB website list Hawkes Bay as his province when making the ABs. 😉

But the news broke earlier which was the spur he needed.

Not to mention the best Photoshopping work of the century to date

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We don't need photoshop. 🙂

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Dude really is the missing link.

@mariner4life he started his npc and finished it with the bop I think he gave great service went all the games

@Hooroo said in Steamers 2020:

@Snowy said in Steamers 2020:

@Hooroo said in Steamers 2020:

Scott Curry - Midfield Back (Mount Maunganui)

Assume that is only due to sevens being covided?

Didn't know that was midfielder in 15s.

Wow, that's a peculiar fern quote!! I had no idea why that was asked of me.

I need to work on my quoting too, I guess

Because I was too lazy to go back to the original and just cut and pasted from your post.

@KiwiPie said in Bay NPC Fixtures 2020:

@Hooroo said in Bay NPC Fixtures 2020:

@KiwiPie said in Bay NPC Fixtures 2020:

Here we go - 3 Tauranga games in the final 4 weeks for that semi-final push.

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Hopefully the 4th of Oct is a shield challenge....

That's taking a long view!

and hopeful

This worth a listen. They talk to the BOPRU CEO about the number of Super players in the squad next year, TTT and Rapid rugby.

Podcasts | Pandora

Clayton McMiillan

Ross Geldenhuys

Yep if you pick any of the older players who played 50 tests you'd be fairly safe

I get BOP press releases emailed to me, I will try and post them more.

@Magpie_in_aus said in Battle of the Bays: Steamers v Magpies:

They win the title, create a concert called bay dreams them behave like this....https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/118568012/mass-brawl-at-bay-dreams-in-bay-of-plenty

I feel you should rescind the name.

mate, anyone will tell you there are no locals at the Mount this time of year. Probably just drunken flogs on holiday escaping from shitholes like Hastings and Taradale

@Snollygoster Okay, predictably no response !!

I've since found out that Campbell is out for the season and Chris Eves is playing for the Development team on Saturday at the Domain (as are 4 or 5 other contracted players)

@taniwharugby bugger injuries are like a cancer when loosing,

@Number-10 said in Taranaki vs BOP:

Sept 30, 1995 - BOP won 41-27

Wow that's pretty momentous then - must be one of the longer streaks broken then.

Meh, it was only Waikato...