The Silver Fern

I need to qualify what I meant by my comment about NPC form meaning nothing. It can certainly play you into a Super Rugby squad, but doesn’t neccessarily mean you can translate that form into SR, and some find that step up much harder than expected. It’s relatively easy to dominate at the lower level but then the next step is becoming harder by the year as our depth is eroded. Problem being, how often in the NPC is a freshie coming up against an established Super Rugby player, or veteran, in ten rounds?

@Duluth Missed that.

@Nepia Coaches, as well - Leon, KK, Andrew Goodman, Hammer....Toddy is away seeking global domination! 🙂

@Duluth lucky nobody on here got on their high horse insisting that they knew the laws and it was a straight red.

#nobody knows the fucken law interpretations with any certainty

UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO CHIEFS REGION UNDER 16 TOURNAMENT SET TO KICK-OFF

University of Waikato Chiefs Region Under 16 Tournament is set to showcase the up and coming rugby talent within Chiefs Country. The tournament proudly sponsored by University of Waikato will see Bay of Plenty, Counties Manukau, Taranaki and Waikato’s respective Under 16 sides take to the field from Monday 30 September through to Thursday 3 October. Teams will compete across three days with hosts Taranaki kicking off the tournament against Waikato at 5.00pm, followed by Counties Manukau and Bay of Plenty at 7.00pm. Both games will take place at TET Stadium, Inglewood on Monday 30 September, before the tournament moves to New Plymouth Boys’ High School for day two (Tuesday 1 October) and the final round robin matches on Thursday 3 October.

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The tournament format is as follows:

Monday 30th September 2019: TET Stadium, Inglewood
5.00pm Kick off: Taranaki vs Waikato
7.00pm Kick off: Counties Manukau vs Bay of Plenty

Tuesday 1st October 2019: New Plymouth Boys’ High School, New Plymouth
12.00pm Kick off: Bay of Plenty vs Waikato
2.00pm Kick off: Taranaki vs Counties Manukau

Wednesday 2nd October 2019: Education Day, New Plymouth Boys’ High School, New Plymouth
9.30am – 12.00pm

Thursday 3rd October 2019: New Plymouth Boys’ High School, New Plymouth
12.00pm Kick off: Counties Manukau vs Waikato
2.00pm Kick off: Taranaki vs Bay of Plenty

For team lists, see the article.

The French should feel mortified they lost to a team that had that as a first five-eighth. Exactly the sort of game that gives me All Black RWC nightmares.

@stargazer said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:

@crucial Yep. Blackadder signed him; he hardly got game time for the Crusaders because others were considered better; and Robbertson led him go.

The few times he did play for us I actually thought he went okay. Provided some impact off the bench.

@taniwharugby said in Chiefs vs Brumbies:

Rasta has an interesting interpretation on the game...

Very diplomatic of you.

@bones said in Highlanders vs Chiefs:

Not a lot being said about DMac. Thought he was the pick of the 10s this weekend. Led his team brilliantly.

Not surprising. DMac is usually only mentioned in a positive light, just so the writer can then point out the other reasons why they don't like him and don't want him near the AB's.

@gt12 I concur. I've always said DMac is way better at FB than as a 10. I can see why Shag may want him at half back also. But there is a world of difference between BB, Mo'unga and daylight - then DMac. If we could get (and keep) Black fit and somehow get JGB's and Perofeta's confidence levels up we would be humming.

P.S. Expect Chefs forwards will be gunning for Canes pack in last pool game.

Chiefs put up a decent account for themselves all things considered.

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HIGHLIGHTS: 2018 Super Rugby Week 14: Sharks v Chiefs The Sharks came into this match last in the South African conference, but a 28-24 home win over the Chiefs on Saturday keeps them in the hunt...

@pakman said in Stormers vs Chiefs:

@crucial said in Stormers vs Chiefs:

@rebound said in Stormers vs Chiefs:

@shadowtrooper TMO didn't want to embarras the referee there. Referee rules no try knock on. TMO answers no clear evidence of knock on, stay with on filed decision (which he then makes up) forward pass.

Could he just not have said, no knock on but a forward pass. But clearly there neither was clear evidence of that as well. Just a f up and worrying trend.

I was pissed off at that one. Basically the ref said 'on field decision try' then changed to 'on field is no try' because the AR was insistent that there was an obvious knock on by Ngatai. As the pictures showed it wasn't clear and obvious at all. There was no proof of any knock on or forward pass and the grounding was clean, yet no try awarded.

Ref appeared to me to go with 'on field decision no try' purely out of solidarity with AR. Based on TMO AR was wrong, so no reason why try couldn't be awarded, which ought to have been the question.

Problem is that the TMO can only change on field decision if he has proof of difference. If the on-field was 'try unless you can prove a knock on' then the try would have been awarded as the TMO had no proof of a k.o.
Instead it was 'No Try unless you can prove there wasn't a k.o.'. TMO can't prove there was no k.o. therefore no try.
I kind of get why Fraser sided with his AR yet is seems inconsistent with how they deal with 'foot in touch'. Usually if the AR says there was a f.i.t they check the replay for that unless the AR says it was clear and obvious.
There is no way that potential touch by Ngatai was C and O.
And yet the Stormers are the ones crying about the ref and laying a complaint to SANZAAR. Go figure.

Sharks in 2014 might be the last time a team won its regular season games in NZ?

They beat the Crusaders and Blues (they lost a playoff game in NZ later that year)

Reds did it in 2013 too

Taumalolo
Elliott
Afeaki
Robinson
Retallick
Gibbes
Cane / Holah
Messam
Kelleher
Cruden
Sivivatu
Little
Bunce
Kahui
Muliana

Toby Smith (he was very good before he left for Australia)
De Malmanche
White (I don't rate Tameifuna a lot)
Jones
Lauaki
TKB
Beaver
Reihana

Cane, DMac and ALB all need to be rested once. Obviously all their ABs will miss the Sharks game. BBBR didn't play in the first Blues game so is sorted. Harris missed this game.

@mn5 said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:

@gt12 said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:

@mn5 said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:

@bones said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:

@mn5 something about penetrating from the back and blokes getting something up so that it goes straight down your throat.

Good God man. Do you actually think before you post?

Stones and glass houses right here.

Guilty as charged

As am I, during any Chiefs game.

@chester-draws said in Chiefs v Blues:

@pakman said in Chiefs v Blues:

@crucial Fairly old now, but disappointing that he doesn't APPEAR to be providing much leadership either.

Possibly his little domestic troubles may have lowered his mana somewhat.

I know that is off-field, but I doubt he wanted to put his head up for a long while.

Or maybe he overdid it at his 35th birthday celebrations on Thursday?!

Being at the ground last week you can see why the hype is there for JB. He is huge, skillful, has a good rugby brain and as mentioned his defense has really improved. However, some of the media around him is bordering on ridiculous. Just let the kid play and develop.

@shadowtrooper when Caucau tried to make a come back a few years ago he did the same thing, oddly, the ball did go backwards out of his hand as he handed it 'back' to a guy almost an arms length in front of him, but the TMO called it back as a forward pass.