The Silver Fern

Hawkes Bay nowhere near their best but still good enough to find another gear when it mattered awesome team watch when they get on a roll
Was impressed with Harbours physicality but it’s fair to say their 10 had night to forget

@Grooter said in Otago v Hawkes Bay:

Magpies get the chocolates. as for my Otago well Lucas Casey needs to be starting at 7 for us from now on

Personally would like to see a back row of Haig 6, Casey 7, Stoddard 8. It’s the most well rounded and brings the most to the set piece and ruck. Thought Toleafoa was sea gulling at the ruck far too much and doesn’t seem like a viable option at lineout. Taylor was ok at 7 but Casey is an upgrade

@Dan54 said in Hawkes Bay v Counties:

@Mauss I will be interested to see if Coles gets a bit of time for Hawke Eyes too, he another kid who doesn't look bad.

I think Will Cole is an excellent young 10, and I agree, I'd like to see him get an opportunity. But game time will be hard to come by at the Magpies, with Godfrey and McClutchie ahead of him.

But he's a genuine first five, so it would be good to see him being developed.

I remember robbie stuart as a player

grafter . . . absolutely zero flare in his game

kinda surprised at the time that he made AB

in retrospect tho, considering the amount of players who get AB appearances under contemporary regulations, I have no doubts of his selection being justified

a lot more players of olden times (at least as good as Robbie) would have also made the AB list nowdays

Whole lot of changes at that end to upgrade. Just seems logical to put a grandstand between the club rooms and the entrance... Where the temporary ones went up for the national sevens.

I think our coaches have been understudying with Robertson, out last ten mins of games has been poor all season.

@Bovidae said in Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:

@taniwharugby said in Hawkes Bay v Taranaki:

Lennox looks a good prospect too.

I hope McMillan moves on from TTT and promotes Lennox. He is quick, and I remember he played at fullback when Taranaki had their injury crisis a couple of seasons ago.

He plays at fullback for his club quite a bit too.

@antipodean said in Waikato v Hawkes Bay:

@Bovidae said in Waikato v Hawkes Bay:

Jacobson and Finau had a big impact, as you would hope they would.

Forgot to include their participation in my tipping.

You also forgot to factor the Pies not turning up as well.

Sheesh, that's our worst performance against Waikato, and we once shipped 100 against them in the bad old days when we were confined to the old 2nd division.

Hopefully it's a post RS loss blip.

@mikedogz

Craig Goodman - I've got his book - The rise and all of Nelson Bays rugby.

Here's the Mark Milne try he refers to.

28K views · 360 reactions | Classic action from 1992 3rd Division... 28K views · 360 reactions | Classic action from 1992 3rd Division...

Classic action from 1992 3rd Division Final between Horowhenua and Nelson Bays played in Levin. (Excuse the ghosting in the footage of this one)..

These days they'd be looking long and hard at a knock on at the base of the ruck!

@Canes4life said in Manawatu v Hawkes Bay:

@Duluth said in Manawatu v Hawkes Bay:

10 Danny Toala

Lol wtf.

You underestimated my power to mess with the Canes. The original selection had Godfrey at 10 until James got my text.

😉

@taniwharugby agree, embarrassing for us. We got opened up on the inside repeatedly. The lineout missed on attack several times. Whether it is the players or coaches that will need to be fixed. And, a lot of one on one tackles missed. But the thing that really annoys me. And it’s happened twice. We get a penalty with time up, just outside the 22, bonus point on offer and we take a quick tap. Kick to the corner, play the % for a bonus point every time. Until we can stop being just plain dumb, we won’t improve.

@foobaNZ said in SF - Wellington vs Shield Snorters:

Flanders very very good.

Looked AB potential. Luckily for him Savea's away so we can all see if he's good enough at 8 to go all the way

Lakai and Kirifi can share the 7 position.

@booboo said in QF - The Bay v Coke Snorting, Historical Artefact Wreckers:

Good crowd. Play more in smaller grounds.

$15 tickets and a teeny-tiny stand at the old domain - don't need many in for it to look packed.

@Chris-B said in Wellington v Hawkes (RS):

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/18ea9d01-4d93-4fcf-aed6-acb231268acc

Great flick.

For some reason (or two ) I distinctly recall Jamie Lee Curtis in this in amongst some outstanding 80s comedy.

I’d have to get Stargazer to confirm but if they’re testing for Heroin and didn’t find any there’s a good chance it could have been PCP or Angel Dust on the Shield.

For shame Bay, FOR SHAME.