The Silver Fern

A bit of cross promotion - free tickets for NZ Warriors members for this game.

@J77 said in Northland v Taranaki:

@Gunner it’s the same play list from over 10 years ago I think!!

My son pointed that out, I said you have to pay to play songs, so maybe they're cheaper or they've already paid for those ones, keep using them

@Chris said in Taranaki v Otago (RS):

@ACT-Crusader said in Taranaki v Otago (RS):

What a game by Otago! Their motley crew of forwards were excellent. Who’s that nuggety barrel playing number 8?

Josh Ioane seems to have a calming influence in the way they attack as well.

Dylan Nel a South African born player he played in Canterbury for a few years made the Canterbury B side was around the A squad but couldn’t get game time moved to Otago last season

Thanks Chris. I can’t say I remember him. He played with a bit of fire in the belly.

On another note, presumably the collared Ranfurly Shield edition jersey now gets mothballed until perhaps we get a challenge. Helluva shame as it's the best jersey since around 1993.

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

@mariner4life said in Ultimate NPC: Round 2 Naki v Harbour:

didn't he just sign for the Taipans?

I though SBW was keeping that signing secret until closer to season tip off.

@Higgins ha ha yeah, next game...

@Hooroo he has he’s told a lot of people down the local rugby club.

LOL, Riccitelli got badly palmed off by Trainor.

@Yeetyaah said in Waikato v Taranaki:

Fletch is having an average game.

I thought he was alright. Better than Perofeta anyhow.

He's not well served inside and at least can catch and pass.

@nakosi said in Taranaki v Southland:

The worst half of rugby I've ever seen in my life, and I've seen a lot.
Naki is a disgrace right now.

Samoa and Russia say hello...

Naki got their act together in the second half and put together a few decent moves, even with the deteriorating conditions.

@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.

@shark I thought Lentjes was carrying an injury, so was benched.

@Snowy That one is already lined up for an entirely different, though highly unlikely, purpose! 🙂

@Duluth you deserve a ban for posting that!

@Duluth said in Manawatu v Taranaki:

It looks like a 1980s NPC match

Great to see players with actual mud on their face. Hosing down, and the turf isn't quite as good as a lot of the Tier 1 stadia.

Good fun, though, this is classic rugby

Is it just my bias or do most of SBWs 'round the corner' passes actually go forward? Comms, ref and touch judge don't seem to think so.

@steven-harris ha wow, hadnt heard that. Not surprised though.

@act-crusader with 3 months between the end of super rugby and the game against the boks surely there won’t be stand downs