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Fletcher Anderson has bulked up. I remember watching him play really well at openside in the NZ Schools trial.

Thought Howden and Iose had huge games for the Turbos despite the scoreboard.

@Bovidae Nah, Nankivell didn't touch the ball. He touched Sowakula's arm.

@booboo said in Canterbury v Ta$man:

But fuck how forward was that pass?

you could be watching any number of games from the last week...

@Chris said in Taranaki v Ta$man:

He has a younger brother Jayden just as big in the Canterbury u/19 squad this year.

The NZ version of the Skeltons. 🙂

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What a break away from rugby!

I decided to register nothing that happened during the preceding eight days - like a tree falling in the forest, I saw and heard nothing, so none of it happened. My reality is better than most of yours - and the skiing was fabulous!

So, Ta$man continue their winning ways.

And off to the TAB now to plank a small fortune on the ABs winning RWC! 🙂

@Stargazer said in Wellington vs Ta$man (RS):

@Dan54 said in Wellington vs Ta$man (RS):

Don't know wht Naki would put up that (I know it was a joke etc), because we play Ta$man in New Plymouth, so wouldn't of got a crack, unless they were hoping someone took it off Ta$man.

Because there's more than one route to a Shield challenge*: if Ta$man had won it off Wellington and then lost the Shield to Harbour; Harbour successfully defended it to Waikato and then lost it to Otago, and Otago defended it successfully against Northland, then Taranaki would have their only possible challenge this season against Otago in Dunedin on 16 September.

*according to picture in NPC thread

F*** me Star, appreciate the info, and eyes might stop spinning in an hour or so, and brain will try and compute that!😲

And great to see in post match Heremaia Murray talking about his pride in playing for Northland.

I was happy to be able to FF through stoppages in this game as the TJ/Hames show becomes too much.

@SouthernMann said in Ta$man vs Otago:

If he's 5'9 then so am I. That has him the same as Mckenzie, taller than Kolbe, Weber and Smith. I think that would be a very rough estimate.

5"7 at best with Hurley. I've seen him in the flesh.

Disappointing game from Hotham. Poor passes, terrible box kicks and shitty option tacking. He seemed to panic when under even moderate pressure

Weber was considerably better

MOTM poll v Ta$man...I know it was a bit average, but at least vote, are certainly a few players deserving!

https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/5597/northland-motm-v-tasman

@KiwiMurph said in Auckland v Ta$man:

Not rolling away nearly cost Auckland another game.

Gibson and Choat take a bow.

Choat was my MOTM, but Gibson probably made the two plays of the game.

@Crazy-Horse said in Ta$man v Wellington:

It's crazy that the decision wasn't/couldn't be changed once the TMO allegedly realised his mistake. It was before the restart so it wouldn't have changed anything.

I am absolutely baffled by that whole situation. Amateur hour all round.

@Rapido Quinten's had no luck with injuries. In Super rugby, he's behind Whitelock and SBarrett - but, every time one of them gets injured it seems Quin gets hurt immediately after.

Picked for the ABs in 2020 and then got injured in camp, before he played. I think that might have opened the door for Vaa'i.

I reckon he's still a decent prospect as a test lock (though he's not a fern favourite). He's not massively tall - slightly more than SBarrett according to the stats, but he's mobile and does most things well.

As Nisbo noted last night, the Mako are much better when he plays - quite noticeable last year when he got hurt and then came back.- got us back on track.

Pleased I wasn't around to watch this! 🙂