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    Some players like Bryn Gatland, James Marshall, and JGB must be possesses of some sort of special rugby talent yet to be unleashed to the general viewing rugby public if they deemed to be of better quality than McLutchie when it comes to awarding Super Rugby pay cheques.

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      Some players like Bryn Gatland, James Marshall, and JGB must be possesses of some sort of special rugby talent yet to be unleashed to the general viewing rugby public if they deemed to be of better quality than McLutchie when it comes to awarding Super Rugby pay cheques.

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      @Higgins said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

      Some players like Bryn Gatland, James Marshall, and JGB must be possesses of some sort of special rugby talent yet to be unleashed to the general viewing rugby public if they deemed to be of better quality than McLutchie when it comes to awarding Super Rugby pay cheques.

      I know right! It can't be something tangible or just that they're better players - obviously if all these guys from HB think that the HB player is waaaay better then there must be a conspiracy afoot I reckon. It can't be that others (probably not from HB) think they're a better investment this year.

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      • BonesB Bones

        @Higgins said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

        Some players like Bryn Gatland, James Marshall, and JGB must be possesses of some sort of special rugby talent yet to be unleashed to the general viewing rugby public if they deemed to be of better quality than McLutchie when it comes to awarding Super Rugby pay cheques.

        I know right! It can't be something tangible or just that they're better players - obviously if all these guys from HB think that the HB player is waaaay better then there must be a conspiracy afoot I reckon. It can't be that others (probably not from HB) think they're a better investment this year.

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        @Bones said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

        @Higgins said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

        Some players like Bryn Gatland, James Marshall, and JGB must be possesses of some sort of special rugby talent yet to be unleashed to the general viewing rugby public if they deemed to be of better quality than McLutchie when it comes to awarding Super Rugby pay cheques.

        I know right! It can't be something tangible or just that they're better players - obviously if all these guys from HB think that the HB player is waaaay better then there must be a conspiracy afoot I reckon. It can't be that others (probably not from HB) think they're a better investment this year.

        We all know it dates back to 1926 when the Wellington RU for a brief moment thought they'd won the Shield 5 - 8, but it was a missprint and the actual score was 55-8. They've been waging war on us ever since. JGB and James Marshall are their latest dirty bombs in that war. For shame, for shame.

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        • NepiaN Nepia

          @Bones said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

          @Higgins said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

          Some players like Bryn Gatland, James Marshall, and JGB must be possesses of some sort of special rugby talent yet to be unleashed to the general viewing rugby public if they deemed to be of better quality than McLutchie when it comes to awarding Super Rugby pay cheques.

          I know right! It can't be something tangible or just that they're better players - obviously if all these guys from HB think that the HB player is waaaay better then there must be a conspiracy afoot I reckon. It can't be that others (probably not from HB) think they're a better investment this year.

          We all know it dates back to 1926 when the Wellington RU for a brief moment thought they'd won the Shield 5 - 8, but it was a missprint and the actual score was 55-8. They've been waging war on us ever since. JGB and James Marshall are their latest dirty bombs in that war. For shame, for shame.

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          @Nepia always the bridesmaid!

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          • HigginsH Higgins

            Some players like Bryn Gatland, James Marshall, and JGB must be possesses of some sort of special rugby talent yet to be unleashed to the general viewing rugby public if they deemed to be of better quality than McLutchie when it comes to awarding Super Rugby pay cheques.

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            @Higgins Gatland is on a two-year contract that was signed before McClutchie made his Mitre 10 Cup debut, so you can hardly say that Gatland should not have been signed because McClutchie has shown so much promise. Gatland's contract expires this year and he hasn't played this year, yet, so who knows?

            JGB's contract was extended with one year about 12 months ago; the signs were on the wall by then, but still, signed before the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup season in which McClutchie showed he's worthy of a SR contract. It will become more interesting if JGB is re-signed this year at the detriment of McClutchie, but Marshall's and Fletcher Smith's contracts also expire this year.

            I can understand Marshall's re-signing on 2 Oct 2019, because he brings experience that both Fletcher Smith and McClutchie didn't/don't have. The Canes needed that experience after BB left. But ... he's been injured and has only played 22 minutes this year. 22 very average minutes. I don't see any justification for him to be re-signed again.

            Fletcher Smith's contract - signed in 2018 - also expires this year .....

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            • NepiaN Nepia

              @Bones said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

              @Higgins said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

              Some players like Bryn Gatland, James Marshall, and JGB must be possesses of some sort of special rugby talent yet to be unleashed to the general viewing rugby public if they deemed to be of better quality than McLutchie when it comes to awarding Super Rugby pay cheques.

              I know right! It can't be something tangible or just that they're better players - obviously if all these guys from HB think that the HB player is waaaay better then there must be a conspiracy afoot I reckon. It can't be that others (probably not from HB) think they're a better investment this year.

              We all know it dates back to 1926 when the Wellington RU for a brief moment thought they'd won the Shield 5 - 8, but it was a missprint and the actual score was 55-8. They've been waging war on us ever since. JGB and James Marshall are their latest dirty bombs in that war. For shame, for shame.

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              @Nepia Poor form from you as the score in 1926 was an even bigger thrashing than the tally you quoted.
              Hawkes Bay 58 (Bert Grenside (5), Jackie Blake (2), Bert Cooke, Cyril Brownlie, John Swain, Edward Single and Lance Johnnson all with tries. George Nepia (7) and Grenside (1) knocked over conversions whilst Nepia also did the honours with a penalty.)
              Wellington 08

              Inflation adjusted for 2020 points values that scoreline translates to

              Hawkes Bay 84 - 09 Wellington

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              • HigginsH Higgins

                @Nepia Poor form from you as the score in 1926 was an even bigger thrashing than the tally you quoted.
                Hawkes Bay 58 (Bert Grenside (5), Jackie Blake (2), Bert Cooke, Cyril Brownlie, John Swain, Edward Single and Lance Johnnson all with tries. George Nepia (7) and Grenside (1) knocked over conversions whilst Nepia also did the honours with a penalty.)
                Wellington 08

                Inflation adjusted for 2020 points values that scoreline translates to

                Hawkes Bay 84 - 09 Wellington

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                @Higgins so... we're improving?

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                • HigginsH Higgins

                  @Nepia Poor form from you as the score in 1926 was an even bigger thrashing than the tally you quoted.
                  Hawkes Bay 58 (Bert Grenside (5), Jackie Blake (2), Bert Cooke, Cyril Brownlie, John Swain, Edward Single and Lance Johnnson all with tries. George Nepia (7) and Grenside (1) knocked over conversions whilst Nepia also did the honours with a penalty.)
                  Wellington 08

                  Inflation adjusted for 2020 points values that scoreline translates to

                  Hawkes Bay 84 - 09 Wellington

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                  @Higgins said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

                  @Nepia Poor form from you as the score in 1926 was an even bigger thrashing than the tally you quoted.
                  Hawkes Bay 58 (Bert Grenside (5), Jackie Blake (2), Bert Cooke, Cyril Brownlie, John Swain, Edward Single and Lance Johnnson all with tries. George Nepia (7) and Grenside (1) knocked over conversions whilst Nepia also did the honours with a penalty.)
                  Wellington 08

                  Inflation adjusted for 2020 points values that scoreline translates to

                  Hawkes Bay 84 - 09 Wellington

                  Genuine question. How were Wellie's points made up?

                  Was there a goal from a mark or something?

                  Because tries back then were 3pts right?

                  So I had assumed try(3) + con(2) + pen(3) = 8, and nowadays that would be 10 (5+2+3). Unless you meant 10?

                  Thanks in anticipation.

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                  • boobooB booboo

                    @Higgins said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

                    @Nepia Poor form from you as the score in 1926 was an even bigger thrashing than the tally you quoted.
                    Hawkes Bay 58 (Bert Grenside (5), Jackie Blake (2), Bert Cooke, Cyril Brownlie, John Swain, Edward Single and Lance Johnnson all with tries. George Nepia (7) and Grenside (1) knocked over conversions whilst Nepia also did the honours with a penalty.)
                    Wellington 08

                    Inflation adjusted for 2020 points values that scoreline translates to

                    Hawkes Bay 84 - 09 Wellington

                    Genuine question. How were Wellie's points made up?

                    Was there a goal from a mark or something?

                    Because tries back then were 3pts right?

                    So I had assumed try(3) + con(2) + pen(3) = 8, and nowadays that would be 10 (5+2+3). Unless you meant 10?

                    Thanks in anticipation.

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                    @booboo said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

                    @Higgins said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

                    @Nepia Poor form from you as the score in 1926 was an even bigger thrashing than the tally you quoted.
                    Hawkes Bay 58 (Bert Grenside (5), Jackie Blake (2), Bert Cooke, Cyril Brownlie, John Swain, Edward Single and Lance Johnnson all with tries. George Nepia (7) and Grenside (1) knocked over conversions whilst Nepia also did the honours with a penalty.)
                    Wellington 08

                    Inflation adjusted for 2020 points values that scoreline translates to

                    Hawkes Bay 84 - 09 Wellington

                    Genuine question. How were Wellie's points made up?

                    Was there a goal from a mark or something?

                    Because tries back then were 3pts right?

                    So I had assumed try(3) + con(2) + pen(3) = 8, and nowadays that would be 10 (5+2+3). Unless you meant 10?

                    Thanks in anticipation.

                    You are correct.

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                    • NepiaN Nepia

                      @booboo said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

                      @Higgins said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

                      @Nepia Poor form from you as the score in 1926 was an even bigger thrashing than the tally you quoted.
                      Hawkes Bay 58 (Bert Grenside (5), Jackie Blake (2), Bert Cooke, Cyril Brownlie, John Swain, Edward Single and Lance Johnnson all with tries. George Nepia (7) and Grenside (1) knocked over conversions whilst Nepia also did the honours with a penalty.)
                      Wellington 08

                      Inflation adjusted for 2020 points values that scoreline translates to

                      Hawkes Bay 84 - 09 Wellington

                      Genuine question. How were Wellie's points made up?

                      Was there a goal from a mark or something?

                      Because tries back then were 3pts right?

                      So I had assumed try(3) + con(2) + pen(3) = 8, and nowadays that would be 10 (5+2+3). Unless you meant 10?

                      Thanks in anticipation.

                      You are correct.

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                      @Nepia so 84-10. Couldn't stop them getting double figures ... 🙂

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                      • boobooB booboo

                        @Nepia so 84-10. Couldn't stop them getting double figures ... 🙂

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                        @booboo said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

                        @Nepia so 84-10. Couldn't stop them getting double figures ... 🙂

                        We had to let them save a little bit of mana.

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                        • BonesB Bones

                          @Higgins said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

                          Some players like Bryn Gatland, James Marshall, and JGB must be possesses of some sort of special rugby talent yet to be unleashed to the general viewing rugby public if they deemed to be of better quality than McLutchie when it comes to awarding Super Rugby pay cheques.

                          I know right! It can't be something tangible or just that they're better players - obviously if all these guys from HB think that the HB player is waaaay better then there must be a conspiracy afoot I reckon. It can't be that others (probably not from HB) think they're a better investment this year.

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                          @Bones Michael Little is a good counter-example to the idea that the best players are signed into Super Rugby squads. He was much better than many midfield players in NZ squads (especially at the Blues), but had to go to Japan to get a full contract.

                          With Little it was a poor Blues organisation missing out, perhaps McClutchie has missed out at the Highlanders due to their pretty average coaches?

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                            @Bones Michael Little is a good counter-example to the idea that the best players are signed into Super Rugby squads. He was much better than many midfield players in NZ squads (especially at the Blues), but had to go to Japan to get a full contract.

                            With Little it was a poor Blues organisation missing out, perhaps McClutchie has missed out at the Highlanders due to their pretty average coaches?

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                            @Tim I think he mainly missed out on Hurricanes selection. They should have offered McClutchie a (full) contract instead of James Marshall, who didn't even play NPC in 2019! The Canes made more dubious selections, such as the Kobus van Wyk signing that they didn't need.

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                              @Tim I think he mainly missed out on Hurricanes selection. They should have offered McClutchie a (full) contract instead of James Marshall, who didn't even play NPC in 2019! The Canes made more dubious selections, such as the Kobus van Wyk signing that they didn't need.

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                              @Stargazer yeah the Canes had some odd selections this year so I can see your frustration. They seem to have their mind made up no matter who is in form. Case and point with Teariki Ben-Nicholas, he should have earned himself a Canes contract after playing the house down for two years at NPC and for the Canes development, however they decided to give it to Murphy Taramai which was a left field decision.

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                              • boobooB booboo

                                @Higgins said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

                                @Nepia Poor form from you as the score in 1926 was an even bigger thrashing than the tally you quoted.
                                Hawkes Bay 58 (Bert Grenside (5), Jackie Blake (2), Bert Cooke, Cyril Brownlie, John Swain, Edward Single and Lance Johnnson all with tries. George Nepia (7) and Grenside (1) knocked over conversions whilst Nepia also did the honours with a penalty.)
                                Wellington 08

                                Inflation adjusted for 2020 points values that scoreline translates to

                                Hawkes Bay 84 - 09 Wellington

                                Genuine question. How were Wellie's points made up?

                                Was there a goal from a mark or something?

                                Because tries back then were 3pts right?

                                So I had assumed try(3) + con(2) + pen(3) = 8, and nowadays that would be 10 (5+2+3). Unless you meant 10?

                                Thanks in anticipation.

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                                @booboo Oops you are quite right, forgot to credit Wellington with the two additional points to the try awarded to E. F.. Barry. Mark Nicholls contributed the extra points with a conversion and a penalty. My error is simply put dowen to the fact that the opposition side of the scoreboard contained just the one nail to hang their tally on such was the dominance of the Bay in those days.

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                                • HigginsH Higgins

                                  @booboo Oops you are quite right, forgot to credit Wellington with the two additional points to the try awarded to E. F.. Barry. Mark Nicholls contributed the extra points with a conversion and a penalty. My error is simply put dowen to the fact that the opposition side of the scoreboard contained just the one nail to hang their tally on such was the dominance of the Bay in those days.

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                                  @Higgins said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

                                  @booboo Oops you are quite right, forgot to credit Wellington with the two additional points to the try awarded to E. F.. Barry. Mark Nicholls contributed the extra points with a conversion and a penalty. My error is simply put dowen to the fact that the opposition side of the scoreboard contained just the one nail to hang their tally on such was the dominance of the Bay in those days.

                                  How old are you?! You are either ancient and remember the match, or better at googling results than me. Both quite likely.

                                  I actually did look to see where the mathS was wrong and couldn't find how Wellington's paltry points were scored.

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                                  • SnowyS Snowy

                                    @Higgins said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

                                    @booboo Oops you are quite right, forgot to credit Wellington with the two additional points to the try awarded to E. F.. Barry. Mark Nicholls contributed the extra points with a conversion and a penalty. My error is simply put dowen to the fact that the opposition side of the scoreboard contained just the one nail to hang their tally on such was the dominance of the Bay in those days.

                                    How old are you?! You are either ancient and remember the match, or better at googling results than me. Both quite likely.

                                    I actually did look to see where the mathS was wrong and couldn't find how Wellington's paltry points were scored.

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                                    @Snowy said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

                                    @Higgins said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

                                    @booboo Oops you are quite right, forgot to credit Wellington with the two additional points to the try awarded to E. F.. Barry. Mark Nicholls contributed the extra points with a conversion and a penalty. My error is simply put dowen to the fact that the opposition side of the scoreboard contained just the one nail to hang their tally on such was the dominance of the Bay in those days.

                                    How old are you?! You are either ancient and remember the match, or better at googling results than me. Both quite likely.

                                    I actually did look to see where the mathS was wrong and couldn't find how Wellington's paltry points were scored.

                                    Wiki is your friend. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranfurly_Shield_1920–29#1926

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                                    • NepiaN Nepia

                                      @Snowy said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

                                      @Higgins said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

                                      @booboo Oops you are quite right, forgot to credit Wellington with the two additional points to the try awarded to E. F.. Barry. Mark Nicholls contributed the extra points with a conversion and a penalty. My error is simply put dowen to the fact that the opposition side of the scoreboard contained just the one nail to hang their tally on such was the dominance of the Bay in those days.

                                      How old are you?! You are either ancient and remember the match, or better at googling results than me. Both quite likely.

                                      I actually did look to see where the mathS was wrong and couldn't find how Wellington's paltry points were scored.

                                      Wiki is your friend. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranfurly_Shield_1920–29#1926

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                                      @Nepia Paah, who uses that.

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                                      • BonesB Bones

                                        @Higgins said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

                                        Some players like Bryn Gatland, James Marshall, and JGB must be possesses of some sort of special rugby talent yet to be unleashed to the general viewing rugby public if they deemed to be of better quality than McLutchie when it comes to awarding Super Rugby pay cheques.

                                        I know right! It can't be something tangible or just that they're better players - obviously if all these guys from HB think that the HB player is waaaay better then there must be a conspiracy afoot I reckon. It can't be that others (probably not from HB) think they're a better investment this year.

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                                        @Bones said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

                                        @Higgins said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

                                        Some players like Bryn Gatland, James Marshall, and JGB must be possesses of some sort of special rugby talent yet to be unleashed to the general viewing rugby public if they deemed to be of better quality than McLutchie when it comes to awarding Super Rugby pay cheques.

                                        I know right! It can't be something tangible or just that they're better players - obviously if all these guys from HB think that the HB player is waaaay better then there must be a conspiracy afoot I reckon. It can't be that others (probably not from HB) think they're a better investment this year.

                                        Bones, how did you find your way to the Magpies campfire with all those circled wagons in the way?

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                                        • SmudgeS Smudge

                                          @Bones said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

                                          @Higgins said in Lincoln McClutchie article:

                                          Some players like Bryn Gatland, James Marshall, and JGB must be possesses of some sort of special rugby talent yet to be unleashed to the general viewing rugby public if they deemed to be of better quality than McLutchie when it comes to awarding Super Rugby pay cheques.

                                          I know right! It can't be something tangible or just that they're better players - obviously if all these guys from HB think that the HB player is waaaay better then there must be a conspiracy afoot I reckon. It can't be that others (probably not from HB) think they're a better investment this year.

                                          Bones, how did you find your way to the Magpies campfire with all those circled wagons in the way?

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                                          @Smudge Someone mentioned Bryn Gatland ...

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