All Blacks Tests 2020
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
Why do they have to play 4 tests against Aussie anyway? Two in NZ and 1 in Aussie is enough. Just let one of those Bledisloe Cup tests in NZ count for the RC. Problem solved, except the :money_bag: for that last test.
I think the issue is the contractual agreement for this year prior to COVID was 1 game in NZ & 2 games in Aus.
That's why Rennie/Aus were looking to walk away from one of the NZ Bledisloes - they are only required to play 1 in NZ this year.
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
@Stargazer said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
Why do they have to play 4 tests against Aussie anyway? Two in NZ and 1 in Aussie is enough. Just let one of those Bledisloe Cup tests in NZ count for the RC. Problem solved, except the :money_bag: for that last test.
I think the issue is the contractual agreement for this year prior to COVID was 1 game in NZ & 2 games in Aus.
That's why Rennie/Aus were looking to walk away from one of the NZ Bledisloes - they are only required to play 1 in NZ this year.
haha a contract in 2020
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What sort of organization screws over a partner nation like this? With obviously no communication
@Kirwan said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
What sort of organization screws over a partner nation like this? With obviously no communication
ah, hi Kirwan, haaaaave you met SANZAAR?
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@Kirwan said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
So pull out of the stupid thing and play the ABs in Mitre 10. Sorted.
THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS!
We will deal with the fallout next year
@Hooroo said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
@Kirwan said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
So pull out of the stupid thing and play the ABs in Mitre 10. Sorted.
THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS!
We will deal with the fallout next year
SA and Aries will be underdone for the tournament anyway with no rugby.
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@Kirwan said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
What sort of organization screws over a partner nation like this? With obviously no communication
ah, hi Kirwan, haaaaave you met SANZAAR?
@mariner4life said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
@Kirwan said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
What sort of organization screws over a partner nation like this? With obviously no communication
ah, hi Kirwan, haaaaave you met SANZAAR?
Yes, but it stil beggars belief how amateur hour that is.
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@Bovidae I still find it hard to see how the Argies can field a team. All those guys with positive tests ... From what I read from French players who got COVID, it took them a while to be able to train and play again, even those with few symptoms. Something to do with lesions in the lungs????
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It's not going to look good for The Rugby Championship if a number of marquee players decide to opt out and not come.
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
It's not going to look good for The Rugby Championship if a number of marquee players decide to opt out and not come.
Three months on ABs salary or two months on M10 Cup pay?
Those with wives will be going!
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@Bovidae I still find it hard to see how the Argies can field a team. All those guys with positive tests ... From what I read from French players who got COVID, it took them a while to be able to train and play again, even those with few symptoms. Something to do with lesions in the lungs????
Argentinian coach Ledesma comments
“I’m all good, I never had symptoms or anything,” Ledesma told the Herald from Buenos Aires. “Ninety-nine per cent of our staff and players were fine. Only one guy got symptoms a month ago but the other guys were asymptomatic. It’s really weird because we had a lot of positive cases, but all asymptomatic. Some guys were living together, sharing maté [a popular drink in Argentina] and bathrooms but one got it and the other didn’t. It happened in three or four different cases.” There was further good news last week with a further 26 negative cases. This week, more negative results came back and the Pumas have faith that when they get on the plane, likely early next month, they will be free of COVID-19. -
@Bovidae I still find it hard to see how the Argies can field a team. All those guys with positive tests ... From what I read from French players who got COVID, it took them a while to be able to train and play again, even those with few symptoms. Something to do with lesions in the lungs????
@Stargazer The Argies want to play at least one warm-up game too (Aust A was mentioned) so they would need to arrive ASAP.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
It's not going to look good for The Rugby Championship if a number of marquee players decide to opt out and not come.
Three months on ABs salary or two months on M10 Cup pay?
Those with wives will be going!
@Chris-B said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
It's not going to look good for The Rugby Championship if a number of marquee players decide to opt out and not come.
Three months on ABs salary or two months on M10 Cup pay?
Those with wives will be going!
If the NZR pull out, you'd think that the players association woudl insist that got paid for the scheduled games at least. I think that would be fair as well.
Might have to be some more North South style fundraising games to pay for it? Who knows. What a mess
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
It's not going to look good for The Rugby Championship if a number of marquee players decide to opt out and not come.
Three months on ABs salary or two months on M10 Cup pay?
Those with wives will be going!
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@Chris-B the Ta$man ones will be fine!
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@taniwharugby So will the Northland ones....err, one.
You guys could just pass the hat around for Jack.
The ABs won't be pulling out except for plague-based reasons.
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Six tests on six consecutive weekends is a pretty heavy schedule. Physically very demanding, even if they have bigger squads to give some players a rest. It will be particularly hard for the Springboks and Pumas, who haven't played for ages.
The more I think of it, the sillier I find this TRC. Except for the unions bank accounts.
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@Chris-B they might extend it out to include Robinson, but yeah we are largely unaffected.
As @Kirwan says above, how can they release a draw that has supposedly not been agreed to?
@taniwharugby Because they are rugby administrators.
I'd imagine SANZAR were stuck with us wanting to start a week earlier and the Jaapies wanting to start a week later.
Releasing the schedule without us signing off on it is one tactical way of breaking the deadlock! It's pretty much a fait accompli now, so we're negotiating from a pretty shaky platform.
