Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11

[Smudge]

@Hooroo said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@Smudge said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@Smudge said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@Kruse said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

Got my ticket a couple of hours back.
Hoping for a great game to wash the taste of my last live rugby from memory. Fucking fuck Yokohama bullshit fluffybunny pommy twats.

Couple of mates are heavy advertisers with NZME, so have got free tickets for the game, including a spare for me - happy days.

Just been advised we've got the full hospitality package. Monday at work isn't going to be fun...

Nothing a bucket of KFC won't fix!

Massive day on Sunday! Off to the pub first for a punt and a few swifties before the big event?

Yeah, I guess so... My friends arrive in town from Dunedin (actually coming back on the same flight as me by sheer chance) at lunchtime on Saturday so I fear it could be a triple header after I have a few beers in Dunedin tonight. Pray for me and my broken 41yo body.

[barbarian]

@nzzp said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@Rapido and a typo with 'quaratined'.

But great work that man (if it's legit)

He's been taking out half-page ads in the Aussie press for weeks. Just having his say on Australian rugby. I've quite enjoyed it.

[nzzp]

@barbarian donate to him, show tangible support.

There's some really decent bastards running around the rugby scene. And then there's the Fern: a hive of scum and villany

[Machpants]

@Rapido said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

Has this been posted?

https://www.reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/comments/j7kdiz/full_page_taken_out_in_the_local_christchurch_new/

Think that's pretty cool. Despite being an entire page, is quite succinct.

"We in Australia includes Eric Tweeddale, three oldest living Wallaby..." who can still remember when his dad told him what it was like to be the holders the Bledisloe Cup...

[NTA]

@Crucial said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

Pity that there wasn't chance of a reply page.

'We lost respect of you as a Rigby country because your administrators spent years trying to create a commercial model that valued throwing large sums at well known players from other codes to try and prove a point over promoting clear pathways from the base. Your results suffered the consequences and made us value playing you a bit more like a warm up.'

"And now, we've decided to take our turn at being a pile of fucking administrative retards by making demands for which we have no sustainable commercial model, besides 'WE WON TWO WORLD CUPS IN A ROW BRO!' and 'A DINGO STOLE MY WORLD CUP!'

"We look forward to the Super Rugby Aotearoa 2022 competition kicking off with our 5 provinces, Twiggy's Travelling Wilburys, and the might of the Kuala Lumpur Sun Bears and Japanese Expat Sonic Hedgehogs."

[Crucial]

@nzzp said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@barbarian donate to him, show tangible support.

There's some really decent bastards running around the rugby scene. And then there's the Fern: a hive of scum and villany

don't forget delusion

[NTA]

@Crucial said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@nzzp said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@barbarian donate to him, show tangible support.

There's some really decent bastards running around the rugby scene. And then there's the Fern: a hive of scum and villany

don't forget delusion

And scratch "villainy" - it implies intelligence.

[Crucial]

@NTA said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@Crucial said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@nzzp said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@barbarian donate to him, show tangible support.

There's some really decent bastards running around the rugby scene. And then there's the Fern: a hive of scum and villany

don't forget delusion

And scratch "villainy" - it implies intelligence.

We've had cartoon villians that didn't always imply intelligence

[booboo]

@Snowy said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

The really surprising line to read was “maybe with Aaron Smith”.
We’re not dealing with rocket surgeons here...

Rocket surgeons -

One of my favourites

[Machpants]

Oil was good...

[Hooroo]

@Machpants said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

Oil was good...

DISLIKE DISLIKE!!

But Also LIKE LIKE as you have a great sauce!

[Toddy]

@NTA @barbarian are you guys happy with the Wallaby team selected? Any big omissions?

[Machpants]

The matchday 23 is as follows (test caps in brackets):

1. Joe Moody (46)

2. Codie Taylor (50)

3. Ofa Tuungafasi (35)

4. Patrick Tuipulotu (30)

5. Samuel Whitelock (117)

6. Shannon Frizell (9)

7. Sam Cane (68) - captain

8. Ardie Savea (44)

9. Aaron Smith (92)

10. Richie Mo'unga (17)

11. George Bridge (9)

12. Jack Goodhue (13)

13. Rieko Ioane (29)

14. Jordie Barrett (17)

15. Beauden Barrett (83)

16. Dane Coles (69)

17. Karl Tu'inukuafe (13)

18. Nepo Laulala (26)

19. Tupou Vaa'i - debut

20. Hoskins Sotutu - debut

21. TJ Perenara (64)

22. Anton Lienert-Brown (43)

23. Caleb Clarke - debut

[Machpants]

@Hooroo said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@Machpants said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

Oil was good...

DISLIKE DISLIKE!!

But Also LIKE LIKE as you have a great sauce!

Wasn't my sauce @bayimports I think EDIT And @Nogusta

[Hooroo]

@Machpants said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@Hooroo said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

@Machpants said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

Oil was good...

DISLIKE DISLIKE!!

But Also LIKE LIKE as you have a great sauce!

Wasn't my sauce @bayimports I think

We have great Sauces within!!

[nzzp]

Ugh, that's boring.

[akan004]

@bayimports said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

Anyone want a bet this is starting XV?

Moody, Taylor, Tuungafasi, Tuipulotu, Whitelock, Frizell, Cane (cpt), Savea, Smith, Mounga, Bridge, Goodhue, Ioane, J.Barrett, B.Barrett.

Let’s just say not my pick, but wouldn’t bet against it

Good sauce.

[Yeetyaah]

What are they thinking? Goodhue isn't a 12. Jordie is the form fullback and he gets chucked on the wing? Big yikes.

[number9]

@Machpants said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

The matchday 23 is as follows (test caps in brackets):

1. Joe Moody (46)

2. Codie Taylor (50)

3. Ofa Tuungafasi (35)

4. Patrick Tuipulotu (30)

5. Samuel Whitelock (117)

6. Shannon Frizell (9)

7. Sam Cane (68) - captain

8. Ardie Savea (44)

9. Aaron Smith (92)

10. Richie Mo'unga (17)

11. George Bridge (9)

12. Jack Goodhue (13)

13. Rieko Ioane (29)

14. Jordie Barrett (17)

15. Beauden Barrett (83)

16. Dane Coles (69)

17. Karl Tu'inukuafe (13)

18. Nepo Laulala (26)

19. Tupou Vaa'i - debut

20. Hoskins Sotutu - debut

21. TJ Perenara (64)

22. Anton Lienert-Brown (43)

23. Caleb Clarke - debut

Very safe Team, happy for Clarke, Sotutu and Vaa'i . The only thing out of the ordinary is Reiko at Centre and ALB on the bench.

[Donsteppa]

Jordie on the wing and not at 15?

@Donsteppa said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:

It still feels like we have the wrong Chiefs coach in charge of each team...