Super Rugby 2025
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@nonpartizan a fitness test.
Cones at 20m, 40m and 60m.
You run out to 20, back, out to 40, back out to 60 back...repeat 5 times.
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The full Pre-season fixture list -
Fijian Drua v Rugby FC Los Angeles – Churchill Park, Lautoka – 24th January 2025
Sat 25 Jan NSW Waratahs v NSW Pacifica Eric Tweedale Stadium
Fri 31 Jan Moana Pasifika v Highlanders The Oval, North Harbour Stadium, Albany
Fri 31 Jan Crusaders v Blues Kirwee Rugby Club, Kirwee
Fri 31 Jan QLD Reds v Bristol Bears Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
Sat 1 Feb NSW Waratahs v ACT Brumbies Bowral Rugby Club
Sat 1 Feb Chiefs v Hurricanes Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Thur 6 Feb Highlanders v Crusaders Rugby Park, Invercargill
Fri 7 Feb ACT Brumbies v Western Force Marist College, Canberra
Fri 7 Feb QLD Reds v Ulster Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
Fri 7 Feb Hurricanes v Blues William Jones Park, Wainuiomata
Sat 8 Feb Chiefs v Moana Pasifika Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe -
The Tahs team for their first pre-season game on Friday -
vs NSW Pacifica.
Loosehead Prop – Tom Lambert
Hooker – Julian Heavan
Tighthead Prop – Daniel Botha
Left Lock – Felix Kalapu
Right Lock – Ben Grant
Left Flanker – Leafi Talataina
Right Flanker – Jamie Adamson
Number Eight – Hugh Sinclair (C)
Scrumhalf – Teddy Wilson
Flyhalf – Jack Bowen
Left Wing – Darby Lancaster
Inside Centre – Joey Walton
Outside Centre – Henry O’Donnell
Right Wing – Triston Rielly
Fullback – James Hendren
Reserve – Ethan Dobbins
Reserve – Adrian Brown
Reserve – Siosifa Amone
Reserve – Ale Aho
Reserve – Clem Halaholo
Reserve – Jack Grant
Reserve – Joey Fowler
Reserve – Archie Saunders
Reserve – Brad Amituanai
Reserve – Mesu Kunavula
Reserve – Jackson Ropata
Reserve – Charlie Gamble -
The Tahs team for their first pre-season game on Friday -
vs NSW Pacifica.
Loosehead Prop – Tom Lambert
Hooker – Julian Heavan
Tighthead Prop – Daniel Botha
Left Lock – Felix Kalapu
Right Lock – Ben Grant
Left Flanker – Leafi Talataina
Right Flanker – Jamie Adamson
Number Eight – Hugh Sinclair (C)
Scrumhalf – Teddy Wilson
Flyhalf – Jack Bowen
Left Wing – Darby Lancaster
Inside Centre – Joey Walton
Outside Centre – Henry O’Donnell
Right Wing – Triston Rielly
Fullback – James Hendren
Reserve – Ethan Dobbins
Reserve – Adrian Brown
Reserve – Siosifa Amone
Reserve – Ale Aho
Reserve – Clem Halaholo
Reserve – Jack Grant
Reserve – Joey Fowler
Reserve – Archie Saunders
Reserve – Brad Amituanai
Reserve – Mesu Kunavula
Reserve – Jackson Ropata
Reserve – Charlie Gamble@Daffy-Jaffy Gotta love that Harbour second row.
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@Daffy-Jaffy Gotta love that Harbour second row.
@Tim Waitemata boy Ale Aho on the bench
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Drua 33 - 26 L A Rugby. Annoyingly it was live on Sky but I did not find out until I found the post match interviews while channel flipping from the sevens.
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Drua 33 - 26 L A Rugby. Annoyingly it was live on Sky but I did not find out until I found the post match interviews while channel flipping from the sevens.
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Super Rugby 2025:
Drua 33 - 26 L A Rugby. Annoyingly it was live on Sky but I did not find out until I found the post match interviews while channel flipping from the sevens.
Well there ya go Daffy, I didn't realise it on Skt either. Oh well shit happens I suppose, I guess I should check!! :confounded_face:
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Super Rugby 2025:
Drua 33 - 26 L A Rugby. Annoyingly it was live on Sky but I did not find out until I found the post match interviews while channel flipping from the sevens.
Well there ya go Daffy, I didn't realise it on Skt either. Oh well shit happens I suppose, I guess I should check!! :confounded_face:
@Dan54 said in Super Rugby 2025:
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Super Rugby 2025:
Drua 33 - 26 L A Rugby. Annoyingly it was live on Sky but I did not find out until I found the post match interviews while channel flipping from the sevens.
Well there ya go Daffy, I didn't realise it on Skt either. Oh well shit happens I suppose, I guess I should check!! :confounded_face:
Some good tries, but fairly tough watch, a lot of basic handling errors. Probably be a replay anyway.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Super Rugby 2025:
Drua 33 - 26 L A Rugby. Annoyingly it was live on Sky but I did not find out until I found the post match interviews while channel flipping from the sevens.
Well there ya go Daffy, I didn't realise it on Skt either. Oh well shit happens I suppose, I guess I should check!! :confounded_face:
@Dan54 watched a bit of it hard watch
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Who had the fastest bronco time for the Blues and Highlanders? I'm just curious if anyone other than a halfback is ever the quickest now. I know BB has the fastest time at 4:12 from May 2020, which Roigard equalled last year. It's probably a little easier in cooler conditions than in Dec/Jan.
Blues - ?
Chiefs - Charlie Sinton 4:20
Hurricanes - Jai Tamati 4:23
Crusaders - Kyle Preston 4:13
Highlanders - ?@Bovidae Blues best was Cole Forbes - From this Stuff article - . " and he started the 2025 pre-season with the best bronco time (4min 23sec) of the assembled players in December, 11sec shy of the New Zealand record held by his new team-mate, All Black Beauden Barrett, and Cam Roigard."
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360557904/blues-fullback-cole-forbes-almost-played-scotland-impressing-super-rugby -
James Marshall interviewed the new Super Rugby CEO who talks about how he's going to make Super Rugby great again.
He talks about Fantasy Rugby which is already half a month behind its launch date. Not a good start but atleast the CEO is young as is looking at ways to innovate.
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James Marshall interviewed the new Super Rugby CEO who talks about how he's going to make Super Rugby great again.
He talks about Fantasy Rugby which is already half a month behind its launch date. Not a good start but atleast the CEO is young as is looking at ways to innovate.
@Canes4life We need caps , Make Super Rugby Great Again
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Every Taranaki rugby supporter I know support the Hurricanes. They all live in the Waikato so there is some good banter.
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@mariner4life said in Super Rugby 2025:
@mikedogz so they bloody should, that right there is 'canes country.
We never wanted them anyway. They, like @Nepia , just jumped our bandwagon after we won a couple of titles, and have been a millstone around our neck every since.
"... ever since."
Clutching at straws, Struggling to find anything else to refute in that post, as a Taranaki-born lad. -
@mariner4life said in Super Rugby 2025:
@mikedogz so they bloody should, that right there is 'canes country.
We never wanted them anyway. They, like @Nepia , just jumped our bandwagon after we won a couple of titles, and have been a millstone around our neck every since.
Keep telling yourself that lie to make you feel better, but you know that success only came to the Chiefs when I joined ... with an assist by that Rennie fella.
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"Joined"
The shame
