The Silver Fern

Every Irish journalist complaining about the uncompetitive blow out would be furiously wanking over Ireland if they scored seven tries to nil.

@crucial said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:

@tim You may find that funny but for some of us it is a serious issue.

Are you worried you'll get pregnant?

@canefan said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:

Score please

Kirwan 3 - Stargazer 2

@Crazy-Horse said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:

Re Sotutu, do we know why he has been absent from the Auckland team lately?

Because he's playing for Counties?

At a Lions Lunch with Ieyan Evans, Joe Schmidt, Ronana O'Gara and a bunch of Brumbies. Hope to remember and share anything memorable and or insightful.

Will probably be too pissed.

Correction: Maybe this one.

@Kirwan said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

@antipodean said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

@Smudge said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

@Bones it's on Reddit so I see no issue sharing it here.

https://www.reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/comments/w3c64q/all_blacks_sharing_a_few_choice_words_with_justin/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

All I see is a wasted Marshall obviously being gobby and a sober Clarke moving him on while some other All Blacks are clearly unimpressed with whatever shitface Meg has been saying.

No punches, no issue.

Pretty sad seeing an old guy that drunk in a bar.

Thanks England for a competitive series and well done Borthwick on fixing the abortion you inherited. If they keep improving (and they've got some very good talent in that team) they'll be a real threat in 27.

Why are some sports journalists so stupid?

@stag said in All Blacks v Tonga:

Quinn has had a good game, created and distributed. Just like Bridge. Just look at the differing comments to see just how full of shit the tosser brigade is

You're right. On reflection Quinn was a poor winger today.

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024:

Not sure where to put this but Sexton has stated in his new book that this is what Reiko said to him in the World Cup quarter final last year.

“And as I stand there, hands on hips, staring in disbelief at Barnes, Rieko Ioane still comes up to me and tells me, “Get back ten metres.”

“Huh?

“Penalty,” he says. “Back ten.” And then, after Barnes blows the final whistle, he says, “Don’t miss your flight tomorrow. Enjoy your retirement, you c….”

I'm sure Sexton gave as good as he received over the years, probably why Reiko gave him a spray in the first place.

More in the article below.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350434078/johnny-sexton-details-heated-exchange-all-blacks-star-rieko-ioane-new-book

Rieko's just gone further up in my estimation.

This might make me a small man, but I'm pleased for Sexton's career to end like that. Unlikeable fluffybunny.

Perfect start to the second half as Jordie catches a gift of an intercept and races away like the lanky giraffe he is.

Ability to exit our own half again an issue as DMac appears to be the best option to catch a kick off and we immediately turn it over. WTF

Less than four minutes into the second half and the Boks need to be replaced en masse.

"both sides of the ball" gives away a penalty in front of the sticks for not rolling away.

Vaa'i with excellent patience and decision making to get a turnover penalty from the kick off..

Arendse knocks himself stupid with an attempted tackle on Rieko's hip. That's South Africa's first legitimate HIA..?

Ref gives everyone a breather of over two minutes so Kolisi can get major surgery a minor cut wiped away by the waterboy.

"both sides of the ball" bounced off in a tackle attempt.

Cane shows how its done with a great covering tackle on Kriel forces a knock on.

Two phases from the scrum and DMac puts up a shit kick from our side of halfway to be caught in their 22 and a mark called. Meanwhile we have a clear overlap back on the left where the scrum was... Is this our new attack?

Lineout thrown over the top to Jordie who knocks it back to TJP, to DMac, to Beaudy who draws the fullback and Clarke's in for a second.

Exits ffs. Beaudy kicks out on the full after the ball is passed back into the 22.

Williams decides he's a better scrumhalf than TJP so throws a pass to Clarke on the sideline who wisely passes back in field and Jordie has to punt it downfield. What is it with forwards trying to do work that requires a modicum of intellect? The kick is returned which Jordan knocks on and South Africa have a scrum just outside our 22.

Another 90 second rest period for no reason.

South African scrum getting munted turns 90° and ref penalises them gives them another attempt. Probably because they're tired from the rest they just had.

Blackadder is so fucking ineffective at everything he does.

Commentator calls Newell a mobile prop. A bit of humour to start the day.

DMac too deep and a nice kick from the fullback Fassi is regathered. Jordan cleans up but South Africa end up with a lineout five metres out. Kolisi needs a rest goes off for a HIA.

Shot at goal declined for a lineout five metres out. Two hitups by the forwards and TJP is miles away calling for forwards to "get in there" so South Africa obliges and steals the ball.

South African lying on the ground offside at the tackle plays the fucking ball in front of the ref and AR.

How fucking slow is Ethan Blackadder?

Maul clearly stops twice and ref decides instead to give Ofa a yellow card.

Newell displays his "mobility" by being too slow to defend at the ruck and South African barge over under the posts.

Louw says welcome to Ellis Park and sits Finau on his arse. Cane shows him how its done by smashing Kwagga Smith.

Wray, hopelessly out of his depth and out of position, gives South Africa a five metre lineout for a kick that looks to have gone dead.

Ball is lifted by reserve halfback, Cane times his run perfectly. Dimwit with the whistle calls him offside.

de Allende on the All Blacks side of the ruck holds Finau back from covering across and the reserve halfback gleefully takes the gap to score.

Marx comes in and rips the ball while Darry has a knee on the ground. Ardie attempts a turnover but the canny Irish ref sees he was a millimetre offside somehow despite both feet being on the All Black side of the Bok player on the ground.

And with two minutes left on the clock, needing a try to win, Beaudy keeps kicking the ball away.

A final 20mins almost as shit as the South African coverage and refereeing.

@tim said in Super Rugby News:

So, how does this fit with the Crusaders' much vaunted culture?

Crusaders spokesperson explained this:

"Only the Crusaders culture can turn Reece into a functioning member of society. We definitely didn't need another winger."

So the Chiefs Facebook page made this:

I changed it for accuracy purposes...