The Silver Fern

Looking at that BOP starting XV, I reckon the ABs coaches told them to play Narawa at 14 given he was 13 last season and Carter was 14. Maybe the Steamers will mix it up though

Up to 31 now. I have limited access (from Fiji) but if someone can post in the main forum or on the relevant match threads that would be good.

Any BOP fans who want to do NPC Tipping for the season, go to this thread and pick the BOP team when you submit your tips for week 1 (first game is tomorrow night) https://www.forum.silverfern.rugby/topic/7464/npc-tipping-2025/7?_=1753813608209

@bayimports said in EPL 2024/2025:

@KiwiPie said in EPL 2024/2025:

Mbeumo to Man U (71 million quid - not sure he is that good).

And Wissa just left camp, if Wissa goes thats two major losses for them

But they do have a shedload of cash to spend .... but with a new manager that's a lot of pressure to make a good start

The Fern Tipping page shows the results from NPC 2024

1. @Winger
2. @Donsteppa
3. @sportboy
   Team champions: Hawke's Bay
   Cup champion: Winger

@Duluth said in NPC Tipping 2025:

Also can someone post the link to the facebook group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/590271681147113

England women seem to be matching England men last year in finding a path to the Euro final. Not playing particularly well but scraping through.
Mbeumo to Man U (71 million quid - not sure he is that good).
Madueke to Arsenal (48.5 million quid - not sure if he will make the first team)
Elanga to Newcastle (55 million quid - not sure he is that good)
Kudus to Spurs (54.5 million quid - not sure he is that good)

Agree re Sangster and MSR, Ah Kuoi will have to be a full time lock this season. Good chance to blood some new locks though. Backline looks good again although I agree with Duluth on Forbes, he looked well off it in the AB Maori game against Scotland.

Mighty Steamers squad

Squad announced - looking pretty good except for looking light in the locking department.

The cynic in me thinks this is a ratings move for the Wrexham show - it makes good content.

@bayimports said in Other Cricket:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Other Cricket:

Windies all out for 27. Starc 6 for 9, Boland 3 for 2.

How can anyone be happy about this? So close and yet we still own that record, feels like Starc let them get a couple of extra runs to ensure the wound never heals lol

It was all bloody Konstas - 2 dropped catches and let one through his legs for the single to get to 27.

Bloody Konstas!

@African-Monkey said in EPL 2024/2025:

@mohikamo said in EPL 2024/2025:

@sparky

i'll tell you what a mickey mouse trophy is

the bundesliga (a one team league)
the french league (a one team league)
the spanish league (a two team league)
the italian league (not much better)
the epl (a litte bit better than that)

bournemouth v burnley - who f'n cares!

The Serie A is probably the most competitive league in the world lol.

Yep Serie A doesn't seem to have any one club much richer than the rest - it is really wide open at the top.

Palace chucked out of the Europa League for double club ownership rules - Forest into Europa League. Seems a pretty harsh punishment for them basically being surprised that they made it into Europe.

Haven't watched the Chelsea final highlights yet, looks like they really did a job on PSG - hard to say if it means anything in the long run but better to win than lose, especially financially. Also it seems bizarre that they can sign a player and bring him straight into a tournament. The concept of a club world cup is fine, but it is all Saudi money and there really isn't the space for it in the calendar - Chelsea are going on their summer break while other EPL teams are already playing pre-season games.

It's very sad, Diogo Jota sounds like a thoroughly decent man by all accounts and it's a tragedy for his family and of course his parents to lose both sons at once.

Interesting to hear that nobody at Wolves had a bad thing to say about him which can't be said for every ex-player.

For stats nerds, Shubman Gill is the first player to score 200 and 150 in a test match. I suppose this era of fast scoring makes it possible.

@AmberArmy said in All Blacks v France I:

Would France have been able to bring in a replacement if the winger didn’t go off with an HIA?

Seemed a bit dodgy. Spring was limping.

@Bones they didn't show a replay of the "in from the side" penalty but that maul looked to have momentum towards the line and if they came in the side to kill it, that's another yellow.

On the clock change, just before it went back I noticed it was still running well into a break in play. Presumably that had been happening for a while ....

Good game that, with some great things and some really dumb stuff as well

@African-Monkey said in EPL 2024/2025:

@KiwiPie said in EPL 2024/2025:

@African-Monkey said in EPL 2024/2025:

The 3 Bs, Bournemouth, Brighton and Brentford look like raking it in from player sales this summer.

Who is likely to be sold by Brighton? Joao Pedro is the only name I have heard so far and I think they may be asking too much for him.

Think Joao Pedro is a done deal?

Oh yeah Chelsea of course for over 50m - 7 year deal plus Chelsea are close to getting Jamie Gittens from Dortmund for 55m which seems a hell of a lot for someone with so little top level football but he is very young and has been playing for Dortmund since he was a kid.