The Silver Fern

@African-Monkey said in Who You Got, Where You At?:

@Mainlander said in Who You Got, Where You At?:

Christchurch (Wainoni), Upper Hutt (But played for Stokes Valley, Lived in Pinehaven), Wellington (Was an Axe Man), London (Worked at Bushey near Watford at one stage), Wellington, Petone (All kids born at Lower Hutt Hospital), Brisbane, Canberra. Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne (Will Die here, better health care and after last move told my wife if she wants to move again it will be over my Dead body. She's now planning her move to Torquay, after my diagnosis, tells me to stop lingering, Two dogs down one Husband to go.).
AB's, Canterbury, Christchurch, Highlanders, Otago (Family origins) and Hurricanes, Wellington.
Just watch and follow Rugby but did play and Coach Underwater Hockey and was a big Diver regularly going down to the sounds on dive trips.

Ooh Wainoni, good east side man spent many of my 11 years in Chch running through Pages Rd.

People in Chch would laugh at me for saying this, but it's a beautiful partof the world!

I wouldn't laugh.
I used to get my hair cut at the shopping centre of Pages and Breezes Rd.
Went to Wainoni Primary and lived on Avonside Drive just 1 house away from the corner of Pembroke st.
All gone now, School and House, visited about a year ago, made me sad, but the Avon was very beautiful and I got some nice pics.

@Higgins said in Who You Got, Where You At?:

@Mainlander said in Who You Got, Where You At?:

Upper Hutt (But played for Stokes Valley, Lived in Pinehaven), Wellington (Was an Axeman), Wellington, Petone (All kids born at Lower Hutt Hospital),

That makes two of us on here! Not a lot of success results wise on the field for too long now but "there is always next year". At least we have to consolation of a few craft beers on tap in the Isherwood Lounge so you can still buy a standard jug or a large jug to consume whilst fulfilling the aftermatch requirements of NZs most continuously playing rugby club. Incidentally the next NZRFU President is an Axeman Life Member (Erin Rush)

Haven't been back for decades but remember the club rooms fondly.
I was there at the same time as Murray Pierce & Murray Mexted. Got to play for higher teams because those 2 were away on AB duty, Even made the Wellington Lions bench twice, Alias those were the days the bench was only used when there were legit injuries, their weren't. Even worse the program has a different bloke for one of the games (I was a late call up and probably the only one they could contact on such short notice) and totally misspelt by name for the other. Had a similar problem when I made the age grade reps while playing for Stokes Valley.

Christchurch (Wainoni), Upper Hutt (But played for Stokes Valley, Lived in Pinehaven), Wellington (Was an Axe Man), London (Worked at Bushey near Watford at one stage), Wellington, Petone (All kids born at Lower Hutt Hospital), Brisbane, Canberra. Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne (Will Die here, better health care and after last move told my wife if she wants to move again it will be over my Dead body. She's now planning her move to Torquay, after my diagnosis, tells me to stop lingering, Two dogs down one Husband to go.).
AB's, Canterbury, Christchurch, Highlanders, Otago (Family origins) and Hurricanes, Wellington.
Just watch and follow Rugby but did play and Coach Underwater Hockey and was a big Diver regularly going down to the sounds on dive trips.

Arn't sure if you know but the glitch that wouldn't let me log in on the Desktop (didn't effect my laptop) seems to have gone away. Didn't do anything, went to NZ for a Week, came back and found it now worked.

@NTA said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

Wallabies will need to fix their discipline. Who is the ref?

Both Teams Will

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks v Springboks I:

He's lost weight

@No-Quarter said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:

@Canerbry said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:

It was pretty predictable really, target the playmaker as he is pertty much all of their attacking flair and also a notorious flake under pressure.

This has been a real problem for the ABs, both DMac and Mo'unga have been really flaky when the heat goes on, Mo'unga in particular has been a possum in the headlights on many occasions for the ABs. I think that's why the coaches have gone with Beauden so much, he makes errors etc, but he doesn't tend to get flustered when the opposition are trying to target him.

Always thought Mo'unga was better in the wet than Beauden and when he first became part of the ABs I would have picked him for the wet test but stayed with Beauden for the dry ones.

Sorry ment didn't.
didn't seem to demaind the lime light

@sparky said in England XV Vs France XV:

The big talking point post-match will be the ref. Not just because of her gender and her youth. Hollie Davison had a lot of decisions to make there.

I thought she did okay. She has not much choice with the first RC. It was at least a YC, then got upgraded on review. The second one was a bit of a captain's challenge by Jamie George after the French try. The TMO spotted it. She took her time and awarded a YC. It then got upgraded to a RC by the bunker.

Both those last two French tries looked fair to me. She was well sighted for both and used the TMO to check.

Unlike some refs, she knows the laws and she is methodical and clear. Well done her.

But would I want her officiating an All Blacks tests or a RWC game? No I'm afraid. She's too slow around the park to officiate a top men's competitive game. She was a long way behind some of the breaks and she ended up in some odd field positions, when the game went side to side quickly.

She's fine for a barbarians or festival game. And a great role model for young female (and male) refs. But please, World Rugby, don't give her a NZ-SA game any time soon.

Totally agree, was amazed when I noticed her but thought she did OK. (Was there a Female touch judge in the Argintina/Lios game also?)
Sparky you said everything I noticed and was going to say, specialy that She was a long way behind some of the breaks, and in the wrong place on some of plays, but I've seen worse, she'll get better with experiance and most importantly did seem to demaind the lime light like some refs do. A year doing super-rugby would probably round her out nicely. Just a thought.

@Canes4life said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:

I agree with you; the Chiefs definitely went into their shells in that second half but some of that was down to the Crusader's ability to shut down anything the Chiefs threw at them. In saying that, the Chiefs kicked the ball away far too much.

The Chiefs have put teams to the sword this year by chancing their arm in all areas of the park and backing themselves through their flare. We rarely saw that on Saturday and I think a big part of that was the Crusader's tactic of targeting DMac early with a few tough shots, he seemed to lose all of his confidence after getting smoked, which then impacted the rest of the backline because he then became a lot more hesitant in his decision making.

Totally agree, Sadders had a plan to negate DMac and it worked. This is the problem I have with DMac starting at 1st five for the ABs, opoition have plans for nuetralising him and if they can keep to the script they can win, haveing him came on latter against tied oposition without a DMac kill script and he blows them away.

Also didn't help the Chief's cause that their scrum, lineout and kick-catch went to shit, they just didn't seem to have an answer and the Sadders kept them pined in their half and were making good over the advantage line progress with no mistakes with their forward drives, with the few times they did gey out of their zone the Sadders didn't fuck around they just kicked it back and put them back under presure.

@Canerbry said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:

@akan004 said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:

@Mainlander said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:

Will that be the last game there? when do they get/goto the new stadium?

No. I think the stadium opens in April.

Last game ther they have said. The plan as I understand it is for the Crusaders to have home games in in Nelson and elsewhere in exchange for the Super Round when the Pavlova opens in April.

What are the plans for the current stadium, Coat it in Gold? The record they have there is impressive, new stadium will be a lets start again for records

Will that be the last game there? when do they get/goto the new stadium?

@sparky said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:

@Mainlander Fuck, that last bit's absolutely shitty news. Thanks for popping back. I remember you being one of the funniest and sharpest posters on here in the mid-2000s.

Actually I sorta found it funny, much to the families discust/horror. They wont me to stop making jokes about it.
I feel it's what would have made me a good Cannes/Chiefs supporter. Humor in adversity
Ive had a resonably good life so no complants and it beats dimentia which every other elder male family member seems to have developed.
Although the Wife thinks I may have that as well. She's never worked out it's just because I don't listen to her.

@sparky said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:

@Mainlander Congratulations. Not seen you around these parts for a very long time. I hope you and family are doing well. Mainlander Jr must be all grown up.

Been around just not posting.
Had to get Dulith to reset my password/Email.. Thanks taniwharugby & Kirwin for their help there as well.
The Kids are all in their 30 now, all but one ownes their own houses and all are in long terem relationships, makes me feel old.
ACT Crusader if you have anything to do with ACT Ambulance anytime you maybe dealing with Muss Jr, the rest are in Melbourne were we live now.
I've done my Job, and the Crusadrers have won, so as I said I can die happy.
Oblique I know but my Cancer has returned... Doc said 6 months (over 6 months ago) to 3 years, so just taking every victory as they come, just need the AB's to step up now.

That was a Good result...
I can Die happy, unless I'm still around this time next year in which case the Sadders will just have to do it again.

@antipodean said in Aussie Rugby:

@Bovidae said in Aussie Rugby:

Why would any non-Australian coach be interested if McLennan still wants some control? And before someone says the money, RA doesn't have any.

One would only have to look at recent history for how the rugby community in Australia treats Kiwis to stay clear anyway.

Was going to say the samething. There is a group in Oz Rugby's Administration (Philr Kurns being one) who hate Kiwi's and blame them for everything that's wrong with OZ rugby.

I'm curious.. of the AB's off to Japan, who are heading for Deans's squad? Japan is a good option for them to recover for a year or so (let's face it it's not as tough a competition as elsewhere) and maybe they can get over some of the injuries that they're struggling with. Then they can come back, all nice and fresh for the next WC. Deans has a rep as getting players up to AB standard. (remember a certain horrible Canterbury fullback who he turned into a not bad AB)

Boks gone for a 7-1 bench