The Silver Fern

All the Northland boys sung a team Waiata at the aftermatch. Impressive.

All with their sunglasses on!

Is Stephen Jones not feeling well ?

No, it wasn’t booing.

It was a good group of Northland supporters yelling “Blue”

Mohinder Amarnath played 8 Tests against the West Indies in 1983.

In the 5 Tests in the West Indies he had scores of:

29 40
58 117
13
91 80
54 116

598 runs/average 66.44

Later the same year, the West Indies returned the visit in India with six Tests. He had scores of:

0 0
1 0
(did not play)
(did not play)
0 0
(did not play)

Our man Kane ....

http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25470155/frictionless-genius-kane-williamson

NZ ODI batting record achieved by Kane Williamson in this match.

With consecutive innings of 79* (v Afghanistan), 106* (v SA), and 148 (v WI) he scored 333 runs before being dismissed.

This beats the NZ record held by Chris Harris of 320 ODI runs before being dismissed, achieved over nine matches May 1997-January 1998 with consecutive scores of:
26*, 77*, 29*, 18*, 52*, 9*, 37*, 62*, 10

Chiefs: Damian McKenzie, Sean Wainui, Anton Lienert-Brown, Alex Nankivell, Sam McNicol, Aaron Cruden, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi; Pita Gus Sowakula, Sam Cane (c), Luke Jacobson, Mitchell Brown, Michael Allardice, Atu Moli, Bradley Slater, Aidan Ross.
Reserves: Samisoni Taukei'aho, Reuben O'Neill, Ross Geldenhuys, Naitoa Ah Kuoi, Mitchell Karpik, Lisati Milo-Harris, Kaleb Trask, Quinn Tupaea.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/119668451/super-rugby-sam-mcnicol-luke-jacobson-return-for-chiefs-after-concussion-absences

Twitter is reporting Chiefs have signed Wellington hooker Tyrone Thompson.

I guess everyone has to be somewhere.

Great to see Rene Ranger appearing in NPC again. You hardly see long serving players appearing in the comp anymore - makes you nostalgic for the old days - pre professional - when the provincial squads were a lot older then than what they are now.

He debuted in 2006, so he must be the longest serving player in this year's Bunnings NPC?

The team naming has now changed to;

Joe Apikotoa has gone from Chiefs to MP.

I believe Isaia Walker-Leawere is still with the Canes.

@Bovidae said in Auckland v Waikato:

Four wins in a row over Auckland as well, which looks to be Waikato's best winning streak.

Equals.

Waikato won 4 in a row over Auckland 1954-55

1954 won 23-9 (Ham); won 14-13 (Auck)

1955 won 24-13 (Ham); won 17-14 (Auck).

Magpies v Auckland was 29-29 draw.

Brad Weber and Isaia Walker-Leawere did not play.

Non-squad members who played were Ryo Kikkawa, Bethel Malasia and Paoraian Manuel-Harman.

John Cleese on how to be creative.

@Canes4life said in Highlanders v Chiefs:

Lol that will be Bryn Gatland's finest moment.

Did the same thing for North Harbour v Otago in the 2016 Championship Final.

According to this, Magpies' Devan Flanders has a three-year contract with the Hurricanes

http://www.sporty.co.nz/magpies/newsarticle/66801