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Have messaged @Rapido on another forum.

Nathan Hastie off to the Western Force.

Highlanders

Nathan Hastie - Highlander #340 signing out 💙👋 Wishing Nathan all the best as he takes his next steps with the Western Force. Thank you for all your work in the blue, gold and maroon! Go well in...

@pakman said in RIP 2025:

@MN5 said in RIP 2025:

No, she thought I was Mark Lamarr, an English comedian and radio DJ. Luckily he was standing five feet from me!

So you look just like a 1950s throwback?

@Kiwiwomble said in Fern Outage:

now i know we're really back

It seems not all Ferners have taken Hooroo's sage advice in the second paragraph below on board.

https://forum.silverfern.rugby/post/1063365

@Bones said in NZ Club Rugby 2025 ( General):

@Smudge warm welcome to the eagles nest fella. The old guy roaming the sidelines with the camera is WB, wander over and tell him Bones sent you next time, I'm sure you'll get a bev out of it.

I shall be remaining relatively neutral, much like my chum who goes and watches a few clubs in the area (Petone, HBOM, Wainuiomata and even occasionally Eastbourne in whatever grade they play in nowadays).

That old fella WB was very active on Saturday, hunting for the best spot behind the line. I respected his hustle.

I have no skin in the club game here in Wellington but I wandered along to Hutt Rec on Saturday to watch Hutt Old Boys Marist and Paremata-Plimmerton do battle in the Jubilee Cup semi-final. Not warm, but an OK day weatherwise with a swirly breeze of sorts.

High scoring affair with both sides guilty of resting on their laurels immediately after scoring. HBOM continued to be quite loose into the second half, and were down 19-37 before making a remarkable comeback to win 45-42 with the last play of the game. They were down to 14 for the last 10 too. Importantly, with 20 to go, they distinctly changed tactics and wore down Pare-Plim by building up the phases with their ball runners close to the ruck.

By all accounts, some of the HBOM committee/top brass had already been looking ahead to the final when having beers at the pub earlier that week, so some red faces were saved with that injury time five-pointer.

Will probably go and watch more club footy next year. It's quite fun to watch when you have no allegiances.

@Duluth said in All Blacks v France III:

So, thoughts on that chip kick from the captain?

One of the dumbest things I've seen from a senior All Black in a loooooong time.

90 secs or so on that 1955 test can be found here from 14m 52s in:

@Virgil said in Other Cricket:

@Smudge said in Other Cricket:

@Virgil said in Other Cricket:

@KiwiPie said in Other Cricket:

@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.

We can claim a moral victory* of sorts, all the runs made in our 26 were off the bat.
The Windies had 6 extras in their 27 soooooo you could argue their batsmen made the lowest combined runs from the bat only.

*Ironically it was on the same date 6 years to the day we lost the CWC final to England, moral victories we seem to be good at.

Lowest amount of runs off the bat in an innings was in 1924.

Of South Africa's 30 runs, 19 of them came from the blade.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-tour-of-england-1924-61820/england-vs-south-africa-1st-test-62539/full-scorecard

So in effect we have the 3rd lowest all time score...

You have my support on that.

@Virgil said in Other Cricket:

@KiwiPie said in Other Cricket:

@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.

We can claim a moral victory* of sorts, all the runs made in our 26 were off the bat.
The Windies had 6 extras in their 27 soooooo you could argue their batsmen made the lowest combined runs from the bat only.

*Ironically it was on the same date 6 years to the day we lost the CWC final to England, moral victories we seem to be good at.

Lowest amount of runs off the bat in an innings was in 1924.

Of South Africa's 30 runs, 19 of them came from the blade.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-tour-of-england-1924-61820/england-vs-south-africa-1st-test-62539/full-scorecard

He appears to be an agent with one tactic: "hey, how about I seed a story with a journo that you are keen on playing for the All Blacks?"

KP: "Didn't you do that two years ago?"

Agent: "Yeah... and your point is?"

Jason Rutledge gets his 11th Southland club title, playing a full 80 minutes at age 47.

Logan Savory

The legend continues: Rutledge's 11th title at age 47

“As they say, you get old when you stop doing things, and I would rather keep playing to keep me young.”

@mariner4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

yaaay, BB at 10!! he was so good there in 2017, he's due!

See, we are patient!

i've owned racehorses like this...

I hear they’re still running the Doomben straight as we speak….

running is generous

So is Doomben.

@SouthernMann said in Highlanders 2026:

Force makes sense for Hastie. Grew up there until 2019. Played first XV with Tamati Williams over there. Its first string halfback getting on. Would he have already done the Australian residency?

What I'm frustrated about is that we haven't seen it announced who is leaving the franchise yet

Sad thing is he's one of the few Logan Park High School-adjacent rugby players we could claim.

His dad was the standout loosie for LPHS in the early 1990s.

Otherwise it's Flilipo Levi, who switched to Otago Boys in 7th form, or Shane Stewart, who played for Ulster about 25 years ago.

11 shots of Jay Shah in a 44 sec clip purportedly about the WTC final.

Unsure whether the ICC social media department are sycophants, trolls or both.

https://x.com/ICC/status/1934831450467258841

@Donsteppa said in NZ Cricket:

I see we now have Ken Rutherford in charge at Northern Districts too.

Absolute journeyman in sports administration.

Real Pat Howard at CA areas here.

NV Interactive (https://www.nvinteractive.com)

Daryl Gibson appointed Chief High Performance Officer

Former All Black Daryl Gibson has jumped the fence - becoming the new Chief High Performance Officer for New Zealand Cricket (NZC), effective from next month.

@sparky said in Highlanders 2025:

@Smudge said in Highlanders 2025:

https://x.com/Highlanders/status/1927975696430944368

EDG locked in until 2027 too.

Are the issues that led to EDG being excluded from
ABs selection a couple of times last year now dealt with?

I just shared a X link, champ. Not sure what extra info you want from me.

https://x.com/Highlanders/status/1927975696430944368

EDG locked in until 2027 too.

Manson knocked out in Southland club rugby yesterday.

Logan Savory

Club Rugby: Manson’s sickening end to Blues cameo

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