The Silver Fern

@canefan said in Springboks v Italy II:

It was pretty arrogant to make it so obvious. As you say they could have just kicked it out on the full

What's the law if it goes out on the full?

The ball must reach the 10-metre line.
Sanction:The non-kicking team has the option of the kick being retaken or a scrum.

But 12.5 applies as it's the first offence?

When the ball is kicked:

a. Team-mates of the kicker must be behind the ball.
Sanction:Scrum.

World Rugby Passport - 12 Kick-off and restart kicks

This is comical now

@Dodge said in All Blacks v France I:

France could have had a couple of penalties through those phases, as they could have done quite often when they’ve actually had the ball tonight. AB tacklers off feet on the French side not getting out the way of the 9. Hasn’t been picked up tonight, will be by a NH ref

I'd be stoked if this was actually called tonight. French often had a man on our side slowing down our ball.

Proctor was pretty good for the French

Penalty advantage - why don't we keep it in hand and build pressure.

@Nepia this one?

The Post

Might be reading it wrong but they mention an increase in attendance despite a reduction in games - but don't factor in a reduction of games when talking about total TV viewership.

Unavailable due to injury

Asafo, Ofa, Darry, Lakai and Perofeta

I'd be fuken gutted if I paid for a finals ticket and the cu*t next to me was ringing a cowbell the whole game. Good job banning them I reckon.

Don't you lose a player, rather than go to golden oldies?

Pretty sure it was Love too

Went backwards imo

I don't think so. It's the interest payments if they decide not to convert. It's the portion of commercial revenue, not profit, if they do decide to convert. One or the other.

I think if they don't exercise the deal then NZR would just keep paying the interest expense as it's a perpetual debt instrument. There's no paying it back. If the option is exercised then Silver Lake would take the slice of revenue and the $10.5m interest would stop and the $21m ish payments based on commercial revenue will start.

They have to make payments (4%??) to Silver Lake and currently those payments are interest payments due to the debt type of funding that was setup with Silver Lake. It would change (I think) if Silver Lake exercises it's option to take an equity position.

@kev said in NZR review:

Why do they have an interest expense. I thought they had funds in reserve?

Majority of that is Silverlake isn't it?

Announcer at the ground calling out a neck roll against the Force

Should be a penalty try