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SUPER RUGBY
Week 6

Blues 33-26 Highlanders

>Sat 23 Mar
Hurricanes 34-28 Stormers
Waratahs 20-12 Crusaders
11:55 PM Sunwolves v Lions, Singapore

>Sun 24 Mar
2:05 AM Bulls v Chiefs, Pretoria
4:15 AM Sharks v Rebels, Durban
6:05 PM Reds v Brumbies, Brisbane

**all times in RWCT**

Streams:
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Step up. He's 6-0 and looking for practice.

poor old bumwolves

practice hitting the floor?

Why don't we have pro/rel for Super Rugby for teams from SA and Australia? With the bottom placed Australian team getting relegated to the NRC and the bottom placed SA team relegated to the Currie Cup?

Singapoo why aren't you at singapoo stadium?

based
would back you lad simply by your bants

I haven't had the time to go there.

my little sister's a brown belt in karate and could probably starch this manlet lol

AWOOOOOOOO

like south african rugby
tttt

Maybe so, but the final act would be a 10" cock inside your sister haha.

you familiar with your brothers cock lad? hahaha

KEK what the FUCK was that mckenzie

you're coming off as a bit gay for your brother 2bh

I always mix up the Chiefs and the Highlanders

what do your brothers' cocks look like guys

one of em's is massive
proper 9-10 incher or over and girthy (only seen it by accident through a window when he was changing from outside)

the other is probably around 8" (never seen it) but I'm extrapolating

...

i don’t have a brother

Should ask your mother

ya he belongs on there alright, good shout

Was very keen to see the chiefs keep losing honestly.

>watching highlights of my uni's womens' varsity rugby for fun
KEK

K E K

K E K
E
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>Ulster

the RWC is only like 5 months away

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Ulster - Kings has been fairly dull. Best thing to be said is that Ulster got the job done

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>An fia crochta na Mumhain
BASED Zebre

What size ball does the womens' game use?

Mike Haley has turned out to be quite a good signing. Really gives his all every time he plays.

Same size as the men's. It's fucking stupid. In every other sport, like basketball, soccer, Gaelic football, they reduce the size of the ball to compensate for women's smaller sized hands and feet. Women look like children playing rugby. It's really hard for them to put any control on the ball, and kicking is a joke. I'm not saying women's rugby would be great if they changed it or anything, but it would definitely improve things. Give them a chance ffs.

I remember reading somewhere that most unions want it changed but for some reason the US have a big say in women's rugby and they keep vetoing it.

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Jack Carty

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looked it up google seems to say there would need to be an official trial comparing the 5 with the 4.5

some one was mentioning the smaller ball being lighter with less inertia might be a change so lower potential range...

Jack Farty.

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Fuck.

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Agree with this entirely, but keeping a big ball is the only way to ensure that the only women who play rugby are polys.

didnt realise the wolves were in Singapore when I picked them in the bru lads

Had a dream where I was in an induced coma for weeks and that was still preferable to being up

wierd having a sleep where youre still asleep

never slept in the dream, just had the old “fell asleep to sedatives, then woke up a second later in hospital” trope
if induced comas are anything like my dream then I’d like to be in one cause I dream-woke fully rested

you had an elite chiefs pick though

I suppose that makes up for it. If the Brumbies win in 2 hours I'll consider this a good weekend of rugby even though the Rebels have still never won in South Africa.

AWOOOO and Avo on giving-up watch

Nap before the footy on the cards.

Gotta go out for dinner
Mild seething on the cards

Shitting out possibly my worst assignment yet

Are you dropping a massive Plainsmen?

A substantial Cantabrian, yes

youtube.com/watch?v=8gOTDn5aYZI
youtube.com/watch?v=r6v5MLsVeAY
youtube.com/watch?v=0qv18_dTg6s
been watchng a couple 2015 games
Do you guys think there could be any big upsets this year?

Rugby's on lads.

oath

Disregard the second one, copied the wrong url.

Guna go to a speds game this year?

Nice run of play, good signs for both teams. Cant believe the Reds didnt give up a penalty.

yeah whenever dad and i are free

Holy fuck what are the bumboys doing?

punishing me for not being a homer

HIGGERS

ref is letting the small stuff go, making for a cracking game

Always bet against your own team, that way you're pleased either way.

distinct lack of kiwis around

needs to be harder on these lineout throws
the last was way off to the left

We should boycott their games and see how they like it.

>hey bro just gonna punch you in the head

Bumboys looking fairly bummed

Reds in ascension

Had a family dinner lads. I'm here for you.

very nice

power cut here lads, no tele.

feelsgoodman

is 4pm too early for a beer?

I start at 12.30pm when the lawyers are paying. Think you're okay.

i’m just sitting at home doing uni work

Sounds like an expensive way to drink. Alcohol is expensive in this country.

this is what i get for changing my pick 5 mins before kick off

Fucks sake I did the same haha.

score?

Did they block Google as well?

was driving

Sorovi on 5 seconds and already let in 7 points. Guy isn't even good enough to be the sub.

THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN SLIP LA

lookin elite lads

based Reds

*passes it to your face*

nice one Kurtley

painful commentary there

also in general

our year coming round nicely

I didn't realise Reds were dead last lol

Sorry AWOOOO no MP for you

no team either Haha

Yet another grim round for me. When is M10?

Now ahead of the Sunwolves, Blues, Chiefs and Jaguares.

August

Ouch.

heh
looking forward to it this year
i’ll either be close to a win again or crash and burn and finish last

*tied with Blues think you very much

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someone post the bru leaderboard cheers

>tfw 6 (six) bogey teams

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4 for me
>Chiefs (83% wrong)

Rugby's off lads.

thought I smelled something

Only 6? Anyone below me should be ashamed.

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show the teams la

Reds are ahead on points difference.

E L I T E
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It doesn't matter as the Current top 8 is

Tahs
Crusaders
Lions
Hurricanes (WC)
Sharks
Stormers
Bulls
Rebels

Literally all of them.

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but not the reds aye
top lad

If you take out the South African conference coz no one cares and then just sort by points it goes:
>Crusaders
>Hurricanes
>Waratahs
>Rebels
>Highlanders
>Brumbies
>Reds
>Blues
>Chiefs
>Sunwolves

GOTW lads?
For me, Blues v Landers

Reds v Brumbies, but that was a close second. Waratahs game was hope but rain killed it as it went on.

>5 days until rugby
might smack my head into a wall so I can coma my way until friday

Dragged across concrete is a good flick.

>broncos
>loins
>reds
great weekend for brisbased lads

My boss is on leave next week so I'm going to do some extra working from home. No fucking rugby is pretty shit though. When they redo Super Rugby I hope we at least get Thursday night games.

Just make it like the good old days and make it from pure leather if they're worried about the weight.

yeah that's what I thought was weird it's like 30g difference you could make that by adding more rubber or some other weight it seemed like a cop out

I mean they train with a 4.5 right up until they reach the adult game surely there must already be evidence purely by comparing ball handling performance the age change

*saves rug*

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Whats going on with the full back position down there in Munster? Has Haley made it his or is Conway usually played there?

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You think the size of the ball matters when you still haven't a fucking clue how to place the ball or kick it?

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With Conway on a string of injuries, Haley is getting played frequently.

why does the froggy thread have a guy sameposting both sides of a copypasta class war?
Does football really have to ruin everything?

Might be a good idea to clear your gutters tonight or tomorrow lads, big fucking storm gonna hit later in the week.

I got this one bros

thought /rug/ said sunwolves were on "glorious ascension"

A glorious ascension to relegation.

Dw lad they'll win this week.

wolves > tahs >saders

the eternal saffer happened

Glorious ascension into Global Rapid Rugby™

>tfw not in the universe where the Stellenbosch rules took effect

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6 points for a win
3 points for a draw
0 points for a loss
1 BP for scoring at least 5 tries (any side)
1 BP for winning while scoring at least 3 tries more than the opponent (winning side only)
1 BP for losing by 6 or fewer points (set to the value of a converted try - 1) (losing side only)

pls stop

I got kind of bored at work.

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Rúgbi

拉格比。

Don't rate him
Always seems to make 2 or 3 errors a game and he has mammary glands for hands

Cleared my gutters into your aul one last week budrick, thanks for the warning none the less

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here's a challenge for you, how would a game with a large team without a pack work ie no set pieces like scrums or lineouts?

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Obviously like rugby league except without the play the ball or the 6 phases bullshit. Knock-ons and forward passes automatically cede possession to the opponent.

How would you envisage a three man ruby style game?
pitch shrinkage allowed

Same as above, I suppose, unless one man scrums can somehow be made viable. As for the pitch size I'm not sure.

Adding to this, the pitch will definitely be shrunk and definitely less than 20m by 30m. How much less I'm not sure.

greenandgoldrugby.com/mondays-rugby-news-257/
>Word on the street is that some of the other laws will involve players asking consent if they can tackle another player, and scrums to be replaced by crab races.
W E W

thetimes.co.uk/edition/sport/rugby-set-to-make-jackal-an-endangered-species-7lx9lvg7k
>The game’s governing body wants to penalise the practice of a defender (referred to as the “jackal”) stopping the flow by getting over the ball, playing it with his hands after the tackle and trying to effect a turnover. The number of replacements — currently eight — would be cut to six or even five.
No more finishers for you Eddie!

kiwi status: up.

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welcome back
gov still going berserk?

Seems to have settled down a bit, the chans are still blocked by ISPs though if that's what you mean.

>the chans are still blocked by ISPs though if that's what you mean.

Nice book you have there, i mean Country

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>GAGR
BASED

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*saves rug*

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Oh no, some dumbfuck mick doesn't know the difference between a private company and a government, whatever will we do.

>not being from Inner Party

>implying just anyone could join the inner party
t. prole

just found out that Tony blair used the 7/7 transport bombings to break one of britain's oldest laws regarding habeus corpus creating the 2006 terrorism act that allowed 90 detention of anyone without charge. amongst many other injustices.
youtube.com/watch?v=uHG5iVTqpIE

I hated that sneering wazzock and now I know why
just thought any Kiwi's might find it a bit of a warning

*day detention

He has been making noticeably less and less errors as the season has progressed. He is a fairly safe pair of hands, and plays with great intensity.
I think even with a fully fit Conway, we should start Haley, and play Conway on the wing where he has been playing better anyway.

V For Vendetta is my favourite English documentary.

Once Were Warriors is my favourite kiwi documentary. Really puts a new spin on the Blues.

>not picking Coronation Street

Are thou a foreigner living in NZ?

Would have thought yours was The World's Fastest Indian, seeing as most of it is set inside a shed.

is that the one where an alcoholic kills the "friend" who raped his daughter?
I remember some chart comparing the average smarts of ethnic groups.
I think Polynesians were somewhere around southern europeans

I watch documentaries to escape reality, not be reminded of it. This is why I've never watched After Porn Ends.

Not so much a warning as a yawning.

Who else /high/ rn?

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Show drug abuse the red card lad.

Abolish red cards and then show drug abuse the yellow card.

Show drug abuse the yellow card first then upgrade the yellow to red while it's in the sin bin.

Show drug abuse the red card and award a penalty try against Thailand.

For me, it's the high I get from worshipping Jesus, my Lord and Saviour.

Amen.

For me it's the rush I get knowing 76 virgins await me when I martyr myself for Allah.

st kents btfo lads

all is right in the world

anyone too stupid to get around the block shouldnt be on here

>"We accept that over several years we should have recognised concerns about an advantage being gained through the enrolment of students and their selection for the First XV."
KEK straight from the "we're sorry you're upset" playbook

Pouring one out for this little guy tonight

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Have never looked forward to M10 so much before.

Also means ski season.

Yeah not so fussed about sliding around on Ruapehu ice with 8000 other Aucklanders 2bh.

Club fields in the South is where it's at my dude, Ruapehu is garbage.

>going there ever except to summit it
big yikes

Yeah I've done a few runs down south in my time. Fair bit offshore too. got better things to waste money on these days.

almost time for comfy winter rugby

Suginohara bro.

Tom Robinson will play in the RWC.

too far down the pecking order unless he GOATs it up

There are at least 5 props in the country who are clearly better than him and a handful more that you could make a case for, so I have to agree.

He's a 6/lock cover though.

Has your government not just made all the weapons the "shooter" perfectly displayed in the back of his car illegal and taken away your rights because of "his" actions???

So’s Tadhg Beirne, and he’s not coming to Japan either.

you southern hemisphere teams kind of have an advantage with the RWC starting in september what with not having your playing pitches baked rock hard for the few months leading up to the contest, you get that much more practice.

>NH
>not using baked rock hard pitches to get players' bodies stronger to overlap SH players phisically

Just use Rain Dance and it'll rain for 5 turns. Even when the rain stops after that the pitch should be wet enough for the NH playstyle to prevail.

Imaging fat smelly props doing rain dances at Alice Springs

Snorlax can learn Rain Dance so it's not that unimaginable.

Let's say my irish neighbour decided to leave the EU and escape the oncoming debt crisis would the rugby be better?

*saves rug*

page 10 faaa-

Football was a mistake

Which one?

Rugby Football, Padraig

lel threat.

No? I can still go out and buy plenty of guns today with my gun licence, you dumb fucking mick. Shut the fuck up about topics you've absolutely no clue about, you're embarrassing the rest of the potato niggers.

Reds vs Quade this weekend

braeBASED finna boutta heem the reblels

The one that routinely shits up Yea Forums

The sperical one?

*dabs*

can the reds win lads?

Game of the round. Hope BASED Thorn starts himself.

imagine how fucked we would be if reiko got injured

which we lad

The Good Guys (tm).

i honestly don't even rate reiko
he just stands on the side and runs like 5 metres and then puts the ball down,
other actually talnted poeple make him look good
anyone could do it desu

t. brainlet

Complete cazz: the post.

Ah yes, these are the stats of an overrated player

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abs and blues

Based Damian McKenzie.

Only 48 hours till rugby lads Haha

>tfw no comfy wednesday nite Horowhenua Kapiti v Wairarapa Bush to watch

Unironically looking forward to winter.

Is this thread LGBTQQA+ friendly?

aaand

filtered.

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gonna be comfy

Is Matt Burke's injury the worst injury anyone ever got in the process of scoring a try?

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kiwis are up.

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A third Bledisloe should be played if and only if the first two result in either one win apiece, or two draws. Discuss.

for now
youtube.com/watch?v=9IcQUwTENPU
maybe you guys are on the brink of a totalitrarian crackdown...

Capitalist totalitarism is nothing new

why?

That is a financial impracticality. I would say that bledisloes should only be played every second year though. Sadly they're RA and NZRUs biggest earner so they have to happen 3 times a year.

Explain how an economic model can be a totalitarian political regime.

Infrastructure & Superstructure

Read Marx

>its a communism in /rug/ episode

bizarre season this

NZ is a test to see what they can get away with, if the public there dont say shit and let themselves get rolled over they'll start pulling more false flags elsewhere like Australia

Thats what i like about the French, they're the most red pilled Nation on the planet, they pulled a load of false flags there and all they did was create the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vests)

It's just the hue needing to reply to himself. He always hits out with edgy commie shit because it triggers the /pol/tato.

So is rugby dying?

Only in Australia

We’re all dying

its not dying

its being killed

Its growing in irrelevant third world shitholes coz no one cares about nurturing established rugby nurseries but they do want those asian/american moneys.

>they do want those asian moneys.
WYHY ARE THEY DROPPING BASED SUNWOLVES THEN

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Honestly I don't hate SANZAAR for this, the nips dropped them first. They are essentially a Super Rugby barbarians team at this stage, and there's no reason for them to exist without access to Japanese talent.

The third match shouldn't have to become a dead rubber. Especially considering that in the case of a 1-1 draw the holder retains the cup.

That said, I'm also kind of assuming that the world league will go through, as retarded as the idea is. The corruption is rife.

If you dislike World League then why do you support the idea of a dead rubber? I don't think any test is a dead rubber? I think winning a test is an end in itself.

15 Melani Nanai
14 Tanielu Tele'a
13 TJ Faiane
12 Ma'a Nonu
11 Rieko Ioane
10 Otere Black,
9 Jonathan Ruru
8 Akira Ioane
7 Blake Gibson
6 Tom Robinson
5 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
4 Patrick Tuipulotu
3 Sione Mafileo
2 James Parsons
1 Alex Hodgman.

Reserves:
16 Matt Moulds
17 Karl Tu'inukuafe
18 Ofa Tuungafasi
19 Scott Scrafton
20 Dalton Papalii
21 Augustine Pulu
22 Harry Plummer
23 Sonny Bill Williams.

Forward pack finna get monstered by The Stormers so hopefully it stays dry for the backs otherwise it might be a slaughter.

blues forward pack looks in better form than the canes

might have a bit more trouble getting mauls rolling

Should be starting his All Black props. Glad Otere's starting though, Plummer is average. Also, when Duffy is back, this backline is elite.

Also, if you were wondering lads, there's no rugby in tonight.

Neither Otere or Plummer is the best 10 in the squad.

Wow thanks for the insight.
Who's the best? Le injured and hasn't played all season man? Nonce.

Yeah that one.

This the all blacks rwc squad?

stuff.co.nz/sport/opinion/111604944/watch-out-all-blacks--wallabies-can-be-world-cup-dark-horses
lel

they’re on group-stage exit watch

RWC-winning team
1. Moody
2. Coles
3. Tuungafasi
4. Whitelock (c)
5. Retallick
6. Fifita
7. Savea
8. Akira
9. Perenara
10. Barrett
11. Rieko
12. Laumape
13. Goodhue
14. Nanai
15. Smith

16. Taylor
17. Tuinukuafe
18. Franks
19. Barrett
20. Cane
21. Smith
22. Mounga
23. SBW

Debate me if you dare.

Fast & Furious kino on 3 lads.

Theres no Quade Cooper in that team.

Losing to both Wales and Fiji is a bit of a stretch.

Pretty sure he's Australian.

So you're saying Australia will win the RWC?

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No I'm pretty sure Australia won't even make the semis.

Bridge for Mounga

I've noticed that people care a lot less about the 3rd Bledisloe when NZ win the first two matches. Maybe you could attribute it to the decreasing competitiveness of the Wobblies.

>I don't think any test is a dead rubber? I think winning a test is an end in itself.
For the last 4 editions of the 6N, at least one match in the last round has been treated as just that.

Savea 8 cane 7. Ardie is still a better akira.

>fast & furious
Sounds like the massive England I unleashed this morning.

frizzell at 6 instead of fafita

I'm ok with that.
Bridge guy is fucking dreaming though.

Brenton ennor instead of Sbw please

>1. Moody
>2. Coles
>3. Franks
>4. Tuipolotu
>5. Retallick
>6. Frizzel
>7. Savea
>8. Akira
>9. Perenara
>10. Barrett
>11. Rieko
>12. Laumape
>13. Goodhue
>14. Smith
>15. Mckenzie

>16. Taylor
>17. Tuinukuafe
>18. Tuungafasi
>19. Barrett
>20. Cane
>21. Smith
>22. ALB
>23. Jordie

#4 is a drug cheat.

eh iunno what was it he was even caught doing specifically?
he's a really nice guy
i played with him when i was a kid

was anyone else kinda sad watching the crusaders play like shit last weekend?
i felt bad for them
never thought i'd be unhappy seeing the crusaders lose, but it was sad, they all looked really upset

I don't keep up with the sport aside from the world cup; who are the favorites?

>favorites
Are you a burger on holiday in NZ?

Not at all. The fact they got 2 stupid tries they didnt deserve almost ruined the joy of winning for me.

No? I've spent all but one year of my life in NZ

Oh? Well, just New Zealand.

They're trying to kill it, but we are the ones who decide what happens to it,

If they pull any shit vote with your wallet and remote control, dont pay to see it and dont even watch it for free

>23. SBW

Do you really even want that in your team with the state of mind he'll be in this year? He cost you the last lines series and will be bringing his suicide vest with him for the World Cup

namibia

>win it for da moslems la

Based fucking kurow kid.

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did they not have many domestic players in the team?
I guess that might explain the chiefs win...

New to rugby. What does the lock do?

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2nd row in the scrum, tall lads that go up in the line out most of the time, generally being a nuisance in the ruck and stealing ball.

Pushes and jumps.

By jumps do you mean like the thing where you get lifted?

Yeah, that's what they do at lineouts.

Damn was really hoping I wouldnt be doing that

It's fun, trust me on this one.

Scotland

fails

When are they announcing the Champions Cup teams for the weekend?

Around 12 tomorrow.

But I want them NOW!!!!!

Do a Bielsa

If it helps tide you over, here are the lineups for Connacht and Sale in the Challenge(d) cup

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Why are Connacht resting players in the pack?

Because they're prioritising the Pro14. The Challenge Cup is as good as Clermont's. Whereas Connacht can use this game to work their Ireland contingent back up to standard, as well as giving some 2nd choice players a shot.

With the awoos gone from the super15, will they change the structure slightly or add another team?

Also can kiwis access bitchute.com?
I heard you can't but I imagine it's the same DNS trick you guys are avoiding anyway.

As long as your lifters are good you should be fine.

They've already said they're going back to a round robin format.

As says, they're looking to return to a single round robin format that would seethe regular season reduced to 13 games.

Rugby soon.

woke up just in time from my medically induced coma then

>tfw will only get to see the first half of the Canes game before I have to go to the Sunwolves game

is that you sheddy

Yeah lad. When I gotta go to work I get a US flag.

based amerished

thingken about hanging around after the game to try to ask some of the Tahs some questions, any suggestions?

There's nothing fun about having a finger stuck up your ass basically

don’t follow poonion but redpill me on axing the sunwolves
as an outsider it really seems to me that global union management is one of the worst sporting admins in the world, at least with SANZAAR

see

shouldn’t you blame Sanzaar that they set up the team without any dialogue or cooperation with existing Japanese rugby structures, especially when they already had a good thing going (proven by them beating the springboks in the last World Cup)
their top league already sounds reasonably successful even if they don’t compete at a super rugby level

Otherwise yeah, broken neck.

ask folau for a kiss and hunt for some coke

just a bit of banter lad

you are right about the japanese domestic leagues
SANZAAR just way over-stretched themselves with the move to japan and argentina

how the fuck did they not learn after axing the force and those South African teams
sounds like serious incompetence

Somehow they think that reducing the number of matches from 18 to 13 would increase revenue?

>that would seethe regular season
Pic related

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Never had that happen to me before.

The axing came after Sunwolves already entered the fray.

honestly the season is fucking bloated as it is

some teams are walking hospitals by the end of the season

rugby isn't even that hard
what they have to play once a week
oh boo hoo
i could do that easily
most of the players are lucky if they make even ten tackles or runs a game
so they're only doing a handful of things, once a week, and then they cry about that being too much?
maybe they should actually do some work into getting strong and fit, these are supposedly 'professional athletes' but they just act like pathetic little girls most of the time.
I bet in the real world, like in a street fight or something, I could fucking smash most rugby players.
all they do is play it up for sponsorships and act like underwear models and post about fortnite on instagram
it's pathetic how these numales are somehow considered manly athletes.
they're nothing

brainlet tier post

Not even going to bother giving that train wreck a (you)

It has /cric/ shitter written all over it.

so true

One and only political post while I'm watching the news, but is anyone else sick of the sign language translation at EVERY SINGLE SPEECH EVER recently? Like, how many people are deaf that can understand sign language but not read a summary of it online? Feels like like a very narrow wedge that's about to be followed by a million other "marginalised minorities."

It's been an official language inofNZ for a long time.

I am aware, the two official languages of New Zealand are New Zealand Sign Language and Maori.

why not? being deaf is pretty limiting lad

I'm ok with it.

I think English might be one too lad.

Would rather have a kiss from two dads, no homo.

*makes hand signs at you*

Based Italian living in New Zealand.

And what the fuck would you know about playing Rakapi

the best are the interpreters at rap gigs
youtube.com/watch?v=k_cnlQmsScU

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It's not. Surprisingly.

Not agreeing with that retard, but 13 games plus 3 tests plus 6 TRC games is a pretty short season. State of Origin players play 24 NRL and 3 "tests", which is 27 games vs 22. And the finals are 3 games rather than 2 (30 games vs 24). Of course you can add 3 NH tour tests to that but they're off-season and they dont even it out anyway. Not to mention that leaguies only get 4 substitutes and spend more time actually doing stuff due to the reduced number of players on the park and reduced stoppages.

hes obviously everyones first choice

Must be all the drugs charges and sexual assaults keeping them match fit.

Well at the moments it's almost the same because the season is 2-3 games longer, but once it becomes Super 14 I'd say that we've been gypped. What are we doing in July before TRC starts? Or if they push TRC forward, what are we getting in September?

>This crowd
ah yes

Doesn't Havili play wing? Shoving Jordan there seems like a risk.

crusaders looking fairly shot

changed my pick tb h

kek old man read is done already
wish I hadn’t

Gonna be a banger lads. Expect fireworks.

can someone post bru pick plz?

Remember when you used to be able to change your bru pick before halftime at the sacrifice of the MP? *sips*

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Canes by 50

>Perenara shoving tacklers off

no other scrumhalf can do this

based ROG spotted

This is one of my laziest photoshop efforts ever, but one of the most reposted. go figure

aaron smith and that saffa

JORDAN!

Smith and Read are only in the 23 because Shag can't adapt at all.

>Ben Lam

>not checking that try
why the fuck even bother playing rugby when the crusaders just cheat and pay off refs every game

tttt rug boomer pics are fairly limited.

Fucking useless cunts.

>le can run really fast in a straight line man should be an ab
cunt can't do anything else

/rug/ related memes in general are rare

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That was a doozie, what happened to the cuntabrian indian dairy owner?

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>dare i say it lads
cringe

that shit is a throwback, he hasn’t been here for years

Dumping /rug/ pics could be a better watch than this game.

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>you now remember taufua being good

hurritards more like

Get fucked.

>tiatia

>>The state of Hurricanes under the high ball

tiatia on exposed watch

>chase
>doesn't chase

Peeapeea

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Absolute scum move, I'd expect nothing less

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

The card that cost Matt Todd a World Cup berth.

I thought the crusaders were supposed to be the refball beneficiaries

Should give Todd a red for arguing desu

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nice miss pissrat

Stop it man ;_;

because no one else makes anything. useless fuckers

Matt Todd on seething bin watch

KEK how do the Crusaders have the worst kicking percentage when Plummer has been so dire?

matt sod

he missed every kick in his first game i think

Mo'unga missed almost everything in his first 2 matches

At this point, I'm not even sure Mounga is the 2nd best ABs option at first-five.

But I thought people wanted him in the world cup squad?

rather have based dan farter at this point

Looks like the Crusaders ref cheque went to the mosque this week.

Chase Tiatia on exposed watch

How do European clubs play almost double the number of matches a Super Rugby team plays?

they dont need to travel to south africa

Going to hunt down and fight everyone who picked the Plainsmen in this game.

Natural physical superiority

>Pro14

>old man read didnt even manage a full half of rugby in his round 7 return

poodie pissrat having a shocker

>Ben Lam

>tiatia

*Should be an All Black Ben Lam.
>Laushartie has been exposed this game too.

getting a bit embarrassing now

>2019
>being a trip faggot

Question for those that picked the Canes, when was the last time the Plainsmen lost two in a row?

This.

>lose for the first time in over a year
>somehow expect them to loss again the very next game

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>>The Horrorcanes

Someone was pretending to be me.

hurricanes and highlanders look markedly worse this year
blues looking good though

Hurricanes have a forward pack that would struggle in heartland this year.

>have the worst pack in nz by a long way
>decide on mauling against the best pack in not just nz but the whole comp

canes are holding their own in the scrums though

Only because the saders front row is injured/rested

this fame is a mess

game*

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>another intercept near his own 22
jesus christ barrett

pissrat to throw the game losing intercept in the quarter finals lads

There were probably 20 people in the country who knew who both Blackwell and Mitchell were before the start of the season. Fifita is overrated after the 2016 season where fats carried the middle row. Prinsep is a jobber, bench player at best. The less said about the props the better. Evans and the starting locks back would make them at least competitive.

>21 points down at home
>HURR I CANES *doosh doosh doosh* HURR I CANES

riccitelli is the second best forward

now thats fucking grim

>14 phases to go sideways across the pitch

Princep is a fucking shit cunt

pissrats worst game in many years

drubbing

Were the Hurricanes terrible tonight or were the Crusaders just too good?

should i get on the beers or continue with them lovely tea?

>Hurricucks
Based

Anyone staying for Waratards vs Gonewolves?

yeah unless it becomes a shitfest, at which point i’ll leave to play dark souls

I knew Blackwell, but purely because he was that one really short lock not because he was any good
Can't believe toomaga-allen used to be seen as potentially the next big thing.

I'll keep watching as long as the funwolves are in with a chance

Good atmosphere here lads. My school brass band was playing music out the front.

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poocastle gonna turn up for a non-knights team

this was meant to be a question

Different crowd. A smaller crowd, but this is our first game in 6 years so most of them should be here.

Based sheddy using the workphone at the game.

>ignoring the kids trying to talk to him
based ned

fuck tonights games

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thought the girl at the end was trying to break it up but then she started swinging kek

ded thread
ded general
ded sport

>cuntley beale

AWOOOOOOOO

She got caught copping a feel of her exposed bobs so had to go frkm peacemaker to attacker

keeping an eye out, anyone seen a big shed in the stands

Spent $400 on merch lads, Tahs ain't cheap

Sunwolves!

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sunwolves > waratahs > crusaders

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how did the poosaders lose lads

BASED ex-force player putting the tards to the sword
this is a tough fucking round for picks, i’ll be pretty impressed if anyone gets a slam point

is little injured?
he was out last week too

I imagine they had a lot on their minds.

kek BASED phipps

Can confirm everyone here thought he was retarded coz the siren definitely hadn't sounded.

for me, it's natalie

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this

i'd be claiming i meant for that to get charged down desu

imagine losing to the sunwolves

We'll need to ask the Chiefs about that

AAAWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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>when Beale rushes out of the line leaving a huge gap

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gonna be mighty mad if the tards choke away my chances of a GSP

>parker wont lead the AB's to a third straight RWC

absolutely based parker

Holy shit is it happening?

warned you lads, every time I take the missus to a game we lose

>tards

Parker kicked 48/50 last year and 26/26 so far this year.
Get him back in NZ ASAP

awwwooooo

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m/a/ck m/a/son!

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cursed venue

shedcuck on shedicide watch

BASED semisi taking revenge for the Force

Seriously hope Parker comes back to replace poounga at the world cup.

bru getting trashed for the second week in a row

dad just started laughing in disbelief when he made that conversion from the sideline for semisis second try

told ya this was gonna be a tough round for picks

Not watching lads, give me a 2 sentence update.

like watching wilkinson reborn
playing for the sunwolves lol

>beat crusaders
>lose to sunwolves

tahrds going to lose to awoooooo
nz seething they lost parker

Sheddy what are the TP52's doing in Newcastle? This is my old boat.

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remember that famous dan carter bend both ways conversion? parker did it
sunwolves 9 points ahead 17 to go lots of tries

>get ball
>kick away
you can really tell this team is mostly wallabies

Google it lads, do you think someone who lived in a shed can afford a boat?

lads is kurtley beale a meme?
is he past it?
or nah?

>the dongan godzilla
>the dongan thor
are there any other the tongans in the game ?

>sheddy actually made a pick larger than 2 points
shocking turn of events

That'll teach me.

Should've gone for a penalty goal to get a 5 point cushion

>australian game is better than the NZ one
weird week

Shout outs to the lecturers of the common core stats papers totally fucking my picks with your bullshit. I'll stick to the TAB from here on out.

what did he mean by this

Keep the Sunwolves, dissolve the Tards

Shit they did it!

banzai !

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BASEDwolves

AWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO

sunwolves > tahs > poosaders > hurricanes

AWOOOO on rocketing up the bru leaderboard watch

Really disappointed desu. Hung around at the fence after the game but only a couple of coconut subs did any signing and none of them came anywhere near me. Only AAC did but he disappeared before I was next in line, and he didnt even play. And this after I blew $500 on merch and tickets.

nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12217539

Sucks for you m8. Wallabies Supporters Club spent $8K at my bar and I ended up dropping AAC back at the team hotel at 6am well after his curfew.

SUNWOLVES ARE UNCANCELLED
BIG AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
youtu.be/eGslweDOihs

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new thread logo mate

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Yeah well my town has had precisely 3 rugby games in over a decade so I was just hoping at least one Tah would realise how much it meant to us. I know they're probably cut about losing but that doesn't normally stop them in Sydney.

HIGHLIGHTS

JPN
streamable.com/o0ewe

ENG twitter.com/SuperRugby/status/1111583813505671168

'magic feeto' desu ne ?
sugoi

new

Yeah I'd probably scurry off the field too. Shamefur dispray.

Are the Awoos really back in or are you guys just memeing?

Memeing sadly.
But after that SANZAAR should drop their decision.

THEY'RE BACK BABY

Not even Force thrashing Rebels was enough to keep them in. Rebels stayed on at the expense of Force.

I don't think the Sunwolves can get to stay even if they somehow win the whole thing.