SUPER RUGBY
Week 15
>Fri 24 May
7:35pm Chiefs v Reds, FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
9:45pm Brumbies v Bulls, Canberra
>Sat 25 May
5:15pm Sunwolves v Rebels, Tokyo
7:35pm Crusaders v Blues, Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch
9:45pm Waratahs v Jaguares, Sydney
>Sun 26 May
1:05am Stormers v Highlanders, Cape Town
3:15am Sharks v Lions, Durban
**all time is official RWCT**
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PRO14
>Saturday 25th May
Play-off Final
18.30 Glasgow v Leinster
Rugby on tonight lads
*dabs*
>pooper rugby
give us the damn npc already
Pretty uninspiring fixtures however. Shall watch the first one in support of Padraig.
Hey lads
Not too sure about this post
What's for dinner lads?
Friday night, fish and chips.
Had a shake. Dieting.
Depressing.
Shan't be getting a haircut at Medusa Groom Room lads
You gotta have cheat days m8, otherwise you're never gonna make it.
bottle shop trip with dad
Cheat day tmrw lah
why the competition of clubs (NPC) in nz did not become professional like top 14 in france or aviva championship in england?
unrelated post but I fucking HATE poms
surprisingly good post
Excellent post
Seems relevant and fair.
It will disrupt the power hiearchy. The schools feeds the NPC clubs, the clubs feed the super rugby teams, and they in turn feeds the test team.
Clubs > Franchises
No need to. We have Super Rugby and NPC is a proving ground for future pro players.
You'll find no arguments here m8. But the system works well.
Reds looking good
It is somewhat professional but it is superseded by Super Rugby unlike those tournaments.
>female commentator
Might put some music on.
Double movement.
KEK Losé is seeeeeeething.
>Queensland in charge of scoring simple tries
fuck sake
Missus' fishtank is leaking lads
M8 the Auckland club sides could heem the top 14 teams.
Well not Counties M. lol
Holy crap they suck
>not checking for that obstruction
fuck off angus
retarded blind commentatoes
Top level cripple fight here lads. Good stuff.
>clearly dropped the ball well before grounding
>"thats a try every day"
Noice.
can't refute this at all
Good work from Stevenson and McKenzie there.
Lesser McKenzie enjoying his brothers time off I reckon
Who is annoying you more so far? Swannel or Cardner?
Cardner blocked one of McDermott's passes before and caused him to get tackled. He also allowed a potential obstruction (would need to see again).
Swannell won't shut her fucking mouth though so she takes the cake.
Cardner is a man and an actual ref, so it's impossible for him to annoy me more
Some blonde cuties in the background there
The Chiefs forwards are doing a pretty good impression of the backs for the first quarter
Is that good or bad
Gonna be some sore bodies tomorrow, physical game so far.
Good display from the forwards, a bit embarrassing for the backs.
Where's avo man?
Damn that was a clash
FUCK HIM UP
How can it be around the neck when the neck doesn't exist?
Flinging themselves into it lads. Good stuff
Meanwhile no penalty for McDermott high.
Angus Gardner looks like my mate Matt except less muscular and handsome.
One of my testicles is a lot larger than the other one, always has been.
Hopefully your penis is larger than both.
oh my god just score a fucking try
>on field try
lol
Reds never learn
>room temp IQ forwards
>understanding the double movement rule
pick one
The left one isn't it.
think the first infringement may have been an early tackle on Lukhan
Soft it would be pretty close to the big one honestly.
Nah, the right.
Who is the worst player in Super Rugby and why is it Marty M'Kenzie?
Sounds like you've got a bit of a choad going on m8
This really is a cripple fight
The rest of the Chiefs' backline would give him a run for his money in that regard. Parete is also disgusting.
alright well that was forward
Oh yeah
Paddy seething about the fwd pass in t-
only a few feet
Roll for Asian gf
Come on 2
Scotland
have
lost
all
thoughts on a /rug/ live game only discord to avoid captcha?
hope
How about fuck you
shant ever be using discord. /rug/ Signal chat tho.
The app Signal? That would be my first preference but figured /rug/ was too normalfag to use anything but discord botnet.
The threads would just die during games
no way McKenzie was onside from the lineout
Fuck he literally started that tackle at the perfect height. Did nothing wrong, still penalised.
Clearly missing Kerevi here
This is something that always gets me. I dont understand why players don't run around headfirst trying to get concussed. This is a professional sport after all.
Frankly I feel Gardner made the proper call there, it was a straight yellow in the previous two years for an accidental high like that.
BradBASED spotted
>brumbies v bulls
not a fucking chance of me watching that
Will be a good cure for insomnia though.
LITERALLY the top two teams in each conference.
does have big finals implications too
youtube.com
double movement incoming
Lost interest in this game 2bh
wow terrific 1 second advantage there gardner you fuck
You deserved that smack Gardner
rough night for gardner
God this attack is aimless.
>3 chances in a row where the forwards couldnt convert
maybe give it out to the backs this time lads
I imagine the NH lads would call this a thrilling game.
CARDNER INBOUND
>England won't win the 2019 World Cup
>reds backline without kerevi
They'll be lucky to get past pool stage m8
offsides all over the shop gardner you FUCK
GAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMOOPOOOOOOONNNMMM
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDSSSS
HOW MANY GOAL LINE PENALTIES DO YOU WANT GARNDER YOU DUMB FUCK
pls be careful here pls
GAMON RED
Losers.
>brings down 3 subsequent mauls within the 5 for no penalty
fold this shitty league
>speds
reds forwards are so dumb, getting two tries disallowed for double movement and then getting held up after full time
they also are awful at setting lineout drives
love a good whack of the didgie
is there anything more /rug/ iconic than a thread without NZers once the Aussie game kicks off?
Still here, just not watching the game.
based bumboys
Still here. Just not watching the game.
fast kaffir
Still watching the game, just not here
Rory Arnold HAS to go to Japan
no, more inferior waratahs for you
At least Simmons is looking a bit more interested this year. If it's the two of them and Rodda I can live with that. Coleman really needs to show some form when he comes back to warrant his selection, he hasn't had a good game in almost 2 years.
Kuridrani hitting form at precisely the right time. Kerevi-Kuridrani centre combination going to be hard to stop.
HAT TRICK
Work with one. Hope he tops himself tttt
GLASGOW: 15. Stuart Hogg, 14. Tommy Seymour, 13. Kyle Steyn, 12. Sam Johnson, 11. DTH van der Merwe, 10. Adam Hastings, 9. Ali Price, 1.Jamie Bhatti, 2. Fraser Brown, 3. Zander Fagerson, 4. Scott Cummings, 5. Jonny Gray, 6. Rob Harley, 7. Callum Gibbins (Captain), 8. Matt Fagerson
Replacements: 16. Grant Stewart, 17. Oli Kebble, 18. Siua Halnukonuka, 19. Ryan Wilson, 20. Tom Gordon, 21.George Horne, 22. Pete Horne, 23. Huw Jones
LEINSTER: 15. Rob Kearney, 14. Jordan Larmour, 13. Garry Ringrose, 12. Robbie Henshaw, 11. James Lowe, 10. Johnny Sexton (Captain), 9. Luke McGrath, 1. Cian Healy, 2. Seán Cronin, 3. Tadhg Furlong, 4. Scott Fardy, 5. James Ryan, 6. Rhys Ruddock, 7. Josh van der Flier, 8. Jack Conan
Replacements: 16. Bryan Byrne, 17. Ed Byrne, 18. Andrew Porter, 19. Ross Molony, 20. Max Deegan, 21. Nick McCarthy, 22. Ross Byrne, 23. Rory O’Loughlin
Escócia
Leinster by 6. Much stronger side from what they threw out against Glasgow in the RDS, whereas Glasgow are nearly unchanged. Glasgow's only hope is to play chasing rugby and hope Lowe and Larmour make the wrong calls. Forwards are well matched.
Next alun wyn jones ?
BIG
*saves /rug/*
Let's be honest here lads, all Glasgow fans are hun cunts tbf
dunno who theyre fooling claiming otherwise
Duck shooting today. Ttyl
So dress up like a duck you insufferable dickhead.
4 rugby on today
I watched the game m8 but was playing Fallout at the same time.
5, Kings v St Kents @2:30pm lads. Battle of the deepest pockets.
I watched the game m8 but was playing Sekiro at the same time.
Yaah won't be watching rich fags first XV at all mate.
based
SHALL be watching three games of SR back to back, eating pizza and drinking beer however.
its remarkably easy to break a mans ribcage with your hands tbqh
Satisfying crack on your flatliner yesterday?
pretty sunken by the time me, the cops, and the rest had done our cpr on him
can say I love the sound of broken ribs grinding against each other though
Not the kind of thing I'd like to hear from a medical worker 2bh.
Relevant rugby in T-minus 1.5hrs
fug that was supposed to be Can't
crepitus is a horrible sound that will haunt your dreams
Freudian slip I think it's called.
your ribs will be mine
>30 degrees in Tokyo
Speaking of ribs, haven't had good bbq spare ribs in a LONG time
It was a bit hotter than that when they beat the Blues.
Everyone else is a coward.
Show the picks lah
(would've picked Blues by the way)
Coffee and a cone.
Good call.
Man My mate got me a fiddy the other day (will last me a year) and it fucking REEKS. I have it in a bag, in a tin, in a bag, in a jar.
How big is St Kent's? My school bus used to drive by it on Pakuranga road all the time, I can only remember their kids don't looks that impressive with their choice of uniform.
short bus?
Awoooooo
Rebels never stood a chance.
Anyone got a Sunwolves stream? I don't get home for a couple of hours. Fucking meme timezone desu
Wow great tackling Kuridrani lmao
Koroibete*
tevita can actually tackle
Oh no
Very poor defensive read there.
Why is Wessels so good at coaching set play backline attacks but literally nothing else?
try vipbox.live
Playing rugby in 30 degree heat would suck shit 2bh
Nips literally cannot stop the Rebels scoring off of lineouts in their own half.
Yeah, cut the sunwolves. Zero heart.
Bunch of mercs.
The coaches and at least half of the team are in national camp.
Are the Rebs the top Aussie team?
nah Bumboys
they have literally the worst pack in the entire tournament
Excuse me?
KEK whatever mate
15 Japan's brave Jason Emery
14 Japan's brave Gerhard van den Heever
13 Japan's brave Josh Timu
12 Japan's brave Phil Burleigh
11 Japan's brave Semisi Masirewa
10 Japan's brave Hayden Parker
9 Kaito Shigeno
8 Japan's brave Amanaki Mafi
7 Japan's brave Dan Pryor (c)
6 Japan's brave Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco
5 Japan's brave Luke Thompson
4 Japan's brave Mark Abbott
3 Hiroshi Yamashita
2 Shota Horie
1 Masataka Mikami
Replacements
16 Japan's brave Nathan Vella
17 Japan's brave Pauliasi Manu
18 Takuma Asahara
19 Japan's brave Tom Rowe
20 Japan's brave Ben Gunter
21 JJapan's brave Jamie Booth
22 Yu Tamura
23 Takyua Yamasawa
Japan's brave Jamie Joseph
Japan's brave Tony Brown
Ardie Savea is the difference.
Yeah all of those dudes are playing because the main guys are at the national camp. Literally read a post before writing all of that up.
Wow, the number of nips in the starting team has doubled in the last few weeks.
Copy pasted it mate. Took 30sec
You seem a bit touchy. Bad day?
Upset your precious Sunwolves are utter shit and full of mercenaries?
it's been like that all season m8, fuck you on about
more home region players than the landers 2bh
And last week?
And 2 weeks ago?
How about 3 weeks ago?
Muh national camp?
Should I really have thought carefully before posting? Or are you a cazz fuckhead
The whole season has been messed up for them. Compare the teamsheets from last year and look at the Japan A side that's been touring NZ/Aus this year and you can see a lot of the same names. Saying that a merc team should be cancelled in a franchise competition isn'isn't the most valid criticism either.
>back in March now
>3 nips starting
Just how long is this NT camp wow
your /rug/ pass should be cancelled while we're at it
RED CARD GENIA KICKED IN THE HEAD
>>Genia down
CONCERN
>Yeah all of those dudes are playing because the main guys are at the national camp. Literally read a post before writing all of that up.
>February
The Sunwolves are the only team with players who aren't potentially eligible for the national side. The SANZAAR nations don't allow merc players.
>one jap
fucking lol
To clarify this, some of them allow 1-2 (eg, Canadian guy on the Chiefs) but it's pretty negligible considering squad sizes of 30+.
Just a chartered bus provided by howick and eastern
Don't think they can play some of their home grown talents even if they want to. J-League franchise players can't play for the Sunwolves even during off season AFAIK
That's the point though, the Japanese aren't backing the Sunwolves. Imagine if NRC/NPC took precedence over Super Rugby.
The Rebels don't deserve Reece Hodge.
Melbourne doesn't deserve a team.
GAMON BUMWOLVES
You could literally just transplant this rebels backline into the Wallabies with 0 changes and it'd be better than anything the Wallabies have had in years.
Rebs backline and which pack = Wallabies
Different administration systems. The NZRU have a very well defined hierarchy with the test team management having the most power. I don't think the Japanese test side have the same command over the JRU players
reds and brumbies pack
What does Cheika go for? Tahs right?
Brumbies pack is pretty fucking solid on its own. Wallabies front row with James Slipper on the bench, enough depth for 3 back rows. Only lacking depth in second row now.
Show me your RWC winning XV
31-7, the most dangerous lead!
awoo
After the game I'll put one together. The only Tahs I'd take would be Beale and maybe Kepu though. I'd give Cooper some starts in TRC and if he can't handle it then Foley might still feature.
not often you see such a dominated scrum not give away penalties and actually just march backwards
>jewed out of a bp because the rebels wanted to pile more points on the worst team in the league
my hatred grows ever deeper
1. Sekope Kepu (Waratahs)
2. Folau Faingaa (Brumbies)
3. Allan Alaalatoa (Brumbies)
4. Rob Simmons (Waratahs)
5. Izack Rodda (Reds)
6. Michael Hooper (Waratahs)
7. David Pocock (Brumbies)
8. Scott Higginbotham (Reds)
9. Will Genia (Rebels)
10. Quade Cooper (Rebels)
11. Jack Maddocks (Rebels)
12. Samu Kerevi (Reds)
13. Tevita Kuridrani (Brumbies)
14. Reece Hodge (Rebels)
15. Dane Haylett-Petty (Rebels)
16. Alex Mafi (Reds)
17. Scott Sio (Brumbies)
18. Taniela Tupou (Reds)
19. Rory Arnold (Brumbies)
20. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (Reds)
21. Lachlan McCaffrey (Brumbies)
22. Joe Powell (Brumbies)
23. Kurtley Beale (Waratahs)
1/2
Pretty happy with the front row choices. James Slipper could just as easily make the 23 if there's an injury there.
In the second row, I hate Simmons but he's in good form this year and Coleman hasn't played a good game in fucking ages so he's out. Arnold brings good bench impact alongside Tupou and though I'd prefer to start him, he hasn't shone at test level previously so unless he rocks TRC it's hard to justify. Lukhan has a lot of energy as an impact player, but you might pick Hanigan for the same role depending on form.
In the back row, I've criticised pooper in the past but the Wallabies have shown they can win lineouts with it and they are both world class players who need to start - but Pocock has to be at 7 so he is closer to the pilfer. The remaining back row slot is a crapshoot, I think Higginbotham brings a lot of power that our back row is lacking and McCaffrey could fill in just as easily but Cheika hates them so it'll probably be Naisarani and Dempsey with a possibility of Samu.
I'd like to see all 3 Wallaby flyhalves given a run in TRC (Foley, Cooper, Lealiifano) and the one who comes out on top plays in the RWC. I'm guessing that's going to be Cooper but Test teams may target him so it's hard to say at this stage. The wing slots are pretty eh, we don't have a standout winger this year, but the centres are pretty set in stone. DHP is our safest fullback under the high ball which the NH teams love to put up so he's in at 15. Beale has to come off the bench to accommodate this and Kerevi's form.
Start Beale at 15 instead of DHP to have a bit of 2011 Wallabies reunion
I'm not against swapping them at all, and in fact it might be better. It's a really tough call. The other option is:
14. DHP
15. Beale
23. Hodge
Good guys vs Ultimate bad guys
56 ducks. Post your addressed and I'll courier you some.
The Face, 8 Glebe Rd, The Junction, NSW.
Sorry, customs NOT allow
dubious penalty there
Love getting reffballed against the cumgayders
based ROG spotted
Beautiful try
Honestly that was the only one so far.
what happened to Ofa and King Karl? Blues scrum has looked like shit for a while now
rugby should be played in speedos to prevent jersey pulling
That's just gonna encourage speedo pulling, which is replacing one problem with another
Plummer having a shocker.
Knocked back.
Will make Bridge play bad because he is a homophobe
some classic nonu there
Seething.
terrible game
can’t wait for the jags
I should fly up to brizzy in late July so we can go watch Aus v Arg together. You'll host me right lad?
Blues offence has been lost at sea so far. Guess they've working on their defence though, to keep the score difference at only 10
hahahahhaa Plummer hahahahaha
Gays blown the fuck out
Is this onside?
clearly
Literally disillusioned.
No. High tackle though.
IM MR BRIGHTSIDE
Ahh yes, the Mr Brightside chant.
shan’t be in the country by then unfortunately
Atrocious reffing.
Stopped watching
COMEBACK
No try based on last night
GAME ON
crap defence there, they were matched up
>drops it
>"Thats fine"
Will he finally cut the bullshit with that stupid grounding style? Two hands, dot it down.
can the good guys do it lads
>literally loses contact with the ball before grounding it
>SA refs are bad
This cunt is terrible
>cru 17+
You absolute shitcunt paddy
Might watch some 7s lads
Blues props to play 80 minutes each back-to-back?
sorry lad
last time I picked against the cumgayders at home was last years waratahs game
can’t blame me for learning from that
>yags can go 4+ points clear with a win
GAMMOM YAGS
Fuck who has the moody elbow webm I've got a new computer since making it and can't find it now.
Cheers. LOVE watching this.
I've literally never seethed so much in my life over anything, but now I'm older I realise that Beale wouldn't have made the tackle anyway because he's literally incapable of it.
Jags Sparrow?
Nothing new here, that's just how Rugby World Cup-selected referee Ben O'Keeffe rolls.
The little wiggling flail he does as he goes down gets me every time.
You mentioned that a few months ago and since then I've noticed that it's genuinely his tackling technique, even if he's on his feet. Look for it tonight, you won't be able to unsee it.
Pump those picks lads, Jags have never lost in Australia.
>abos burned the field
>Cruzados
>beating Azuis only by 8
I said fuck it ill watch the Tahs/Jags match seeing as its before 11am and fuck all else to watch before the Pro 14 Final only to be confronted with more forced female commentator marxism
No T.Hanks
Tahs look like they mean business
Nat's cute at least and she's just a sideline commentator at least.
>supporting capitalist superstructure
Try!
Finally. Not a bad game, just neither team could score.
what a fucking disastrous kickoff
Lucky intercept, that was a try saver
Based Joe "elbow the abo" Moody. Imagine not supporting the GOATsaders
Business idea: every penalty is a yellow card but you cant kick for goal ever
You’re pretty fragile, m8.
Common Sense Idea: Nuke Australia
BASED blackfellas
It hurts to wake up at 6am after sleeping only 3hs
Some mate to drink and problem solved
The Jaguares have the best understanding of the ruck of any team outside of NZ.
But it pays off to see this team!
Already on it my brazubro
Who’d notice?
Could you lads send me a Jags jersey
Their new coach came from the north, winning Top 14 and challenge cup with Paris. Plus they used to be really penalized so mustve sorted that out
If that was Folau at full back then thats never a try, Beale is a fucking joke
If the Argies don't get a second team in 2021 there'll be no point watching Super Rugby, only the Crusaders can hope to compete.
Phipps absolutely butchered a try there
Harsh call, the Tahs had detached.
Wow, that penalty try was bullshit
Argentinian economy is struggling (neoliberalism again fucking the country). If UAR get to keep your only franchise, it shall be a brave achievement
Tards don’t deserve to be in the finals, no matter how much ARU keeps paying refs to put them there
Same with RSA but they only ever add more teams.
Wow, imagine not calling that, the lineman could try and get a new pair of eyes
even refball now, 1 try given 1 try taken
Your man stept on the line, what reffball are you talking?
Going back 6 phases to disallow a try.
The Tahs are just not a good team this year, they’ll get smacked in the finals if they make it
Because it was a ballant refball in your favour if not. And it were hardly 2 phases
They're not title contenders but they could knock off the 6th place team in the QF maybe, like last year. I think they'd probably do better than the Rebels.
Jags literally had a yellow card and Tahs spent minutes battering away at the line only for it all to be called back for something both the ref and the AR thought was fine in real time. I'm sure we could disallow one of the Jags tries if we looked back that far.
Nah lad, they look flat and just not up to the level they were last year, which still wasn’t near 2014 level
I’d rather the Jags keep top spot tbqh
Australia are going to get slapped about in the wc
not going to be pretty
Jags are definitely the better team but the Tahs will have a fair chance against about half of the teams that will make the finals. I'd definitely prefer to see them sneak in at 8 and maybe upset the Saders again than some anonymous saffer team.
NEWCASTLE MENTIONED
>Pooley
I agree with you on the anonymous Saffer team, they all look shit
>>Ireland scores an upset victory against England in London sevens
It's only a group game, but a rare victory there
tell them about your coal port, while you have their attention
BIGGEST IN THE WORLD
>mfw I get every game right only to have my GSP’s skullfucked by the Saffer games
H Y A G S
Y
A
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>the tahs are so bad that tahs fans have more in common with blues fans than reds fans do
Hahah lol what a mug. Giving that try wouldve been blatant refball.
Kay lads, good match, see you after my nap, going back to sleep is too early for a saturday.
Happy 25th of May! Day of the Argentine Revolution, literally, in 1810. Enjoy your mates, torta fritas and empanadas.
Good win. Fuck the Tards. The Falklands are still British.
guess not you pov fucks
>>Dia de la Revolucion de Mayo
Interesting Wikipedia read. Have a good one argie lad
about to be bent over by the eternal coinflip lads
Have a good day, lad. It was fucking great waking up and seeing the highlights without knowing whether we'd won or not.
l-leinster
Has there ever been a player who has worn the player of the year badge of honour worse than Johnny Sexton?
>Glascecks
Hogg has made some shocking calls already. Bring on a Horne or 2
>Lelster
Somebody tell McGrath to stop with his shit box kicks
should have taken the scrum ffs
Beauden.
Why what happened him the following year?
*scrums for 30 minutes*
So there is a small chance, that every saffa team qualifies for the nockout? Or is there a rule to stop every 5 teams from a conference to go through?
bringing another loosehead on will give owens the excuse he wants
told ya
hogg miking this
why should the fact he lands on his shoulder vs his neck make the difference between yellow and red? pure luck that Hogg landed shoulder first and if you are that reckless, you shouldn't get a lesser punishment just because you lucked out
Welcome to refereeing decisions for the bast 4 years, user.
Wasn't even a yellow.
Why is Stuart Hogg such a soft cunt?
Most Scots are soft.
There is no such rule, and though it's a mathematical possibility it's still not gonna happen. Even all the NZ teams have never qualified all in one go
Nothing. You're replying to a tripfag casual for fucks sake.
You could say that he coulda doyd?
>do legitimate tackle
>guy ducks into it
>yellow card
>heem some cunt in an obvious spear tackle
>he sticks out his arms in the fall
>no penalty
heard our guys have been doing well in the super rugby so I am now officially a lifelong rugby fan
Nice one lad, with extra points for finals you back in this.
started overthinking things and not listening to my gut and dropped from 3rd to 11th
Because blues are a fricking laughing stock
Heh, nothing personal, Glasgue
Well, there are only 4 wild card slots so literally every NZ team would have to be at the top of the ladder in addition to the one that wins the conference, and this is almost impossible because the conference system means you play other teams from your own country twice each.
I S C O M I N G H O M E
L A D S
looking dangerous
Jags might win a finals game this year
The Rebels will probably find a way through, and maybe the Highlanders too.
>rebels will find a way through
unfortunately
Lewis Road choc icecream is pretty fucking good.
Not convinced of this, the Rebels missed out last year. They have a bad record against the Tahs and then they play the Crusaders. The only game they might be favoured to win is against the Chiefs, and even then I'd pick the Chiefs if Retallick is back.
Meanwhile the Brumbies are already on top and face the Sunwolves, the Tahs (who they gave a great record against), and the Reds - the 3 teams at the bottom of the table.
>tfw went for the hail mary Highlanders win instead of the Slam as I literally can't drop any more spots
picking against the grain to try and get ahead is how I fell into the hole im only now getting out of
O’Brien ruled out of the World Cup with yet another hip surgery.
Good, didn't want him going anyway, and with Schmidt's love of out of form players he would have been on the plane too, now some of our young hungry players like Deegan or whoever can get a chance
Why did we have to shit the bed so ferociously this year?
All of our teams including the NT have devolved into one-out runners with talented athletes like Aki and Lowe being forced to mindlessly carry into contact all the time after they were specifically brought in to be opportunistic runners.
When you look at SH rugby or even French rugby it's like second nature for a team to have the instincts to score tries with quick passing out to the wing after the forwards do some work, but with us it's absolute painful mindless grinding in hope that physicality will do it.
>forced to mindlessly carry into contact all the time after they were specifically brought in to be opportunistic runners
I dont think thats all our game is, it seems the be the main Formula Leinster have used to dominate last year but in the NT we have opportunistic runners like Shhhhtockdale who when gets the ball runs amuck and does his own thing example being the try we set up against NZ in November
The shitting the bed issue is all about managing pressure, the same thing happened when we beat NZ in 2016, we had a dip going into early 2017 because we thought we were on top but didn't have the right mental attitude to stay on top, same shit happened end of last year going into this year.
The question is can we recover that form going into the WC? The only advantage is now we're not seen as number one anymore so less pressure going into it.
Question for argie-bros: if Argentina gets another team, in which city would it be based? I understand Tucuman is rugby-crazy, but very small compared to likes of Rosario or Cordoba
I hope Tucuman , they deserve a super rugby team .
Is there a genuine support base for rugby there?
Ah yes, Ireland's brave Bundee Aki.
>Rapes Fiji, Samoa, Tonga of its best players
>Criticises other Countries for having one Parachute Polynesian
>literally 2 foreign-born players in the NZ squad
>played all their HS and senior rugby in NZ
>raped the islands
Always cracks me up. Anyway, if Ireland manages to do well (huge if), I'll chuckle to myself knowing its all thanks to a lad from Manurewa.
Argie-bro apparently deleted his post, but Tucuman is Argentine rugby heartland, such as Southern France for France, Southern England for England, Queensland for Oz etc.
>No Cordero
>No Imoff
Those are some big testicles to not call these guys for the NT
Yes. Either Tucuman or Mendoza
I guess the second team would not go for the top cities. Cordoba and Santa fe are full of teams from a bunch of sports.
While Tucuman and Mendoza are both big cities but dont have a saturated market, while having a good interest for rugby AND beign both really turistic friendly. Both would like a bit more of spotlight
Argie SR franchises should be Boca and River
Australian flag has white stars.
My favourite meme from the potato niggers.
I really want them to have jaguar rosettes
Kek I'd love that, but Argentina literally means land of silver. We'll maybe ge to the final, but won't win for sure
Are you actually a finn? How do you know about a tiny backwater province in a country half a world away?
He's a sniveling pom iirc
I guess Cordoba, but I'd much rather it be in Rosario
If you haven't read Open Veins of Latin America then you're just publicly educated filth who doesn't belong in /rug/ anyway.
Fuck up shedcunt
Olá amigos estou aprendendo português para falar com meu macaco amigo
How do you say insufferable faggot in spic
You say
They keep their best players to themselves mate. NZ would love to field Lima, or Caucau, or Patrick Osbourne, or Nadolo if they could.
Pointless monday bump
How do you feel about Kearney's new contract?
A bit surprised. Figured he’d be off to France after the WC to make stupid money. I guess he’s still practically 1st choice at fullback for Leinster and Ireland at the minute so it probably makes sense to stay a little longer.
For me, it's Neymar
>Why did we have to shit the bed so ferociously this year?
Because it's a WC year.
>SANZAAR PLEASE HELP
>JAGUARES WONT STOP RAPING OUR TEAMS! DISQUALIFY THEM!
Holy shit, talk about seething,
Phill Kearns and Mark Ella crying, wanting to disqualify Jaguares from Superrugby
>Together they Jaguares players have more than 1.000 caps for pumas
>They've been playing together for the last three years
>They adulterated not only superrugby but also the World Cup!
>They should compete against other american teams like Brazil, Chile, Canada and the US
>They are out of place on the Championship and on the SH tournaments
>This way (playing against tier1 team on november), the Pumas could win experience against the top teams and after that, take it to the american rugby scene, that has an incredible potencial for the future"
Mother of Christ, he really thinks that the first squad of Pumas should play against american shitters, so we could "gave them experience". When at this exact moment we are playing a D team in a southamerican tournament and in 3 games they only scored us 7 points!
America first has to at lest stop being raped by our U-20 sides and THEN we could talk and try playing againdt them with players from the local league
lmao what a cunt
The Tards had like 10 Wallabies the other day.
Why doesn't he speak against everyone (except for us) poaching players from other countries?
thrug
Kearns is a major cock sucker.
>suck
>demand the better team gets kicked out
now THIS is seething.
Rúgbi
none of that around here m8
There were like 6 current wallabies which is standard when you split a 23 man team into 4 squads. The Jags had 20.
Obviously the Jags shouldn't be removed, but they've now reached a point where Argentinian players are mostly staying in Super Rugby rather than going to Europe. At this stage, it's like inviting the national team of England into Super Rugby. And it's bad for Argentina too, the Pumas aren't getting a selection choice or developing players because it's a 1 for 1 swap from the Jags to the Pumas. Argentina really needs a second team, and Kearns just has insufficient mental capacity to phrase it that way.
We should cut the Waratahs and absorb their players into the other ARU teams
*Rebels
This is /rug/ not /nrl/
I see where you're coming from but also our best players are transferred to Europe after every super rugby season (Cordero, Isa, Sánchez, Lavanini, Matera).
Plus, we were shit for 2 years and no one seemed to bat an eye and now that we've improved (even with important team rotations both in quantity and quality) it's unfair.
I do agree that we should have another franchise but it might be difficult with our economy and also it'd add an extra match in Argentina and I don't think Aussies/Kiwis would be too happy with it.
I used to live in Paris and am a big fan of Stade Francais. Quesada was the trainer then and I read all his interviews. He told quite a lot about Argentine rugby, such as Tucuman, Hindu, 2007 etc.
This is so true: in 2016 it was axe them because they’re shit. Now in 2019 because they are too good.
Besides it’s only one season. Next season Jaguares will suffer again when the drain to Europe continues.
Yup you're right. The core issue is the one team thing though - your country is either entirely shit or entirely good based on one game a week, whereas the other countries can have teams at both ends of the ladder. The extra game overseas is a pain but cam be easily resolved by simply excluding more South African teams.
Having an extra team would be even better time-wise. It’s an absolute waste of time to go back and forth to the other side of the world for one game. With two teams visitors could get more for one trip.
A second team could make the return of Europumas possible. Throw in some French players for that latin fervour to make number and ta-daa
All the shit about him being off to France was obviously his management trying to force the IRFU into giving him a 2+ year deal and the IRFU turned around and told him fuck you you're past your best and this is all your getting
To be honest im glad, im not really seeing what else we have for full back options right now, i figured it would be Conway or Tiernan O'Halloran but Schmidt doesn't seem to give a shit about them
The guy is a laughing stock when Aus are losing
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Would like to see Stockdale get more of a turn at fullback. I figure we're alright for wingers (at least in terms of players that can cover there) and having options at fullback is more important right now. Bit shocking that Haley got picked over O'Halloran for the training squad though. Haley has been decidedly average all season.
Shhhtockdale needs to stay on the wing, he's been tearing other International teams apart out there the last few years, it would be stupidity to to move him anywhere else
Haley getting picked over O'Halloran is a fucking disgrace, Schmidt has done great work for us all these years but he's starting to get on my tits with his selecting policy
Carbery should be fullback
Jags know this which is why theyre giving a full crack at making a run at the finals this year. Theyre not resting their nationals as much as the other teams are
I for one hope the Jags make the final, and Kearns can fuck off and cry about it
I'd at least him him a shot in one of the training matches. His best game fro Ulster since dropping the ball was at fullback. Given how Ireland has a tendency to injure key players, like Kearney, it'd be nice to have covers.
I'm kind of hopeful that Haley is just there for training, because he's not yet anywhere near international quality and picking him prematurely could kill a future international career. O'Halloran has every right to be furious though. He's probably the 2nd safest pair of hands at 15 in Ireland and he gets no credit for it.
Carbery should be a centre. He got a couple runs at fullback at Leinster because Ross Byrne plays a Sexton-esque 10 game a lot better than Carbery, but Carbery lacks the territorial kicking game to survive at fullback.
However Schmidt tried Carbery at 13 once Byrne came on in the USA game and low and behold his game just clicked. Byrne took the territorial kicks and Carbery took place kicks, but Carbery had the right position on the pitch to fully take advantage of his bullshit dancing feet.
After that he got moved to centre in the closing minutes of a few crucial games for Munster, with either Hanrahan or Bleyendaal taking over 10 and he nearly always scored a try from there. Look at the Connacht vs Munster and Gloucester vs Munster game for an example of what I'm talking about.
I'm afraid super rugby + rugby championship will wear them out way too much for the world cup.
It's a rough year.
Championship is only three matches this year, and if jaguares manges to reach sr final, I think we can use the champiomship to rotate, and practise more than going all out.
Im more scared about injuries than tiredness
Carbery hasn't the build/size to be a centre, tier 1 Countries will run through and over him
Nice, I didn't know it was only 3 matches. We'll be able to rest our Jags while Europumas adjust to our current team.
Surely that'd be true of him at fullback too. Look at the modern and 15 and you don't often see someone slight (by professional athlete standards).
He's proven capable in the position at CC standard and I think he's worth a shot there in the warmups.
The 2019 RWC is in approximately115 days, 10 hours, 11 minutes and 20 seconds
For me it starts with the warm up games the month before so get recalculating
what was he even trying to do?
I'd guess he wanted to jump over the hay bale. Not that he had much chance of doing so.
nty, russia has a very dodgy record on lgbtq+ rights
Fuck that. They barely have a national rugby team and now they’re looking for the World Cup? Would rather see Italy host it.
USA is more likely than both. WR is desperate for BIG STRONG bucks.
Better the the Yanks than the Russians. The Yanks wear their corruption openly, whereas the Ruskies make a play of legitimacy with their blatant money laundering.
He was trying to have sex with your mother and probably succeeded. I know I did.
>implying western capitalists don't launder money at offshores
Pocock retired immediatedly from injury, lads.
;_;
Good. Fuck that fag-lover.
>The Herald can reveal that next month the Melbourne Rebels will host the Chiefs at AAMI Park for Super Rugby’s first-ever “Diversity and Inclusion” round with initiatives to “lead the way for inclusion and anti-homophobia”.
How tolerant
He retired from the Brumbies, will still be at the RWC if fit.
Was the injury bum-related?
Foley became the Atlas of aussi NT after this
Crusaders should be forced to to take part in this too. Maybe get that problematic team name changed first.
Business idea
Cancel the World Cup
the aussies are going to get hammered in September
On the bright side, it gives Fiji and Georgia a shot at progressing.
give me a quick rundown on Maria Bailey
She tried to sue a hotel for a quick buck, got found out and dropped the case. She then went on radio, said Sean about 200 times and blamed everyone else for being dismissive of her claims. She apparently did this without her party’s approval and now they’re throwing her under the bus like the useless gobshite that she is.
read an article on her this morning and been chuckling to myself all day. pretty pathetic to try ruining the pub like that just because she could, hope they turn the swing into a novelty attraction and draw in more people
>said Sean about 200 times
meaning
>scaredNHcucks.jpg
She did a radio interview with Sean O’Rourke on his show and said his name in nearly every sentence as she dug herself an even bigger hole. Some highlights.
>Sean, Sean, as someone who grew up on the GAA field I don’t play offside
>Sean, I’m not here to open a court case
>Sean, I was hurt, Sean
>Sean, I know who I am
>Sean, I’m not here to say names
>1st stage of grief
>countries which finished in the group stage or QF of the last RWC talking shit to 2-time champions and recent grand finalists
>De-profiled: Fine Gael TD Kate O'Connell removes Facebook photo featuring friend Maria Bailey minutes after RTE interview
ohnononono
>w-we used to be good
why can't I find a recording of the interview ffs
found it
>just clarify one thing, did you have something in each hand?
>sean, that would've been a case for the judge to adjudicate on
let me just say this sean
sean
It's truly magical. A rare experience to actually see a political career die in real time.
it's so bizarre, does she really not get it? the issue is she isn't taking responsibility for her own actions, and still won't
>I-I was only covering medical expenses
>russia has a very dodgy record on lgbtq+ rights
When do tickets go on sale ?
>literally the most recent RWC
She's a grade-A idiot. Her dad pulled the same kind of bullshit when he was a TD. Ended up losing his seat after he sent out a fake party-communication around Dun Laoghaire to try and steal his running-mates first preference votes. As a family they have no shame, but lack the intellect tot capitalise on it.
>we were good 4 years ago
she does seem genuinely dim. her refusal to answer basic questions relating to simple duty of care concepts suggests she thinks the average person doesn't understand them or she truly doesn't understand them herself
We literally beat you last year and NZ only a few months before that. Sure the last few games weren't great but it's only 3-4 games that matter every 4 years anyway.
Caved and listened to it. Started getting shed PTSD flashbacks, she sounds exactly like my mum.
>I work so hard and I always do the right thing but the world is so unjust and out to get me
Also, from a legal perspective, she's pretty much lying when she says that you can just half-ass an affidavit and redo it later. Sure you can make some amendments with the grace of the court, but that's usually more for adding details that have become significant later in the matter and not at all for changing the core facts of the incident.
She also says it cost 7-8k pounds which wasn't all covered by insurance, but presumably most of it was which means she's only claiming a few hundred pounds or a couple of thousand at most. Legal fees will exceed that amount very quickly so you have to assume she's lying about not going after damages.
I'm working on an assignment so have to to listen to the full kino tomorrow when I'm done, but yeah that seems the gist if it.
Also it happened in 2015 lol, I think she's only just withdrawn the claim
Oh it gets better. Apparently the solicitor that advised her that she had a case was Josepha Madigan, who is now Minister for Culture. So Bailey will likely take her down too.