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There are 2 Sports I love more than the rest Cricket and Rugby. I also like Rugby League, football(soccer) and occasionally other sports.

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I think the main point of my statement is South Africa and England have beaten the all blacks at Twickenham in recent times.

'It stings, it hurts ... we got exposed': All Blacks alarm bells ringing after Springboks dish out worst EVER defeat

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Rugby
 
1w

Wouldn’t read too much into it, Twickenham isn’t a happy hunting ground for the all blacks. Yes we won a world cup there but in between South Africa and England have beaten us there before. South Africa’s pool at the world cup is going to be interesting they will be tough to beat.

'It stings, it hurts ... we got exposed': All Blacks alarm bells ringing after Springboks dish out worst EVER defeat

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Rugby
 
1w

Test cricket is still popular in NZ but only on TV. Aside from boxing day tests, gate takings are low. T20 gate takings in NZ are much higher. The ashes was on free to air TV in NZ over our winter. I think the bbl and NZ’s super smash should merge together into one competition. It might free up space in the calendar everybody to play each other once. After all the only long flight for teams would be when the scorchers play in NZ or vice versa. The NZ test players pretty much don’t play in the super smash.

The death of Test cricket, and the Australian summer, is nigh

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Cricket
 
2w

There are a lot of broncos and sea eagles fans in NZ. Warriors vs broncos would be great but Penrith are the team to beat. Can any team beat Penrith in a final, I’m not so sure.

ANALYSIS: Warriors grip on top four tightens with Tigers win - and Sheens fires up over bumper bars

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3w

There is hope chiefs have beaten the crusaders twice this year. The whole of Australia and most of New Zealand will be wanting the chiefs to win.

'Gutted': Five-minute horror period ends Brumbies' Super Rugby hopes as Chiefs set up final with Crusaders

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Rugby
 
Jun

Robertson should be able to rebuild the all blacks with the talent pool available from super rugby. If he can’t then perhaps All Blacks Management have chosen the wrong coach. Plenty of young talent in super rugby.

'It'd be a disaster': Outgoing All Blacks coach clashes with successor as tensions build

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Rugby
 
Apr

I feel that Ireland and too a lesser extent France are peaking too early. Australia will be better come world cup time as will the all blacks. Most people are writing off the all blacks based on their performance lately between the last world cup and now. The aim is to peak at the world cup not 1 or 2 years before. Only time will tell if my theory is correct.

Overlook the All Blacks at your peril: they are masters of reinvention and the smart money has never left them for RWC

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Rugby
 
Mar

Is there a reason all games this week are in Melbourne? Seems strange to me.

COMPLETE SRP Rd 2 teams: Wallabies wildcard's Tahs rebirth, Larkham sticks with halves combo, Reds' huge boost

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Rugby
 
Mar

It’s going to be entertaining when Australia comes for test matches here, our pitches have been green this year due to the heavy amount of rain. Last year they were dryier. Depending on the weather conditions you can get turning pitches at Auckland, Mt Maunganui and Christchurch and fast paced ones at Wellington, Dunedin and Hamilton. So it all depends where the test matches are held and at what time of the year.

As close as it gets: Wellington Test ends in one-run thriller as England earn unwanted slice of history

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Cricket
 
Feb

New Zealand does have a domestic t20 competition it is called the super smash and features Auckland, Northern Districts, Central districts,Wellington,Canterbury and Otago.

Could a European football-style system be the future of cricket?

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Cricket
 
Oct

Rennie took a struggling chiefs team in super rugby to win the comp back to back in his first two years in super rugby before that he revitalised manawatu to winning form. Obviously international rugby is different but the wallabies have the majority of the time had good coaches. The coaches are not the problem, the problem is a lot of wallabies players won’t listen to good coaching. Saw this happen with Robbie Deans.

REACTION: Rennie and Wallabies 'crumble' in Auckland again as All Blacks put on a 'masterclass'

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Rugby
 
Sep

I’d be happy to see the england team do morris dancing before the game. The French could do jousting on horseback and the Scottish could do the highland fling. USA a civil war reenactment and Japan a kendo demonstration. Imagine seeing that after a haka. It would be a great spectacle.

'Mouthing off': Rennie reveals Rieko's haka 'disrespect' meltdown, wanted Newell cited over Sio injury

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Rugby
 
Sep

NZ know all about referee bias, we’ve encountered a lot of poor refs over the years. I do think Australia were hard done by though.

REACTION: 'Disgraceful!': Wallabies stunned as ref 'cracks under pressure,' hands Bledisloe Cup to All Blacks

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Rugby
 
Sep

That was a good game, the one before it NZ vs ENG was similar low scoring too. Wickets tumbling in both teams. 2015 was a good year.

'Hitting a ball over a fence is boring': Here's what's wrong with T20 cricket

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Cricket
 
Sep

NZ’s batting was poor in this series, always seems to be the case when we play Australia in Australia. The retirement of Ross Taylor was a big loss for NZ particularly in odi’s and with Trent boult focussing on the t20 leagues around the world now this will hurt our odi bowling.

Smith ton, horror run out help Aussies send Finch off in style

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Cricket
 
Sep

Isn’t it better for Australian bbl sides to take on international opposition rather than obscure grassroots club players. As that is what you would get if you add Geelong, Newcastle, Gold Coast, possibly Canberra etc. The Australian teams would be spread too thin. Personally I would like to see those places added though as well as the NZ teams.

Why CA needs the BBL Draft to be a success

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Cricket
 
2022

Scrap NZ’s t20 domestic comp and add all 6 NZ teams with some overseas players available to join NZ sides. Northern Districts my home team has Seifert, Williamson, Santner, Sodhi, Southee and used to have De Grandhomme and Boult. Wagner plays for Northern Districts as well. If you combine with Auckland then added is Guptill, Phillips, Chapman, Ferguson and Jamieson. Imagine how great a combined side would be in bbl.

Why CA needs the BBL Draft to be a success

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Cricket
 
2022

Agreed, t20’s and odi’s make more money in NZ simply because more people turn up to watch those in NZ. Only a boxing day test gets reasonable numbers in NZ. Because people are on holiday then and there is not much else to do then. Other times of the year t20 and odi’s rule. The world test championship particularly for NZ is a godsend because it has stopped the death of test cricket in countries like NZ. The world test championship got the NZ public interested in test cricket again and competitive. It wouldn’t have been hard for Australia to play at Seddon Park instead of Eden Park, it’s just down the road in Hamilton, smaller ground with even ground dimensions. Eden Park is not suitable for test cricket anymore hence why no visiting team plays there in test cricket, it’s been like this for a number of years. NZ don’t even play much odi’s there anymore. Hence why there is talk in redeveloping western springs into a cricket stadium for internationals. Auckland usually only get t20’s now. Other cities in New Zealand hold the test matches and most of the odi’s every cycle.

Are the days of one-day internationals numbered?

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Cricket
 
2022

Eden park has uneven boundaries hence the lack of test cricket there. No home tests lately are ever played there.

Are the days of one-day internationals numbered?

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Cricket
 
2022

I reackon make Warner Captain and Hansie Cronje and Lou Vincent the coaches, it would make the walk on and off the cricket pitch interesting when playing outside Australia. 😛

Bombshell report suggests CA deeply considering reversing David Warner's leadership ban

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Cricket
 
2022

The real problem is afl is pritorised over rugby in Australia, even though it’s only played in Australia. I can’t think of any other country that plays it professionally. Get rid of that sport and then you solve half the problems. As you instantly get extra player depth for rugby over time. In regards to the difference in what each rugby board gets, Australia need NZ more than NZ needs Australia. The silverlake deal has catapulted NZ towards America, I’m picking it won’t be long before America, Argentina possibly Japan and the Pacific Islands feature more predominantly in super rugby with Australia being left out due to their rugby board and administrators. That won’t help Australia in the long run for the wallabies. But these are only predictions at this stage.

'NZ have treated us poorly': Why Phil Kearns is backing RA's hard ball, and how rugby 'wins over league every week'

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Rugby
 
2022

It was always going to be DuPont, he was the form halfback of the year. Hooper played well also, but Dupont pretty much carried the French team on his shoulders this year. He was deserving of the accolade.

Why Michael Hooper should have been World Rugby's player of the year

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Rugby
 
2021

I’m surprised only two players were considered, Cummins and Smith. Especially the baggage smith brings to the role. Congratulations to Cummins.

'He should not be vice captain': Warne opposes Smith call as Cummins confirmed as skipper

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Cricket
 
2021

Nah, just attempt to tackle when the player catching the ball has both feet planted on the ground.

'Not guilty': Why Jordie Barrett was cleared for Koroibete face kick

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Rugby
 
2021

I agree should have balanced on one leg, sprained an ankle when landing or fallen hard on his back due to the unbalanced nature of catching the ball. The wallabies players have every right to run into a foot when that foot is extended out to regain balance. All blacks deserve to be red carded every time they catch the ball. One way to make games more competitive I guess.lol

'Not guilty': Why Jordie Barrett was cleared for Koroibete face kick

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Rugby
 
2021
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