Super Rugby 2025

[Daffy Jaffy]

The Tahs team for their first pre-season game on Friday -

vs NSW Pacifica.

Loosehead Prop – Tom Lambert
Hooker – Julian Heavan
Tighthead Prop – Daniel Botha
Left Lock – Felix Kalapu
Right Lock – Ben Grant
Left Flanker – Leafi Talataina
Right Flanker – Jamie Adamson
Number Eight – Hugh Sinclair (C)
Scrumhalf – Teddy Wilson
Flyhalf – Jack Bowen
Left Wing – Darby Lancaster
Inside Centre – Joey Walton
Outside Centre – Henry O’Donnell
Right Wing – Triston Rielly
Fullback – James Hendren
Reserve – Ethan Dobbins
Reserve – Adrian Brown
Reserve – Siosifa Amone
Reserve – Ale Aho
Reserve – Clem Halaholo
Reserve – Jack Grant
Reserve – Joey Fowler
Reserve – Archie Saunders
Reserve – Brad Amituanai
Reserve – Mesu Kunavula
Reserve – Jackson Ropata
Reserve – Charlie Gamble

[Tim]

@Daffy-Jaffy Gotta love that Harbour second row.

[Bovidae]

[Steven Harris]

@Tim Waitemata boy Ale Aho on the bench

[Daffy Jaffy]

Drua 33 - 26 L A Rugby. Annoyingly it was live on Sky but I did not find out until I found the post match interviews while channel flipping from the sevens.

[Dan54]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Super Rugby 2025:

Drua 33 - 26 L A Rugby. Annoyingly it was live on Sky but I did not find out until I found the post match interviews while channel flipping from the sevens.

Well there ya go Daffy, I didn't realise it on Skt either. Oh well shit happens I suppose, I guess I should check!! :confounded_face:

[WoodysRFC]

@Dan54 said in Super Rugby 2025:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Super Rugby 2025:

Drua 33 - 26 L A Rugby. Annoyingly it was live on Sky but I did not find out until I found the post match interviews while channel flipping from the sevens.

Well there ya go Daffy, I didn't realise it on Skt either. Oh well shit happens I suppose, I guess I should check!! :confounded_face:

Some good tries, but fairly tough watch, a lot of basic handling errors. Probably be a replay anyway.

[Steven Harris]

@Dan54 watched a bit of it hard watch

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Bovidae Blues best was Cole Forbes - From this Stuff article - . " and he started the 2025 pre-season with the best bronco time (4min 23sec) of the assembled players in December, 11sec shy of the New Zealand record held by his new team-mate, All Black Beauden Barrett, and Cam Roigard."
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360557904/blues-fullback-cole-forbes-almost-played-scotland-impressing-super-rugby

[Canes4life]

James Marshall interviewed the new Super Rugby CEO who talks about how he's going to make Super Rugby great again.

He talks about Fantasy Rugby which is already half a month behind its launch date. Not a good start but atleast the CEO is young as is looking at ways to innovate.

[Steven Harris]

@Canes4life We need caps , Make Super Rugby Great Again

[Bovidae]

@Dan54 or any other locals.

[mikedogz]

Every Taranaki rugby supporter I know support the Hurricanes. They all live in the Waikato so there is some good banter.

[mariner4life]

@mikedogz so they bloody should, that right there is 'canes country.

We never wanted them anyway. They, like @Nepia , just jumped our bandwagon after we won a couple of titles, and have been a millstone around our neck every since.

[Kruse]

@mariner4life said in Super Rugby 2025:

@mikedogz so they bloody should, that right there is 'canes country.

We never wanted them anyway. They, like @Nepia , just jumped our bandwagon after we won a couple of titles, and have been a millstone around our neck every since.

"... ever since."
Clutching at straws, Struggling to find anything else to refute in that post, as a Taranaki-born lad.

[Nepia]

@mariner4life said in Super Rugby 2025:

@mikedogz so they bloody should, that right there is 'canes country.

We never wanted them anyway. They, like @Nepia , just jumped our bandwagon after we won a couple of titles, and have been a millstone around our neck every since.

Keep telling yourself that lie to make you feel better, but you know that success only came to the Chiefs when I joined ... with an assist by that Rennie fella.

[mariner4life]

"Joined"

The shame

[Bones]

Highlanders did it in my first season of switching. The fucking highlanders. I'll probably be open to offers after this season.

[Daffy Jaffy]

13 Wallabies in Queensland Reds team to play Bristol

Alex Hodgman
Riche Asiata
Zane Nonggorr
Josh Canham
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
Seru Uru
Fraser McReight
Harry Wilson
Tate McDermott (c)
Tom Lynagh
Filipo Daugunu
Hunter Paisami
Josh Flook
Lachlan Anderson
Jock Campbell
Replacements

Matt Faessler
Sef Fa’agase
Massimo De Lutiis
Ryan Smith
Joe Brial
Kalani Thomas
Harry McLaughlin-Phillips
Heremaia Murray

[Daffy Jaffy]

Reds up 42-14 at half-time v a Bristol B team. Gotta wonder about the value of all that travel just to play a one sided mis-match game.