The Silver Fern

@canefan said in Comedy gold from the Walrus:

@sparky said in Comedy gold from the Walrus:

Jones can pick who he wants. Simon Shaw would seem his most eccentric choice. My team is better.

Best Players Sparky has seen (ie since 1983):

1 Os Du Randt (South Africa) 2. Sean Fitzpatrick (New Zealand) 3 Pascal Ondarts (France) 4 John Eales (Australia) 5 Brodie Retallick (New Zealand) 6 Richard Hill (England) 7 Richie McCaw (New Zealand) 8 Buck Shelford (New Zealand) 9 Joost van der Westhuizen (South Africa) 10 Dan Carter (New Zealand) 11 Jonah Lomu (New Zealand) 12 Maa Nonu (New Zealand) 13 Danie Gerber (South Africa) 14 David Campese (Australia) 15 Serge Blanco (France)
16 Phil Kearns (Australia) 17 Steve McDowell (New Zealand) 18 Jason Leonard (England) 19 Martin Johnson (England) 20 Michael Jones (New Zealand) 21 Nick Farr-Jones (Australia) 22 Jonny Wilkinson (England) 23 Jeff Wilson (New Zealnd)

No dead weight in there

Lomu & Joost, what too soon?!?

@chchfanatic said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

Ioane is a flog. Totally outplayed by whitelock

@chchfanatic said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

Ioane is a flog. Totally outplayed by whitelock

Looks like the Russians have hacked the fern

@machpants said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

Cool I'm now not uniformed

Thank you for your service

Is it just me or does this look really cool, not so cool that I would want one myself. Kinda like a "Red badge of Courage" or Purple Heart. Makes you look tough too.

@mariner4life said in Aussie Rugby in general:

@Chris-B. maybe Digby took one look at the Reds, thought "fuck that, i wouldn't mind winning a couple of games".

A lot of frustrated Wallaby fan friends are sharing that Jones interview and agreeing whole heartedly. I can't agree with much except the fact that what they are doing now isn't working. He's in the private schools-Sydney Clubs-NSW/Qld-Wallabies model that existed in the 80s. Typical of Jones, a lot of mouth and soundbite, very little in the way of thought.

And why do all these commentators assume that the NZRU want to play in the provincial trans-tasman comp?

Maybe add one team to the provincial comp and call them the Australian Warriors ?!?

I am spending an inordinate amount of time walking around the backyard in my All Blacks Jersey

@Hooroo said in Support the Fern:

@mariner4life said in Support the Fern:

@Hooroo said in Support the Fern:

@mariner4life said in Support the Fern:

@Virgil said in Support the Fern:

Banging the Asian intern in the council chambers?

i feel a story coming on...

A female Asian called Bevan if I remember correctly

we've heard this one?

Now that we are free of oppression, i feel like we need a "story of the day" thread

i miss @aucklandwarlord

Yes I think, you would have. Mayor Len Brown in the Ngati Whatua room in Auckland Council Chambers(?) Was all over the papers.

Worst game of Cluedo ever

@mn5 said in The Ashes:

@hooroo said in The Ashes:

@mn5 said in The Ashes:

Don't get me wrong fellas, I love S Waugh I just don't know if he's an absolute automatic pick.

Sorry mate, but hard to take you seriously when you go weak at the knees for Chris Gayle.......

As an entertainer....

Is that an euphemism?

@Salacious-Crumb said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:

@Chris-B. said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:

@dogmeat As they used to shout on the Basil Brush Show...."Who's that?"

Love that guy.

Boom-boom!

New South African coach?

I'm sometimes left handed................................................. for variety

boom tish

Fuck, we complain a lot, what a shit bunch of fans

New neighbour has just moved in, Michael Hooper. My office overlooks his backyard. The wife is looking at setting up a webcam, as he tends to get changed to surf in the backyard.

@hooroo said in All Blacks v Springboks:

CAn someone explain to me the shiny strip at the bottom of the AB's shirt? I notice not all AB's have it and wonder what the pros and cons of it are?

In this article you see Naholo with the strip and Read without

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/106952620/rugby-anarchy-as-all-blacks-performance-and-ambition-reach-a-level-no-team-has-ever-approached

Its a rubberised strip that when the shirt is tucked in it will stay tucked in. Naholo chooses to wear his shirt untucked...heathen!

@antipodean

Working from the left of the Crusaders ear
Red Beard, NTA then DK

When's the team named?

@rembrandt

No, but the deposit is only $200. Mates that did 2015 spent $10,000 each on Tickets and Accommodation. Flights and spending was extra.

I'm fattening the youngest child to increase the street value of her organs!

@tewaio said in Parker v ??:

@mn5 said in Parker v ??:

@no-quarter said in Parker v ??:

@mn5 said in Parker v ??:

@raznomore said in Parker v ??:

Remember when Shane Cameron's manager decided it would be a good idea to use his key ring torch, to cringe worthy effect, in the presser before Cameron was basically ruined by Tua? "See that little light? Well its going to be [turns light off] lights out for David Tua..."

Higgins is like that every time he opens his mouth. Its like someone's westie uncle has stumbled drunkenly into a press conference and they're actually letting him speak. There's so much corny ass machismo going on. Higgins is the personification of a bright yellow trans am at at traffic light with a bright red outline eagle on the bonnet, hard out revving its engine at teenagers while blasting "eye of the tiger". Out of date.

I remember Cameron tried the old 'O for awesome' stuff to try and wind up Tua. Fair to say it didn't work.

Fair to say it did work, but not to Cameron's advantage...

Smacked him over in round 2 and went to BK afterwards. Legend.

Just went and re watched on youtube. Man, Tua destroyed him.

@nepia I have sent this email to All Blacks TV

Hi I reside in Australia. Will you be providing paid live streaming for the USA, Brazil & Chile fixtures?

I will let you know the response. This is the service I used to watch the games last year

@taniwharugby if the haka doesn't scare him my pasty white fish belly will!

@taniwharugby said in MOTM v Wales:

@dk when you go back and tally up all the results

If you rely on me to do the tally up, then I'm naming myself in every position