The Silver Fern

And to make things worse, the self-appointed hard men and the self-appointed funny men of the internet don't like some of us saying what we think on here.

Peace and love, everyone. Enjoy Bledisloe week and see you on the other side.

@george33 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

There's trouble in camp.

To put it mildly, what a fucking shitshow!

@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:

I think it's time to be brave. We aren't far off.
For me it's:
SB not captain.
Holland to start
Roigard pray for fitness.
BB historically a great, but now at 10 , no.
Love to start.
10 is Love or DMac (Dont knock DMac. He hasn't had a fair run at 10)
Jordan best on the wing.
Captain , has to be a certainty. I'd seriously look at Sititi or Roigard. Currently it's not working. Obvious.

You're right but none of that will happen.

@Frank My feelings are similar.

I'll catch up with the highlights of the Bledisloe Cup game afterward, but I am not going to waste any real time or energy with the All Blacks this week. I feel utterly betrayed by the pathetic ragbag they've become. They are All Blacks in name only as far as I'm concerned.

I'd obviously still prefer the ABs to win, but I won't be too bothered if we lose the Eden Park record or even the Bledisloe Cup. It will hasten the demise of those clearly not up to the job in terms of brains and ruthlessness.

Our Captain, First Five, Head Coach, his Assistants and our CEO all need to go and the sooner the better.

@Catogrande said in Womens RWC 2025:

Saw the highlights and was impressed by the Canadians. Whoever gets through to meet them will have to play well to beat them in the final.

Interesting in teh immediate build up to the Ferns' first try, almost a copycat clear out at the ruck on the jackalling player a la Morgan by the Ferns. Only difference was that there were two on the clear out rather than the lone Morgan.

Nothing said. And rightly so.

Canada were the much better team yesterday and thoroughly deserved their win.

But they were allowed by the referee to get away with being offside in defence and off their feet at the rucks repeatedly.

Hollie Davidson will probably be officiating the final and will be tougher on those things. Canada will need to adapt and won't see the penalty count so heavily in their favour in the final.

"The Ranfurly Shield is the world's greatest Rugby competition."

Discuss.

All aboard the Cam Roigard train. Choo choo!

A huge congratulations to Otago and their fans.

A lot of Speight's Ale will be drunk!

Big win for Wellington . Happy Days.

I'm not going to lie. I don't give a shit what happens in the rest of the tournament now.

All over.

Where were these penalties against the Canadians earlier?

Outstanding commitment for Canada. Hugely competitive and determined all over the park.

The BFs had some good moments with the ball in hand, but their defence was too passive and porous.

@kidcalder BFs need to play England, Canada and France more often.

Congratulations Canada.

By far the better side tonight.

Four minutes to go. Fat lady warming up.

The BFs' Achilles Heal has been terrible tackling.

34-19.

Not time for three scores.

Seven minutes left.

Imagine if a ref did this to a team coached by Rassie?

The angry video would last over ten hours.

We will probably write a letter or something.