NPR

Posted: **Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:57 pm**

Can't see a thread.

A huge irritation of mine with Soup and NPC rears its ugly head again. Where TF are the ****ing team news? Tahs v the good guys in 12 hours and no news channel in the entire SH capable of finding and publishing team news.

Posted: **Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:04 pm**

Don't know mate, I suggest you have a look at SMH site as they got plenty on the team.

Posted: **Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:10 pm**

Where is it being televised in the UK? I’ve not yet checked.

Posted: **Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:13 pm**

https://sanzaarrugby.tv/

Seems to be the answer

£50 season pass

Posted: **Thu Feb 17, 2022 8:41 pm**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:57 pm Can't see a thread.

A huge irritation of mine with Soup and NPC rears its ugly head again. Where TF are the ****ing team news? Tahs v the good guys in 12 hours and no news channel in the entire SH capable of finding and publishing team news.

This site has all the NZ Supe team news, fixtures etc:

https://www.superrugby.co.nz/

Posted: **Fri Feb 18, 2022 2:47 am**

The opening game of the new Super Rugby Pacific season has been postponed after several players tested positive for COVID-19.

Key points:
The opening game of Super Rugby Pacific was supposed to be played next Friday between Moana Pasifika and the Blues
The Moana Pasifika team are isolating in Queenstown, while no members of any New Zealand-based side have tested positive
This year is the inaugural season for Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua
The game was supposed to be the debut of the new Moana Pasifika side, who are entering the competition this year with the Fijian Drua.

Moana Pasifika was set to open their inaugural season against the Auckland-based Blues in Dunedin next Friday.

However, several players tested positive to COVID-19, with the team now isolating in Queenstown.

The outbreak has forced changes to the final preseason trial matches scheduled for the New Zealand-based teams this weekend.

In a statement released by the competition, Super Rugby said it would try and find options to reschedule the fixture.

No other matches from next week's opening round have been affected.

"All members of the other five New Zealand-based Super Rugby Pacific squads have tested negative for COVID-19 and will continue preparations for the start of the season, including preseason fixtures in Queenstown this weekend," the statement read.

After Super Rugby splintered following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia and New Zealand held their own competitions over the past two seasons.

In 2021 following each countries competition, a secondary Super Rugby season was held with each team getting to play all the other teams from their neighbouring country.

The Blues won the six-week trans-Tasman competition after the Queensland Reds and the Crusaders won the Australian and New Zealand competitions respectively.

In 2022, Super Rugby Pacific will be a 12-team competition with five teams from Australia and New Zealand, along with Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua.

Draw for this weekend (NZ time)

Friday 18 February 2022 (Postponed)
PP Moana Pasifika v Blues
Forsyth Barr Stadium

Friday 18 February 2022
21:45 NSW Waratahs v Fijian Drua
CommBank Stadium

Saturday 19 February 2022
16:35 Chiefs v Highlanders
Wakatipu Rugby Club

19:05 Crusaders v Hurricanes
Forsyth Barr Stadium

21:45 Queensland Reds v Melbourne Rebels
Suncorp Stadium

Sunday 20 February 2022
16:00 Brumbies v Western Force
GIO Stadium

Posted: **Fri Feb 18, 2022 7:18 am**

Ymx wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:10 pm Where is it being televised in the UK? I’ve not yet checked.

As far as I can see, nowhere officially

Posted: **Fri Feb 18, 2022 7:20 am**

Ymx wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:13 pm https://sanzaarrugby.tv/

Seems to be the answer

£50 season pass

Cheers

Posted: **Fri Feb 18, 2022 7:35 am**

Ymx wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:13 pm https://sanzaarrugby.tv/

Seems to be the answer

£50 season pass

FM. That was the most retarded sign up process ever. Yet another SH rugby site that it totally sh*t.

Posted: **Fri Feb 18, 2022 7:57 am**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 7:35 am
Ymx wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:13 pm https://sanzaarrugby.tv/

Seems to be the answer

£50 season pass
FM. That was the most retarded sign up process ever. Yet another SH rugby site that it totally sh*t.

It was ridiculously piss easy, how did you fvck that up.

Enter email and password. Then next page card details. Done.

Posted: **Fri Feb 18, 2022 8:08 am**

Ymx wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 7:57 am
Torquemada 1420 wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 7:35 am
Ymx wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:13 pm https://sanzaarrugby.tv/

Seems to be the answer

£50 season pass
FM. That was the most retarded sign up process ever. Yet another SH rugby site that it totally sh*t.
It was ridiculously piss easy, how did you fvck that up.

Enter email and password. Then next page card details. Done.

The sign up screen is a pop up window. It's too large for the page but you cannot scroll using mouse, slider, down key or touch screen. The only way to get to the next field is tab but if you get it wrong, the pop up screen disappears and you have to start again. Just for sanity, I tried it in Edge and Opera too. And it's just as sh*t in those. Another example of spotty kid web "designers" trying to show their skillz instead of keeping the f**king thing simple/functional.

Posted: **Fri Feb 18, 2022 8:47 am**

Hope Fiji have put as much into rugby practice as that challenge.

Posted: **Fri Feb 18, 2022 8:58 am**

Fijians' handling has been surprisingly uncertain and poor in perfect conditions.

Posted: **Fri Feb 18, 2022 9:50 am**

Well they not doing much passing to practice their catching etc. They look like a team playing up a grade (NRC) and got a bit to learn. And one of them is how to scrum!

Posted: **Fri Feb 18, 2022 9:54 am**

Nic Berry is looking pretty uncertain tonight. Seems to be missing a bit.

Posted: **Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:30 am**

Fiji really not good. Thought they'd be more up for it. Making the Tahds look decent.

Posted: **Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:33 am**

Having said that, the Tahds reserve front row is an embarresment.

Posted: **Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:43 am**

FM, Berry is a sh*t ref. At the end there
- how is no Tah carded?
- from the quick tap, the Tahs are all of 1m back before tackling the ball carrier which is yet another pen
- instead, Berry blows up for time with ball held up over the line. Errrr..... that's really not an advantage and, anyway, he did not call advantage over

Posted: **Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:44 am**

8 posts and 6 of them a whinge. Pace yourself Torq!

Posted: **Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:45 am**

Quade wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:30 am Fiji really not good. Thought they'd be more up for it. Making the Tahds look decent.

Usual Fiji stuff. Lack of precision. Poor decision making. Too many dumb pens. That said, their fitness looked better than the Tahs so hope for improvement. 1st win for Tahs in Soup in 400 days and after that it could be another 400 before their next one.

Posted: **Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:46 am**

JM2K6 wrote: Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:44 am 8 posts and 6 of them a whinge. Pace yourself Torq!

You should have heard me on the customer support call I was on for the whole 2nd half.

Posted: **Sat Feb 19, 2022 6:17 am**

Happy with that start - another try would have made me happier with the Chiefs but we seemed to lose the hunger when we got to 23

Posted: **Sat Feb 19, 2022 6:19 am**

Playing Crusaders 101: do not kick deep to Will Jordan.

Posted: **Sat Feb 19, 2022 6:24 am**

Brilliant try by Crusaders from a scrum, Hall switching play with a superb pass. Not entirely sure about Ennor’s inside pass to Jordan

Posted: **Sat Feb 19, 2022 6:54 am**

Buggered if I know how we are in front at halftime but I’ll take it

Posted: **Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:12 am**

When do you think you'll be able to attend games again? I'm pleased they are not piping crowd noises in which is horrible IMO, but it's deathly quiet even from the players.

Posted: **Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:12 am**

Just woke up and switched on.

Needed to power up laptop to watch it.

Why is R Mo not playing btw?

Posted: **Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:15 am**

Ymx wrote: Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:12 am Just woke up and switched on.

Needed to power up laptop to watch it.

Why is R Mo not playing btw?

Stream keeps hanging. Not great for a pay for service.

Posted: **Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:15 am**

Just watching, it really strikes me how clean the tackles and recycling is compared to when playing up NH.

Posted: **Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:16 am**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:15 am
Ymx wrote: Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:12 am Just woke up and switched on.

Needed to power up laptop to watch it.

Why is R Mo not playing btw?
Stream keeps hanging. Not great for a pay for service.

Yep, that happened to me too, at half time.

Posted: **Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:18 am**

Just back on the clean tackle area. I think there in lies the ABs biggest issue up North, they are not used to heavily challenged tackles. Where the opposition grind and niggle and slow the ball, etc.
Ironically McCaw was one of the best at it.

Posted: **Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:27 am**

Good guys stretching their lead to 28 - 13 and I must admit I am quite pleased with the way Burke is managing the game.

Posted: **Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:30 am**

And back come the Canes. Another good scrap.

Except a bullshit TMO call has ruined the scrap

Posted: **Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:30 am**

Ymx wrote: Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:18 am Just back on the clean tackle area. I think there in lies the ABs biggest issue up North, they are not used to heavily challenged tackles. Where the opposition grind and niggle and slow the ball, etc.
Ironically McCaw was one of the best at it.

It's a bit of both. Here sides are not committing as much to the breakdown to contest. Happier to tackle and fan.

Posted: **Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:30 am**

Savea (Ardie) is a complete beast

Posted: **Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:31 am**

Should let it run. May tackled without the ball.

Posted: **Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:33 am**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:31 am Should let it run. May tackled without the ball.

He was reaching for the ball and the tackler had to assume he would catch it. Tackles like that get let go frequently

Posted: **Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:35 am**

Kiwias wrote: Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:33 am
Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:31 am Should let it run. May tackled without the ball.
He was reaching for the ball and the tackler had to assume he would catch it. Tackles like that get let go frequently

Agree but they had ben of replay and should have been a pen to the Canes

Posted: **Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:36 am**

Monster lineout maul and the good guys get a pt. 35 - 13, with 14 mins left

Posted: **Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:37 am**

That's this one done. As ever it seems, Canes look flash at times but undone in the basic, grunt work.

NPR

Super Rugby Pacific

Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific

Re: Super Rugby Pacific