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The Russian economy is now completely dependent on the war continuing.

Why so? If the war stops and various resources, materials, capital, labour can be freed up for other undertakings wouldn't that actually prove useful? Okay if one accepts the premise that economists love in a model ...

Gumboot wrote: Thu May 22, 2025 5:13 am Riley Higgins gone for the year with a broken leg.

Bugger.

3 starts and three wins after an almost out of the top 6 without him and Proctor

PUJ can play well (Waratahs) but more thna often he won't pass, preferring to try and smash through. A big step down from Higgins

Even though they got a hiding I love what Drua (and MP) bring to this comp.

It's great when they pan to the crowd and you see the locals who are fans of the visiting team and probably have been for years, now they get to see Soup in their own country.

Glen Jackson doesn't seem to be getting ...

Gumboot wrote: Fri May 09, 2025 8:51 am Blues prevail 34-5 over a disappointing Drua.

Deserved score. But Rieko showed again thats hes not a center

Gumboot wrote: Fri May 09, 2025 7:54 am Blues ahead 22-0 at HT.

And a deserved lead too by playing a forward based game

Savea was outstanding

But a very poor play at the end lost the Highlanders this match. Some are the NZ SR teams first are a bit limited.

Blues are OK with Barrett but otherwise struggle. Esp with Plummer's decline this year and Perofeta showing again hes not a first

Chiefs are good with DMac but ...

Canes hold the Chiefs scoreless in the second half and win 35-17.

Plenty of Hurricanes players to like, but I thought Lakai was just outstanding.

Agree on Lakai. But also well supported by Iose , who I dont rate, in his 50th game. Also Kirifi, who I do rate.

Love started off a bit slowly in ...

Chiefs miss DMac. Jacob is no where as good

Proctor gifts a try to the Chiefs just before HT. Otherwise a fairly even game

Interesting Blues side to play the Force on Friday...

Blues:
Stephen Perofeta, Cole Forbes, Rieko Ioane, Xavi Taele, AJ Lam, Beauden Barrett, Taufa Funaki, Hoskins Sotutu, Dalton Papali’i, Anton Segner, Laghlan McWhannell, Patrick Tuipulotu (capt), Marcel Renata, Ricky Riccitelli, Joshua Fusitu ...

Canes ahead 20-15 at HT.

Impressed with the Higgins/Proctor midfield.

Higgins and Proctor made a huge difference. Sullivan, apart from the NSW game, was ordinary at best. And the contrast between a limited passer in PUJ and an excellent passer in Higgins was noticeable

Love also was VG at ...

Gumboot wrote: Thu Apr 10, 2025 2:01 am Riley Higgins can't be far away from his injury return. It'd be nice to see him and Proctor paired up at some stage, although the midfield's been going OK for the Canes in the meantime.

He's back playing for the Canes B team last week

Gumboot wrote: Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:55 am
Firewater wrote: Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:45 amHe wasn't as bad as Perofeta for the Blues (in his previous start) at 1st but close.

That's at least half a dozen times you've mentioned how badly Perofeta played. Obsessed much?

He was awful. One of the worst individual games I've seen. And this from an AB.

Yep, that loose forward combo brings plenty of clout.

Interesting move switching up the playmakers. It's good they're starting Jacomb again - thought he was top value when he came on last week.

Jacomb looks a bit average to me. I put him in the Cameron Hohepa Plummer category. Can look great ...

I like this from Laidlaw...

We play him at fullback because right now we think he’s probably better at fullback and moving to 10 but what I like about Ruben is he really wants to contribute and take ownership, he wants to know the ‘why’, and he wants to drive the team,” Laidlaw added.

“Those ...

Article in Stuff this morning suggests the Canes might start Reuben Love at 10 at home against the Crusaders this weekend. Team to be named this afternoon... I finally got around to catching up with the Aotearoa Rugby Pod yesterday, last week's edition, and the boys were singing his praises as an ...

Blues squeak it by a point, 19-18.

BB made a huge difference compared to the rubbish dished up by Perofeta last game. Contrast with the Canes where Hohepa was poor. Canes need to find a much better first (maybe Love or Harkin) and a decent kicker (maybe Harkin at FB or 1st). Otherwise they will ...

Waratahs seems to have given up

57-12 full time

Most of the Canes players stepped up big time. But mentioning a few

Iose was class at 6. I don't see him as a eight but seemed right at home at 6. Aumua is a huge step up on the inconsistent Devery. PUJ and Sullivan has their best game together. And ...

Now 45-12. Iose seems to have found his best position

38-12

Cnaes scoring mostly class tries

Kiwias wrote: Fri Mar 28, 2025 6:56 am Leawere-Walker playing bloody well, as are Roigard and Hohepa

Hohepa surprisingly has been class. He looks like a first whereas Godfrey looks like a FB learning to ropes at first still

Canes ahead 24-7 at HT.

Some of the Canes' handling, and their defence, has been outstanding.

Agree. Defence has been as good as I have seen from them

Roigard, except for his first dud kick, has been outstanding. And I thought the 1st 2nd center Canes combination would have been a weakness ...

The department of education stuff is just bonkers.

Like a lot of this stuff it's not quite as bonkers as the breathless headlines suggest though

Is it not? The DoE is roughly there to try and ensure all kids have a fair shake. The ones living in rich areas, already get well funded ...

Guy Smiley wrote: Sat Mar 22, 2025 7:49 am What has become of EPWC, who started this thread? Not seen them post for months, log says they were logged in today.

I hope all is ok mate.

He or she might have seen the light on this issue. I know committed MMCC devotees that no longer are.

I wish poster would call it say man made climate change. (Or maybe Anthropogenic Global Warming)

I beleive we are heading into a cooling period due to natural cycles (not cows farting and burping etc). This will cause all sorts of concerning issues. Including food shortages. We need to start caring ...

Perofeta off after having a poor game.

30-7. Blues are poor. Too many unforced errors. Hopeless first 5 display. The rest of their AB backs are average

Hugo wrote: Sat Mar 22, 2025 7:04 am First thing Perofeta does - slice it into touch.

He's having a shocker

HT 20-7 Crusaders

Blues have been poor, With Perofeta one of the worst. Not up to it as a first at this level. Plummer has been limited this year but would still bring him on

Perofeta has been poorish so far

29-23 Reds

Red totally on top in the 2nd half. They made the Highlanders look a bit ordinary and disappointing. Unsure what happened to both teams at HT but it had a positive impact on the Reds. Landers the opposite.

Gumboot wrote: Sat Mar 22, 2025 5:13 am Man, this is a costly yellow card.

29-20

Highlanders were just hanging on anyway. de Groot was struggling in the scrum and maybe wanted a rest

All Reds in the 2nd half

Yellow card to stupid de Groot

After conceding 2 tries the Highlanders have been very impressive.

TUJ has been good after his long absence. He looks a lot faster than his brother. And good skills so hopefully he can stay fit. Overall the backline has been impressive backed by a sound forward display

If they keep this up they ...

" If Trump and his mob of brown shirted henchmen win this case about the deportation flights and the Judge gets removed from the case/impeached then the US is completely lost."

I saw that and rather felt the trouble with our internet social media world is that what a Chief Justice says that means feck off comes across like a slap with a damp tissue.

it does rather feel like they've invited a starving bull into a china shop, pumped it full of amphetamines, and ...

Buggered if I know where this mythical Lincoln/Mandela statesman is going to come from, as it looks to me as if the society — not only politics — is hopelessly split.

Michelle Obama?

The US, like Europe, is finished. No individual can save it. It would take a mass awakening but this won't ...

The judge had to remind herself not to let her anger take over. Remarkable indeed.

This ruling will be overturned. And rightly so

You've not read the detail of the case have you, in particular the legal argument behind the Judges decision? The DOJ got eviscerated for its preparation ...

Great explanation of court decision telling the various agencies to rehire all staff fired on OPM instructions, with specific notice to OPM not to try the same shit again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhEWucGtipA&t=1865s

I was following some of this on line - a reporter was posting some ...

Kiwias wrote: Sat Mar 15, 2025 7:51 am Holy shit. What a stunning finale to the match, though I do wonder why teams kick in the last 60 secs.

Agree.

But another excellent SR game

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