Games this weekend:
--FRIDAY--
Crushedchurch v Hags 17:35
Reblels v Hurrrrrr 19:45
-- SATURDAY --
Cheetos v Sunweebs 03:00
Bloos v Shorks 17:35
Tards v Bumboys 19:45
-- SUNDAY --
Balls v Speds 01:05
Loins v Stormers 03:15
All times are official super rugby time (Brisbane).
>mfw there are actually some good games on this weekend
Days without an irishman count: 15
Talk about rugby you fucks.
Poo
Everyone got their tips in for the superbru?
>>66797833
>tfw this is the week I retake the number 1 spot
It's coming home lads
>>66799046
No i will retain #1
>>66799157
>0.33 point lead
pure memery.
>>66796291
India why is your flag sideways?
>>66799346
If it makes you feel better I only pick the teams I want to win
I only look at form ect when I don't care who wins
Somehow this got me to #1
>>66799346
Can anyone make this image in to either a shaking gif with "[pilfers intensify]" or into like a "the ride never ends" with the spiral and the changing colours?
I want to turn Michael Hooper in to the /rug/ meme to end all memes.
Handsome Muscular Brad Thorn signs on to be Assistant Coach at the Reds, rest of Australian teams on suicide watch.
>>66800292
Where else would he sign on? He's a Brisbane boy through and through. No way he'd ever go anywhere and force his kids to grow up in some lesser city.
Jeff on suicide watch
Nina on queen of /rug/ watch
>NSW state government pledges $450m to refurbish Allianz stadium
http://www.baka.com.au/nsw/premier-mike-baird-steps-in-and-agrees-to-meet--disgruntled-clubs-over-stadium-debate-20160413-go5lrm
Haha, have fun at your meme ground out in the sticks, tards fans (>implying).
Just witnessed some unauthorised Nina posting outside of /rug/ from the british lads. Reminder that this is expressly forbidden.
>>66795690
Cruzados 18x16 Onças
Rebeldes 32x36 Furacões
Chitas 34x24 Lobos do Sol
Azuis 15x30 Tubarões
Telopeas 25x36 Brumbys
Touros 38x25 Vermelhos
Leões 34x32 Tempestuosos
>>66803202
Half time slags was a britposter thing long before we did it to be fair lad
Ps link me I need some fresh ones for my folder
>>66803202
>unauthorised nina posting
m8.
The autist who posted her on 4chan voluntarily gave his rights to her away. She belongs to everyone now.
>>66804159
Tbh everyone was just spamming pictures of Fekitoa's ex-gf and then the focus switched to her, it wasn't like he was posting her only
Pretty sure 80% of ninaposting has been done by one weirdcunt australian
>>66799817
>hooper
>pilfers
I enjoy the Rugby
>>66804365
DYK: Nina was deputy head girl in her graduating class of 2013
>>66804981
Yeah but Pocock doesn't have a meme-y enough face.
Hooper does get some pilfers, just not at international level.
>>66805254
>graduated in 2013
sorry, not in to children.
>>66805392
>being an old fuck
She's literally 21
>>66805254
Where are you finding all this stalker shit m8
>Wynne Gray's All Blacks XV
15. Ben Smith
14. Damian McKenzie
13. Malakai Fekitoa
12. Charlie Ngatai
11. Patrick Osbourne
10. Lima Sopoaga
9. Aaron Smith
8. Kieran Read
7. Sam Cane
6. Jordon Taufua
5. Sam Whitelock
4. Brodie Retallick
3. Charlie Faumuina
2. Dane Coles
1. Wyatt Crockett
>Andrew Mulligan's All Blacks XV
15. Israel Dagg
14. Ben Smith
13. Malakai Fekitoa
12. Ryan Crotty
11. Julian Savea
10. Aaron Cruden
9. Aaron Smith
8. Kieran Read
7. Sam Cane
6. Victor Vito
5. Sam Whitelock
4. Brodie Retallick
3. Owen Franks
2. Dane Coles
1. Joe Moodie
>>66805514
>14. Damian McKenzie
.... ?
>Martin Devlin's All Blacks XV
15. Ben Smith
14. Patrick Osbourne
13. Malakai Fekitoa
12. Charlie Ngatai
11. Cory Jane
10. Aaron Cruden
9. Aaron Smith
8. Kieran Read
7. Sam Cane
6. Jordan Taufua
5. Sam Whitelock
4. Brodie Retallick
3. Owen Franks
2. James Parsons
1. Charlie Faumuina
>Chris Rattue's All Blacks XV
15. Ben Smith
14. Damian McKenzie
13. Malakai Fekitoa
12. Charlie Ngatai
11. Julian Savea
10. Aaron Cruden
9. Aaron Smith
8. Kieran Read
7. Sam Cane
6. Jerome Kaino
5. Sam Whitelock
4. Brodie Retallick
3. Owen Franks
2. Dane Coles
1. Joe Moody
>Nigel Yalden's All Blackx XV
15. Damian McKenzie
14. Ben Smith
13. Malakai Fekitoa
12. Charlie Ngatai
11. Julian Savea
10. Lima Sopoaga
8. Kieran Read
7. Sam Cane
6. Jerome Kaino
5. Sam Whitelock
4. Brodie Retallick
3. Owen Franks
2. Dane Coles
1. Wyatt Crockett
Literally who are any of these people
Do you fucks actually read sports opinion columns?
>The state of NZ journalism
>>66805564
Not as bad as Martin Devlin's. He picked Charlie fucking Faumuina at loosehead prop.
>>66805674
forgot 9. Aaron Smith***
>>66805728
They're the leading NZ Herald rugby journalists apparently.
>>66805748
>he actually typed all of that out
What is your endgame, original AMS? Why do you insist on attempting to discuss rugby? You do realise that no one here gives a fuck about the ball sacks and who gets picked?
>>66805514
>>66805610
>>66805674
>>66805748
LGTSS
>the absolute fucking state of this memery
>>66805786
>reading the NZ herald
>reading sports journalism
>reading NZ sports journalism
>reading NZ RUGBY sports journalism
I could literally fucking list 800 billion better uses of your time.
>>66805490
>she's literally 21
exactly.
What the fuck do you even talk to a 21 year old about?
"Hey, isn't instagram random?"
>>66805830
It is a sorry state 2bh
But some of the teams seem close to who I would pick
>>66805857
I sometimes forget how old people who unironically watch rugby are
>being on 4chan past university years
Why haven't you offed yourself yet
>>66805610
>>66805674
>>66805514
Just give us the series right now.
>>66806056
Check your tone son, you're talking to the man who invented /rug/.
>>66806076
Your forgetting black shirt factor
>your players are intimidated by it
>our players are motivated by it and step up a gear
You are probably right either way
>>66806040
Yalden and Rattue have teams I mostly agree with.
>>66803241
most of those scores are way too high
>>66806696
I agree
I think Ben Smith should be full back. Cruden needs to prove himself a bit more imo. Crockett would be my pick for 1. I'm a bit undecided on Ngatai
>>66805674
swap ben and memekenzie and its probably the best out of the lot
>>66805490
>literally 21
so what would figuratively 21 mean?
>>66807189
Well that chick I picked up at the epsom girls ball was figuratively 21
>>66807189
she could contort her body to represent the number 21
1. Moody
2. Cole
3. Faumuina
4. Whitelock
5. Retallick
6. Kaino
7. Cane
8. Read
9. Smith
10. Sopoaga
11. Savea if he's fit
12. Ngatai
13. Fekitoa
14. Mackenzie I guess
15. Smith
or Izzy at 15, Smuth at 14?
Where did this "McKenzie can play wing" meme sprout from
He'd unironically be better at 12, fuck the "muh power centres" meme
>>66802584
>The Sydney Roosters, NSW Waratahs and Sydney FC were seething on Monday after Mr Baird announced a new stadium at Moore Park would be built on the existing site, which the clubs allege is not the message Mr Ayres has been spreading.
>seething
okay which one of you was this
>>66807953
>putting the worlds best fullback on the wing
ill never understand this
>>66808004
probably from the successful "NMS can play wing" meme
>>66808260
I thought the exact same thing.
>we will never see an article mention that someone was "poorious"
>>66808260
/sp/ has literally ruined the word seething for me
I just can't take it seriously anymore. Same thing with "euphoric" a few years ago.
>>66808553
>the worlds best fullback
You don't need to constantly shill your old high school mate AMS
Here's my team lads
15. B Smith
14. Osbourne
13. Ngatai
12. Fekitoa
11. Savea
10. Sopoaga
9. A Smith
Bench
23. McKenzie
22. Barrett
21. Kerr Barlow
Forwards don't matter just pick them at random.
>>66808553
>putting the world's best winger at hooker
Serious question lads
Why does the hooker have to throw the lineout? Surely being in the front row and being a thrower are totally seperate skills and anyone could do it. A long time ago it was only locks would jump and props would lift but that's been thrown out as the back row jump just as much if not more often than the locks. Why can't a flanker throw the lineouts if he's more accurate than the designated hooker?
What I'm saying is that they could totally just play Coles on the wing and have him throw the lineouts as well.
>>66809627
He doesn't? It's just easier by convention to have one position where you are teaching that skill set to them.
When I was in junior rugby I threw lineouts for a season even though I played second row because our hooker was absolute gash.
>>66809627
I guess because you'd be losing a back when its one of the best times for them to strut their stuff
>>66809627
Hookers are usually the shortest forwards
>>66809627
They don't have to. When the hooker has been sinbinned you'll see other players do it (Aaron Smith has thrown it in for the ABs for example).
>>66808553
Memekenzie was ruthlessly exposed defensively against the Boos last weekend, that's why Husbendo should stay in FB. Smug's attacking skills, however, are possibly the best in the country and I think it's worth a shot trying him out on the wing against Wales, just to see if it works.
1. Crockett
2. LFWRLABM
3. O Franks
4. Le Avo Man
5. Whitelock
6. Kaino
7. Cane
8. Read (c)
9. A Smith
10. Sopoaga
11. Savea (only if he stays fit)
12. Ngatai
13. Fekitoa
14. McKenzie
15. B Smith
16. Taylor
17. Moody
18. Faumuina
19. Tuipolotu
20. Vito
21. TKB
22. Le Favourable Bounce Man, or Cruden (can't decide)
23. Crotty?
>>66811419
A couple of weeks ago at Reds v Waratahs they allowed a substitute hooker to come on to throw after the regular hooker had been binned.
I was so appalled I almost threw up with rage in to my frosty XXXX gold.
>>66811463
You serious? Fuck me that's appalling refereeing.
>>66805514
Minor correction: Gray spelled it "Lima Sopoga"
I don't know what it was, I can only assume they said it was head bin or something, but I was at the ground so I couldn't tell if there was a reason given.
There's no safety issue to someone not being able to throw the line out.
>>66811443
Cruden should be starter.
Le Boonga 10 was exposed by the reds. If anything, just keep him in as a midfielder and drop Crotty out.
>you now remember that season when the crusaders tried Carter at literally every position on the backline
>>66811524
Has Soap ever even played in the midfield?
>>66811599
Triggered
NZ on series loss to Wales watch
>>66811716
>NZ teams dominating super rugby
>Welsh players dying
>Welsh domestic/club teams where? Does Wales even have a competition?
kek
KEK
>>66811716
Delusional NH posters are literally and unironically my favourite thing about /rug/
>>66811716
us on suicide watch
Why are so many people on fb shilling for Dagg at fb, he was mediocre before he was injured and he's been out for ages. You have Ben Smith who you know is great and Damien "most exciting player in the world right now" McKenzie who are both ahead of him imo.
Also cruden to start, he's brilliant at the moment. Is Lowe an outside chance for the squad if he keeps his form up.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Ben Smith at centre and McKenzie at full back, hell thats what I would do
>>66811845
Pure racism imho
>>66811845
mckenzie is a SHIT defender lad
And we know from the landers shitty defence last week that ben smith is literally the only reason they have a good defence
>>66811945
>first missed tackle all season
>suddenly he's a shit defender
I don't normally go out of my way to defend a meme but lad did you see his takedown of Nando's? The kid's got a mean tackle, he just missed one (admittedly it was weak and cost them a try but still)
>>66812009
2 minutes later he also got palmed off for another try.
>>66811945
He's at least as good as NMS. Savea is a pretty bad defender despite his size
>>66811845
You're a fucking idiot.
Ben Smith is the best fullback in the world. So, he stays at fullback.
Mckenzie is questionable on defence and spends too much time up in the line.
The 2007 WC quarterfinal was the last time an All Black coach put their best fullback in the centres.
Centre pairing will he Feki/Ngatai or Crotty/Feki, injury dependent.
Naholo will be at 14, the coaches have already shown their preference for him.
Cruden is our number one 10 but Soap isn't far behind him and impressed coach and selectors in SA.
>>66812325
I go back on that. Ben Smith played centre against Ireland. They gave Fagg another chance.
9. A Smith
10. Crudz
11. Savea
12. Ngatai
13. Fekitoa
14. Nahaolo
15 B Smith
objectively most realistic backline, Crotty is shit and adds nothing to the backline. McKenzie will get a run against the Argies.
>>66811524
>Le Boonga 10 was exposed by the reds
what? He had a great game, literally nearly won it for the Memes
>>66812400
who kicks?
Retallick?
>>66812436
LFWRLABM obviously
>>66812400
Not a fan of having both Savea and Nahaolo.
They both lack defence and under pressure seem to forget some basic ball skills like catching the ball from a kick or pass
>>66812448
but seriously, Cruden is a fucking shit kicker
Soap is arguably the best kicker in world rugby at the moment, I can't believe you'd leave him out. Cruden is a better playmaker, but he just doesn't make up for it with the points he drops with his boot
>>66812436
kicking for points is so northern hemisphere.
just score trys m8
>>66812463
Have you only ever watched one game with Cruden kicking?
>>66812449
if I could choose, My blind chiefs fandom would make me select Lowe over Savea.
>>66812501
pooden has been a shit kicker for ages mate
he's only kept around because he's as good as carter at distributing the ball and offloading
>>66812526
Also better than Carter at line-breaking Tbh
>>66812526
>carter at distributing the ball and offloading
He's actually better than Carter ever was at both those things this season.
Carter was still a better all round 10 though.
>>66812503
I quite like Lowe 2bh. Him Smith and Savea wouldn't be bad as the outside backs
>>66812611
What about Lowe/Naholo/Smith or Lowe/MacKenzie/Smith?
What I'm asking is do we really need Savea?
>>66812627
we arnt short of wingers at all are we
>>66812627
>do we really need Savea?
No not really but #11 has become the "Big Islander who trucks defenders" jersey so its a given will be chosen 1st for the foreseeable future.
>>66812627
Need. No i dont think so. But his attack is pretty great and he is a hard man to put down. Naholo is similar imo but Savea seems to be a touch better all round.
For me it would be between Lowe and Mackenzie for the other starting spot
>>66812636
We are spoilt for choice and have been for a while which is great
Will he be selected?
>>66805514
Mulligan should kill himself.
>>66812714
The Ioane brothers are going to Rio I think?
>>66812735
I hope not, Akira makes so many meters after contact he needs the 15's jersey IMO
(i'd even start him at 6 desu desu senpai)
>>66812735
I think so. They are both in the current team aren't they?
>101 posts on a non-matchday with no mention of weekend teams yet
decent
http://www.planetrugby.com/news/team-tracker-super-rugby-round-8/
>>66812782
no they're playing for the poos
>>66812714
No. Not for a while. Not mature enough and a tendency to be ill disciplined.
On his way though.
>>66812798
I think you missed the part about Rio. They are both named in the 7's current lineup aren't they?
>>66812798
they are in the team
its just they only have to play a certain amount of sevens matches prior to the olympics so they're playing super rugby in the mean time
>>66812806
I haven't paid any attention to him at all so I just looked at his stats. Why is his average game time 35 mins. Thats pretty low it should be up around 50-60
>>66812798
>>66812816
As far as I'm aware the Rio team hasn't been selected. Tietjens has said that Rieko, Akira, Ben Lam and Skinny Savea will be back playing in the Paris and London sevens tournaments, which are the last two in the series.
>>66812795
>Folau at 13
>>66812846
Yep the team going away hasn't been picked yet
But playing in the last couple of games is a strong hint they will be selected
>>66812842
He's a Sevens player. Coupled with Kainos return and Umaga tinkering.
>>66812891
From what I've seen SBW and Messam don't deserve to be there, they don't have the change of pace for it. The Ioane bros and the guys who have been around sevens team for a while are so good in comparison.
But will be going because how will Gordon say no?
Also that Gilles Kaka guy is garbage.
>>66812978
>its a SBW loses the game by offloading to nobody episode
>>66812978
Messam and Muhammed Bill Williams should both go to Europe.
We don't need them.
>>66812990
>It's a SBW goes for the glory and fucks it up instead of passing to the open player episode
>>66812978
they need him there to lead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cguS7I962Gs
>>66812463
>Soap is arguably the best kicker in world rugby at the moment
>>66813448
Best in New Zealand.
The 12 I would have taken to Rio
Scott Curry ©
Sam Dickson
DJ Forbes
Akira Ioane
Tim Mikkelson
Gillies Kaka
Augustine Pulu
Sonny Bill Williams
Joe Webber
Sherwin Stowers
Rieko Ioane
Kurt Baker (Ben Lam if he wasn't injured)
Sucks that our best strike winger in Lam is out for the season.
Liam Messam and Ardie Savea haven't been great, but if another forward gets injured you'd chuck in one of them.
>>66812978
Kaka was uncharacteristically shit in Hong Kong, but he pretty much carried us to the title in Vancouver.
SBW is getting better desu.
Is the celebration NH dominance thread?
SA literally blacked.com with coach and players = Easy Ireland series win
NZ on retirement watch, weakest for years = Easy Wales series win
AUS in all kinds of trouble against the grand slam champions = Easy England win
Glorious time to be living in this based hemisphere.
>>66815242
>NZ on retirement watch, weakest for years = Easy Wales series win
>AUS in all kinds of trouble against the grand slam champions = Easy England win
It's gonna be fun seeing your face when this doesn't happen.
Can't speak fro SA tho. I think Irelel might win a match there.
>>66815242
What trouble will England bring? Their lineout is about the only it.
Meanwhile Australia is literally going to win tighthead scrums and force penalty scrum tries against England.
No this is not some bizarro /rug/, this is reality.
>>66815367
Only the future greatest 7 the game will ever see.
Wales XV for NZ
1. Evans
2. Owens
3. Lee
4. AWJ (c)
5. Charteris
6. Lydiate
7. Breadman
8. Faletau
9. Webb
10. Biggar
11. North
12. Scott Williams
13. Davies
14. Liam Williams
15. M. Morgan
>>66815766
>owens
meme impact off the bench
>gatland inexplicably taking away warburtons captaincy
well meme'd
>gatland dropping jamie roberts
your meme game is pretty strong friend
>matthew morgan
HE DID IT THE ABSOLUTE MADMAN
>>66815706
Underhill? He's good, but he's nowhere near the finished article yet. Still very much an understudy to blue hat at Ospreys. Clifford (who I really rate, speaking as a Welsh fan) will likely be starting 7 down under
>>66815812
>warbles
needs to work on being a world-class 7 more than he needs to work on being a captain. His positional play was rank average this 6N, and he's a much better player than that.
>roberts
too one-dimensional. Gats won't drop him but I'd like to see a more creative centre partnership.
>Morgan
>implying memer Morgan isn't the perfect answer to memekenzie
>>66815902
0 (zero) minutes this six nations
> no chiefs or highlanders
> got to miss crusaders due to work
Quickly looked at thread and why is no one picking Lowe? We are all assuming that Fatvea will get his arse in gear and drop some pounds before the internationals. He has done fuck all in Super Rugby so far
9. A Smith
10. Cruden (Soapaga looked impotent last week against the fucking reds)
11. Lowe
12. Ngatai
13. Fekitoa
14. Savea (B Smith if he's fat)
15. B Smith (Dagg if he's fat)
Mackenzie iwll get his chances from the bench
Reddit XV
1. Beast Mtawarira
2. Chilliboy Dindu Ralapelle
3. ummm
4. Maro Itoje
5. errrr
6. Siya Kolisi
7. Pocock
8. Oupa Mahoje
9. That Kings 9
10. dont need one
11. Rhule
12. Mvovo
13. some Kings centre
14. Cecil Afrika
15. errrr
>>66816366
>'Prep me' XV
>>66816616
>read this
>See this comment
> Nevertheless, from the very beginning it meant to be more of a consultancy role rather than a player. Tigers are going full on southern hemisphere rugby and needed somebody experienced to prep the older boys before Matt and JP arrive.
KEK
http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/rugby/harlequins-eye-gregor-townsend-to-replace-italybound-conor-o-shea-a3225716.html
FUCK OFF ENGLISH CUNTS REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>66817082
>"I've been looking to get back into coaching after a brief sabbatical from the game. Glasgow really seems like a good opportunity for me and hopefully i can offer the club a lot"
>>66816002
>I'm going to be at the crusaders game
>I'm going to miss my boys playing later that evening because no sky sports
I agree with you if Cruden doesn't drop the ball and can keep his form up above soapaga he is an easy pick.
Your mate above saying we are on retirement watch might not have known about ""our"" """"depth"""" in every position that a player has retired from
Forward pack is as strong as ever
Outside backs are as strong as ever
Kicking has taken a knock
Mid backs have taken a knock
The biggest knock us to our leadership on the field hopefully we can still keep disciplined and make sensible decisions
>>66818919
>Forward pack is as strong as ever
>literally raped by the argies and georgia in scrums at the world cup
>>66819143
Two of the best scrummaging teams in the world though tbf lad.
Hello is this a sport?
>>66819143
>who holds the cup?
Georgia was embarrassing 2bh should have been a stomp
>implying the Pumas are a bad team
Shiggy
>>66819399
lot less darkies than what you're used to, cleetus
>>66819399
PLEASE WATCH OUR SPORT
>>66819440
It's spelled Cletus, you giant ignoramus.
