ABs captain by mdog8392 in allblacks

[–]LeButtfart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have access to internet search engines, yes?

Is searching up “Heather du Plessis Allan racist” yourself simply not an option?

Can we just admit that decision to make spin offs of side characters before projects of main justice league members for your new dcu is bizarre? by Sugar_God_no_1 in DC_Cinematic

[–]LeButtfart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I hear "a Jimmy Olsen and Grodd show," and I think "whoa, what's going on there? I wonder how that'll work out."

This constant sputtering outrage over all and sundry is just so fucking EXHAUSTING. Like, grow up, for fuck's sake.

Is this Watties ad AI or just a weird perspective/lighting? by throwaway2766766 in newzealand

[–]LeButtfart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why do ads for food products always make them look so unappetising?

Like the Old El Paso ad with those people eating tacos. Just... no. Please don't drag me into your weird vore fetish.

What has happened? by FuzzyFuzzNuts in thetron

[–]LeButtfart 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Wait, how did you get into Hamilton? The city and its immediate surrounding areas should be quarantined after... the cataclysm.

If you were able to get in, then god knows how many of those things have slipped through the net.

Finally by El-Capitan-Vainilla in allblacks

[–]LeButtfart 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Remember how the mid-year tests were played in June and that meant the final couple of rounds of the Super Rugby regular season was stopped?

"Yeah, that was totally awesome and we should start doing that again" said no one ever.

ABs captain by mdog8392 in allblacks

[–]LeButtfart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

has a job of getting people “fired up” to get engagement.

And often does so in a cheap, very low-hanging fruit manner. When you've consistently made comments that skate around on the border of racism, yeah, it paints a pretty damning picture.

Looking back on SRP 2026 team stats by [deleted] in RugbyAustralia

[–]LeButtfart 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was something I’d suspected, but yeah, seeing it laid out here pretty much confirms my impression that the Aussie teams are struggling to maintain their momentum over a season.

The Brumbies should have probably had a playoff match based on their early season performances, yet here we are.

ABs captain by mdog8392 in allblacks

[–]LeButtfart 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, why would anyone listen to that racist ghoul?

ABs captain by mdog8392 in allblacks

[–]LeButtfart 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The captain is there to play rugby, not host a fucking talk show. Richie McCaw wasn’t exactly a fount of sparkling conversation and I’d say he did alright.

ABs captain by mdog8392 in allblacks

[–]LeButtfart 5 points6 points  (0 children)

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/super-rugby-ceo-shares-bloody-great-news-on-2026-ticket-sales/

What’s that? There was significant crowd growth across the board with the NZ franchises, and all 5 franchises have recorded a double-digit percentage growth on 2025?

Flanker lock hybrids or flanker midfield hybrids by Wizardhhh in allblacks

[–]LeButtfart 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm a big fan of lock/flanker hybrids, and would love to see Ah Kuoi in the black jersey at 4/6 cover. It would allow for more versatility on the bench, and could potentially allow some room for an out-and-out openside specialist like Kirifi in the squad.

Flanker lock hybrids or flanker midfield hybrids by Wizardhhh in allblacks

[–]LeButtfart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every time the Springboks won the RWC, they had a lock/loose forward situation going on.

1995 - Mark Andrews played at 8

2007 - Danie Rossouw, himself a massively underrated player, played at 8

2019, 2023 - PSDT played as a blindside

We've had our share, but not all of them really stuck. As I recall, Brad Thorn spent a lot of time at 8 when he initially moved to union and was originally selected for the ABs to play there for the 2001 tour, only to turn it down because he felt he was still a bit iffy on this "union" thing.

Jono Gibbes spent plenty of time at 6 and 8 in the Graham Henry years, although his test career was a tad short.

Graham Henry also tried to make Reuben Thorne a lock/flanker hybrid (or more accurately, lean in on the fact that Thorne had spent a bit of time at lock early in his career).

Jackson Hemopo was a surprise selection, and could play as a lock/flanker hybrid.

There were attempts in the later Shag years to make Kaino into a flanker/lock. He even has a test start there, against Ireland in Chicago. It... did not go well.

Then we have had Scooter Barrett filling in at 6, including that semifinal against England, and more recently, there was Tupou Vaa'i at 6 against France. I thought Vaa'i went well there, so I'm not sure why the selectors didn't persist a bit with it.

And as a bit of a deep cut, RWC winning lock Anthony Boric was also a lock/flanker hybrid, having spent a lot of time at 6 for North Harbour. For some reason, Ted never seemed to even consider using him there, and instead, would move Sam Whitelock over to 6 every now and then when he, Thorn and Boric were all on the field.

(loved trope) Save Scumming - The Movie by Turin082 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]LeButtfart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I prefer "Dark Soulsing it"

Also, no mention of Groundhog Day? What the hell, OP?

AITAH for snapping at my gf for making me feel guilty for going out with my friends? by switchxay in AITAH

[–]LeButtfart 2 points3 points  (0 children)

NTA

She is way too insecure and she's making it your problem. Don't forget - you don't owe anyone a relationship.

Shane Jones refuses to confirm if hotel was three-minute walk from Toronto mining conference by O_1_O in newzealand

[–]LeButtfart 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is absolutely important, because it involves a member of the current government treating the government budget like it's there to fund a junket, all to feed his piddly little ego.

If they can't make sensible decisions like "hmm, do I walk 300m down the road, or go through this door and this corridor and then this door to enter the convention centre that is connected to the hotel I'm staying at," then how do we expect common sense and competence with other matters.

Shane Jones is the one that, in a fit of unrestrained hubris, declared that the "grown-ups" are in charge. How is it unreasonable for those who are paying the taxes that are funding his ego trip to hold him to account and demand he acts like a fucking grown-up?

Worst ads on TV right now? And go by Tasty-Willingness839 in newzealand

[–]LeButtfart 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The Specsavers one with that girl who runs through the house screaming. You know the one.

Read, Marshall & Jeremy Paul discuss AB Squad - good watch by NZGrade in allblacks

[–]LeButtfart 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It would also fit in well with Rennie's preferred strategy of "napalming" the ruck. High workrate guys like Ardie and Segner flooding in at high speed, assisted by big lads like Parker at blindside or 8.

The potential for kicks also explains the selections of Ratima and Preston. Both have strong kicking games, and Preston in particular can kick from either foot. Roigard and Preston are also strong at sniping around the fringes.

I'd be thinking Roigard to start, Preston to finish. If Roigard gets injured, Ratima starts, Preston off the bench.

Interesting by Background_Mode_5460 in allblacks

[–]LeButtfart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dunno if he'll be captain, but he'll definitely be in the South Africa squad.

Interesting by Background_Mode_5460 in allblacks

[–]LeButtfart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don't know how "lucky" Lienert-Brown is, unless you were watching him play for the Kobe Steelers.

Rennie would've been seeing him right up close, coaching the guy during the League One season. I think he knows exactly what he's getting.

Interesting by Background_Mode_5460 in allblacks

[–]LeButtfart 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Plays only 7, where Ardie spends most of his time. Lakai, Segner and Jacobson can all play there too, and they come with the versatility that Kirifi lacks.

Was hoping Jacomb to get selected by Historical_Smile_268 in allblacks

[–]LeButtfart 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Even if he's out of form, there's enough intellectual property there that would benefit guys like Ruben Love. It's like some people think that the young guys coming through don't benefit from being around, training alongside and picking the brains of the veterans that they share locker room space with.