Business as usual
Teague McElroy of Dunedin against Southern, Kettle Park, May, 2019.
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How quickly the rugby stories build after the new season has kicked off. My Sunday scroll through the stuff website found me reading about a case of déjà vu for the Blues at Eden Park, the ‘horrorcanes’ in Cape Town and business as usual for the Crusaders in Nelson. A few quick clicks of the mouse then found me scanning past stories about Warren Gatland’s return to Eden Park, more stories about the hopeless Hurricanes, the Blues SOS to Beauden Barrett and the partying of Rieko Ioane and his brother Akira.
What I took from all these stories was that the Blues fell apart in the second half while the bench selected by Warren Gatland got the Chiefs home. People seem to think that Ardie Savea returning will single-handedly save the Hurricanes and the same with Beauden Barrett for the Blues, life under Scott Roberston at the Crusaders has continued on as normal and Rieko Ioane has annoyed his neighbors (how this is a story is beyond me and despite this happening before Christmas, it somehow made the headlines AFTER the Blues season kicked off 2 months later). Instead of trying to digest these stories further, I flicked over to the Six Nations clash between Ireland and Scotland, put on my Leinster top and cheered on the Irish while selecting images for a glimpse back at the 2019 club season.
Keep your eye on the ball,
John
Cheyenne Cunningham of North Otago against University, May, 2019.
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Joji Ravula of Harbour against Green Island, June, 2019.
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Rosie Kelly of University against Alhambra Union, March, 2019.
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Paul Tupai of Southern against Zingari Richmond, July, 2019.
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Thomas Umaga-Jensen of University against Harbour, June, 2019.
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Rosie Buchanan-Brown of Alhambra Union against Taieri, June, 2019.
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Finn Strawbridge of Green Island against University, May, 2019.
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Kristina Moata’ane of Pirates against North Otago, May, 2019.
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Sam Wyber of Kaikorai against Dunedin, June, 2019.
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