Horror-canes - The Fever Union thread

Only Ozzy ref screw Wgtn teams like that.

Was it Steve Walsh? From What I saw, it seemed that the fowards and backs were all over the place. It was like watching League. Forwards at 2nd 5 and on the wing. Good grief.

If the Wellington Lions lose this afternoon, we could actually have a season where our attendences beat theirs?

I appreciate some of this is thwe coaching but surely the players have to accept responsibility for a lot of it. Inept performances wont win you anything.

There has to be 1,000 at the game....if that.

9 for 9.

Our crowds have been higher than the Lions for the past 5 years.

Yet any article around declining attendance is centred around the nix. (Even though our attendance is fairly steady around 6000)

Lions average will be around 3,000 this year.

I'm not one to gloat at the expense of rugby. oh wait yes I am. But heard some interesting things about Wellignton Rugby. Apparently they are a shamble at the moment. Staff leaving here, there and everywhere.

but but Phoenix are the ones in trouble. 

The ethos within Wellington Rugby has been going downhill for some time. It has finally caught up with the Union but like most Rugby organisations, you bury your head in the sand and act if nothing is wrong.

Suppose I better bump this to say congrats to the 'canes, its been a long time coming but you finally did it.

This thread is hilarious!

1) Are the Lions still a mess?

2) How have the 'Canes turned things around?

3) How much would the 'Canes beat the All Blacks by?

Many at the parade today?

good to see the hurricanes stopping off in wanganui on their way to waverly on thursday, they had a training run at cooks gardens, signed autographs and a group went to the hospital childrens ward, all good ways to attract more fans and interst in the team.

Always good when they visit the heartland. They do some good stuff in and around Masterton around the annual Mangatainoka game. Good to see the rural game taken to another region this year though. They need to do better at engaging with all 8 provinces, not just Wellington, or others might go the way of Taranaki.

Next up, kissing babies, just like politicians do.

Unless there was a huge crowd on the same side of the stadium as the cameras, was that an all time low crowd for the Lions despite being a semi final?? Only looked like about 2,000 in attendence. 

With that cold northerly blowing through I doubt if there were many more on the camera side of the ground. 

Croud to night announced on sky at 11k. 

Must be a lot of yellow rain suits to make that number

Looks like it's gonna be Curry-stains vs the Crewsayders

Should be a good game. Hoping for a Hurricanes home final

bye bye hurricanes outplayed by a very good crusaders team.

Wtf was that thing flying over the stadium at half time belching flames? A Phoenix?