Raeburn Shield

To top off last nights loss, Australia are now the new holder of the Raeburn Shield. Good to see a few minnows have a shot at it now.
In order the Aussies play - Japan, Wales, England, Scotland (on their end of year tour)
The AB's could get it back if Wales win, as we play Wales after the Aussies do.

Of course if Japan win, well, God knows where it will end up.

Japan could well have record consecutive victories holder Cyprus on their schedule.

ABs will never get it back if Cyprus take it!

I'm sure we will find a way to gift it to England or someone similar

I get a bit emotional when I see people talking about the Raeburn Shield who aren't me

It should spice up the autumn for the Raeburn Shield which I am pleased about eve n if I'm bummed to see the all blacks lose.

@davesofthunder I tried to find an existing post to comment on but with no luck. The AB's mightn't get it back for a while depending on EOYT results.

@westcoastie

Aye, I must admit I would quite like it to end up in the six nations now we have lost it.

Since I live a ten minute walk from Twickenham. England holding it would be useful for being able go take a wander out and spread the word ahead of matches.

It's been years since they held it!

Awful thread title for anyone who happened to open a browser on the fern by mistake, and then watched the game on replay...definitely took the tension out of the match.

@snowy yep. i hate spoilers.

That's the price of not being a REAL fan of the ABs who would watch it live.

@nta at least it gives us a chance to not watch it and pretend it never happened i guess

@reprobate said in Raeburn Shield - Australia the new holder:

@nta at least it gives us a chance to not watch it and pretend it never happened i guess

What never happened?

@snowy said in Raeburn Shield - Australia the new holder:

Awful thread title for anyone who happened to open a browser on the fern by mistake, and then watched the game on replay...definitely took the tension out of the match.

That sucks dude.

I must say I stay well off this and all social media if I am delaying watching a match. (Helpful comment now of course )

@davesofthunder said in Raeburn Shield - Australia the new holder:

I must say I stay well off this and all social media if I am delaying watching a match. (Helpful comment now of course )

So do I, but opened browser to check weather forecast and the Fern unread items page was last page that had read. With that title as the first line- hard to miss. Just Raeburn shield would have been good.

@snowy said in Raeburn Shield - Australia the new holder:

@davesofthunder said in Raeburn Shield - Australia the new holder:

I must say I stay well off this and all social media if I am delaying watching a match. (Helpful comment now of course )

So do I, but opened browser to check weather forecast and the Fern unread items page was last page that had read. With that title as the first line- hard to miss. Just Raeburn shield would have been good.

Fixed

Make it better?

@booboo Thank you, but not really (I'm actually just grumpy because we lost of course).

If @westcoastie sees your repairs it might help someone in future.:fingers_crossed_tone2:

@snowy said in Raeburn Shield:

@booboo Thank you, but not really (I'm actually just grumpy because we lost of course).

I think it is polite though - I sometimes keep up with the comments on a replay, and having a game result in a title is annoying.

@nzzp As soon as anyone watching it late saw that there had been Fern traffic on a Raeburn Shield thread, they'd have know we had lost anyway...

@tewaio said in Raeburn Shield:

@nzzp As soon as anyone watching it late saw that there had been Fern traffic on a Raeburn Shield thread, they'd have know we had lost anyway...

yep, but not from a first glance at the thread title.

England the new holder...

Did that give it away? Next defense v Samoa.