Watching these videos, rugby was at its absolute pinnacle in the late 90s
@taniwharugby Why are you @ing me when mostly discussing Manawatu players. 
But agreed - moe mai rai Jared and Norm.
@taniwharugby not too many people gas Christian Cullen on the outside..Joe Mafileo has story to tell his grandchildren, from what I have heard chatting to some individuals that played in that game..Cullen had not come across the very little known Mafileo, but having seen him run around in North Harbour club in the mid nineties..I knew he could shift..,Cullen in most cases would show the player the outside knowing he had the pace to rope him in..problem was Mafileo possessed stunning pace over the first 30 metres.
@mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:
Watching these videos, rugby was at its absolute pinnacle in the late 90s
Which is why it's so annoying that for all but 2.5 years of the 90s we were fucking shit.
@Steven-Harris said in Classic Rugby Vids:
@taniwharugby not too many people gas Christian Cullen on the outside..Joe Mafileo has story to tell his grandchildren, from what I have heard chatting to some individuals that played in that game..Cullen had not come across the very little known Mafileo, but having seen him run around in North Harbour club in the mid nineties..I knew he could shift..,Cullen in most cases would show the player the outside knowing he had the pace to rope him in..problem was Mafileo possessed stunning pace over the first 30 metres.
Any relation of the THP?
@mikedogz said in Classic Rugby Vids:
Not to denigrate the great man, but boy was there some shoddy tackling technique in there! The prop and the winger in particular
@mikedogz said in Classic Rugby Vids:
Some rare provincial footage of Jonah.
I watched that this morning.
Some hideous jerseys on display.
I love the way some of the tackle attempts were half hearted as players were in two minds whether to have a go or get steamrolled.
1996 AB series in SA on Sky now with Bill McLaren commentating
Pitch in shocking condition looks like they’ve been grazing sheep on it until just before kick off.
It’s actually the last game of the Tri Series with the 3 match test series to follow
@Bovidae said in Classic Rugby Vids:
Some of those SA provincial games on the 1992 tour would be good to see again.
Is the 1992 tour documentary that screened on TV and had the old timers (Bob Scott, Kevin Skinner etc) watching available on Youtube? IIRC it also had Herscel Gibbs who got to tour round with the ABs as he was a big schoolboy star at the time.
I remember the punch up in one of the provincial games, Ian Jones was showing his Northland mongrelness despite looking like a choirboy.