Well, I haven't been doing a blog since last week (It was only 5 years & a week since my 1st blog that I did which is Rules Of The Game Of Thrones way back in 2012) so it is round 11 of Super Rugby as the Hurricanes defeated the Stormers 41 - 22 with a bonus point victory at Westpac Stadium in Wellington while the Highlanders snatched it right to the death with a match winning try scored by winger Waisake Naholo (He used to play for Whanganui way back in 2009 (He went to school there because he went to Wanganui City College & he used to play under the name of Waisake Ratunideuba) before moving to Taranaki in 2011 & he also used to play for the Blues in 2013 2 years before making the jump across the South Island to the Highlanders ever since 2015 (It was exactly Rugby World Cup year that he made his test debut against Argentina in the Rugby Championship opener before breaking his leg ruling him out of the World Cup then he did get picked ahead of fellow veteran outside backs Israel Dagg & Cory Jane because he was expected to get match fit for the All Blacks 3rd pool game in the 2015 Rugby World Cup against Georgia but he did play that game by scoring his 1st try for the All Blacks as well as the opening try in his 1st game back from a broken leg when the All Blacks defeated Georgia 43 - 10) by getting out of trouble (Although they scored 21 unanswered points to win that game) in a high scoring game against the Cheetahs at Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein then the Chiefs claim a bonus point win against the Reds with a Stephen 'Beaver' Donald (The unlikely hero of the 2011 Rugby World Cup final for the All Blacks who scored the match winning penalty against France but what about the return of the magnificent second five-eighth of Charlie Ngatai, scoring a try in his return from concussion after almost out for a year but Hurricanes lock & 1 test All Black James Broadhurst says that he doesn't play rugby anymore from now on because he is failing to recover from the ongoing effect of concussion but if he deserves to play rugby again, he would be paralyzed or even especially dead due to the high amount of risk that's all according to the doctor's orders) double at Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth while the Blues continue New Zealand's trans-Tasman dominance against the Waratahs by 7 points with the Ioane brothers show (Although Rieko Ioane picked up both tries then his brother Akira scoring just one) at Allianz Stadium in Sydney then the Crusaders still remain unbeaten in Super Rugby this year by demolishing/thrashing the Bulls with a Jack Goodhue double at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.
So that was Round 11 of the 2017 Super Rugby season and here are the matches for Round 12:
Blues Vs Cheetahs: Eden Park, Auckland
Brumbies Vs Lions: GIO Stadium, Canberra
Crusaders Vs Hurricanes: AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Rebels Vs Reds: AAMI Park, Melbourne
Bulls Vs Highlanders: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kings Vs Sharks: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
& the Jaguares Vs Force at Jose Amalfitani Stadium in Buenos Aires to end Round 12 of Super Rugby 2017 (With the Chiefs, Stormers, Sunwolves & Waratahs taking a week off to prepare for Round 13).
And Samoan Kiwi boxer Joseph 'Joe' Parker (Well I didn't know he is related to Judith 'Crusher' Collins but Dempsey is Joseph's father who was named after famous boxer Jack Dempsey & Sala is his mother) has retained his world heavyweight title with a unanimous decision victory last night against Romanian Razvan 'Big Foot' Cojanu (Who replaced the injured Hughie Fury (Who claims to be a cousin of Tyson Fury) at the Vodafone Events Centre which is in Manukau, Auckland so his next opponent will be against British boxer Tony Bellew (Who had to win against David Haye).
And finally the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship circus heads to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya next week which will host the Spanish Grand Prix (It is billed as the home races for both twice world champion Fernando Alonso (Who will compete in the 2017 Indianapolis/Indy 500) & the son of twice World Rally champion Carlos Sainz, Carlos Sainz Jr) as Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel (Germany) is still leading the championship by 12 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) in the Mercedes (They lead the constructors championship by a single point) after Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas (Finland) claimed his maiden Formula 1 victory in Russia by holding on till the end so here's the circuit guide to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Barcelona Montmelo who will host Round 5 of the Spanish Grand Prix according to Collins Grand Prix circuits book:
''Well thought out in every respect. A resonable layout with good spectator viewing, facilities & a direct rail link to nearby Barcelona. Poor initial attendances, boosted to the sell-out by the rise of Fernando Alonso in the 1990s. Used frequently for testing.''
So that is my 105th blog of the year 2017 (MMXVII), so here's looking at you kid (From Casablanca)...But frankly my dear, I don't give a damn (To Gone With The Wind).
P.S. I have found a new friend which is Francesca who is one of Pop's friends pet dog who came here along with her so she spent the night here at the studio along with Matt Pine who lives in Tangimoana (Although I befriended him as a result) who also came here to stay for the night & we had a great dinner last night in which we had chicken as well as stir fried vegetables & rice so we had a dessert during half-time between the Chiefs & Reds (And Dad & Jansen came here to watch the rugby but I always miss Dad a lot now since I moved from my flat in 28 Koromiko Road where I have lived for nearly 3 years to Pops at 15A Kells Avenue where I lived here for the Christmas lights competition from December until January (The same month as we went to the South Island on a family trip) as well as during Waitangi weekend (I watched the Super Bowl on Waitangi Day) & the Super Rugby pre-season game (I stayed from the 16th till the 17th) since from the 23rd of February officially onwards).
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