Well, we are nearing the end of the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition with only 2 rounds to go but here are the results of round 8 as the Highlanders have taken a well deserved victory against the Blues (Who had reserve prop forward Alex Hodgman sent off for a cheap shot on Highlanders player James Lentjes which proved to be the game changer/turning point but Hodgman has now handed a 3 week ban after a red card in Friday's loss against the Highlanders) at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin last Friday then the Chiefs move up to 2nd on the table after becoming the 2nd team after the Highlanders in Super Rugby Aotearoa this year to outsmart the champion Crusaders side at FMG Stadium Waikato in Hamilton.
And here is the list of round 9 matches being played in Super Rugby Aotearoa of 2021:
Chiefs Vs Hurricanes (Their most recent meeting was this year in which the Chiefs won at Sky Stadium in Wellington against the Hurricanes in round 4 but the last time the Hurricanes beat the Chiefs was in round 8 of last year's Super Rugby Aotearoa season at Sky Stadium in Wellington)
& Crusaders Vs Blues (The last time both of these sides met was this year in which the Crusaders took top honors against the Blues at Eden Park in Auckland in round 4 but it's been 7 years since the Blues had last beaten the Crusaders & it was in round 3 of the 2014 Super Rugby season at the same ground).
And former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all 3 charges related to both the murder & manslaughter of George Floyd which happened in America in June last year (There was a racial injustice with protests being scaled regarding to the Black Lives Matter movement) during the verdict hearing amid heavy security & law enforcement presence throughout the country & many people in the African American community are celebrating because of Chauvin not being acquitted of all the charges but the sentencing for all 3 charges commences in 8 weeks with Derek Chauvin likely to be sentenced from a range carrying of a minimum 10 to maximum 40 years behind bars for the shocking crime that Chauvin committed (The late George Floyd's last words were 'I can't breathe' just moments before he got murdered but US president Joe Biden & US vice president Kamala Harris addressed to the nation about the verdict that had taken place with American policing reforms likely to be introduced in wake of the murder & manslaughter of Floyd regarding to racial profiling as well as police in America looking to introduce a ban on the choke hold technique).
And I've been talking to both Aunty Tania & Dad on the phone but I asked Dad during the phone conversation that my name, Whetu was named after one of my relatives of Whetu Gray but I forgot to ask Dad that I have 2 favourite AC/DC (My 3rd favourite Aussie rock band behind INXS but I prefer Silverchair as my favourite Australian rock band) songs which is both Thunderstruck (During the Brian Johnson era) & TNT (During the late Bon Scott era).
And His Royal Highness Prince Philip (Husband of Her Majesty the Queen) has passed away at 99 due to declining, ailing health so all thoughts, condolences & prayers go out to the royal family & there was a scaled down version of the funeral was held a few days ago (But because of the outbreak, only 30 people including members of the royal family are allowed in but they have to maintain socially distanced).
And finally, there is the breakaway America's Cup (Which concluded 5 weeks ago with Emirates Team New Zealand (1st non-American syndicate to win the America's Cup then defending it twice) crossing the line to win the series 7 - 3 against Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli to achieve sporting immortality by defending the Auld Mug once again just like in 2000 in the city of sails in Auckland) series called SailGP which features F50 multi hulls but season 2 will feature the New Zealand SailGP team featuring twice America's Cup champions Peter Burling & Blair Tuke to compete against the likes of the Jimmy Spithill (A father of both sons with his wife who was the co-helmsman of Luna Rossa in this years America's Cup with Francesco Bruni) led Team USA as well as Team UK led by INEOS Team UK's Ben Ainslie & the defending champions Australia led by ex-Oracle sailor Tom Slingsby but the 1st race is in Bermuda on ANZAC Day morning New Zealand time.
So that is my 411th blog of the year 2021 (MMXXI) & my 31st of this year.
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