Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2

[The Irishman]

@Smuts Easy win for the AB's so? I'm not going to disagree. Like last year, it's the first game Ireland will have played in months, against one of the world's top teams who've just played a tournament....yeah, we've no chance.

[nostrildamus]

@The-Irishman said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:

@Smuts Easy win for the AB's so? I'm not going to disagree. Like last year, it's the first game Ireland will have played in months, against one of the world's top teams who've just played a tournament....yeah, we've no chance.

So you will be fresh and hungry. And at home.
So ABs are underdogs.

[booboo]

@The-Irishman said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:

@Smuts Easy win for the AB's so? I'm not going to disagree. Like last year, it's the first game Ireland will have played in months, against one of the world's top teams who've just played a tournament....yeah, we've no chance.

He's a Saffa trying to jinx us.

[Number 10]

Change to time of team announcement

[MN5]

@Number-10 said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:

Change to time of team announcement

Razor thinking he only needs two players to beat Ireland is the height of arrogance I must say. He should really name 15 of them.

[ACT Crusader]

@MN5 said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:

@Number-10 said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:

Change to time of team announcement

Razor thinking he only needs two players to beat Ireland is the height of arrogance I must say. He should really name 15 of them.

But I hear Charlie Ngatai will be named so he only needs one other player to feed his one man scrum and throw into his one man lineout.

We got this.

[sparky]

Richard Knowler at Stuff suggests that this will be the All Blacks team.

[nostrildamus]

@ACT-Crusader said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:

Charlie Ngatai

Keep the faith! But don't show this to Nepia. There aren't enough tissues.

[Kruse]

@sparky said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:

Richard Knowler at Stuff suggests that this will be the All Blacks team.

What the fuck was ever the point of a media "Possible Team".
Either claim a "Predicted Team", or even "Preferred Team", put your name on it; or just fuck off.
"Possible team" - that's AI-speak. And inherently... ignore.

[sparky]

@Kruse In Foster's era, Knowler and the other influential writers all got leaked the team a couple of days before the official announcement.

[nostrildamus]

@Kruse said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:

@sparky said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:

Richard Knowler at Stuff suggests that this will be the All Blacks team.

What the fuck was ever the point of a media "Possible Team".
Either claim a "Predicted Team", or even "Preferred Team", put your name on it; or just fuck off.
"Possible team" - that's AI-speak. And inherently... ignore.

Unknown knowns team? That would break up the Crusaders frontrow and I think it is interesting they'd still start Lakai then add in Sititi. If true looks like QT is backing both 12 and 13.

[Kruse]

@sparky said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:

@Kruse In Foster's era, Knowler and the other influential writers all got leaked the team a couple of days before the official announcement.

So - "Leaked Team" ?
As pointless.

[Jet]

The pitch is tighter than a ducks arse.

Won’t be much space out there.

[sparky]

With the marketing department dubbing this "The Grand Slam tour", the All Blacks are going to look like a bunch of muppets if they rock up in Edinburgh and London after falling at the first huddle.

Big pressure on Robertson's men this week.

[sparky]

Inside the All Blacks "Champion Event" in Chicago:

Oct 28  /  Sport

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[antipodean]

How does a fixture on a neutral field that doesn't meet the minimum requirements set down in the laws qualify as part of a Grand Slam?

[Bones]

@antipodean said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:

How does a fixture on a neutral field that doesn't meet the minimum requirements set down in the laws qualify as part of a Grand Slam?

I like this kinda getting ahead of the game. When we lose we just claim it's hardly even a game of rugby, let alone a test.

[Bones]

@Kruse said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:

@sparky said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:

Richard Knowler at Stuff suggests that this will be the All Blacks team.

What the fuck was ever the point of a media "Possible Team".
Either claim a "Predicted Team", or even "Preferred Team", put your name on it; or just fuck off.
"Possible team" - that's AI-speak. And inherently... ignore.

You had to be sober today huh? I can see how that might get you ornery.

[antipodean]

@Bones said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:

@antipodean said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:

How does a fixture on a neutral field that doesn't meet the minimum requirements set down in the laws qualify as part of a Grand Slam?

I like this kinda getting ahead of the game. When we lose we just claim it's hardly even a game of rugby, let alone a test.

It was my excuse last time.

[Chris]

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