Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2
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@ShaquilleOatmeal said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Tim said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Bovidae said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Landers92 said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Iâd like to see them be bold. Start that young guy. Take that risk. Now is the time. If we start taking risks and making bold calls in 2027 then itâs already too late.
Wayne Smith's advice based on previous experience with a GS, is that you need to use the whole squad. I reckon by the Welsh test, there will be players who either haven't played or been given only a few token minutes.
The three games in a row theory?
The quote is, "Ted (Graham Henry) used to say three big performances in a row are impossible. We're always trying to prove that wrong. But heâs been pretty much on the button. Itâs been tough through history to replicate great performances.â
That isnât exactly saying players shouldnât play three games in a row.
This team is struggling to put one big performance together at the moment anyway so Iâm not sure the concept applies.
Has there been one great performance under Razor? Has there even been a game where we won all four quarters against a top team?
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@game_film it is, lose this and we are on the back foot for the rest of.the tour.
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I sense apathy from the coaches about losing to the Irish in Chicago, watch the âitâs just the first game of the tourâ getting rolled out if that happens
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@taniwharugby said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@game_film it is, lose this and we are on the back foot for the rest of.the tour.
Lose this and I think Razor and his Lieutenants should be sacked when they get home to NZ.
And I am deadly serious.
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@bayimports the gaps closed, they are a quality side, anyone can beat anyone on thier day, they wanted it more.
Are the Irish still plucky?
We know it won't happen, but there should be enforced changes of the coaching team if we dont win at least 3 of the matches.
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Please god let Wales be one of the wins
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@MiketheSnow said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Please god let Wales be one of the wins
that would be so funny on one level.
And disasterous on another.
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@taniwharugby said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@nzzp beat Ireland, Scotland and England comfortably and lose to Wales...
betting probe into that one if that happens
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@Dan54 said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@canefan said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Whoever is persisting with picking over the hill guys like BB, whether it's Razor or someone higher up forcing his hand, they need to be binned. They are damaging our legacy
I not just saying that because I think like it or not BB probably the right choice.....at this stage.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion Dan. Here's mine: let alone the ABs, BB wasn't the best choice for his Super team. And in all honesty, I think he probably wouldn't have been the best choice for his NPC team this year either.
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@Dan54 said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@canefan said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Whoever is persisting with picking over the hill guys like BB, whether it's Razor or someone higher up forcing his hand, they need to be binned. They are damaging our legacy
Who is above Razor that would force his hand. That sounds like something from the conspiracy theory camp. I mean surely that's an incredible insult to everyone involved in the game. I not just saying that because I think like it or not BB probably the right choice.....at this stage.
Insult? What's insulting to all that have supported the ABs or those who have worn the jersey is the way we have shat the bed so many times. Flogged by SA and losing to Argentina in the manner we did was an insult. DMac getting us to play with some semblance of fluidity and getting dropped? That's an insult
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I'm strangely ambivalent about this. I just don't think we're going to improve until we get some competence in the backline attack coaching and fix the loose forwards.
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@reprobate said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Dan54 said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@canefan said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Whoever is persisting with picking over the hill guys like BB, whether it's Razor or someone higher up forcing his hand, they need to be binned. They are damaging our legacy
I not just saying that because I think like it or not BB probably the right choice.....at this stage.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion Dan. Here's mine: let alone the ABs, BB wasn't the best choice for his Super team. And in all honesty, I think he probably wouldn't have been the best choice for his NPC team this year either.
Beaudy was on a McCartney esque farewell tour for the last few years, where he tried but couldnât hit the high notes.
But now he has morphed into modern day Bob Dylan. He charges a fortune and everyone himself included knows he wonât even try to play any of the hits.
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@game_film said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Weird mood on the fern heading into this game. Doesnât feel like itâs a do or die one
The concerning thing for me has been seeing the media reports and social media and looking at the extent of the social engagements.
Maybe I'm overreacting but it kinda feels like they are more tourists in Chicago and doing the promotional stuff than there to play rugby.
Ofc they aren't gonna spend 7 days locked in a hotel but it does seem like the promotion side of things takes precedence and it has me worried.
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It's good that they got Richie and Dane Coles over there - I'm thinking all the ambassadorial stuff should be done by recently retired players so the squad can focus on the rugby.
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@Jet said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
But now he has morphed into modern day Bob Dylan. He charges a fortune and everyone himself included knows he wonât even try to play any of the hits.
You've just prodded a sacred cow on here. Time for me to grab popcorn, a deck chair and a cold one.
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@game_film said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Weird mood on the fern heading into this game. Doesnât feel like itâs a do or die one
Resignation.
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Audacious! A prediction they'll at least reach RWC SF! World history will be rendered asunder!
Conor Murray Made Bold Ireland Prediction For The 2027 Rugby World Cup | Balls.ie
Conor Murray has assessed Ireland's chances at the 2027 Rugby World Cup and he is more positive than most about the current's squad's prospects.
With that sort of expert Irish confidence this team of ABs are very much underdogs!
