Aura watch
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@nzzp said in Aura watch:
Jamie George warns England not to sit back in awe at New Zealand’s aura
Jamie George said England must not be in awe of New Zealand’s reputation when they face them at Twickenham on Saturday
Jamie George is Alliteratively Challenged
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@canefan said in Aura watch:
As bad as we feel we are, Aura is still living rent free in a lot of countries' heads
in fairness, it takes a few years to go from 'poor' to losing the aura. Hopefully we can sort out talent development/identification/selection and really get back to dominating world rugby. I have faith (or hope)!
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Apparently been hanging with the Undead in Ireland.
Brian O'Driscoll: Don't worry about what the Springboks are doing
"We need to cut ourselves a little bit of slack"
Ireland have struggled to regain their aura of world dominance since being dumped from the quarter finals of the World Cup in 2023. Many of their top players have exited the international and club arena since their devastating loss to New Zealand, and as a result, their form has been inconsistent since.
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From the Times on Wednesday.
Behind a paywall:
‘The aura has been chipped away’ — how the All Blacks lost their fear factor
From three losses in four years at their peak to two defeats in two months, New Zealand’s mystique has gone and England will believe they can beat them on Saturday
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@sparky said in Aura watch:
From the Times on Wednesday.
Behind a paywall:
‘The aura has been chipped away’ — how the All Blacks lost their fear factor
From three losses in four years at their peak to two defeats in two months, New Zealand’s mystique has gone and England will believe they can beat them on Saturday
Aura AND Mystique hanging together.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Aura watch:
@sparky said in Aura watch:
If you think that's bad, take a look at 1970-76......
When we still had Aura
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@booboo said in Aura watch:
Aura AND Mystique hanging together.
She (via Rebecca Romijn) was my favourite X-men character.
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@booboo said in Aura watch:
When we still had Aura
It turns out Aura is also the name of a superhero alter-ego (Vasilis Pozio), albeit one with some mental illness issues.
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@nostrildamus said in Aura watch:
@booboo said in Aura watch:
When we still had Aura
It turns out Aura is also the name of a superhero alter-ego (Vasilis Pozio), albeit one with some mental illness issues.
There's something aligning here that I can't quite put my finger on.
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@booboo said in Aura watch:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Aura watch:
@sparky said in Aura watch:
If you think that's bad, take a look at 1970-76......
When we still had Aura
Not that she helped,,,...at one stage, we had a 25% win ratio over 4 (I think) seasons and were regularly beaten by provincial sides. We even lost at Eden Park to England.
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Well, I just found out today we lost our aura in 1992 when league took over:
In the last few years the perception of the game has changed radically in New Zealand, just as the All Blacks' aura of invincibility has dissipated.*
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Once we lost the aura, how come we keep losing it? Seem to lose it regularly, so, does it sneak back when no one is looking/playing?
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@nostrildamus said in Aura watch:
Once we lost the aura, how come we keep losing it? Seem to lose it regularly, so, does it sneak back when no one is looking/playing?
Interesting, I wonder if we can find an example of us losing aura before the 1992 link I posted above?
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@Nepia said in Aura watch:
@nostrildamus said in Aura watch:
Once we lost the aura, how come we keep losing it? Seem to lose it regularly, so, does it sneak back when no one is looking/playing?
Interesting, I wonder if we can find an example of us losing aura before the 1992 link I posted above?
AI suggests we lost the intimidation factor in 1905 and 1971.
Rugby League: League breaks union's power
