All Blacks vs Boks
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@Rancid-Schnitzel It's time for Akira Ioane to make his debut.
Barrett went bloody well at 6 though. Maybe he added some of the workrate that has been missing?
@Tim said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Rancid-Schnitzel It's time for Akira Ioane to make his debut.
Barrett went bloody well at 6 though. Maybe he added some of the workrate that has been missing?
The Ioane brothers are possibly the most gifted players in NZ. If they both achieve their potential we are farking going to carve up going forward.
It's been difficult to gauge SB this season (he usually only gets 5 minutes) but what I like is his ability to do the job in tight while also being capable of ridiculous things like he did tonight.
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Pot-Hale Freedom Cup. Only played for between NZ and SA.
Ah ok. They'll have to wait until next week then.
@Pot-Hale said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Stargazer said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Pot-Hale Freedom Cup. Only played for between NZ and SA.
Ah ok. They'll have to wait until next week then.
We try to plan it so there's a different cup to drink from each week.
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@Pot-Hale said in All Blacks vs Boks:
Have NZ won the championship cup already? I see Read with a trophy??
They might as well have.
NZ 19 pts; SA 11pts; Oz 3 pts; Argies 0 pts.
@Chris-B. said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Pot-Hale said in All Blacks vs Boks:
Have NZ won the championship cup already? I see Read with a trophy??
They might as well have.
NZ 19 pts; SA 11pts; Oz 3 pts; Argies 0 pts.
Yep - another grand slam in the offing.
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@Pot-Hale said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Stargazer said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Pot-Hale Freedom Cup. Only played for between NZ and SA.
Ah ok. They'll have to wait until next week then.
We try to plan it so there's a different cup to drink from each week.
(Sorry - that game has truly upped my Arrogance, Hubris, and Condescension attributes)@Kruse said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Pot-Hale said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Stargazer said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Pot-Hale Freedom Cup. Only played for between NZ and SA.
Ah ok. They'll have to wait until next week then.
We try to plan it so there's a different cup to drink from each week.
(Sorry - that game has truly upped my Arrogance, Hubris, and Condescension attributes)It's getting harder to lap this shit up privately, but pretend to be genuinely concerned about the poor opposition in public.
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England will be tough, Eddie has actually become a pretty handy coach.
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Dmac was average again tonight, but unfortunately the result of the test won't force the coaches into considering dropping him.
@Stargazer I thought he actually played well, especially if you compare him on attack to Barrett - who I thought took some awful options.
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The SA coach spoke very well considering his team just got butt fucked.
Nice change from some of his recent predecessors.
@Gunner said in All Blacks vs Boks:
The SA coach spoke very well considering his team just got butt fucked.
Nice change from some of his recent predecessors.
Sky UK didn't show any of the post-match chats - annoying, I was actually looking forward to them.
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@Kruse said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Pot-Hale said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Stargazer said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Pot-Hale Freedom Cup. Only played for between NZ and SA.
Ah ok. They'll have to wait until next week then.
We try to plan it so there's a different cup to drink from each week.
(Sorry - that game has truly upped my Arrogance, Hubris, and Condescension attributes)It's getting harder to lap this shit up privately, but pretend to be genuinely concerned about the poor opposition in public.
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Dmac was average again tonight, but unfortunately the result of the test won't force the coaches into considering dropping him.
@Stargazer said in All Blacks vs Boks:
Dmac was average again tonight, but unfortunately the result of the test won't force the coaches into considering dropping him.
It was an easy game for him and he did drop one early but he was better today. Looked more assured under the high ball and made good decisions to run towards his support.
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@Stargazer I thought he actually played well, especially if you compare him on attack to Barrett - who I thought took some awful options.
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@Kruse said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Pot-Hale said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Stargazer said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Pot-Hale Freedom Cup. Only played for between NZ and SA.
Ah ok. They'll have to wait until next week then.
We try to plan it so there's a different cup to drink from each week.
(Sorry - that game has truly upped my Arrogance, Hubris, and Condescension attributes)It's getting harder to lap this shit up privately, but pretend to be genuinely concerned about the poor opposition in public.
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Kruse said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Pot-Hale said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Stargazer said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Pot-Hale Freedom Cup. Only played for between NZ and SA.
Ah ok. They'll have to wait until next week then.
We try to plan it so there's a different cup to drink from each week.
(Sorry - that game has truly upped my Arrogance, Hubris, and Condescension attributes)It's getting harder to lap this shit up privately, but pretend to be genuinely concerned about the poor opposition in public.
Nah - Don't worry - none of us believed the concern anyway.
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Quick thoughts.
Congrats to the all blacks and their fans. Should be very happy tonight.
For the springboks, too many guys not up to this level. Coetzee, Rhule, Kriel, Hougaard, Du Toit (as a flanker) Nyukane (as a tight head) Bongi can all fuck off.
Re the Reffing - whatever that was, it was not rugby game you were calling. Fuck off
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Quick thoughts.
Congrats to the all blacks and their fans. Should be very happy tonight.
For the springboks, too many guys not up to this level. Coetzee, Rhule, Kriel, Hougaard, Du Toit (as a flanker) Nyukane (as a tight head) Bongi can all fuck off.
Re the Reffing - whatever that was, it was not rugby game you were calling. Fuck off
@SidBarret said in All Blacks vs Boks:
Re the Reffing - whatever that was, it was not rugby game you were calling. Fuck off
Que?
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This could end up being a 50/50 game the way we are going
@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Boks:
This could end up being a 50/50 game the way we are going
Well, that was wrong!
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@Rancid-Schnitzel Well, Ireland and the Lions might have something to say about that.
@Tim said in All Blacks vs Boks:
@Rancid-Schnitzel Well, Ireland and the Lions might have something to say about that.
Meant down south here. After the shit I copped at school here whenever the Wallabies won, it's very weird to hear the verbal bj the ABs are getting these days.
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weird game huh. up by so many so early while playing so shit.
despite the scoreline, there were still lots of annoying errors to go with a fair bit of very good stuff. i'm a barrett fan, but too many shit kicks too often these days (you too coles), and way too many passes that outside backs had to stop to catch. maybe some of that blame is due to the outside backs over-running it, can't be arsed checking, but it really killed a few opportunities.
taylor was great around the field tonight, but having coles back has made the lineout secure again - and i'm sure we'll see his running game again before long.
our two locks are just fucking awesome eh - 80 minutes at such high quality. a pleasure to watch.
ardie savea just looks knackered or injured or something to me. i don't think it is that he is being proven not up to it - i think he's playing worse than previously. cane is going good though, big man hard man.
scott barrett deserves a fair bit of kudos for taking over from squire early.
sbw - good again, as usual, when he runs straight and hard and doesn't try to be a hero. tried it once, turnover. just not good enough to play that way, play within his limitations and he is an asset.
NMS... chresten davis would catch him from behind. still a good player though. that try with BB gave me the shits though. unnecessarily high risk, save that for when you're up by 50.
dmac, a bit better tonight, except the shocking first high ball.
aaron smith. great tap and kick for the ioane try. jesus he makes the job easier for everyone outside him. makes a man pine for younger years. i am really stoked with how he has developed his game to the extent that sex scandals and the never-ending shame of atrocious spelling no longer even seem to make any impression on his form. -
@SidBarret said in All Blacks vs Boks:
Re the Reffing - whatever that was, it was not rugby game you were calling. Fuck off
Que?
@Bones I shouldn't be commenting right now.
The interpretation of all the "contact off the ball" calls was comically bad. Obstruction, clearing past the ball, continuing after the whistle and rolling away was in no way rugby.
Offside was not policed.
Inexperience of the springbok team brutally exposed though. A better side would have identified the gap being afforded by the ref, but the Springbok team failed to take advantage of the opportunity to spoil when it was clearly being allowed
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