AB Test Team v France.
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If it's any solace, our own coach admitted he didn't know the laws around penalty tries either...
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@canefan Haha but his play up to that was the best I have seen from him in a long time.
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Just wondered if the French player was behind the kicker before the SBW slapback. I was expecting they might double check that before awarding the penalty try, but maybe my eyes deceived me.
I also wonder if TKB will be captain on Tuesday, as the choices seem limited.
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@taniwharugby said in AB Test Team v France.:
@rancid-schnitzel was he the one lauding the French 9 for dummying from the base of a ruck and getting away with it, calling us 2 time RWC champs amongst other unknowledgable calls?
Yep. And he somehow mistook TJP for Smith 5 minutes after he was subbed.
@rancid-schnitzel said in AB Test Team v France.:
@taniwharugby said in AB Test Team v France.:
@rancid-schnitzel was he the one lauding the French 9 for dummying from the base of a ruck and getting away with it, calling us 2 time RWC champs amongst other unknowledgable calls?
Yep. And he somehow mistook TJP for Smith 5 minutes after he was subbed.
Rankings for today's commentators: 1. Reflink; 2. Justin Marshall (even if just talking to himself somewhere out there!); ...3. Dumb and dumber.
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@tregaskis said in AB Test Team v France.:
See ya Slimani.
About here in the thread posters are askjng who the beIN commentators were:
- Good question: do we know yet?
- I'm pretty sure I heard the antipodean comments dude call Slimani "the best prop in the world". Can those up North or who follow NH footy more than me comment?
@booboo said in AB Test Team v France.:
@tregaskis said in AB Test Team v France.:
See ya Slimani.
About here in the thread posters are askjng who the beIN commentators were:
- Good question: do we know yet?
- I'm pretty sure I heard the antipodean comments dude call Slimani "the best prop in the world". Can those up North or who follow NH footy more than me comment?
TBF Slimani is usually technically better than any of the British (Isles) THs, with the possible exception of W P Nel. And also one of top two or three in France (not that I get to see enough Top 14 to be able to be sure). I don't think Gardner really knew what was going on. French were trying to tell him that Hames was pushing up and in (he was at 45 degrees in some scrums), which forced Slimani to push down to counter. His usual tactic is to bore in and lift.
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@jc said in AB Test Team v France.:
One of my takeaways from this game is that Romano looks to be an excellent scrumming lock. Another is that we should be playing Matt Todd as often as possible
Not in front of Cane. He was awesome.
But Todd >> Savea presently
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@mikethesnow said in AB Test Team v France.:
@crucial said in AB Test Team v France.:
@taniwharugby said in AB Test Team v France.:
Not sure who the 2 comms are for Rugby pass, but they are muppets
Possibly the same ones we are getting in the UK for Premier Sports (which I had to sign up to just for one game, the fuckers).
For the first 20 minutes we just had the refs mike which was more entertainingHe sounds posh Welsh
Any ideas?
Is there such a thing?
@crucial said in AB Test Team v France.:
@mikethesnow said in AB Test Team v France.:
@crucial said in AB Test Team v France.:
@taniwharugby said in AB Test Team v France.:
Not sure who the 2 comms are for Rugby pass, but they are muppets
Possibly the same ones we are getting in the UK for Premier Sports (which I had to sign up to just for one game, the fuckers).
For the first 20 minutes we just had the refs mike which was more entertainingHe sounds posh Welsh
Any ideas?
Is there such a thing?
If you're an 18 year-old girl, with no kids = posh welsh.
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@booboo said in AB Test Team v France.:
@tregaskis said in AB Test Team v France.:
See ya Slimani.
About here in the thread posters are askjng who the beIN commentators were:
- Good question: do we know yet?
- I'm pretty sure I heard the antipodean comments dude call Slimani "the best prop in the world". Can those up North or who follow NH footy more than me comment?
TBF Slimani is usually technically better than any of the British (Isles) THs, with the possible exception of W P Nel. And also one of top two or three in France (not that I get to see enough Top 14 to be able to be sure). I don't think Gardner really knew what was going on. French were trying to tell him that Hames was pushing up and in (he was at 45 degrees in some scrums), which forced Slimani to push down to counter. His usual tactic is to bore in and lift.
@pakman said in AB Test Team v France.:
@booboo said in AB Test Team v France.:
@tregaskis said in AB Test Team v France.:
See ya Slimani.
About here in the thread posters are askjng who the beIN commentators were:
- Good question: do we know yet?
- I'm pretty sure I heard the antipodean comments dude call Slimani "the best prop in the world". Can those up North or who follow NH footy more than me comment?
TBF Slimani is usually technically better than any of the British (Isles) THs, with the possible exception of W P Nel. And also one of top two or three in France (not that I get to see enough Top 14 to be able to be sure). I don't think Gardner really knew what was going on. French were trying to tell him that Hames was pushing up and in (he was at 45 degrees in some scrums), which forced Slimani to push down to counter. His usual tactic is to bore in and lift.
Really? WP Nel has to be one of the most overrated players. And I’d take Irelands Furlong over Slimani any day.
Gardner was a bit average alright though. Luckily our own kiwi ref had a decent game in Dublin.
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That English fluffybunny commentator. What a grade A fuckwit! Reminded me of those English "fans" that you got popping up around 2003, probably thinks anyone brown in the ABs is poached. Among other doozeys, a couple of standouts for me:
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Calling for Ofa to be sent off for cleaning out Vaamahina. Ignoring the fact Vaamahina just did the exact same thing.
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Momentarily starting to ponder who had played well for the ABs when MOM was raised, only to immediately state no it has to go to a French player. They just had their score doubled you dickhead.
If we have too many more games with DMac and SBW both starting I'm going to need a new TV.
Todd shits on Savea at the moment.
Thought Taylor was excellent, massive improvement in him this year.
Pretty ghastly reading the amount of whinging about the ref in this thread. Had some not so flash moments but otherwise good. Funny to read people call SBW dumb for not knowing the rules, then immediately in uproar at a penalty try being awarded...is that irony?
@bones said in AB Test Team v France.:
That English fluffybunny commentator. What a grade A fuckwit! Reminded me of those English "fans" that you got popping up around 2003, probably thinks anyone brown in the ABs is poached. Among other doozeys, a couple of standouts for me:
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Calling for Ofa to be sent off for cleaning out Vaamahina. Ignoring the fact Vaamahina just did the exact same thing.
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Momentarily starting to ponder who had played well for the ABs when MOM was raised, only to immediately state no it has to go to a French player. They just had their score doubled you dickhead.
Adding in some pedantic complaints:
- Mixing up the terms "inside" vs "outside" twice in the same play
- A moment when they referred to "Read off Barrett", or similar (can't remember the actual players), when it was actually "Barrett off Read"
- "dark science"... when talking about scrummaging. The term you're looking for is "dark arts", you fucking morons
And generally, as others have already mentioned
- A constant flow of bullshit from their mouths, through RugbyPass, into my ears - which started bleeding about 10 minutes in - so I was struggling to hear the ref when he was having an interesting chat with the front rows at some point - due to the shit-and-blood clogging my eardrums
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@pakman said in AB Test Team v France.:
@booboo said in AB Test Team v France.:
@tregaskis said in AB Test Team v France.:
See ya Slimani.
About here in the thread posters are askjng who the beIN commentators were:
- Good question: do we know yet?
- I'm pretty sure I heard the antipodean comments dude call Slimani "the best prop in the world". Can those up North or who follow NH footy more than me comment?
TBF Slimani is usually technically better than any of the British (Isles) THs, with the possible exception of W P Nel. And also one of top two or three in France (not that I get to see enough Top 14 to be able to be sure). I don't think Gardner really knew what was going on. French were trying to tell him that Hames was pushing up and in (he was at 45 degrees in some scrums), which forced Slimani to push down to counter. His usual tactic is to bore in and lift.
Really? WP Nel has to be one of the most overrated players. And I’d take Irelands Furlong over Slimani any day.
Gardner was a bit average alright though. Luckily our own kiwi ref had a decent game in Dublin.
@billy-tell said in AB Test Team v France.:
@pakman said in AB Test Team v France.:
@booboo said in AB Test Team v France.:
@tregaskis said in AB Test Team v France.:
See ya Slimani.
About here in the thread posters are askjng who the beIN commentators were:
- Good question: do we know yet?
- I'm pretty sure I heard the antipodean comments dude call Slimani "the best prop in the world". Can those up North or who follow NH footy more than me comment?
TBF Slimani is usually technically better than any of the British (Isles) THs, with the possible exception of W P Nel. And also one of top two or three in France (not that I get to see enough Top 14 to be able to be sure). I don't think Gardner really knew what was going on. French were trying to tell him that Hames was pushing up and in (he was at 45 degrees in some scrums), which forced Slimani to push down to counter. His usual tactic is to bore in and lift.
Really? WP Nel has to be one of the most overrated players. And I’d take Irelands Furlong over Slimani any day.
Gardner was a bit average alright though. Luckily our own kiwi ref had a decent game in Dublin.
To be clear, I do think Furlong is clearly best (overall) TH in North. But in pure scrummaging terms I'd rate Ryan ahead, and Slimani. W P Nel was voted TH in last RWC XV, but haven't seem him playing in last year or so, much of which he's been injured for. Very much a scrummager, though: not seem too often in loose.
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Jon Preston from a way back was about the last who doubled as a first five and halfback at the highest level that I can recall.
@higgins last 9 and 10 was Preston..you mean for ABs? As France had a 9/10 switcher at last RWC I vaguely recall..
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@canefan said in AB Test Team v France.:
Sonny is going to cost us a big game some day
Dont come too much bigger than the second lions test
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@taniwharugby said in AB Test Team v France.:
Haha mark Watson going off....after the wobbly loss he was demanding an apology now he says NZR is the most well resourced and poorly run organization in the world.
All you needed to say is "Mark Watson".
Fluffyrabbit hates, absolutely HATES, rugby.
Is not even subtle.
First XV must have stolen his boyfriend at school.
He's a dick and a troll who for some reason has been given a microphone by NZme because winding up dickheads to get talkback calls apparently equals ratings and advertising revenue.
Would take ZERO creedance from his rantings.
A bitter fucked up loser quite frankly.
@booboo nah he loves his 1st 15 as he is always going on about MAGS, so it's since he left he was scorned.
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Just wondered if the French player was behind the kicker before the SBW slapback. I was expecting they might double check that before awarding the penalty try, but maybe my eyes deceived me.
I also wonder if TKB will be captain on Tuesday, as the choices seem limited.
@arhs there were several kicks they were well in front and that may have been one, harsh rule lesson for SBW.
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So we went to France and smacked them by 20 points. Not three bad at all!
Our wingers are really really neat!
@hooroo said in AB Test Team v France.:
So we went to France and smacked them by 20 points. Not three bad at all!
Our wingers are really really neat!
Thats the message I was trying to get through amongst the grumbling and crying during the game.
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I'm curious, anyone know why you cant bat the ball over the dead ball line, what is the point of the rule?
I mean what if you attempt to catch up, just get a finger to it and it goes dead, same result?
