2018 Rugby Championship
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@gt12 so let me quote the first paragraph:
ANALYSIS: Kieran Read's self-evident keenness to get back on the rugby field this year is almost certainly a very good thing for the All Blacks. Unless, of course, it turns into a very bad thing.
Great analysis. Let me try: The All Blacks will lose. Unless, of course, they win.
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It is a continual annoyance to me how ill disciplined the ABs are, especially as someone with heaps of NH mates! I hope it is soething that they are working on but TBH I think it is all planned, and ABs are happy to defend with a man down.Interestingly Ozzie are worse, but that's due to biased refs c.v. theroar.com.au/rugby
England's 9 most indisciplined players under Eddie Jones - a statistical look
Much has been made of England’s allegedly horrific discipline in the heat of battle, but what do the numbers say and how does their discipline rank among other nations?
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@machpants so on average 3 penalties a game difference between the angels (Ireland) and the demons (Aus)
If at the end of a game the penalty count was 8-11, is that actually that bad? I guess it comes down to the actual penalties and what they are for, but guess that doesnt help the narrative that we are the thugs of world rugby who get away with murder.
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@taniwharugby Yeah I see what you;re saying but when you combine it with the numbers of cards
and the trend of cards
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@machpants kinda disproves the other thing NH like to shout about, that refs are afraid to card us.
What would that look at pre-2017, 2016, 2017 (when comparing) and 2018 aint been kind to us, it's like the refs are against us and there is some conspiracy to try to keep us from dominating the world!
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@booboo said in 2018 Rugby Championship:
Gauzere and Raynal. Sheesh.
Makes having Poite at the end there seem like a good thing.
Gonna be interesting to see how these French guys go - after all thst was written in last few months.
At least Rasta hasn’t got a game.
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Loosehead prop depth might get a big test:
Fox said the balance of the squad changed slightly because of TRC's travel element. Plus there are returning bodies to factor in, with skipper Kieran Read tracking well post-back surgery, and Nepo Laulala and Dane Coles both not far from returns. "Nepo and Colesy are not far away, and despite Sonny having injury problems he should be available in the Rugby Championship," said Fox. "Joe Moody too, even though he might miss one or two early. There will be some discussion around how we manage that.Might see us going into some tests with Karl Tuinukuafe and Ofa T as the looseheads.
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I'm pretty comfortable that five will go into four reasonably easily. That both Crotty and Williams are fit at the same time is possible, but not common.
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