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All Blacks v Springboks

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    cgrant
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    No lock cover on the bench could be deadly against the Bok forwards. They will maul and maul again at every opportunity. So it is very important to have a big tall guy to disrupt them, just like the Saders did against the Lions in the SR final.

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      Hooroo
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      #11

      CAn someone explain to me the shiny strip at the bottom of the AB's shirt? I notice not all AB's have it and wonder what the pros and cons of it are?

      In this article you see Naholo with the strip and Read without

      https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/106952620/rugby-anarchy-as-all-blacks-performance-and-ambition-reach-a-level-no-team-has-ever-approached

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      • HoorooH Hooroo

        CAn someone explain to me the shiny strip at the bottom of the AB's shirt? I notice not all AB's have it and wonder what the pros and cons of it are?

        In this article you see Naholo with the strip and Read without

        https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/106952620/rugby-anarchy-as-all-blacks-performance-and-ambition-reach-a-level-no-team-has-ever-approached

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        antipodean
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        #12

        @hooroo That's the go-fast stripe.

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        • antipodeanA antipodean

          @hooroo That's the go-fast stripe.

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          Hooroo
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          #13

          @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

          @hooroo That's the go-fast stripe.

          Seems to work well...

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          • HoorooH Hooroo

            @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

            @hooroo That's the go-fast stripe.

            Seems to work well...

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            antipodean
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            #14

            @hooroo said in All Blacks v Springboks:

            @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

            @hooroo That's the go-fast stripe.

            Seems to work well...

            NMS's shirt didn't have it.

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              MN5
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              #15

              Can anyone confirm Hemopos height? @Canes4life does your expertise extend to non Hurricanes? He looks a bit sawn off to me particularly against the Boks.

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              • antipodeanA antipodean

                @hooroo said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                @hooroo That's the go-fast stripe.

                Seems to work well...

                NMS's shirt didn't have it.

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                Virgil
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                #16

                @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                @hooroo said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                @hooroo That's the go-fast stripe.

                Seems to work well...

                NMS's shirt didn't have it.

                His shirt could be covered completely in that strip and it wouldn’t make any difference

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                • VirgilV Virgil

                  @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                  @hooroo said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                  @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                  @hooroo That's the go-fast stripe.

                  Seems to work well...

                  NMS's shirt didn't have it.

                  His shirt could be covered completely in that strip and it wouldn’t make any difference

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                  MN5
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                  #17

                  @virgil said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                  @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                  @hooroo said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                  @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                  @hooroo That's the go-fast stripe.

                  Seems to work well...

                  NMS's shirt didn't have it.

                  His shirt could be covered completely in that strip and it wouldn’t make any difference

                  I've heard rumours that Caleb Ralph tweeted how slow he was

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                  • MN5M MN5

                    @virgil said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                    @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                    @hooroo said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                    @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                    @hooroo That's the go-fast stripe.

                    Seems to work well...

                    NMS's shirt didn't have it.

                    His shirt could be covered completely in that strip and it wouldn’t make any difference

                    I've heard rumours that Caleb Ralph tweeted how slow he was

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                    antipodean
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                    #18

                    @mn5 said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                    @virgil said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                    @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                    @hooroo said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                    @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                    @hooroo That's the go-fast stripe.

                    Seems to work well...

                    NMS's shirt didn't have it.

                    His shirt could be covered completely in that strip and it wouldn’t make any difference

                    I've heard rumours that Caleb Ralph tweeted how slow he was

                    Fuck, that's harsh.

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                    • antipodeanA antipodean

                      @mn5 said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                      @virgil said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                      @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                      @hooroo said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                      @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                      @hooroo That's the go-fast stripe.

                      Seems to work well...

                      NMS's shirt didn't have it.

                      His shirt could be covered completely in that strip and it wouldn’t make any difference

                      I've heard rumours that Caleb Ralph tweeted how slow he was

                      Fuck, that's harsh.

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                      MN5
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                      #19

                      @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                      @mn5 said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                      @virgil said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                      @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                      @hooroo said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                      @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                      @hooroo That's the go-fast stripe.

                      Seems to work well...

                      NMS's shirt didn't have it.

                      His shirt could be covered completely in that strip and it wouldn’t make any difference

                      I've heard rumours that Caleb Ralph tweeted how slow he was

                      Fuck, that's harsh.

                      We're a cruel sporting nation. It builds character in our athletes.

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                      • boobooB booboo

                        You'd think Hemopo, he was picked first. Could cover 6 at a pinch too.

                        Stoked for Patty T though.

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                        Chris B.
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                        @booboo said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                        You'd think Hemopo, he was picked first. Could cover 6 at a pinch too.

                        Stoked for Patty T though.

                        Pretty sure Hansen has said that they see Hemepo as primarily a 6 -though he was presumably also covering lock in his one test to date.

                        According to ABs.com Hemepo is just 1.94 m - so apparently a centimetre shorter than Frizell.

                        Interesting to see Tuipolotu called up ahead of Romano - who apparently has been in great form for Canterbury.

                        Wonder how much their respective ages have to do with that. PT still just 25, but Romano 32.

                        In any case - probably not the news Romano wanted to read.

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                        • Chris B.C Chris B.

                          @booboo said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                          You'd think Hemopo, he was picked first. Could cover 6 at a pinch too.

                          Stoked for Patty T though.

                          Pretty sure Hansen has said that they see Hemepo as primarily a 6 -though he was presumably also covering lock in his one test to date.

                          According to ABs.com Hemepo is just 1.94 m - so apparently a centimetre shorter than Frizell.

                          Interesting to see Tuipolotu called up ahead of Romano - who apparently has been in great form for Canterbury.

                          Wonder how much their respective ages have to do with that. PT still just 25, but Romano 32.

                          In any case - probably not the news Romano wanted to read.

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                          Duluth
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                          #21

                          @chris-b

                          Romano has a calf strain

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                          • DuluthD Duluth

                            @chris-b

                            Romano has a calf strain

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                            Chris B.
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                            #22

                            @duluth doh!

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                            • HoorooH Hooroo

                              CAn someone explain to me the shiny strip at the bottom of the AB's shirt? I notice not all AB's have it and wonder what the pros and cons of it are?

                              In this article you see Naholo with the strip and Read without

                              https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/106952620/rugby-anarchy-as-all-blacks-performance-and-ambition-reach-a-level-no-team-has-ever-approached

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                              dK
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                              #23

                              @hooroo said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                              CAn someone explain to me the shiny strip at the bottom of the AB's shirt? I notice not all AB's have it and wonder what the pros and cons of it are?

                              In this article you see Naholo with the strip and Read without

                              https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/106952620/rugby-anarchy-as-all-blacks-performance-and-ambition-reach-a-level-no-team-has-ever-approached

                              Its a rubberised strip that when the shirt is tucked in it will stay tucked in. Naholo chooses to wear his shirt untucked...heathen!

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                                Bovidae
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                                #24

                                Hemopo doesn't have any problems in SR so I don't think his lack of height would be an issue as the reserve lock. I remember seeing Savea winning a throw at the front on Sat (height jokes aside). Read is one of the main lineout targets and is similar to Hemopo. I'd be more worried about Harris finding his target.

                                As a comparison, while Etzebeth and Synman are giants, Mostert isn't that tall by Bok standards (1.98 m).

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                                  rustycruiser
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                                  #25

                                  I used to get up at 3:30AM to watch the Boks play the ABs in New Zealand every year. It's been about 6 years since then. Now I will DVR it, watch the first half at about 10AM whith the half time score being say 10-3 ABs, then fast forward through the second half when the ABs score 38 unanswered points.

                                  That's what being a Bok fan has become. It's sad.

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                                  • dKD dK

                                    @hooroo said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                                    CAn someone explain to me the shiny strip at the bottom of the AB's shirt? I notice not all AB's have it and wonder what the pros and cons of it are?

                                    In this article you see Naholo with the strip and Read without

                                    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/106952620/rugby-anarchy-as-all-blacks-performance-and-ambition-reach-a-level-no-team-has-ever-approached

                                    Its a rubberised strip that when the shirt is tucked in it will stay tucked in. Naholo chooses to wear his shirt untucked...heathen!

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                                    Hooroo
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                                    #26

                                    @dk said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                                    @hooroo said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                                    CAn someone explain to me the shiny strip at the bottom of the AB's shirt? I notice not all AB's have it and wonder what the pros and cons of it are?

                                    In this article you see Naholo with the strip and Read without

                                    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/106952620/rugby-anarchy-as-all-blacks-performance-and-ambition-reach-a-level-no-team-has-ever-approached

                                    Its a rubberised strip that when the shirt is tucked in it will stay tucked in. Naholo chooses to wear his shirt untucked...heathen!

                                    Thanks mate! Makes sense

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                                    • antipodeanA antipodean

                                      @hooroo said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                                      @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                                      @hooroo That's the go-fast stripe.

                                      Seems to work well...

                                      NMS's shirt didn't have it.

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                                      Machpants
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                                      #27

                                      @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                                      @hooroo said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                                      @antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:

                                      @hooroo That's the go-fast stripe.

                                      Seems to work well...

                                      NMS's shirt didn't have it.

                                      Accidentally put his diving weights on instead

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                                      • MN5M MN5

                                        Can anyone confirm Hemopos height? @Canes4life does your expertise extend to non Hurricanes? He looks a bit sawn off to me particularly against the Boks.

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                                        Canes4life
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                                        @mn5 About 6 ft 2!! 😛

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                                          Chester Draws
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                                          [link text]https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12122553
                                          How many years before the Herald work out that possession statistics are no measure of anything useful?

                                          I predict the Boks will win the possession battle again. Little good it will do them though.

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