All Blacks v Springboks
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@bones said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@nepia barely performing as opposed to screaming pick me are quite opposite ends of the spectrum I'd say.
Slightly different note, as Harris can't throw in, he can just take NMS spot on the wing.
Touching on that.....I genuinely think NMS has had a more dramatic fall than Rokokoko/Cullen.....thoughts on this? They went from being freaks to being merely ok. He's taken a much bigger tumble from a lower height.
@mn5 said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@bones said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@nepia barely performing as opposed to screaming pick me are quite opposite ends of the spectrum I'd say.
Slightly different note, as Harris can't throw in, he can just take NMS spot on the wing.
Touching on that.....I genuinely think NMS has had a more dramatic fall than Rokokoko/Cullen.....thoughts on this? They went from being freaks to being merely ok. He's taken a much bigger tumble from a lower height.
How many games has he actually played in the last 3 years? I would put this down to injuries wrecking a career rather than a form falling off a cliff.
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Interestingly, given the discussion?bitch fest below, i just got an email from Rugby News (fuck knows why, i haven't had a subscription in 10 years?) and they are talking about a
Drederick TatumIan Jones article about the 5 players we need fit for the World Cup next year.One of the first names that popped in to my head was Taylor, and given the preview, he appears to be one of them.
If it was my article
Retallic
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Taylor
A Smith
Cane/WhitelockThey are the only guys i can think of that don't really have adequate replacements
@mariner4life
Moody
Taylor
Franks
Whitelock
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He also had one of the most meteoric rises too. He had one awesome Super campaign that elevated him into the ABs. I actually think that Andre Taylor was better in his break out Super season and it didn't carry him into the ABs.
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@kiwimurph said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@nepia disagree. Taylor was a hungus. NMS was something special in 2015.
I liked Taylor but he didn’t have that skill execution that NMS has shown. Taylor and Masaga were awesome at Super level but they rarely passed the nut.
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@bones said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@nepia barely performing as opposed to screaming pick me are quite opposite ends of the spectrum I'd say.
Slightly different note, as Harris can't throw in, he can just take NMS spot on the wing.
I'll have to be very specific with my language next time.
Agreed on Harris, he's quite a good wing for the Chiefs.
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@kiwimurph said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@nepia disagree. Taylor was a hungus. NMS was something special in 2015.
Hey, I'm the chief hungus assigner in this place! :pouting_face:
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@mariner4life
Moody
Taylor
Franks
Whitelock
Read@act-crusader good when you canput a new twist on an old joke
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@nepia Yes, ex CBHS captain.
Agree, there is the opportunity to find a good young 3rd hooker.
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Can NMS play hooker , whats his lineout throwing like ?
@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Springboks:
Can NMS play hooker , whats his lineout throwing like ?
wouldn't work, we like our hookers to be quite quick
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@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Springboks:
Can NMS play hooker , whats his lineout throwing like ?
wouldn't work, we like our hookers to be quite quick
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Springboks:
Can NMS play hooker , whats his lineout throwing like ?
wouldn't work, we like our hookers to be quite quick
And line up in attack out wide , didn’t think of that ,
no good then
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@act-crusader good when you canput a new twist on an old joke
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@act-crusader good when you canput a new twist on an old joke
It’s a looong week between tests
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@act-crusader good when you canput a new twist on an old joke
It’s a looong week between tests
@act-crusader said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@act-crusader good when you canput a new twist on an old joke
It’s a looong week between tests
fuck, is it what! And we have so little to talk about these days. And we've chased all the international posters off, so we sort of have to sit around taking cheap pot-shots at each other.
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@act-crusader said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@act-crusader good when you canput a new twist on an old joke
It’s a looong week between tests
fuck, is it what! And we have so little to talk about these days. And we've chased all the international posters off, so we sort of have to sit around taking cheap pot-shots at each other.
@mariner4life man you talk shit you dumb cnut!
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@mariner4life man you talk shit you dumb cnut!
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@mariner4life man you talk shit you dumb cnut!
eat a box of cocks you dope smoking, unemployable Northlander.
All Blacks by 20 after a couple of lightening DMac breaks in the last quarter.
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@act-crusader said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@act-crusader good when you canput a new twist on an old joke
It’s a looong week between tests
fuck, is it what! And we have so little to talk about these days. And we've chased all the international posters off, so we sort of have to sit around taking cheap pot-shots at each other.
@mariner4life my potshots sit in first class along with a Wellingtonian on six figures...
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@mariner4life my potshots sit in first class along with a Wellingtonian on six figures...
@act-crusader said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@mariner4life my potshots sit in first class along with a Wellingtonian on six figures...
your potshot game straight trash bruh
I will be a believer in S Barrett if he can stand up to the SA locks.
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Yeah this test could be a real turning point for Scott Barrett. He was a standout for the Crusaders this season and hasn’t really put a foot wrong as an impact player. But starting a big(gish) test against some big units is quite different.
