All Blacks vs USA
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@no-quarter funny, I saw on FB today the lead up to (I think) the opening try v Ireland in the 2019 RWC...Bridge scorching down the sideline, looks set to score, cuts in, looks like he slipped slightly, taken down a metre short....
I havent joined the pile on of him, but I thought that was rather amusing.
@taniwharugby there are far too many examples of that to not make ya cringe whenever he gets the ball in space. @No-Quarter that was gold.
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I couldn't give a shit who they selected against USA B. My only prediction is Bridge will get about 4 - 5 unopposed runs to the try line, and may even score a couple of tries.
@no-quarter said in All Blacks vs USA:
I couldn't give a shit who they selected against USA B. My only prediction is Birdge will get about 4 - 5 unopposed runs to the try line, and may even score a couple of tries.
Thanks for that. Feeling a bit crap today and that post really made me laugh & cheered me up.:thumbs_up:
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs USA:
The coaches seem to like Angus Ta’avao, I'm not quite sure what he has done to stand out/retain his position in the squad? Or is it just for lack of depth?
Apart from Scrums, an extremely reliable player IMO - workhorse and probably very similar to what we've seen said about Wainui - consistency and effort. Around the field is as good or better than most of our props.
@bones ok thanks for that, I noticed his mobility but he didn't seem a highly effective or dominant tackler to me, but I'll try to keep an open mind. And the scrum seems to weaken when he/the bench enters the fray, but that might be for various reasons.
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@bones ok thanks for that, I noticed his mobility but he didn't seem a highly effective or dominant tackler to me, but I'll try to keep an open mind. And the scrum seems to weaken when he/the bench enters the fray, but that might be for various reasons.
When I criticized Bridge he had a good game. Then I changed my mind, apologized, and he went rapidly downhill in the next game. So I'm not going to say anything and hopefully that balances things out. Hopefully USA still has some gun wingers so our backs have a bit of competition.
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@bones ok thanks for that, I noticed his mobility but he didn't seem a highly effective or dominant tackler to me, but I'll try to keep an open mind. And the scrum seems to weaken when he/the bench enters the fray, but that might be for various reasons.
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@nostrildamus I think he's got a pretty good shoulder and high workrate on defence. Better carrier than most of our other core props. Inconsistent as anything at scrum time though.
@bones said in All Blacks vs USA:
@nostrildamus I think he's got a pretty good shoulder and high workrate on defence. Better carrier than most of our other core props. Inconsistent as anything at scrum time though.
Yeah Ta’avao has a good work rate. Reminds me a bit of a young John Afoa.
Karl T, Laulala have seemed to really struggle this year.
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@bones said in All Blacks vs USA:
@majorrage said in All Blacks vs USA:
That’s an abortion of a team.
Why?
Because one of them is a ranga.
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Will post a pre-emptive whinge here about a first world problem I'm currently experiencing.
Long weekend in 1770/Agnes Water.
Used Aus v Jp as a test for the main game tomorrow a.m.
Unfortunately the Wi-Fi seems to be crap (this is alactually the case as proven by other internerding including Fernage). Or the Telstra network is crap. Either that or the casting between phone and tele stuffs up the stream. As all I was getting was buf... buff .. buffferi ... buffering regardless of combinations.
Tried to drop the resolution to see if that helped, but nup.
Quite annoying and will annoy one immensely in an AB game.
So maybe GOM during game tomoz.
Mind you, long weekend in 1770/Agnes Water.
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Will post a pre-emptive whinge here about a first world problem I'm currently experiencing.
Long weekend in 1770/Agnes Water.
Used Aus v Jp as a test for the main game tomorrow a.m.
Unfortunately the Wi-Fi seems to be crap (this is alactually the case as proven by other internerding including Fernage). Or the Telstra network is crap. Either that or the casting between phone and tele stuffs up the stream. As all I was getting was buf... buff .. buffferi ... buffering regardless of combinations.
Tried to drop the resolution to see if that helped, but nup.
Quite annoying and will annoy one immensely in an AB game.
So maybe GOM during game tomoz.
Mind you, long weekend in 1770/Agnes Water.
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@nta said in All Blacks vs USA:
@booboo said in All Blacks vs USA:
Mind you, long weekend in 1770/Agnes Water
Quit yer bitchin'
It's quite breezy. Strong northerly. Few thunder storms too ...
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Will post a pre-emptive whinge here about a first world problem I'm currently experiencing.
Long weekend in 1770/Agnes Water.
Used Aus v Jp as a test for the main game tomorrow a.m.
Unfortunately the Wi-Fi seems to be crap (this is alactually the case as proven by other internerding including Fernage). Or the Telstra network is crap. Either that or the casting between phone and tele stuffs up the stream. As all I was getting was buf... buff .. buffferi ... buffering regardless of combinations.
Tried to drop the resolution to see if that helped, but nup.
Quite annoying and will annoy one immensely in an AB game.
So maybe GOM during game tomoz.
Mind you, long weekend in 1770/Agnes Water.
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@dman68 premier sports 2
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@dman68 said in All Blacks vs USA:
Any idea what the best option is to watch the game in the UK?
Yeah what @family-man said. 15 quid for a month and you can link it to watch on your sky box.
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@bones said in All Blacks vs USA:
@booboo said in All Blacks vs USA:
1770
Fuck I had no idea internet was around that long ago.
How come Abraham Lincoln was warning people about misinformation on the web then?
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@bones said in All Blacks vs USA:
@booboo said in All Blacks vs USA:
1770
Fuck I had no idea internet was around that long ago.
Well the internet connection is obv old skool here.
Pretty place though. Reminds me of parts of Northland and the Coromandel, just without pohutukawas.
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@bones said in All Blacks vs USA:
@booboo said in All Blacks vs USA:
1770
Fuck I had no idea internet was around that long ago.
Well the internet connection is obv old skool here.
Pretty place though. Reminds me of parts of Northland and the Coromandel, just without pohutukawas.
@booboo said in All Blacks vs USA:
Reminds me of parts of Northland and the Coromandel, just without pohutukawas
Just like Cornwall....and Rugby's the main sport here as well. Great broadband though - best in Europe.
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@yeetyaah said in All Blacks vs USA:
Bridge to score 10 tries by walking and the coaches to keep selecting him.
I'm looking forward to the USA 9 & 10 peppering him with high kicks....
I don't think I've ever piled in on the bloke, but I'd be eternally grateful if Foster would tell us why he's in the team and what he hopes he'll bring to the party.
