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  • Victor MeldrewV Victor Meldrew

    Reiko you cock.

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    @victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

    Reiko you cock.

    It was a stupid pass from Havili - why throw the big loopy one instead of the short one to the support runners

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    • HoorooH Hooroo

      In terms of good ole test match, I loved it. Ireland looked like the All Blacks when the All Blacks used to be coached.

      Ireland fully deserved that.

      Can comedy Havellii now be rissoled? He is fucking hopeless with any type of pressure on him.

      Foster has got shit for brains if he thinks labored passing late in the game is the solution. Why didn’t Christie come on??

      What happened to ALB??

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      @hooroo said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

      In terms of good ole test match, I loved it. Ireland looked like the All Blacks when the All Blacks used to be coached.

      Ireland fully deserved that.

      Can comedy Havellii now be rissoled? He is fucking hopeless with any type of pressure on him.

      Foster has got shit for brains if he thinks labored passing late in the game is the solution. Why didn’t Christie come on??

      What happened to ALB??

      They are obsessed with experience, that's why Taylor keeps on getting a start when he has been poor for a while now.

      TJP hasn't sorted out his passing for years and therefore all his experience means fuck all if he can't perform his core role properly. Should have been shown the door after his dismal performance against the States.

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      • mofitzy_M mofitzy_

        I pray to god we get humiliated by France if Foster was guaranteed to leave.

        Are we guaranteed success with the next coach? No.

        Is Foster an imposter? Yes.

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        @mofitzy_ said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

        I pray to god we get humiliated by France if Foster was guaranteed to leave.

        Are we guaranteed success with the next coach? No.

        Is Foster an imposter? Yes.

        He'd have to lose to a tier 2 side before NZR changed their tune.

        Twice.

        In a row.

        By large margins

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          Geez, to think we can’t even blame this one on Bridge

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          • juniorJ junior

            @victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

            Reiko you cock.

            It was a stupid pass from Havili - why throw the big loopy one instead of the short one to the support runners

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            @junior said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

            @victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

            Reiko you cock.

            It was a stupid pass from Havili - why throw the big loopy one instead of the short one to the support runners

            TBF, I was referring to his giving the penalty away.

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            • M Machpants

              @mofitzy_ said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

              I pray to god we get humiliated by France if Foster was guaranteed to leave.

              Are we guaranteed success with the next coach? No.

              Is Foster an imposter? Yes.

              He'd have to lose to a tier 2 side before NZR changed their tune.

              Twice.

              In a row.

              By large margins

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              @machpants
              Sad that they accept and embrace mediocrity but you are probably right.

              They will probably count a semi final RWC defeat as a success.

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              • nostrildamusN nostrildamus

                @kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                @victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                @stargazer said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                @victor-meldrew We need someone like Robertson. He knows how to get the best out of players.

                My concern is that Robertson won't make that much difference and we've effectively shared the headless-chicken stuff from the field to the coaches office.

                Something has gone badly wrong in the last 4 years. The only good thing to come from this game is it might make people sit up and ask some hard questions - players, coaches and NZRFU management

                I suspect it runs a bit deeper than just the coach (but in saying that I’m not saying fozzie is the best man for the job .)

                Blowing teams off the park with razzle dazzle isn’t as easy as it was and I think it’s largely due to the improvement in the opposition dealing with what we tend to do well .

                The nh sides now look far more than well rounded than they used to, and we can look a bit like one trick poneys in our approach to the game

                that goes back to coaching (and I guess, captains).

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                @nostrildamus said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                @kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                @victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                @stargazer said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                @victor-meldrew We need someone like Robertson. He knows how to get the best out of players.

                My concern is that Robertson won't make that much difference and we've effectively shared the headless-chicken stuff from the field to the coaches office.

                Something has gone badly wrong in the last 4 years. The only good thing to come from this game is it might make people sit up and ask some hard questions - players, coaches and NZRFU management

                I suspect it runs a bit deeper than just the coach (but in saying that I’m not saying fozzie is the best man for the job .)

                Blowing teams off the park with razzle dazzle isn’t as easy as it was and I think it’s largely due to the improvement in the opposition dealing with what we tend to do well .

                The nh sides now look far more than well rounded than they used to, and we can look a bit like one trick poneys in our approach to the game

                that goes back to coaching (and I guess, captains).

                You are right , but I guess I’m saying it’s how we tend to approach the game at the lower levels and it’s become ingrained , so I’m wondering if it runs deeper

                But if anyone coaches at super rugby level that resembles test match rugby the most , it’s Robertson . I think we missed a trick in not appointing him in the first place , but confused if swapping him now , is best for the team or him with only 2 years before the wc . If it doesn’t work , does he get thrown on the scrap heap as well?

                Not sure if it’s that simple a fix is my concern.

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                • mofitzy_M mofitzy_

                  @machpants
                  Sad that they accept and embrace mediocrity but you are probably right.

                  They will probably count a semi final RWC defeat as a success.

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                  @mofitzy_ said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                  @machpants
                  Sad that they accept and embrace mediocrity but you are probably right.

                  They will probably count a semi final RWC defeat as a success.

                  Great learnings

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                  • MN5M MN5

                    Geez, to think we can’t even blame this one on Bridge

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                    @mn5 said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                    Geez, to think we can’t even blame this one on Bridge

                    his fault, when he is not there the ABs fail as they rely so much on his pace, power, and linebreaking. And he doesn't pass as badly as Reece did.

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                    • kiwiinmelbK kiwiinmelb

                      @nostrildamus said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                      @kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                      @victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                      @stargazer said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                      @victor-meldrew We need someone like Robertson. He knows how to get the best out of players.

                      My concern is that Robertson won't make that much difference and we've effectively shared the headless-chicken stuff from the field to the coaches office.

                      Something has gone badly wrong in the last 4 years. The only good thing to come from this game is it might make people sit up and ask some hard questions - players, coaches and NZRFU management

                      I suspect it runs a bit deeper than just the coach (but in saying that I’m not saying fozzie is the best man for the job .)

                      Blowing teams off the park with razzle dazzle isn’t as easy as it was and I think it’s largely due to the improvement in the opposition dealing with what we tend to do well .

                      The nh sides now look far more than well rounded than they used to, and we can look a bit like one trick poneys in our approach to the game

                      that goes back to coaching (and I guess, captains).

                      You are right , but I guess I’m saying it’s how we tend to approach the game at the lower levels and it’s become ingrained , so I’m wondering if it runs deeper

                      But if anyone coaches at super rugby level that resembles test match rugby the most , it’s Robertson . I think we missed a trick in not appointing him in the first place , but confused if swapping him now , is best for the team or him with only 2 years before the wc . If it doesn’t work , does he get thrown on the scrap heap as well?

                      Not sure if it’s that simple a fix is my concern.

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                      @kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                      @nostrildamus said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                      @kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                      @victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                      @stargazer said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                      @victor-meldrew We need someone like Robertson. He knows how to get the best out of players.

                      My concern is that Robertson won't make that much difference and we've effectively shared the headless-chicken stuff from the field to the coaches office.

                      Something has gone badly wrong in the last 4 years. The only good thing to come from this game is it might make people sit up and ask some hard questions - players, coaches and NZRFU management

                      I suspect it runs a bit deeper than just the coach (but in saying that I’m not saying fozzie is the best man for the job .)

                      Blowing teams off the park with razzle dazzle isn’t as easy as it was and I think it’s largely due to the improvement in the opposition dealing with what we tend to do well .

                      The nh sides now look far more than well rounded than they used to, and we can look a bit like one trick poneys in our approach to the game

                      that goes back to coaching (and I guess, captains).

                      You are right , but I guess I’m saying it’s how we tend to approach the game at the lower levels and it’s become ingrained , so I’m wondering if it runs deeper

                      But if anyone coaches at super rugby level that resembles test match rugby the most , it’s Robertson . I think we missed a trick in not appointing him in the first place , but confused if swapping him now , is best for the team or him with only 2 years before the wc . If it doesn’t work , does he get thrown on the scrap heap as well?

                      Not sure if it’s that simple a fix is my concern.

                      Give him 4 years, from next year, that'd be fine. Whatever he manages to achieve for 23 will be better than anything foster can do. He'll talk and talk, but not come up with anything at all to change the way the ABs play

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                      • M Machpants

                        @mofitzy_ said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                        I pray to god we get humiliated by France if Foster was guaranteed to leave.

                        Are we guaranteed success with the next coach? No.

                        Is Foster an imposter? Yes.

                        He'd have to lose to a tier 2 side before NZR changed their tune.

                        Twice.

                        In a row.

                        By large margins

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                        @machpants said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                        @mofitzy_ said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                        I pray to god we get humiliated by France if Foster was guaranteed to leave.

                        Are we guaranteed success with the next coach? No.

                        Is Foster an imposter? Yes.

                        He'd have to lose to a tier 2 side before NZR changed their tune.

                        Twice.

                        In a row.

                        By large margins

                        Yep. Foster has been a plodding coach for two decades, but somehow his journey of averageness has always been one way up the NZRU ladder...

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                        • kiwiinmelbK kiwiinmelb

                          @nostrildamus said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                          @kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                          @victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                          @stargazer said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                          @victor-meldrew We need someone like Robertson. He knows how to get the best out of players.

                          My concern is that Robertson won't make that much difference and we've effectively shared the headless-chicken stuff from the field to the coaches office.

                          Something has gone badly wrong in the last 4 years. The only good thing to come from this game is it might make people sit up and ask some hard questions - players, coaches and NZRFU management

                          I suspect it runs a bit deeper than just the coach (but in saying that I’m not saying fozzie is the best man for the job .)

                          Blowing teams off the park with razzle dazzle isn’t as easy as it was and I think it’s largely due to the improvement in the opposition dealing with what we tend to do well .

                          The nh sides now look far more than well rounded than they used to, and we can look a bit like one trick poneys in our approach to the game

                          that goes back to coaching (and I guess, captains).

                          You are right , but I guess I’m saying it’s how we tend to approach the game at the lower levels and it’s become ingrained , so I’m wondering if it runs deeper

                          But if anyone coaches at super rugby level that resembles test match rugby the most , it’s Robertson . I think we missed a trick in not appointing him in the first place , but confused if swapping him now , is best for the team or him with only 2 years before the wc . If it doesn’t work , does he get thrown on the scrap heap as well?

                          Not sure if it’s that simple a fix is my concern.

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                          @kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                          @nostrildamus said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                          @kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                          @victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                          @stargazer said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                          @victor-meldrew We need someone like Robertson. He knows how to get the best out of players.

                          My concern is that Robertson won't make that much difference and we've effectively shared the headless-chicken stuff from the field to the coaches office.

                          Something has gone badly wrong in the last 4 years. The only good thing to come from this game is it might make people sit up and ask some hard questions - players, coaches and NZRFU management

                          I suspect it runs a bit deeper than just the coach (but in saying that I’m not saying fozzie is the best man for the job .)

                          Blowing teams off the park with razzle dazzle isn’t as easy as it was and I think it’s largely due to the improvement in the opposition dealing with what we tend to do well .

                          The nh sides now look far more than well rounded than they used to, and we can look a bit like one trick poneys in our approach to the game

                          that goes back to coaching (and I guess, captains).

                          You are right , but I guess I’m saying it’s how we tend to approach the game at the lower levels and it’s become ingrained , so I’m wondering if it runs deeper

                          But if anyone coaches at super rugby level that resembles test match rugby the most , it’s Robertson . I think we missed a trick in not appointing him in the first place , but confused if swapping him now , is best for the team or him with only 2 years before the wc . If it doesn’t work , does he get thrown on the scrap heap as well?

                          Not sure if it’s that simple a fix is my concern.

                          2 years is enough, he knows key players and he was pretty good in his first year as Crusaders coach, if I recall rightly. Plus I don't think he would make huge changes at a selection level.
                          Whoever is coach, the combinations really need to improve. I think the players are good enough, in the main.
                          And I don't think he would do things like play Jordie at wing.

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                          • boobooB booboo

                            Mind you, Aki >> Havili.

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                            @booboo said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                            Mind you, Aki >> Havili.

                            JGP > TJP

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                            • DonsteppaD Donsteppa

                              @machpants said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                              @mofitzy_ said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                              I pray to god we get humiliated by France if Foster was guaranteed to leave.

                              Are we guaranteed success with the next coach? No.

                              Is Foster an imposter? Yes.

                              He'd have to lose to a tier 2 side before NZR changed their tune.

                              Twice.

                              In a row.

                              By large margins

                              Yep. Foster has been a plodding coach for two decades, but somehow his journey of averageness has always been one way up the NZRU ladder...

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                              @donsteppa said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                              somehow his journey of averageness has always been one way up the NZRU ladder...

                              Change the ladder, too.

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                                Ireland were very good today and deserved their win. No complaints.

                                The ABs were poor and made to look very ordinary by a committed Ireland side who wanted to put us under pressure from the get go.

                                The AB’s are the best side in the world until they come up against a team that wants to tackle and pressure us. This had shades of the 2019 semi against England.

                                I have said for some time that NZ rugby are not producing the right kind of players for test rugby that can be successful in RWCs and against the very top sides. Ireland in the autumn is definitely one of those.

                                A lot has been made of the ABs wanting to play unstructured rugby. We are good at it. However, we either dont understand how or can’t break down a side through our own structured rugby first, to enable us to get in a position where we force them into unstructured game scenarios - pressure them into turnovers, dropped balls, poor kicks etc.

                                Ireland are one of the most structured sides in the game and it showed throughout the match. They enjoyed a huge amount of possession in the first half and we hade to make over 140 tackles. In one half. That required defensive effort will always come back to hurt you later in the game.

                                At halftime we must have talked at length about holding on to the ball, having possession to play our game that allows territory and then opportunities will follow. We kicked the ball away 3 times in the first 3 minutes and Ireland duly scored. It’s not smart rugby.

                                We had a huge amount of dropped passes and threw the ball into touch a few times today. Lots of those dropped balls were unforced errors tbh and we looked a panicked side trying to attack against a composed and organised Irish defence. We couldnt impose ourselves enough to force Ireland into making errors or breaking up up their defensive organisation.

                                Perhaps the 16 week quarantine bubble tour has finally affected the squad and the performance of the team. We saw that with SA in the RC when they lost games they perhaps shouldn’t have.

                                The biggest frustration is we have known for 4 years we struggle when confronted with a side like this. For all the gains we have made this year, we haven’t addressed this massive problem at all and we looked as poor as we did that night against England in the RWC loss.

                                Do we have the players to turn this around? Is super rugby aotearoa and trans Ta$man rugby good enough preparation for how todays test rugby is played? Is it a surprise when the assistant coach who was part of the team that oversaw the decline of AB rugby over the last 3 years and the semi loss against England, is now the head coach and showing the same weaknesses in how his side performs?

                                Congrats to Ireland. Well played. Lots of work to do for the all black squad over the next couple of years.

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                                • nostrildamusN nostrildamus

                                  @kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                                  @nostrildamus said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                                  @kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                                  @victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                                  @stargazer said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                                  @victor-meldrew We need someone like Robertson. He knows how to get the best out of players.

                                  My concern is that Robertson won't make that much difference and we've effectively shared the headless-chicken stuff from the field to the coaches office.

                                  Something has gone badly wrong in the last 4 years. The only good thing to come from this game is it might make people sit up and ask some hard questions - players, coaches and NZRFU management

                                  I suspect it runs a bit deeper than just the coach (but in saying that I’m not saying fozzie is the best man for the job .)

                                  Blowing teams off the park with razzle dazzle isn’t as easy as it was and I think it’s largely due to the improvement in the opposition dealing with what we tend to do well .

                                  The nh sides now look far more than well rounded than they used to, and we can look a bit like one trick poneys in our approach to the game

                                  that goes back to coaching (and I guess, captains).

                                  You are right , but I guess I’m saying it’s how we tend to approach the game at the lower levels and it’s become ingrained , so I’m wondering if it runs deeper

                                  But if anyone coaches at super rugby level that resembles test match rugby the most , it’s Robertson . I think we missed a trick in not appointing him in the first place , but confused if swapping him now , is best for the team or him with only 2 years before the wc . If it doesn’t work , does he get thrown on the scrap heap as well?

                                  Not sure if it’s that simple a fix is my concern.

                                  2 years is enough, he knows key players and he was pretty good in his first year as Crusaders coach, if I recall rightly. Plus I don't think he would make huge changes at a selection level.
                                  Whoever is coach, the combinations really need to improve. I think the players are good enough, in the main.
                                  And I don't think he would do things like play Jordie at wing.

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                                  @nostrildamus said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                                  @kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                                  @nostrildamus said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                                  @kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                                  @victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                                  @stargazer said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                                  @victor-meldrew We need someone like Robertson. He knows how to get the best out of players.

                                  My concern is that Robertson won't make that much difference and we've effectively shared the headless-chicken stuff from the field to the coaches office.

                                  Something has gone badly wrong in the last 4 years. The only good thing to come from this game is it might make people sit up and ask some hard questions - players, coaches and NZRFU management

                                  I suspect it runs a bit deeper than just the coach (but in saying that I’m not saying fozzie is the best man for the job .)

                                  Blowing teams off the park with razzle dazzle isn’t as easy as it was and I think it’s largely due to the improvement in the opposition dealing with what we tend to do well .

                                  The nh sides now look far more than well rounded than they used to, and we can look a bit like one trick poneys in our approach to the game

                                  that goes back to coaching (and I guess, captains).

                                  You are right , but I guess I’m saying it’s how we tend to approach the game at the lower levels and it’s become ingrained , so I’m wondering if it runs deeper

                                  But if anyone coaches at super rugby level that resembles test match rugby the most , it’s Robertson . I think we missed a trick in not appointing him in the first place , but confused if swapping him now , is best for the team or him with only 2 years before the wc . If it doesn’t work , does he get thrown on the scrap heap as well?

                                  Not sure if it’s that simple a fix is my concern.

                                  2 years is enough, he knows key players and he was pretty good in his first year as Crusaders coach, if I recall rightly. Plus I don't think he would make huge changes at a selection level.
                                  Whoever is coach, the combinations really need to improve. I think the players are good enough, in the main.
                                  And I don't think he would do things like play Jordie at wing.

                                  Erasmus did it with SA

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                                  • DonsteppaD Donsteppa

                                    @machpants said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                                    @mofitzy_ said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                                    I pray to god we get humiliated by France if Foster was guaranteed to leave.

                                    Are we guaranteed success with the next coach? No.

                                    Is Foster an imposter? Yes.

                                    He'd have to lose to a tier 2 side before NZR changed their tune.

                                    Twice.

                                    In a row.

                                    By large margins

                                    Yep. Foster has been a plodding coach for two decades, but somehow his journey of averageness has always been one way up the NZRU ladder...

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                                    @donsteppa

                                    It will only change when it is properly burnt down to the ground.

                                    Its a sad state of affairs when their is high calibre Nz coaches in such demand across the world and spurn them all for Fozzie who would struggle to be in the top 10 NZ coaches.

                                    If he walked away from the ABs after RWC 19, how many countries would have been in for him? He may have ended up coaching in Italy or a Welsh region perhaps?

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                                      When was the last time we lost back to back matches...cos that is on the cards.

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                                      • D DaGrubster

                                        @donsteppa

                                        It will only change when it is properly burnt down to the ground.

                                        Its a sad state of affairs when their is high calibre Nz coaches in such demand across the world and spurn them all for Fozzie who would struggle to be in the top 10 NZ coaches.

                                        If he walked away from the ABs after RWC 19, how many countries would have been in for him? He may have ended up coaching in Italy or a Welsh region perhaps?

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                                        stodders
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                                        @dagrubster didn't Henry choose him over Razor as part of the selection panel?

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                                          @victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                                          Reiko you cock.

                                          It was a stupid pass from Havili - why throw the big loopy one instead of the short one to the support runners

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                                          @junior said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                                          @victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v Ireland, 2021 NH Tour:

                                          Reiko you cock.

                                          It was a stupid pass from Havili - why throw the big loopy one instead of the short one to the support runners

                                          My TV got screamed at when he did that. No vision or going for a glory pass? Those support runners were running at a hole.

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