All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
The simple thing to do is that players need to leave the field to be attended by medical staff, and play continues. You would find that most of these "injured" players are back to their feet quickly.
And cannot return until the next whistle
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
The simple thing to do is that players need to leave the field to be attended by medical staff, and play continues. You would find that most of these "injured" players are back to their feet quickly.
And cannot return until the next whistle
Same with water set up a table either side of halfway if you want a drink you big nancys
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@reprobate said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
and dropping ball is uncharacteristic for him
Is it? He seemed to have gotten better for the chiefs since making the ABs, but I have a vague memory of his handling being pretty poor at times for the chiefs before that.
@Bones said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@reprobate said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
and dropping ball is uncharacteristic for him
Is it? He seemed to have gotten better for the chiefs since making the ABs, but I have a vague memory of his handling being pretty poor at times for the chiefs before that.
He's a frustratingly inconsistent player.
Every few matches he'll have a game where he starts dropping balls or giving away penalties.
He's not the only one and basically a microcosm for the whole team.
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Just confirmed a free ticket for Saturday. Boom.
There's just the small matter of pacing myself at the Trentham races earlier in the day.
@Smudge said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Just confirmed a free ticket for Saturday. Boom.
There's just the small matter of pacing myself at the Trentham races earlier in the day.
full send right from lunchtime
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@MrDenmore said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Leinster’s head coach on how Ireland defused the All Blacks’ front row defence. https://twitter.com/brettruganalyst/status/1546240815143460865?s=21&t=ZV-SzHUWAueOoPqayoPU-g
O'Gara reckons AB/NZ man marking makes it easy to dupe with ball movement. He says NH midfields ball watch, and much less susceptible.
@pakman so nice of Irish coaches to offer Foster's team coaching tips!
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Just confirmed a free ticket for Saturday. Boom.
There's just the small matter of pacing myself at the Trentham races earlier in the day.
@Smudge said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Just confirmed a free ticket for Saturday. Boom.
There's just the small matter of pacing myself at the Trentham races earlier in the day.
Which race are you starting in?
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Foz has confirmed Clarke won't be fit.
So like Lord that's a second wasted spot in the original squad.
At least we got to have a look at Faingaanuku and he got to learn some harsh lessons. I can't see him repeating that performance.
@Bones said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Foz has confirmed Clarke won't be fit.
So like Lord that's a second wasted spot in the original squad.
At least we got to have a look at Faingaanuku and he got to learn some harsh lessons. I can't see him repeating that performance.
Why would you think that?
Anyone who's been watching Leicester knows he's still good for a couple of errors a game.
He's significantly better than he was 12 months ago, though so hopefully he continues to improve.
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@Bones said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Foz has confirmed Clarke won't be fit.
So like Lord that's a second wasted spot in the original squad.
At least we got to have a look at Faingaanuku and he got to learn some harsh lessons. I can't see him repeating that performance.
Why would you think that?
Anyone who's been watching Leicester knows he's still good for a couple of errors a game.
He's significantly better than he was 12 months ago, though so hopefully he continues to improve.
@Chris-B said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Bones said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Foz has confirmed Clarke won't be fit.
So like Lord that's a second wasted spot in the original squad.
At least we got to have a look at Faingaanuku and he got to learn some harsh lessons. I can't see him repeating that performance.
Why would you think that?
Anyone who's been watching Leicester knows he's still good for a couple of errors a game.
He's significantly better than he was 12 months ago, though so hopefully he continues to improve.
I will put a mako as my avatar if he ever has that bad a game for the ABs.
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Bones said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Foz has confirmed Clarke won't be fit.
So like Lord that's a second wasted spot in the original squad.
At least we got to have a look at Faingaanuku and he got to learn some harsh lessons. I can't see him repeating that performance.
Why would you think that?
Anyone who's been watching Leicester knows he's still good for a couple of errors a game.
He's significantly better than he was 12 months ago, though so hopefully he continues to improve.
I will put a mako as my avatar if he ever has that bad a game for the ABs.
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@Smudge said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Just confirmed a free ticket for Saturday. Boom.
There's just the small matter of pacing myself at the Trentham races earlier in the day.
Which race are you starting in?
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Smudge said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Just confirmed a free ticket for Saturday. Boom.
There's just the small matter of pacing myself at the Trentham races earlier in the day.
Which race are you starting in?
The Wellington Racing Club hasn't allowed pacers on the champagne turf for a good decade or two!
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@Kirwan rugbypass and other sites plus a good portion of rugby fans are certainly in their element seeing both the ABs lose and AB fans get all worked up.
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one thing the ABs need to get the ref to look at this week is how ireland slowed the game down in second half. players going down injured and moving slow to lineouts and scrums. was very south African like.
@ploughboy said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
one thing the ABs need to get the ref to look at this week is how ireland slowed the game down in second half. players going down injured and moving slow to lineouts and scrums. was very south African like.
Based on what I have seen of Barnes in 2022 I think he's on this...
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Smudge said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Just confirmed a free ticket for Saturday. Boom.
There's just the small matter of pacing myself at the Trentham races earlier in the day.
Which race are you starting in?
The Wellington Racing Club hasn't allowed pacers on the champagne turf for a good decade or two!
@Smudge said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Smudge said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Just confirmed a free ticket for Saturday. Boom.
There's just the small matter of pacing myself at the Trentham races earlier in the day.
Which race are you starting in?
The Wellington Racing Club hasn't allowed pacers on the champagne turf for a good decade or two!
So strange and remiss of me that I didn't realize you were a pacer from your profile pic!
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Seeing some strange odds here
AB's 1-12 2.6
AB's 12+ 2.15Ireland 1-12 5
Ireland 12+ 12I'm thinking in my mind Ireland are at least the same odds if not favorites for this.
I might throw a few bucks on Ireland 12+@Darren said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Seeing some strange odds here
AB's 1-12 2.6
AB's 12+ 2.15Ireland 1-12 5
Ireland 12+ 12I'm thinking in my mind Ireland are at least the same odds if not favorites for this.
I might throw a few bucks on Ireland 12+Never. Ever. Bet against the ABs. It's not a win/win, it's just a lose/lose.
You'll feel dirty, unclean, ashamed. Your family will disown you, your parents disinherit you. Your kids will refuse to acknowledge you.
Worst of all, you risk a ban from the Fern.
You will die early, poor and alone, unable to erase the memory of the time that you lost $5 when the mighty ABs beat the cocky Irish pretenders by 21 points.
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@Darren said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Seeing some strange odds here
AB's 1-12 2.6
AB's 12+ 2.15Ireland 1-12 5
Ireland 12+ 12I'm thinking in my mind Ireland are at least the same odds if not favorites for this.
I might throw a few bucks on Ireland 12+Never. Ever. Bet against the ABs. It's not a win/win, it's just a lose/lose.
You'll feel dirty, unclean, ashamed. Your family will disown you, your parents disinherit you. Your kids will refuse to acknowledge you.
Worst of all, you risk a ban from the Fern.
You will die early, poor and alone, unable to erase the memory of the time that you lost $5 when the mighty ABs beat the cocky Irish pretenders by 21 points.
@voodoo said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Darren said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Seeing some strange odds here
AB's 1-12 2.6
AB's 12+ 2.15Ireland 1-12 5
Ireland 12+ 12I'm thinking in my mind Ireland are at least the same odds if not favorites for this.
I might throw a few bucks on Ireland 12+Never. Ever. Bet against the ABs. It's not a win/win, it's just a lose/lose.
You'll feel dirty, unclean, ashamed. Your family will disown you, your parents disinherit you. Your kids will refuse to acknowledge you.
Worst of all, you risk a ban from the Fern.
You will die early, poor and alone, unable to erase the memory of the time that you lost $5 when the mighty ABs beat the cocky Irish pretenders by 21 points.
You not managed to find your family Hun?
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@Darren said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Seeing some strange odds here
AB's 1-12 2.6
AB's 12+ 2.15Ireland 1-12 5
Ireland 12+ 12I'm thinking in my mind Ireland are at least the same odds if not favorites for this.
I might throw a few bucks on Ireland 12+Never. Ever. Bet against the ABs. It's not a win/win, it's just a lose/lose.
You'll feel dirty, unclean, ashamed. Your family will disown you, your parents disinherit you. Your kids will refuse to acknowledge you.
Worst of all, you risk a ban from the Fern.
You will die early, poor and alone, unable to erase the memory of the time that you lost $5 when the mighty ABs beat the cocky Irish pretenders by 21 points.
@voodoo said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Darren said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Seeing some strange odds here
AB's 1-12 2.6
AB's 12+ 2.15Ireland 1-12 5
Ireland 12+ 12I'm thinking in my mind Ireland are at least the same odds if not favorites for this.
I might throw a few bucks on Ireland 12+Never. Ever. Bet against the ABs. It's not a win/win, it's just a lose/lose.
You'll feel dirty, unclean, ashamed. Your family will disown you, your parents disinherit you. Your kids will refuse to acknowledge you.
Worst of all, you risk a ban from the Fern.
You will die early, poor and alone, unable to erase the memory of the time that you lost $5 when the mighty ABs beat the cocky Irish pretenders by 21 points.
I'd pay $5 to see a 21 point win.
But are they cocky if they say they'll win and they do? -
If we lose , is it possible to move out of the top 4 rankings ?
Can you imagine that ? an allblack team not in the top 4 teams in the world .
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one thing the ABs need to get the ref to look at this week is how ireland slowed the game down in second half. players going down injured and moving slow to lineouts and scrums. was very south African like.
That is not going to change. Rugby is not a fast paced game at international level. Sure it can be dynamic when ball is in play but you can’t run a team off it’s feet anymore at the top level. Refs are too worried about player safety and they will stop for any minor incident and won’t question it.
It’s why teams from the NH and SA are bulking their players up and contracting on collisions whereas Fozzie (and Hansen before him) wants mobile forwards trying to run teams off their feet and we conserve energy waiting for the last 20 minutes where we fatigue a side but it just doesn’t come anymore.
