RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy
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Wtf option was that, even with adv
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Hands!!!! Hands you stupid fuck!!!
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@chimoaus said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
Difference tonight has been set piece, we have won everything bar one scrum free kick.
Back to where we were against the Boks in July. Upvote to the forwards and their coaching team.
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Would like to have seen a scrum put down
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@stodders said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
@Derm-McCrum you worried your likely QF opponent is doing it as well as your boys?

I know NZ haven't played for a couple of months apparently, but I really didn't expect Italy to be this atrocious. So much for all the chatter.
@Derm-McCrum they’ve had no ball to play with. Fair dues to the NZ forwards for that. And any they have had has been turned over with some aggressive defence
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I'd just like them to play some systems in the 2nd, control the game and themselves now...
And no injuries -
I'd just like them to play some systems in the 2nd, control the game and themselves now...
And no injuries@taniwharugby said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
I'd just like them to play some systems in the 2nd, control the game and themselves now...
And no injuriesOr cards
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@Derm-McCrum they’ve had no ball to play with. Fair dues to the NZ forwards for that. And any they have had has been turned over with some aggressive defence
@stodders said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
@Derm-McCrum they’ve had no ball to play with. Fair dues to the NZ forwards for that. And any they have had has been turned over with some aggressive defence
Yeah - NZ have been clinical - no question. Italy have still been dog poop.
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@taniwharugby said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
I'd just like them to play some systems in the 2nd, control the game and themselves now...
And no injuriesOr cards
@booboo in a way, it would be good to kick plenty of ball to them forcing us to defend and maintain discipline
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Frizzel and JB have made consistent yards, good decisions - both make a considerable difference (opposition aside)
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NZ have been ultra clinical in the 1st half there, very impressive.
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@chimoaus said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
So Ireland beat Italy 34-20 this year, does that make us favourites 🥸
Naturally. Against SA.
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Aaron smith is like one of those greedy 9s at primary school.
@Billy-Tell said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
Aaron smith is like one of those greedy 9s at primary school.
That makes it to the Big Show
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That was some half of rugby from the AB’s.
The negative nellys will say ‘it’s only Italy’
They can only play what’s in front of them, and gee they’ve done everything bloody well.
Dominant at set piece, dominant at the breakdown, dominant at everything. Physicality has been great.Can’t ask for much more.