RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay

[Bones]

@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:

Pom commentator talking about "McKenzie's power".

I know he's atough little bugger but WTF?

Monye does the whole call pretending he's inside DMac

[booboo]

@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:

@Damo said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:

@booboo said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:

Got the BP

Does that mean we are safely into quarters no matter what mathematical shenanigans could happen?

Apparently, according to Ben Kay on ITV.

And several TSF posters...

If Italy and France contrive to end on 15 points each our points differential puts us ahead of the other two.

[Darth Sader]

DMac has been sensational. Not overly impressed with much else we’ve done tbh. A better team than URGay would have us under the pump. Really should have started the same team as last week and let them continue to find rhythm. Same old Foster shit.

[chimoaus]

Ball retention has been poor and ruck control less than ideal. Roigard has had to deal with a lot of messy ball and UG defenders which tells me the forwards are not functioning as well as they should.

[gt12]

This game shows one huge error in Foster’s selections. Had he played Dmac at 15 or off the bench against better opposition the argument for him to replace Barrett would likely be undeniable.

I’m not on the Foz bash wagon, but that has been pretty unforgivable given his form

[Bones]

Uruguay blindside is better than Frizzel.

Roigard is rocks and diamonds.

Team clearly playing within themselves though to avoid foul play.

[Tim]

Any news on Lomax?

[mooshld]

It's like we feel the need to put on a show.

While teams like Ireland and South Africa could not give a shit. They just want to win.

Why can't we play percentage rugby till we are up by 50 then turn on the champagne rugby. Is that really such a crazy idea?

[kidcalder]

I think LJ has cemented himself as a very good SR player but below international standard

[chimoaus]

@Tim said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:

Any news on Lomax?

I can only imagine his leg opened up giving the amount of strapping? Was there any information about any muscle damage? Maybe let just not holding the weight, who knows.

[mooshld]

@kidcalder said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:

I think LJ has cemented himself as a very good SR player but below international standard

Not a lot of ball going his way tonight so hard to judge. Did think he was hard done by on that turn over.

[chimoaus]

@kidcalder said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:

I think LJ has cemented himself as a very good SR player but below international standard

Unfortunately reminds me of Blackadder snr and Thorne.

[Stargazer]

Apparently Lomax had ice on the inside of his knee after coming off. That doesn't point at the cut opening up again.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Rancid-Schnitzel said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:

Some awesome analysis here.DMac is awesome because he's carving up against YouRGay. Jordie is actually shit, but just not Havili shit. Bit early to be drinking fellas.

JB is an average, solid 12. And that's a big plus for me.

[kidcalder]

yip I wasn't just talking about this game.
And at SR i like him but just feel that is his level

[Rancid Schnitzel]

@chimoaus said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:

@Rancid-Schnitzel said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:

Some awesome analysis here.DMac is awesome because he's carving up against YouRGay. Jordie is actually shit, but just not Havili shit. Bit early to be drinking fellas.

Can’t recall BB being amazing vs Italy or any team in recent memory. I would take Dmac all day long.

I would agree but DMac has hardly been world-class against world-class opposition. There have also been questions asked about his combo with RM and whether it may be better having him at 10. All I'm saying is that a good 30 min against Uruguay perhaps isn't the best evidence for definitely answering these questions. And btw, I'm a DMac fan. Just concerned (hopefully wrongly) that he's a bit of a flat track bully and maybe a bit helter skelter for test rugby.

[chimoaus]

@Rancid-Schnitzel Agreed, Dmac should have been on the bench vs France and given some time.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Bones said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:

Roigard is rocks and diamonds.

First game when things haven't been easy-peasy. Managing it pretty well though and good experience

[kidcalder]

DMac plays the same whoever the opposition is... so when things don't come off v SA etc people tend to turn on him... if we want the flair (and I do) then we have to be prepared that mistakes will happen

[Tim]

From Stuff:

Tyrel Lomax left the field in the ninth minute with a suspected knee injury.