RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland
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Having not seen the team, my gut feel is 23-22 to the All Blacks... will be a shit of a game, Ireland punishing our ill-discpline with 3s, but some Telea/Jordan magic, and a hard-earned try by Savea/Frizell will keep us in it. We'll go down 20-22 with five to play, but will either pinch it with a long-range penalty or a drop goal.
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@frugby said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Ireland punishing our ill-discpline with 3s
That's England. Ireland go for full points.
@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@frugby said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Ireland punishing our ill-discpline with 3s
That's England. Ireland go for full points.
I think in this setting they'll accumulate. I reckon the ABs largely will to, because it will be tight and both teams will defend well.
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A clip of the training on TV had Lomax running freely, didn't appear to have a limp and leg seems to knly be lightly strapped, so that is promising.
They said everyone is available for selection.
De Groot and Lomax are out 2 best props but have had little Ruby over the last 3 weeks.
Do we start them both? Or start 1 and bench the other?
Personally I think they will start De Groot and Laulala and bring a Lomax off the bench
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@Machpants Friday our time or Friday Fozzie time?
Wasn't there a period where it was consistently named on a Thursday, hence the old "when's the team named"
It’s 2 days before the match. So Friday NZT for arch on Sunday NZT
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I want to wipe their smug shit eating grins off their faces and condemn them to 4 years of hell as their greatest side breaks up, knowing they still haven’t gone past a qtr final.
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@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@frugby said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Ireland punishing our ill-discpline with 3s
That's England. Ireland go for full points.
I think in this setting they'll accumulate. I reckon the ABs largely will to, because it will be tight and both teams will defend well.
@frugby said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@frugby said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Ireland punishing our ill-discpline with 3s
That's England. Ireland go for full points.
I think in this setting they'll accumulate. I reckon the ABs largely will to, because it will be tight and both teams will defend well.
Jordie to knock a couple over from 55 out in the first ten would set a lovely tone.
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They said everyone is available for selection.
De Groot and Lomax are out 2 best props but have had little Ruby over the last 3 weeks.
Do we start them both? Or start 1 and bench the other?
Personally I think they will start De Groot and Laulala and bring a Lomax off the bench
@DaGrubster said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
but have had little Ruby over the last 3 weeks.
I'm glad her parents found responsible babysitters.
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@Machpants said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Well I'm hoping it's me that's dumb, NZH official prediction
Score prediction
New Zealand 34 Ireland 26Ireland’s side are due to be named tomorrow (Thursday), meanwhile, the All Blacks are set to be named on Friday but it appears the selectors have a full squad to choose from..
Pretty sure it's you, cos I changed my mind yesterday and told my mates NZ by 8. And I'm a genus.
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@DaGrubster said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
but have had little Ruby over the last 3 weeks.
I'm glad her parents found responsible babysitters.
@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@DaGrubster said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
but have had little Ruby over the last 3 weeks.
I'm glad her parents found responsible babysitters.
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@NTA said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
I'm a genus
The genus of homo sapiens is homo, so....
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@canefan said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Kiwiwomble said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@george33 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Got a feeling on the bench they will go for Christie over Roigard as well , experience needed
can we get one of the "fluffy bunny" filters set up for the word "experience"?
experience at being bang "average"? he's only got 19 tests so hardly a veteran who has been through some shit and come out on top...playing smith for 60-70 minutes is the fucking experience we need
Ask yourself, in the last 15 minutes when everyone is tiring, and we want someone to do something brilliant that might just turn the game, does Roigard or Christie spring to mind?
My only doubt about Roigard is if we are leading by two points and need to defend and his lack of experience in a tight game. Christie might a better bet in that case but I think Roigard is well worth the risk as he looks really confident and composed.
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@canefan said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Kiwiwomble said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@george33 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Got a feeling on the bench they will go for Christie over Roigard as well , experience needed
can we get one of the "fluffy bunny" filters set up for the word "experience"?
experience at being bang "average"? he's only got 19 tests so hardly a veteran who has been through some shit and come out on top...playing smith for 60-70 minutes is the fucking experience we need
Ask yourself, in the last 15 minutes when everyone is tiring, and we want someone to do something brilliant that might just turn the game, does Roigard or Christie spring to mind?
My only doubt about Roigard is if we are leading by two points and need to defend and his lack of experience in a tight game. Christie might a better bet in that case but I think Roigard is well worth the risk as he looks really confident and composed.
Like the motto of my football team says, To Dare is to Do.
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In case it hasn't been mentioned ...
https://twitter.com/AllBlacks/status/1712034563697045611?t=1XHU4Qh6RvC3NV32ZhaRnQ&s=19
6pm CET Thursday = 2am AEST = 4am NZST
All is right with the world.
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Apparently Jimmy O'Brien ate a Kimberley Mikado with his coffee this morning so it looks like he's not in the squad.
@Derm-McCrum said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Apparently Jimmy O'Brien ate a Kimberley Mikado with his coffee this morning so it looks like he's not in the squad.
None of that makes any sense to me.
Ploise exploin ...
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@canefan said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Kiwiwomble said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@george33 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Got a feeling on the bench they will go for Christie over Roigard as well , experience needed
can we get one of the "fluffy bunny" filters set up for the word "experience"?
experience at being bang "average"? he's only got 19 tests so hardly a veteran who has been through some shit and come out on top...playing smith for 60-70 minutes is the fucking experience we need
Ask yourself, in the last 15 minutes when everyone is tiring, and we want someone to do something brilliant that might just turn the game, does Roigard or Christie spring to mind?
My only doubt about Roigard is if we are leading by two points and need to defend and his lack of experience in a tight game. Christie might a better bet in that case but I think Roigard is well worth the risk as he looks really confident and composed.
@Victor-Meldrew said in [RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland]
My only doubt about Roigard is if we are leading by two points and need to defend and his lack of experience in a tight game.
Yeah, and this is based on the probably wrong assumption that we are actually leading and that Christie is going to pull off one miracle tackle after another that Roigard will somehow be unable to do.
Picking Christie is pretty vintage Foster.
A player that you know is bang average but conforms to a notion of safety first or some other nonsense.
. I am getting 2007 flashbacks…
