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  • Victor MeldrewV Victor Meldrew

    You definitely know Aura is back when UK sports hacks write this sort of stuff...

    "Time, perhaps, for the All Blacks’ aura of self-righteousness to be punctured. So much of it is corporate grandstanding, not least the “rainbow streak” commercial they released in 2018 to coincide with Tokyo Pride Week."

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/10/27/all-blacks-win-world-cup-final-sanctimony-south-africa/

    https://archive.ph/VLkku

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    @Victor-Meldrew said in Aura watch:

    Aura is definity back when UK sports hacks write this sort of stuff...

    "Time, perhaps, for the All Blacks’ aura of self-righteousness to be punctured. So much of it is corporate grandstanding, not least the “rainbow streak” commercial they released in 2018 to coincide with Tokyo Pride Week."

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/10/27/all-blacks-win-world-cup-final-sanctimony-south-africa/

    All this time we thought aura was gone, she was living rent free in the heads of NH rugby writers

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    • Victor MeldrewV Victor Meldrew

      You definitely know Aura is back when UK sports hacks write this sort of stuff...

      "Time, perhaps, for the All Blacks’ aura of self-righteousness to be punctured. So much of it is corporate grandstanding, not least the “rainbow streak” commercial they released in 2018 to coincide with Tokyo Pride Week."

      https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/10/27/all-blacks-win-world-cup-final-sanctimony-south-africa/

      https://archive.ph/VLkku

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      @Victor-Meldrew said in Aura watch:

      You definitely know Aura is back when UK sports hacks write this sort of stuff...

      "Time, perhaps, for the All Blacks’ aura of self-righteousness to be punctured. So much of it is corporate grandstanding, not least the “rainbow streak” commercial they released in 2018 to coincide with Tokyo Pride Week."

      https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/10/27/all-blacks-win-world-cup-final-sanctimony-south-africa/

      https://archive.ph/VLkku

      Not reading, but we loves she's back living reaction free ...

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      • Victor MeldrewV Victor Meldrew

        You definitely know Aura is back when UK sports hacks write this sort of stuff...

        "Time, perhaps, for the All Blacks’ aura of self-righteousness to be punctured. So much of it is corporate grandstanding, not least the “rainbow streak” commercial they released in 2018 to coincide with Tokyo Pride Week."

        https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/10/27/all-blacks-win-world-cup-final-sanctimony-south-africa/

        https://archive.ph/VLkku

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        @Victor-Meldrew said in Aura watch:

        You definitely know Aura is back when UK sports hacks write this sort of stuff...

        "Time, perhaps, for the All Blacks’ aura of self-righteousness to be punctured. So much of it is corporate grandstanding, not least the “rainbow streak” commercial they released in 2018 to coincide with Tokyo Pride Week."

        https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/10/27/all-blacks-win-world-cup-final-sanctimony-south-africa/

        https://archive.ph/VLkku

        Am I misremembering?

        Dwayne Peel?

        He could have Daid 😉

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          British journo's whinging about ref treating us differently, writing comment columns about us ...

          we must be decent again!

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          • MajorPomM MajorPom

            British journo's whinging about ref treating us differently, writing comment columns about us ...

            we must be decent again!

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            @MajorRage Chippy Irish scum will be wailing about forward passes constantly again.

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              Sadly she didn’t make an appearance tonight.

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                Sadly she didn’t make an appearance tonight.

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                @sparky said in Aura watch:

                Sadly she didn’t make an appearance tonight.

                I disagree. There were brief flashes. She's a sleeping giant right now. I'm hoping Razor can properly wake her up

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                  All jokes aside, when it comes to world cups, the Springboks rightly have a claim on the aura.

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                  • MajorPomM MajorPom

                    All jokes aside, when it comes to world cups, the Springboks rightly have a claim on the aura.

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                    @MajorRage without meaning to sound churlish I think the Boks have Lady Luck in their pocket rather than aura.

                    Not their fault but
                    1995 - France semi AB's sickness
                    2007 - Didn't face decent opposition all tournament. The closest they got was a poor England in pool play and again in the Final
                    2023 - Fair play France, England, NZ in the knockout is some run, but they did enjoy more than their fair share of luck.

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                    • dogmeatD dogmeat

                      @MajorRage without meaning to sound churlish I think the Boks have Lady Luck in their pocket rather than aura.

                      Not their fault but
                      1995 - France semi AB's sickness
                      2007 - Didn't face decent opposition all tournament. The closest they got was a poor England in pool play and again in the Final
                      2023 - Fair play France, England, NZ in the knockout is some run, but they did enjoy more than their fair share of luck.

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                      @dogmeat I think you sound Churlish honestly ...

                      Played 8, won 4. Thats a phenomenal return.

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                      • MajorPomM MajorPom

                        All jokes aside, when it comes to world cups, the Springboks rightly have a claim on the aura.

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                        @MajorRage

                        Boks WC achievements

                        1. The most WC's
                        2. 50% success rate.
                        3. Boks never lost a WC final
                        4. Only Boks and All Blacks could defend the title
                        5. Only Boks could lose a pool match and win the title.
                        6. Its the first time that a team played against the top 6 ranks team in one tournament.
                        7. All Blacks only lost to the Boks in finals.
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                        • canefanC canefan

                          @sparky said in Aura watch:

                          Sadly she didn’t make an appearance tonight.

                          I disagree. There were brief flashes. She's a sleeping giant right now. I'm hoping Razor can properly wake her up

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                          @canefan said in Aura watch:

                          @sparky said in Aura watch:

                          Sadly she didn’t make an appearance tonight.

                          I disagree. There were brief flashes. She's a sleeping giant right now. I'm hoping Razor can properly wake her up

                          Here's hoping he can finish uncovering Aura, out-do Foster and win the 2027 RWC .

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                          • MajorPomM MajorPom

                            @dogmeat I think you sound Churlish honestly ...

                            Played 8, won 4. Thats a phenomenal return.

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                            @MajorRage It is a phenomenal return, but I still contend luck (as always) had a lot to do with it.

                            and I agree it does sound churlish which I'm not meaning to. I haven't even gone near the match thread for that very reason.

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                            • dogmeatD dogmeat

                              @MajorRage without meaning to sound churlish I think the Boks have Lady Luck in their pocket rather than aura.

                              Not their fault but
                              1995 - France semi AB's sickness
                              2007 - Didn't face decent opposition all tournament. The closest they got was a poor England in pool play and again in the Final
                              2023 - Fair play France, England, NZ in the knockout is some run, but they did enjoy more than their fair share of luck.

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                              @dogmeat said in Aura watch:

                              @MajorRage without meaning to sound churlish I think the Boks have Lady Luck in their pocket rather than aura.

                              Not their fault but
                              1995 - France semi AB's sickness
                              2007 - Didn't face decent opposition all tournament. The closest they got was a poor England in pool play and again in the Final
                              2023 - Fair play France, England, NZ in the knockout is some run, but they did enjoy more than their fair share of luck.

                              Boks weren't best team in 1995, 2007 nor 2023. They were in 2019. That said, not their fault fate has delivered them four wins.

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                              • canefanC canefan

                                @sparky said in Aura watch:

                                Sadly she didn’t make an appearance tonight.

                                I disagree. There were brief flashes. She's a sleeping giant right now. I'm hoping Razor can properly wake her up

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                                @canefan said in Aura watch:

                                @sparky said in Aura watch:

                                Sadly she didn’t make an appearance tonight.

                                I disagree. There were brief flashes. She's a sleeping giant right now. I'm hoping Razor can properly wake her up

                                Aura/belief is why ABs were only one point behind having played 59 minutes with 14 men.

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                                  @canefan said in Aura watch:

                                  @sparky said in Aura watch:

                                  Sadly she didn’t make an appearance tonight.

                                  I disagree. There were brief flashes. She's a sleeping giant right now. I'm hoping Razor can properly wake her up

                                  Aura/belief is why ABs were only one point behind having played 59 minutes with 14 men.

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                                  @pakman said in Aura watch:

                                  @canefan said in Aura watch:

                                  @sparky said in Aura watch:

                                  Sadly she didn’t make an appearance tonight.

                                  I disagree. There were brief flashes. She's a sleeping giant right now. I'm hoping Razor can properly wake her up

                                  Aura/belief is why ABs were only one point behind having played 59 minutes with 14 men.

                                  It was a superhuman effort

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                                    Boks RWC record is great, but nothing has changed from back in 07 when they had two wins to our one - I'd still rather our head to head with them.

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                                      But the superior RWC would be nice too....

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                                        Springboks arrival in South Africa

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                                        • NepiaN Nepia

                                          Boks RWC record is great, but nothing has changed from back in 07 when they had two wins to our one - I'd still rather our head to head with them.

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                                          @Nepia said in Aura watch:

                                          Boks RWC record is great, but nothing has changed from back in 07 when they had two wins to our one - I'd still rather our head to head with them.

                                          Pffft even Australia had two wins to our one back then.

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