TRC: Pumas v All Blacks

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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

I don't get the love for Cane here. Did nobody see him drop it cold in that second half? Most players who do that get crucified here. He's probably short of a gallop, but at the moment Ardie is easily our best seven.

Probably given his 60 odd test record of quality play you aren't going to crucify a guy for dropping one ball in his first test back from massive back surgery? Just to see him out there not looking massively off the pace is a huge win IMO.

Ah no, I'm not, but that's standard here for some player. But fark me a 60 odd test AB and captain should not be dropping those. That was schoolboy stuff and was massive opportunity missed.

I have no idea how Ritchie McCaw lasted so long in the ABs. Must have been teachers pet or summink

That guy used to drop them cold too.

Bloody favourites.

After 60 tests and as captain? I don't think so. You seem to have this image of McCaw circa 2003 and can't get it out of your brain.

No. No I don’t. He also dropped the ball in his prime. Sometimes knocked it on. I’ve also seen Brodie drop it stone cold too. Maybe we should retrospectively lambast him for a one off event

Yes, yes you do. Iirc you also had some bizzarre comment about his attacking skills a while back. He did not drop pill like that as captain.

Are we talking Brodie in this game? He certainly deserves criticism for his tits for hands against Ireland

Ever?

I can't refute that with evidence but I would be surprised.

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@booboo said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

I don't get the love for Cane here. Did nobody see him drop it cold in that second half? Most players who do that get crucified here. He's probably short of a gallop, but at the moment Ardie is easily our best seven.

Probably given his 60 odd test record of quality play you aren't going to crucify a guy for dropping one ball in his first test back from massive back surgery? Just to see him out there not looking massively off the pace is a huge win IMO.

Ah no, I'm not, but that's standard here for some player. But fark me a 60 odd test AB and captain should not be dropping those. That was schoolboy stuff and was massive opportunity missed.

I have no idea how Ritchie McCaw lasted so long in the ABs. Must have been teachers pet or summink

That guy used to drop them cold too.

Bloody favourites.

After 60 tests and as captain? I don't think so. You seem to have this image of McCaw circa 2003 and can't get it out of your brain.

No. No I don’t. He also dropped the ball in his prime. Sometimes knocked it on. I’ve also seen Brodie drop it stone cold too. Maybe we should retrospectively lambast him for a one off event

Yes, yes you do. Iirc you also had some bizzarre comment about his attacking skills a while back. He did not drop pill like that as captain.

Are we talking Brodie in this game? He certainly deserves criticism for his tits for hands against Ireland

Ever?

I can't refute that with evidence but I would be surprised.

Of course he dropped the ball, but I can't recall a drop like that at. At any rate, we're not talking about McCaw and it was a bad mistake. Can we at least agree on that?

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I specifically remember Richie dropping one cold in the lead up to RWC15, which was used as ammo for the 'DC and Richie have past it' brigade calling for dropping them.

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Los Pumas had the ABs on the rope in 2nd half & didn't knock them out

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@Machpants said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

I specifically remember Richie dropping one cold in the lead up to RWC15, which was used as ammo for the 'DC and Richie have past it' brigade calling for dropping them.

The point is that it's a bad mistake that deserves to be criticized, regardless of whether McCaw, Kronfeld, Mourie, Jones, Hobbs etc. may have done it as well.

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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

Just watched the Ardie shoulder charge incident again. Disgraceful. Happened right in front of Gardner and he just waved it on. Could very easily have led to a try.

Have you got a time stamp?

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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

@Machpants said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

I specifically remember Richie dropping one cold in the lead up to RWC15, which was used as ammo for the 'DC and Richie have past it' brigade calling for dropping them.

The point is that it's a bad mistake that deserves to be criticized, regardless of whether McCaw, Kronfeld, Mourie, Jones, Hobbs etc. may have done it as well.

You may as well do each individual then. In every game for every one off

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@Hooroo said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

@Rancid-Schnitzel said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

@Machpants said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

I specifically remember Richie dropping one cold in the lead up to RWC15, which was used as ammo for the 'DC and Richie have past it' brigade calling for dropping them.

The point is that it's a bad mistake that deserves to be criticized, regardless of whether McCaw, Kronfeld, Mourie, Jones, Hobbs etc. may have done it as well.

You may as well do each individual then. In every game for every one off

You might as well shrug off an error by a player now with the argument that a guy who retired 4 years ago may have done the same thing.

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@Machpants said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

@Rancid-Schnitzel said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

Just watched the Ardie shoulder charge incident again. Disgraceful. Happened right in front of Gardner and he just waved it on. Could very easily have led to a try.

Have you got a time stamp?

51:00 exactly.

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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

@Machpants said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

@Rancid-Schnitzel said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

Just watched the Ardie shoulder charge incident again. Disgraceful. Happened right in front of Gardner and he just waved it on. Could very easily have led to a try.

Have you got a time stamp?

51:00 exactly.

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@Jaguares4real said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

You're having a laugh comparing Pumas to ABs in any way re. travel especially if you include Super Rugby which you have to extract any meaningful points

Look, stick to one competition. I don't compare the ABs travel to include Super Rugby, because they don't play in Super Rugby.

ABs and Pumas have similar travel in the Championship. Which is what this thread is about.

If you want to talk about the Jaguares, in a thread about the Pumas, then the worst travel itinerary is the Sunwolves.

One has 5 pro club established for over 20 years which gives ABs a player pool of 150+ players to choose from

Other has 1 pro club side in their 4th season giving Pumas about 35 players to choose from

Nothing to do with travel.

The Pumas used to pick a team with no pro club sides. Their pool includes a substantial number playing in Europe.

One has their club sides play 80-85% of their games in good times Other has 50% of their games in another continent and multiple timeszones behind Nearest "derby match" is 10,000 km away

TRC format favours NZ & AUS big time 3 of 4 games at home to start the comp every year

Like this year, you mean? Travel hasn't yet started for the Pumas and you're already using it as an excuse. NZ and Australia simply cannot have "3 of 4" home big games at the start of the competition. And for every home game at the start they have an away game at the end.

You make it sound like NZ gets more home games than the Pumas.

EOYT are 4 games and a chance to rotate for NZ especially mickey mouse sides like Italy

You do know we play France, England, Ireland etc, don't you? We get maybe one lightweight in our NH tours.

Italy is "mickey mouse" to us, because the All Blacks are very good. They aren't mickey mouse to the Pumas though.

Because the ABs make light work of travelling halfway round the world, changing 12 hours, and then whip other sides doesn't mean they haven't travelled. It just means they are very good at doing it.

TBH in the TRC Los Pumas have generally played better away from him than in BA Mendoza Salta etc. over the last 5 years

Yeah, but not outside Argentina. That's where the real problem lies. Very little to do with travel.

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@Crucial said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

@Jaguares4real said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

@98blueandgold said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

@Machpants disagree because these are the same issues we have been having against good structured D for a few years.
The drop balls are a result of pressure caused by D. We looked rushed rather than threatening. Happening too often. ABs are a tempo team and when teams slow us down it becomes a contest, Eng/Ire/SA having better players at exploiting than Argies. Just structure and issues are same

Largely agree Game was reminiscent of their last 2 games on 2018 EOYT

Eng and Ire played a similar game and both sides were the better side

Sadly for Pumas they did not take their chances and lost the game like Eng

ABs had 23 turnovers & about 13-14 handling errors There was definitely an air of panic in their attack ALOT of 50-50 passes being chucked around carelessly Albeit under immense defensive duress by ARG

Gap has closed btw ABs and rest of Tier 1 nations post 2015 RWC

Do you not understand the concept of keeping your powder dry?

Especially in a friendly.

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Thought our defence was generally very good, although Reece coming in off his wing is a worry.

Our attack though and the forced passes are a concern, although you could pass some off as early season rust.

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@Jaguares4real said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

@Crucial said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

@Jaguares4real said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

@98blueandgold said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:

@Machpants disagree because these are the same issues we have been having against good structured D for a few years.
The drop balls are a result of pressure caused by D. We looked rushed rather than threatening. Happening too often. ABs are a tempo team and when teams slow us down it becomes a contest, Eng/Ire/SA having better players at exploiting than Argies. Just structure and issues are same

Largely agree Game was reminiscent of their last 2 games on 2018 EOYT

Eng and Ire played a similar game and both sides were the better side

Sadly for Pumas they did not take their chances and lost the game like Eng

ABs had 23 turnovers & about 13-14 handling errors There was definitely an air of panic in their attack ALOT of 50-50 passes being chucked around carelessly Albeit under immense defensive duress by ARG

Gap has closed btw ABs and rest of Tier 1 nations post 2015 RWC

Do you not understand the concept of keeping your powder dry?

Fire away as you seem to know something I'm missing out on.........