RWC: All Blacks v South Africa (Pool B)

[Hooroo]

@Bovidae said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

@Hooroo said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

@Bovidae said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

@Hooroo TVNZ 1.

Thanks mate.

Is the delay 1 or 2 hours?

I don't know. Coverage starts at 9:45 pm and ends at 1:20 am so be prepared for a long night.

Must be an hour delay then as the real kick-off is 9:45 isn't it?

[Bones]

@Frank said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

@Hooroo said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

@SammyC said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

Like that team... Crotty/ Lienert-Brown is my favourite midfield.

Isn't Frizell a lucky hua!!

Hopefully there is no need to use him.

Why? Great call though, it's very rare the bench gets used these days eh.

[Chris B.]

@Hooroo said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

@Bovidae said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

@Hooroo said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

@Bovidae said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

@Hooroo TVNZ 1.

Thanks mate.

Is the delay 1 or 2 hours?

I don't know. Coverage starts at 9:45 pm and ends at 1:20 am so be prepared for a long night.

Must be an hour delay then as the real kick-off is 9:45 isn't it?

Pretty sure it's an hour at the start - but, once those guys at TVNZ get stuck into their ad breaks, it will probably be two hours by the finish!

[Frank]

@Bones
Because I think he isn't that good and is really only injury cover.
Hope he proves me wrong though.

[Bones]

@Frank said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

@Bones
Because I think he isn't that good and is really only injury cover.
Hope he proves me wrong though.

Make up your mind.

[Rembrandt]

NZ by 12 I reckon.

There a fern superbru for the WC?

[pukunui]

Decent team. A few surprises.

Still don’t think dropping the worlds best winger is a good idea. Lets hope Reece and Bridge can live up to the hype. Will be interesting to see how Reece copes under the high ball.

[ACT Crusader]

Very pleased to see what I think is our best midfield combo starting a big test. It was excellent a couple of years ago and good to see it back.

Powder is no longer dry.

[dogmeat]

@No-Quarter said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

Man Rieko left right out, that's a pretty significant fall from grace even when you consider his minor injury.

Goodhue's the other that's fallen out of favour. Prior to his injury I would have thought he was the lock in the midfield with the other 4 contenders jockeying to be his partner. Not that I have a problem with the combo chosen.

I still don't like Reece in the team but then I railed against MacKenzie's selection right up until he got injured and we missed him. Long after I secretly knew he was quite good.

[Bones]

@pukunui said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

Decent team. A few surprises.

Still don’t think dropping the world best winger is a good idea. Lets hope Reece and ridge can live up to the hype. Will be interesting to see how Reece copes under the high ball.

Isn't it amazing how just one letter can completely change a team?

[Siam]

Big battle of little halfbacks for an hour or so

[sparky]

An error not to pick Reiko Ioane IMHO. Great try scoring record against the Boks.

[taniwharugby]

@dogmeat said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

Goodhue's the other that's fallen out of favour.

not so sure, Goodhue has only played what, 9 tests? SO while he has appeared tha heir apparent for the past 2 years, he has played buggar all.

I expect they prefer ALB who is a bit more explosive going forward

If it was a final rather than a pool match I wonder if this side would be much different against same opposition?

[Nepia]

@sparky said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

An error not to pick Reiko Ioane IMHO. Great try scoring record against the Boks.

I agree, but maybe his calf injury is playing up still? Someone is claiming that on PR.

I still think there was too much luck involved for Bridge and Reece - if they'd been selected for the Perth game things might not be going so well for them ... and likely little to do with them too.

Anyway, we know that Hansen likes to take a punt on "unknown" wings - he did the same at the last RWC.

[Bovidae]

Compared to the AB team that played SA in Wellington only 5 starters remain (Moody, Whitelock, Read, Mo’unga and B Barrett). 16 players in the 23. A different picture for the Boks.

[African Monkey]

@Bones I'd prefer Frizell off the bench too against this mob. We need size against these guys and we have that coming off the bench with Patty and Frizell there.

[Bones]

@African-Monkey said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

@Bones I'd prefer Frizell off the bench too against this mob. We need size against these guys and we have that coming off the bench with Patty and Frizell there.

I reckon we get a bit too carried away with the size thing. Frizell's running game will be very handy in the final quarter, he runs good lines and is great at finding holes. I'd say he'll replace Cane.

I like Tuipulotu off the bench, I think it really suits him - I get the feeling he's got a good rugby mind so a bit like Weepu used to he uses what he's seen to his benefit. Plus my overriding impression/memory of him is coming off the bench and stealing a lineout.

[taniwharugby]

@Bovidae and while it is a running joke, I do genuinely think we were keeping our powder dry up until Bled 2, where we had little choice but to roll out some big changes that we were hoping to hold off until RWC.

Thats not to say the Bokke wont have improved either and not have been holding back themselves.

[raznomore]

I would have preferred BB come on later and have Ben From Accounts start.

I like Reece & Bridge and SBW on the bench. He's better in broken play when the defence is tired as is BB.

[raznomore]

@sparky I just think Reiko has been a bit limited and while I think he's still our best wing when in form he's currently 3rd in the pecking order IMO.