World Rugby Player of the Year
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@Machpants said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@sparky said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Kolbe, SA, Erasmus, Ntamack, TJ
This
Nope
PSDT Men's
Emily Scarrat Women'sBoks and Rassie team and coach no surprise
Ntamick break through
7s Tuwai (Fiji) and Tui
Waynes Barne got the ref
Tj, YAY, got the try - tells a bit about the ABs over the last few years, no consistency but man we can show some amazing skills - sometimes - when under no real pressure
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@Machpants said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@sparky said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Kolbe, SA, Erasmus, Ntamack, TJ
This
Nope
PSDT Men's
Emily Scarrat Women'sBoks and Rassie team and coach no surprise
Ntamick break through
7s Tuwai (Fiji) and Tui
Waynes Barne got the ref
Tj, YAY, got the try - tells a bit about the ABs over the last few years, no consistency but man we can show some amazing skills - sometimes - when under no real pressure
@Machpants said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Tj, YAY, got the try - tells a bit about the ABs over the last few years, no consistency bu man we can show some amazing skills
That was some try - worthy winner.
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@MiketheSnow said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Curry, England, Eddie, Ntamack, TJ try
It's Tipex time
PSDT, SA, Erasmus, Ntamack, TJ try
@MiketheSnow said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@MiketheSnow said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Curry, England, Eddie, Ntamack, TJ try
It's Tipex time
PSDT, SA, Erasmus, Ntamack, TJ try
100% correct.
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The world rugby awards do feel a little bit pointless in WC years.
Coach = WC winning coach
Team = WC winning team -
The world rugby awards do feel a little bit pointless in WC years.
Coach = WC winning coach
Team = WC winning team@MajorRage said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
The world rugby awards do feel a little bit pointless in WC years.
Coach = WC winning coach
Team = WC winning teamI don't know how SA got team of the year. Japan all the way for me- beating Ireland, getting out of the pool; by comparison, SA big achievement was winning the RWC despite a loss, and a narrow points decision in the RC.
Ah well, rugby politics I presume
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@MajorRage said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
The world rugby awards do feel a little bit pointless in WC years.
Coach = WC winning coach
Team = WC winning teamI don't know how SA got team of the year. Japan all the way for me- beating Ireland, getting out of the pool; by comparison, SA big achievement was winning the RWC despite a loss, and a narrow points decision in the RC.
Ah well, rugby politics I presume
@nzzp said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@MajorRage said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
The world rugby awards do feel a little bit pointless in WC years.
Coach = WC winning coach
Team = WC winning teamI don't know how SA got team of the year. Japan all the way for me- beating Ireland, getting out of the pool; by comparison, SA big achievement was winning the RWC despite a loss, and a narrow points decision in the RC.
Ah well, rugby politics I presume
Comedy Gold
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@nzzp said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@MajorRage said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
The world rugby awards do feel a little bit pointless in WC years.
Coach = WC winning coach
Team = WC winning teamI don't know how SA got team of the year. Japan all the way for me- beating Ireland, getting out of the pool; by comparison, SA big achievement was winning the RWC despite a loss, and a narrow points decision in the RC.
Ah well, rugby politics I presume
Comedy Gold
@MiketheSnow said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Comedy Gold
Depends on whehter you just want to choose the best team (pro tip: there's an RWC for that), or the team that performed above its level.
If it's the best, then obviously SA. But a team that confounded everyone, played rugby I'd pay to watch, and played as a team greater than the sum of its parts... Japan all the way.
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@Number-10 said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@MajorRage Not in 2015.
The Coach of the Year went to Michael Cheika.
Four years on it seems like an even worse joke.
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@MiketheSnow said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Comedy Gold
Depends on whehter you just want to choose the best team (pro tip: there's an RWC for that), or the team that performed above its level.
If it's the best, then obviously SA. But a team that confounded everyone, played rugby I'd pay to watch, and played as a team greater than the sum of its parts... Japan all the way.
@nzzp said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@MiketheSnow said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Comedy Gold
Depends on whehter you just want to choose the best team (pro tip: there's an RWC for that), or the team that performed above its level.
If it's the best, then obviously SA. But a team that confounded everyone, played rugby I'd pay to watch, and played as a team greater than the sum of its parts... Japan all the way.
I'm good with SA being team of the year, but I'd pick Jamie J as coach of the year for exactly your reasons above.
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@nzzp said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@MiketheSnow said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Comedy Gold
Depends on whehter you just want to choose the best team (pro tip: there's an RWC for that), or the team that performed above its level.
If it's the best, then obviously SA. But a team that confounded everyone, played rugby I'd pay to watch, and played as a team greater than the sum of its parts... Japan all the way.
I'm good with SA being team of the year, but I'd pick Jamie J as coach of the year for exactly your reasons above.
@booboo said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
I'm good with SA being team of the year, but I'd pick Jamie J as coach of the year for exactly your reasons above.
September 2017 the Boks lose 57-0 to the AB's. Springbok rugby is in freefall. Everyone with points to score has the knives out. Rassie appointed SA coach 1 March 2018. Every points-scoring politician has a ready and eager soundbyte about team composition, lack-of team transformation. Top players are leaving SA in droves to go and play overseas away from the politics and administrative incompetence and interference.
18 months later Rassie delivers the RWC.
I think he deserves the accolade.
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@booboo said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
I'm good with SA being team of the year, but I'd pick Jamie J as coach of the year for exactly your reasons above.
September 2017 the Boks lose 57-0 to the AB's. Springbok rugby is in freefall. Everyone with points to score has the knives out. Rassie appointed SA coach 1 March 2018. Every points-scoring politician has a ready and eager soundbyte about team composition, lack-of team transformation. Top players are leaving SA in droves to go and play overseas away from the politics and administrative incompetence and interference.
18 months later Rassie delivers the RWC.
I think he deserves the accolade.
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@Billy-Webb I understand your reasoning. Just disagree.
@booboo said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@Billy-Webb I understand your reasoning. Just disagree.
Disagree? Disagree?!! But... but... but... this is TSF. No-one on here ever has a differing opinion?
Don't mind that booboo. I have immense respect for what JJ, his coaching group and the Japanese team achieved this year.
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@MiketheSnow said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Comedy Gold
Depends on whehter you just want to choose the best team (pro tip: there's an RWC for that), or the team that performed above its level.
If it's the best, then obviously SA. But a team that confounded everyone, played rugby I'd pay to watch, and played as a team greater than the sum of its parts... Japan all the way.
@nzzp said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@MiketheSnow said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Comedy Gold
Depends on whehter you just want to choose the best team (pro tip: there's an RWC for that), or the team that performed above its level.
If it's the best, then obviously SA. But a team that confounded everyone, played rugby I'd pay to watch, and played as a team greater than the sum of its parts... Japan all the way.
Hell yeah, first ever wins against Ireland and Scotland to go through the pool stages unbeaten for the first time, making their first ever quarter final. Lots of firsts there - easily the team of the year for me.
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@Chris-B said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
If you lost a game this year you should be disqualified from team of the year!
THE WINNER IS .... NOBODY!!!
@NTA said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@Chris-B said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
If you lost a game this year you should be disqualified from team of the year!
THE WINNER IS .... NOBODY!!!
Ahem - read the fine print!
