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Boks WC achievements

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

Victor Meldrew

@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 .

dogmeat

@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.

pakman

@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.

pakman

@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.

canefan

@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

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.

canefan

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

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Bones

@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.

nzzp

oh yeah

Machpants

Aka chokers

Victor Meldrew

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Machpants

@Victor-Meldrew said in Aura watch:

@nzzp

Winning the internet, awesome

Smuts

I guess it’s one way to overcome the mental hurdle of QF anguish.

booboo

She's aliiive!

Verified sighting by English journalist:

@Machpants said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:

England won't be scared of aura

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-are-in-a-state-of-flux-and-england-can-take-advantage/SD7MDBBNQRBK7OFGOSLNCF4XUM/

But even if England were to fall to a 2-0 series defeat, it would not have been due to them fearing the All Blacks’ aura.

Machpants

Still ticking, if you ask if they have lost their aura, then you know they haven't, despite foodies best efforts

Machpants

Still going baby

Above all, though, it is simply that their old aura is slowly being chipped away in a modern world where, as one All Black assistant coach conceded, there is almost nothing new under the tactical sun.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jun/25/new-zealand-face-a-discernible-sense-of-nervousness-before-england-visit

Machpants

Twice in one day!

"I think the aura and the respect that we have for them is as high as it has ever been," George told BBC Sport.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/cjmm91dlv08o

canefan

Still living rent free in their heads

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