RWC Week 1: France v All Blacks
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@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@taniwharugby said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Discipline will go a long way to winning the RWC, we don't have it, French discipline and patience was excellent
2 weeks ago it was the forwards, today it was the backs.
Same old failings since 2017.
it was the forwards again today. Too many errors and penalties, particularlya t the scrum
@nzzp nah, the forwards did enough, particularly in the 1st half for us to have a 10+ point lead, but our lack of accuracy and tactical nous meant we didn't capitalise on that and then we ship 20 points in the 2nd
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Praise to the All Blacks. Proud
Roigard should have subbed on -
@frugby said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Queue the over-reactions. We didn't expect to win, we have tons of injuries, no depth on the bench etc. Things didn't quite flow for us, some 50/50 moments certainly, not really sure it was a 14 point game but alas. We won't fucking lose to Italy, we'll blow them away. Chances are we take on Ireland in the QFs, which probably suits us more.
I don't know mate. Lose, but lose like you know what you are doing.
That was clueless from selection table to performance.
@Steve said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@frugby said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Queue the over-reactions. We didn't expect to win, we have tons of injuries, no depth on the bench etc. Things didn't quite flow for us, some 50/50 moments certainly, not really sure it was a 14 point game but alas. We won't fucking lose to Italy, we'll blow them away. Chances are we take on Ireland in the QFs, which probably suits us more.
I don't know mate. Lose, but lose like you know what you are doing.
That was clueless from section table to performance.
But it wasn't unexpected was it. Wasted energy having a fat moan about this.
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@Chris said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
I wonder if we can lose to Italy and not get out of the pool.
Foster says "hold my beer"
@Crazy-Horse said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@Chris said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
I wonder if we can lose to Italy and not get out of the pool.
Foster says "hold my beer"
"Hold my pie" more likely.
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One of Beaudy or Mo'unga need to be dropped.
We can't have two chip kick merchants knocking around.
Im going to smash my TV up if they do that again.
@Steve said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
One of Beaudy or Mo'unga need to be dropped.
We can't have two chip kick merchants knocking around.
Im going to smash my TV up if they do that again.
It's been happening since the last world cup.
The axis does not work.
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Two people who need much greater criticism: Schmidt and Ryan.
They continue to select for and play this game.
@gt12 said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Two people who need much greater criticism: Schmidt and Ryan.
They continue to select for and play this game.
How Ryan allowed Foster to pick all those wingers instead of the likes of Finau I'll never know.
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As I said, Peyper = lottery
Second YC for being dumb as fuck
RC@MiketheSnow said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
As I said, Peyper = lottery
Second YC for being dumb as fuck
RCIf you’re talking about Will Jordan, close the door on your way out.
He was impeded and tripped on the Frenchie who changed his line to deliberately block him.
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Congrats to France. Won the game in the 2nd half.
I expected the French to win, so not too disappointed (as far as you can not be disappointed after an AB loss).
I actually expected France to be more dominant. They scored mostly off our mistakes, not because they created much.
@Stargazer said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Congrats to France. Won the game in the 2nd half.
I expected the French to win, so not too disappointed (as far as you can not be disappointed after an AB loss).
I actually expected France to be more dominant. They scored mostly off our mistakes, not because they created much.
I'd have been OK with a loss against France, but that 2nd half was rancid in every department.
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@sparky said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
The reality is that this AB team is very poor. I think Italy have a chance of denying us a Quarter Final spot.
They'll have to beat the other teams by more than us OR, France deliberately lose to them.
If we lose to Italy and they only lose to France then Italy go through even if we hammer Namibia and Uruguay.
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@Steve said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
One of Beaudy or Mo'unga need to be dropped.
We can't have two chip kick merchants knocking around.
Im going to smash my TV up if they do that again.
It's been happening since the last world cup.
The axis does not work.
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@Steve said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
One of Beaudy or Mo'unga need to be dropped.
We can't have two chip kick merchants knocking around.
Im going to smash my TV up if they do that again.
It's been happening since the last world cup.
The axis does not work.
Im sick of it.
Give me Shaun Stevenson over that dross. At least he can bang a ball and has an eye for the try line.
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Well done France - good commitment to breakdowns and sensible options - play for territory and look what happens.
Basic rugby acumen won and lost this game - very poor options from key players. What was Fossies plan ?….. play in our own half as much as we can?
Key areas of concern:
Exits and playing in the right areas of the field. That's why the errors came - BB in particular is a piss poor liability - Dmac any day for me, or put Jordan at 15.Clean outs were piss poor today - Ardie was average for him and shown to be light weight in contact in my opinion. Definitively need another loose forward as we had very little presence at the breakdown. And got players isolated far to much. Please let it be Blackadder.
Might be a bit of a hot take - but felt the ABs lost this more than French won it. France wont win this world cup.
Talea and Scooter our best today.
BB and tactics / options our worst. (Christie off the bench was also poor) -
Nothing fucking changes under Foster same shit that has not worked for 3 years.
Terrible tactical game by Us.@Chris said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Nothing fucking changes under Foster same shit that has not worked for 3 years.
Terrible tactical game by Us."holding back"
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Interviewing drunk kiwis in a FanZone. Fuck... I thought THAT was a new low.
And then they pull out the inane "up the wahs" - whatever the fuck that means.@Kruse said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Interviewing drunk kiwis in a FanZone. Fuck... I thought THAT was a new low.
And then they pull out the inane "up the wahs" - whatever the fuck that means.Some inane catchphrase about some other sporting organisation I believe
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We played that like it was super rugby, terrible game plan.
Forwards were soft. Backs clueless at times.
@Kirwan said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
We played that like it was super rugby, terrible game plan.
I can understand the tactics to want to play an uptempo game and tire the French. But that relies on holding onto the ball (not kicking it away) and the ref not wanting to stop the game all the time.
