RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy

[taniwharugby]

Don't centres mature at 28...

[sparky]

Sonja’s not a happy witch.

https://twitter.com/sonjamclaughlan/status/1707851977487425547

[Victor Meldrew]

@gt12 said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

@KiwiMurph said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

@mariner4life said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

@Stag said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

@Victor-Meldrew utter rubbish, others are far better at centre but haven’t been given the time they should have due to the deluded decision to keep Ioane there. He should have been in the team but on the wing. Also where would he rate amongst centres to have played for the All Blacks, in the top 50???

You are hugely wrong and years out of date let it go

Not denying this hasn't been good today, but overall he's developed in to a fine centre

I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle.

He's definitely improved but he's still limited - he has poor hands for a centre.

He’s certainly not the finished product, but if he plays more with Barrett we’ll be in good shape - I think we underestimate the importance of combination in midfield on defense.

This. Our midfield D has improved hugely with those two.

[stodders]

@gt12 will be interesting how the back line goes now. Jordie brought directness

[Stargazer]

Dmac and ALB on for Richie Mo' and Jordie.

[KiwiMurph]

Finally Jordie is off. Smart.

[Mattasaurus]

@chimoaus said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

@mariner4life said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

I'll miss Dane Coles

Always looks like he's still playing for fun. And we need a new wind up merchant

What a top level AB he's been

He is a different mould, more Fitzy then the modern day monsters.

You always get 110% from him --- certainly has the mongrel which at times results in brain explosions... but i have really enjoyed watching him over the years

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@Stargazer said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

RMo missed the conversion.

Assume we'll see DMac soon

Not because of the missed kick, but that should happen soon anyway. Dmac needs some game time.

RMo has been good. Clearly no. 1

[mariner4life]

@Mattasaurus said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

@chimoaus said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

@mariner4life said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

I'll miss Dane Coles

Always looks like he's still playing for fun. And we need a new wind up merchant

What a top level AB he's been

He is a different mould, more Fitzy then the modern day monsters.

You always get 110% from him --- certainly has the mongrel which at times results in brain explosions... but i have really enjoyed watching him over the years

If I really think about it, he's as good if not better than any AB hooker I've seen, including fitzy

Rock solid set piece, and real x-factor on attack. Great player

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@gt12 said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

They finally take off Jordie.

Been great. Another solid shift.

[taniwharugby]

@mariner4life his niggle got smarter too

[gt12]

That scrum

[chimoaus]

Is there anyway we don’t make the quarters if we deny Italy a bonus point?

[sparky]

Italian scrum folds again.

[mariner4life]

@taniwharugby said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

@mariner4life his niggle got smarter too

And funnier

[stodders]

Is the Italian scrum normally this poor? I don’t remember them struggling as much in 6N.

[Stag]

@gt12 there have been plenty of far better answers over the last 3 years that have been ignored

[KiwiMurph]

@chimoaus said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

Is there anyway we don’t make the quarters if we deny Italy a bonus point?

Still have to play Uruguay who lead France at halftime by 10 points.

[Mattasaurus]

@mariner4life said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

@taniwharugby said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

@mariner4life his niggle got smarter too

And funnier

And he is deceptively quick

[Machpants]

That was utter shit by Wheelock, passed it