All Blacks vs England I

[No Quarter]

We went straight into the test series against Ireland with no warm up games either, if memory serves me correct. Last year we went straight into the RC without any warm ups, though that was a condensed year due to the RWC.

I feel like we are giving the Northern sides an advantage by not scheduling a warm up against at least one of the Island nations. It also gives them a chance to play a tier 1 side more regularly so win win.

[mariner4life]

Thanks team!! I'll suss a spot

[Tim]

@Frank Shithouse, pedantic, weird rulings/style. Oh and the TMO is French.

[Daffy Jaffy]

[Daffy Jaffy]

[Wreck Diver]

Scot Barrett needs to work on talking to the media. Not a great interview.

[KiwiMurph]

@Wreck-Diver narrowing the focus.....

[Winger]

@Wreck-Diver said in All Blacks vs England I:

Scot Barrett needs to work on talking to the media. Not a great interview.

I thought he was OK for the bit I saw. But kind of boring so stopped watching

[DaGrubster]

@Wreck-Diver

I’m sure he will and will get a lot of support doing so.

Would be good to cut out his ‘uuuummmm’s

[Machpants]

Yeah bit dissapointing since the last few ABs captains have been such interesting raconteurs

Cane, Read, McCaw...

:yawning_face:

[Winger]

@Machpants said in All Blacks vs England I:

Yeah bit dissapointing since the last few ABs captains have been such interesting raconteurs

Cane, Read, McCaw...

:yawning_face:

Esp Read

But they didn't speak for so long. Ardie's more interesting as is Jordie so maybe send then out to do the longer talks. Scott should keep it very short AND DO ANY talking on the filed

[Machpants]

@Winger said in All Blacks vs England I:

AND DO ANY talking on the filed

But not with his shoulder to someone lying in a ruck

[Frank]

@Wreck-Diver said in All Blacks vs England I:

Scot Barrett needs to work on talking to the media. Not a great interview.

Who the fuck cares?
McCaw was boring as fuck but a great leader on the field.

[MN5]

@Frank said in All Blacks vs England I:

@Wreck-Diver said in All Blacks vs England I:

Scot Barrett needs to work on talking to the media. Not a great interview.

Who the fuck cares?
McCaw was boring as fuck but a great leader on the field.

I reckon.

……apart from Tana and JC they all have been.

Kieran Read tried to liven things up by widening his eyes I guess.

[MN5]

@Machpants said in All Blacks vs England I:

Yeah bit dissapointing since the last few ABs captains have been such interesting raconteurs

Cane, Read, McCaw...

:yawning_face:

Don’t forget Rueben Thorne.

[Wreck Diver]

@Machpants sorry if I have an opinion that you don't like. Your safe space and cuddly toy are to your left. Your therapist is on her way.

[Wreck Diver]

@Frank Your safe space and cuddly toy are to your left cup cake.

[canefan]

@No-Quarter said in All Blacks vs England I:

We went straight into the test series against Ireland with no warm up games either, if memory serves me correct. Last year we went straight into the RC without any warm ups, though that was a condensed year due to the RWC.

I feel like we are giving the Northern sides an advantage by not scheduling a warm up against at least one of the Island nations. It also gives them a chance to play a tier 1 side more regularly so win win.

NZRFU taking a leaf out of the Black Caps' book of preparing for a big series?

[pakman]

@antipodean Is Brekky Creek still a classic?

[pakman]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in All Blacks vs England I:

I shed some tears, too, when it was announced he was starting.