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@Kruse said in All Blacks v France 2:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks v France 2:

@Duluth said in All Blacks v France 2:

@Chris the volume of kicks you tard

TBF it doesn't matter who his coach is, BB kicks a fucking lot, with very mixed results.

But so many tells me he's the controller we need

I've always thought BB would be better if there was no coach involved. He always plays his best when grinning and playing like he's in the back field with his brothers just pulling trick kicks out of his ass.
Just let him loose, and say "play rugby".
Perhaps not a viable strategy at his current age, and at this level, but...

Yeah totally what's needed in a team sport.

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v France 2:

Well now we get to see the team without Beauden

"The future" as it should be called

Why the fuck is Beauden still playing?

Nowhere near enough Kāi Tahu players, we're doomed, but it's nice to be wearing a Crusaders away jersey.

@nostrildamus Sorry not quite sure what you're on about?

@MN5 I've just watched it 8 times and still don't know what a Turnaround is. Might have to watch it again.

They also have it in Spanish, if that helps you understand Turnarounds.

What is a turnaround? 8.6M views.

@antipodean

It’s just iconic 😁 #rugby #RWC2023 #damianmckenzie #NZRvNAM

Rugby World Cup

It’s just iconic 😁 #rugby #RWC2023 #damianmckenzie #NZRvNAM

It was pretty predictable really, target the playmaker as he is pertty much all of their attacking flair and also a notorious flake under pressure.

@Nepia said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:

@wozer said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:

15 titles for the Crusaders, 15 for everyone else. Simply Unbelievable…

If you want to count the Covid titles then you have to count the winners of the Oz comp, the Trans Ta$man, and the Saffa covid comps in your everyone else as well.

In other words, it's silly to count the covid comps.

Lol.

@Mainlander Nah we have also rolled the ole Lancaster Park/Jade/ Pounamu Stadium into the records, so the Pavlova gets added to Rugby League Park/No Heineken/Horncastle/Apollo's record.

Which is now sitting at 15.

@akan004 said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:

@Mainlander said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:

Will that be the last game there? when do they get/goto the new stadium?

No. I think the stadium opens in April.

Last game ther they have said. The plan as I understand it is for the Crusaders to have home games in in Nelson and elsewhere in exchange for the Super Round when the Pavlova opens in April.

@ACT-Crusader apart from the first two, it's been all Rolls Royce.

Of all of McKenzie's shockers in a critical game at the highest level, this is far from the worst so far.

You'd take Rivez over Damian for Black tonight wouldn't you?

That was but a hongi.

Looks like the southwesterly has gone, still clear night in here the capital of the mainland.

Different conditions to game the against the Brumboys, where we had complete control.

The Mighty is back in time for Matariki, think the Cowbell-fuckers will avoid scrums.

WE WILL WIN IF:
Scrum holds. Shalfoon, Barrett, Blackadder and Lil' Willie can get in early pressure on the Chiefs loosies, then Syrup McKenzie flakes under pressure (as we all well know happens when it gets tough). Reece, Jordan and Springer catch all their high balls and Ratima wins the kicking battle because DMc will shank it off his ankle at a key time. O'Connor comes on to kick the ceremonial.

@Bovidae said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:

@Ghost678

Hey Chiefs whānau, if you are looking for somewhere to hang out before the game in Christchurch, head along to Spectators Bar and Bistro at Addington Raceway, our away supporters bar for the Grand Final! There will also be some free Tuatahi First Fibre supporters merch!!

Yeah good shout, not fancy there at the raceway ground floor but not shit and super close to the ground, all you cow pulling bogans could get a whole area to yourselves there.

Bryn Hall is a great example for the young players, in the leadup they'll hear all about a whole lot of the oppo stars who are highly fluffed in the papers and on the internet forums where the pig-island circlejerk writes you off as a "journeyman".

But Bryn Hall knows how to win finals.

Hilarious fuss being made over the moomoo-zelas.

The dangerous thing about them at a rugby game anywhere except Waiwhakamukau is that if you start banging one of the godawful things, several people will quite likely rightly smack you one.