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This comment doesn’t make sense! What the AB’s where at the last WC is important why? Of course a team on a 14 game winning streak will always be near the top of the pile that is just a common sense equation, and whether Wales has beaten the AB’s in the last 50 years should be of little value when the equation is for the current best side, unless Wales themselves where choosing all their opponents. So I feel personally that Wales being ranked number one is a fair reflection of the last 12 months they have had. Are they a better side than the AB’s? maybe, maybe not. But how you put the AB’s last WC into any equation is perplexing to me personally.

How do the Wallabies take down the world’s new No.1 team at the World Cup?

HI CK probably Squires at 6 IMO he is an 8. Tuipolotu? being the central starting lock, Not having Dagg on the wing and going with Savea and Naholo though not out of position but it seemed it unbalanced the back. Starting Moala at IC though not out of position still was a big ask for him to start in that test considering his game time in Internationals this year. This week the team has a lot better balance to it. I am hoping for another cracker.

Hansen says New Zealand are underdogs against Ireland

Jordie Barrett, will be the kicker of the future and long term centre partner with Reiko Ioane.

Being better All Blacks than the All Blacks - can it be done?

I actually considered writing a similar article a couple months back RT, The only thing was I found I was quite a rubbish writer. But I think the question of how would New Zealanders go about dismantling this AB side is interesting if nothing else.

The Wrap; How to beat the All Blacks 101

Agree with most of what you write GP. Did you put in exerting some level of score board pressure. I think that is the only way to truly discomfort this AB’s team, maybe not the RWC team, but the fact only Wales were ahead of the AB’s at halftime suggests as a new collective this AB’s side is not accustomed to chasing games, so imo the team that has the best chance of beating them next will be a team that takes all their scoring chances early quite like Ireland in 2013 and has them chasing the game, that won’t guarantee victory but it will be interesting to see if this AB side has the mental fortitude to find a way to win when they really shouldn’t. Plus hiring a mental strengthening coach would help alot of teams to get rid of mental demons they have playing against the AB’s sort of like Enoke for the AB’s worked for them why wouldn’t it work for everyone else.

The Wrap; How to beat the All Blacks 101

How many teams have achieved that this year Harry?

The Wrap; How to beat the All Blacks 101

When you say Kiwi’s who are you talking about BTY the ones in the media or the ones who write on here, Or are you talking about The AB’s captain, Coach?

The Neutral Weekly Report From Sweden: referees, Michael Cheika, and rugby's best player

I didn’t think he played that great against England, How do you get points?

Hooper scoops prestigious Eales medal

I wouldn’t be so sure about that one Tigranes you are chucking stones in a glass house their.

Do the All Blacks exploit the Pacific Islands?

The South Pacific is more inter connected than you give it credit for and have more deeper imbedded cultural links than Rugby.
Hence my Kuia (grandmother) used to tell her Mokopuna(me her grandchild) of our people trading with the other islands since the beginning of our story. How true this is I have no idea, but my Kuia seemed to think our connection to the pacific reached further than the shores of Aotearoa.

Do the All Blacks exploit the Pacific Islands?

Wre01 NZ and Australia have no obligations to support the pacific islands, that job is entirely up to WR. And New Zealand hasn’t actually neglected Rugby in the Islands they have fought for rules to be more lenient for the Islands, they send coaches players, Administrators to the Islands They have Island players in the NPC and Super Rugby so what more do you want from them? If by support you mean playing more games their, that is a good point, but who fits the bill? ARU is in no position to take losses, The AB’s are better positioned but their profit margins are not spectacular, so once again it comes to WR to make it more appealing giving financial incentives to take games to the pacific Islands.

Do the All Blacks exploit the Pacific Islands?

A lot of that could be down to your last article WRE01.

The biggest problem with changes too the eligibility laws will work against the Tongan and Samoan rugby teams who rely heavily on NZ born players to prop up their teams, So what is your proposal to help the pacific islands then? In one generation or two very few NZ born Tongans and Samoans will be eligible to represent the Islands as most will be 3rd and 4th generation New Zealanders then what. Where will these players come from to fill the gap? when that happens that is the make or break For the Pacific Islands and Rugby? I don’t know the answer there but I think if there isn’t enough forward thinking from the WRU the Pacific Islands Rugby will have serious problems and the longer nothing is done the bigger problems they will face.

Do the All Blacks exploit the Pacific Islands?

“There is no doubt that, thanks to the current World Rugby eligibility laws, New Zealand is the primary beneficiary of Pacific Island player drain.”

Do the All Blacks exploit the Pacific Islands?

A few facts for you NZ is a Pacific Island, their are 50,000+ New Zealanders who Identify themselves as of Samoan decent, Their are 50,000+ New Zealanders who identify themselves as of Fijian decent, their are 20,000+ New Zealanders who Identify themselves as of Tongan decent, 12,000+ New Zealanders who identify themselves as of Cook Island decent.

Cook Islands has a population of 10,000
Samoa has a population of 190,000
Tonga has a population of 105,000 people
Fiji has a population of 900,000

the point I’m making is the reason a lot of Pacific Islanders represent NZ other than Aotearoa being a South Pacific Island is due to the big representation that Samoan’s, Fijians, Tongans, Nuiens, & Cook Islanders have in New Zealand. There have been 33 people represent the AB’s from the Islands mentioned above all but 18 of those 33 played at at least schoolboy level and lower many of those 33 coming as children that is not saying that the other 15 hadn’t come too NZ young it is there is no information on how young they were when they came to New Zealand. So your assertions are based on a biased and not facts. And you would have to come to the conclusion the vast majority of the 25 percent of pacific Islanders playing in the RWC came from New Zealand.

Do the All Blacks exploit the Pacific Islands?

Wozza NZRU has been partitioning that for years to no avail.

Do the All Blacks exploit the Pacific Islands?

Should we be confident or pessimistic about the Wallabies?

Shop teams that are able to absorb what another teams pressure will usually come over the top, you can see this pattern in many sports. To think you are dominating because you have more ball and more possession is fools gold if you don’t turn it into scoreboard dominance. So the AB’s have shown the capability to absorb pressure and exert pressure for 80 minutes which is a very rare thing in sports and makes them one of the most dangerous teams in world sport. And having your waves of attack repelled would seem to be just as mentally fatiguing as having your defence constantly put under pressure. You have to score a lot of tries to beat the AB’s and for all the Wallabies endeavour that is something they couldn’t achieve, the great thing for them though is they did some really good things and for the first time in the 3 test against the AB’s and asked some big questions of the AB’s defence for a sustained period of time which would have done quite a bit for them mentally. Now they need to keep reproducing that effort over longer periods because most teams lift against the AB’s so the next step imo for them is to lift their levels against lesser opponents, because if they don’t there were no gains made in that game, but if they do the Bledisloe could be really interesting.

Should we be confident or pessimistic about the Wallabies?

OB the only problems I see with Barretts game, is that some games he doesn’t engage the defence and just shuffles the ball across without going forward. But when He goes forward and engages defences he makes them nervous and magic happens, his running game seems to be the key too unlocking the rest of his game imo.

All Blacks look to deepen squad on tour

they were more aggressive in D, but leaking 6 try’s shows very little improvement as a total defensive structure.

This Wallabies side will not win Australia's second grand slam ever

Thats because Australia is ranked number 3 in the world, for the 3rd best team to play 50 minutes of competitive rugby in a 3 match series isn’t good enough Fionn.

This Wallabies side will not win Australia's second grand slam ever

The last 3 games against the Puma’s have been the hardest of any team they face in the 18 game run imo Mania.

Amid last week's mud-slinging, some rugby was played

Simon Haka’s have always been Choreographed since the very first haka and many of my ancestors have lost their lives after doing our haka in the faces of our enemies. What is the original haka too you simon? Ka mate?I learnt my first Haka in Te Aroha under my whakapapa’s mountain Mt Te Aroha in Tui Pa, it is the same haka all my ancestors have been taught from long before Raukawa got on the Tainui and rode the pacific currents too Aotearoa shores. So I hear your opinion on the Haka and respectfully say you don’t know what your talking about. And by the way do what you want when the Haka is performed, but it will all be noted such has always been my peoples way.

There is method in Cheika's madness

Or you could say he had a bloody good understanding of the rules? Maybe.

Dean Mumm cops a one-match suspension - what a farce

Quite right Geoff they didn’t turn Possession and Territory into points, that is the major problem they had which was quite a similar problem they had against England if memory serves me right.

Dean Mumm cops a one-match suspension - what a farce

David do you advocate retaliation? So if next time Coleman Dives shoulder first in to a ruck with pin point accuracy on someones face, it is ok to get up and elbow him in his throat or face which is pretty much what Coleman does at most rucks anyway imo. Or do you only think it is alright to retaliate when you perceive it is an Australian being fouled and his only action is to throw an elbow towards someones face and neck. Because I have a sneaky suspicion if a Wallaby was elbowed in the face your position on this might be the exact opposite to what you have written. If I am wrong I apologise hey I would love to see a good rucking again. But I don’t want to see vigilantes throwing elbows around I watch Muy Thai for that.

Dean Mumm cops a one-match suspension - what a farce

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