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I'm sure we are all well aware of the changes that are going to take place in Super Rugby in 2016. I, for one,…
Well if you take the time to read my comment, I think you’ll see my condemnation of poor Australian players is equal to that of my condemnation of poor New Zealand players. Ioane only played well against Aussie last year, he was rubbish against the NH teams and SA. Naturally, if I think Ioane is poor, the loose forwards of the team he dominated would also be poor.
ALL BLACKS SQUAD: 'He's still a project' - RTS makes cut despite doubts, Fakatava in and TJ Perenara out
Would you like me to explain to you what blueprint means?
ALL BLACKS SQUAD: 'He's still a project' - RTS makes cut despite doubts, Fakatava in and TJ Perenara out
Inside word in Otago is that Ethan De groot was told he wasn’t fit enough.
ALL BLACKS SQUAD: 'He's still a project' - RTS makes cut despite doubts, Fakatava in and TJ Perenara out
I don’t understand how Jacobson has missed out. He was so so good against South Africa last year. While for the second or third season in a row, Ioane has shown he’s a flat track bully, only capable of beating Australians half his size. It’s ridiculous
ALL BLACKS SQUAD: 'He's still a project' - RTS makes cut despite doubts, Fakatava in and TJ Perenara out
You can’t ask one player to make 25+ tackles three weeks in a row while the other two mess around. The 2019 WC and last season showed that these flashy back rows are not the way to go, and they never have been. The ABs had a blueprint with McCaw, Kaino, and Read. Why deviate?
ALL BLACKS SQUAD: 'He's still a project' - RTS makes cut despite doubts, Fakatava in and TJ Perenara out
4/6 loose forwards are power puffs. Will get bullied by the Irish. The loss of Blackadder and the exclusion of Grace will mean an ageing Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, and an out of form Cody Taylor will have to carry the defensive effort. Ian Foster has shown again he’s dazzled by flashy flat track bullies over the hard working loose forwards with good fundamentals.
ALL BLACKS SQUAD: 'He's still a project' - RTS makes cut despite doubts, Fakatava in and TJ Perenara out
I think you may have completely missed the point. I’m not moaning about any of those things. I’m merely pointing out the hypocrisy of those making comments about the game. There seems to be an alarming tendency here to go to slightly childish remarks rather than understanding the specific point of a comment.
'Did you guys see that?': McKellar fuming over Kiwi ref's missed call, says game is 'hard to follow' over card rules
I remember the bleating from Australian’s on this site, telling Kiwis to stop moaning after the 2014 final when the Crusaders should have won a last minute penalty. I also remember similar bleating after the 3rd Lions match, when the AB’s should have had last minute penalty. And further bleating during the 2017 Super Rugby season when, despite the fact the Blues had three more competition points, the Brumbies got a place in the play offs over them. Perhaps look back to the articles on this site and your previous comments before moaning about what happened on Saturday night.
'Did you guys see that?': McKellar fuming over Kiwi ref's missed call, says game is 'hard to follow' over card rules
Agree with everything bar 12 and 13. I think RI has been fantastic at 13 for a few seasons now and this season, his defence and distribution has improved significantly. Putting him at 13 allows for a bit more an attacking threat in general with Jordan, J Barrett, and Reece in the back three.
QT, to be frank, was incredibly poor against France last season and makes numerous defensive errors and he struggles passing left to right. Goodhue is defensively excellent and has a fantastic pass. He had play a crash ball, defensive, distributor role quite happily when RI, Jordan, Barret (x2), and Reece provide an attacking threat to compensate for his lack of fitness atm.
This is who the All Blacks should pick for the first Ireland Test
Well yes because that’s who they’ll be playing in the semis and potentially finals… I’m focusing on the games were it was an even contest? And the brumbies lost! The crusaders beating the reds or the blues beating the highlanders means nothing! The blues beating the crusaders and home and the brumbies losing the the blues and crusaders and come are the results that do matter!
Anatomy of a quarter final win and why the Brumbies can overcome a New Zealand finals hoodoo
The difference between the Hurricanes game and the other three I mentioned is that the Brumbies were clear favourites, despite what some one eyed kiwis may say. They’ve lost when it matters and no amount of cherry picking fractions of a comment will change that
Anatomy of a quarter final win and why the Brumbies can overcome a New Zealand finals hoodoo
I think you know perfectly well what I mean. It was a crunch game against their closest Aussie opponent and they lost. It hardly leads to sensible discussion to take a tiny fraction of my comment and take it out of context to negate a wider point.
Anatomy of a quarter final win and why the Brumbies can overcome a New Zealand finals hoodoo
If there’s one thing Australian rugby teams are really good at, is talking themselves up before heading over to NZ.
The Brumbies have face three must win games this season. The AU final against the Reds, and home games against the Crusaders and Blues. When the pressure has been on, they’ve failed. I see no reason as to why that won’t happen again this weekend.
Anatomy of a quarter final win and why the Brumbies can overcome a New Zealand finals hoodoo
1. Moody
2. Taylor
3. Tuungfasu
4. Retalick (though I’m doubting his current form with injury)
5. Whitelock
6. Blackadder
7. Cane ( DP if healthy)
8. Savea
9. Smith
10. Mounga
11. Reece
12. Goodhue
13. Iaone
14. Jordan
15. J Barret
16. Taukeiaho
17. Bower
18. Hodgman
19. S Barret
20. Papali
21. Christie
22. Ennor
23. B Barrett
Good solid set piece.
Back row with a decent work rate that’s now afraid to do the hard stuff.
A midfield combination that can actually defend properly and goodhue is an excellent distributor.
Goodhue, Jordan, and Barret can all play make and kick well, takes the pressure of Mounga. Works brilliantly with the crusaders.
A good mixture of strike power and grunt, with players who can do the basics well.
The All Blacks team to take down the Irish threat
Tupaea’s passing and defense is atrocious. Struggles to pass from left to right, constantly makes poor reads of defense. Anyone but, please.
Degroot is not the answer. Average set piece will be taken apart by the Irish front row.
If you’re going to start Beuden, there is no point in having a specialist 10 on the bench?
Brad Webber is down the pecking order. Christie has been consistently better.
Caleb Clarke is now injured and won’t appear in th June Test series.
The All Blacks team to take down the Irish threat
Hey,
With the obvious influence of Joe Schmidt on the Blues and the continued form of the Crusaders (albeit a few rough games), has it become increasingly clear that Foster isn’t the man for the job?
If a second question is allowed,
Is it now clear the northern hemisphere club competitions and now vastly superior to the Southern Hemisphere competitions, even if the South Africans were still in super rugby?
Get your questions in for the May instalment of Coach's Corner
Re. The Brumbies, I just can’t see them winning when they’re:
5th for tries scored
7th clean breaks
10th defenders beaten
12th offloads
The blues and the crusaders both have the defence and set piece to match the Brumbies but have the fire power the Brumbies don’t.
As a neutral I’d love to see them win, but the Chieka like moaning after a loss is making that sentiment less and less appealing
The Wrap: Finals footy arrives two weeks early as Blues and Brumbies slug it out in Canberra
I am enjoying the irony of the contrasting attitudes of wallabies supporters towards referee decisions between a certain World Cup quarter final and this match
You aren't imagining it... proof the Wallabies were hard done by
The player that’s the biggest concern for the ABs isn’t on any of the opposition teams, it’s TJP. He can singly handedly sabotage the ABs structure and rhythm.
The Thursday rugby two-up: What needs fixing this spring?
Its a real shame the Wallabies and AB’s don’t play each other again this year, would be a cracking match.
Best Barrett? Best Mo? Worst cliche? Still plenty to play for in TRC finale despite the inevitable results
I don’t see why having the skill to do both is a bad thing, that’s ultimately what the All Blacks are working towards, just the other way round. In the last six minutes of the game, the Springbok had a 2-3 on 6 overlap at least twice and chose to kick it. Those are the moments where you spread the ball, score the try, and put the game to bed. Even having the ability to recognise the space and go for it just 2-3 times a game would have a hugely positive impact on the Springbok and would have won them the game on Saturday. Even getting someone in like Mick Byrne would be fantastic.
SA View: Heartbreak in the 100th as Boks 'set the table, kill the calf and forget to eat'
With all the talent in the Springbok team, you have to wonder what someone like Scott Robertson (as an assistant coach) could do for the team.
SA View: Heartbreak in the 100th as Boks 'set the table, kill the calf and forget to eat'
This match really highlighted what I think a lot of ABs fan somewhat took for granted; 1) just how good of a captain Richie McCaw was. The ABs composure and decision making since 2015 has rapidly deteriorated. Ardie Savea is not a captain. 2) How you desperately need someone like Conrad Smith in your backline. The dumb passes and decision making from the backs in pressure situations was atrocious. No one from 9-15 could make sensible decisions.
SA View: Heartbreak in the 100th as Boks 'set the table, kill the calf and forget to eat'
Am I the only person who thought that “amazing” offload was only kinda average? It wasn’t in contact and the same result could have been achieved with a simple draw and pass…
A bullet pass from a lock, and other wonders from the Wallabies’ Brisbane win
Do you look at the current rugby landscape and think that the type of back row that is needed is an undersized 8 and a 6 that has issues with defensive work rate? As a opposed to a breakdown orientated 7, a big, powerful 6 that’s a defensive work horse, and an big 8 that’s good at set piece and while they may do some flashy stuff on the flanks, still hits hard?
ALL BLACKS SQUAD: 'He's still a project' - RTS makes cut despite doubts, Fakatava in and TJ Perenara out