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Avid rugby fan, played a lot in the 70's & 80's, golden oldies in 00's. A watcher now, no time for golden oldies. Hurricanes man from the start
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Rugby News: 'Doesn't seem right' - Mack urges RA to avoid Kiwi coach, Clive tells Poms to ditch 'ridiculous' ban
Yes, no kiwi coaches!!!
Rugby News: 'Doesn't seem right' - Mack urges RA to avoid Kiwi coach, Clive tells Poms to ditch 'ridiculous' ban
Funny, I thought that was well until I replayed it, Brodie chopped tackled the Irish player then jumped straight back up, that was pretty athletic I thought, Sam came in as the player hit the ground. I thought Saveas jackel a couple of plays before that should have been used to penalise Ireland.
The Wrap: Why that was the All Blacks' greatest ever RWC win - but the road to fourth title is still a rough one
True but then France have met the All Blacks in 2 WRC finals? Who krytonited who? (Is that a word? But you get what I mean) how many world cups has France won?
Kiwi View: All Blacks fans finally tuning in to RWC threats - should they pay more attention to a dark horse in blue?
Eh boy?
Kiwi View: All Blacks fans finally tuning in to RWC threats - should they pay more attention to a dark horse in blue?
Yep, thanking all those kiwi coaches and kiwi influence to the northern hemisphere over the last 30 years
Kiwi View: All Blacks fans finally tuning in to RWC threats - should they pay more attention to a dark horse in blue?
Yes, but the All Blacks have a lot less teams here that have ever beaten them unlike, say, teams like South Africa who have more teams to worry about, including your list, and Japan, Scotland and anyone else that have beaten them. Obviously this will be a tournament that teams will best teams that they have done before, I expect there will not be any new losses, say like Scotland beating New Zealand.
Kiwi View: All Blacks fans finally tuning in to RWC threats - should they pay more attention to a dark horse in blue?
Eh? Rugby league? Watching this version of league/union is frustrating enough then to watch the original crash bash stop start rugby? God no! And I payed both, I enjoyed playing league when I wasn’t fit (stop start) but the nirvana of rugby is still the non stop version that I never attained, because I was never fit enough, never skilled enough and played in teams that were never coordinated enough to play the version of rugby that still plays in my head, the unattainable? But still achievable some day but … never on the league field
Steve Hansen claims 'NRL's a better game to watch' than 'predictable' Super Rugby, backs RA plans to 'jazz it up'
to be fair to RTS, he was too small at 2nd/5. either 1st/5 or left wing was the only place for him but then who do you leave out? nah, too many players in front of him. Maybe a couple years earlier he might of had a chance? Good luck to him, seems like a nice guy
RTS - Return To Sender: What Tuivasa-Sheck's Warriors comeback really proves in mythical code wars
It is “home”!
Rugby News: MCG to host Bledisloe Test as Wallabies' run to World Cup revealed, new Force-hooker's French deal confirmed
AB and Springbok history is unique to us. As a kiwi and living through the 60s and 70s it was frustrating to watch us lose in the Republic but not as frustrating listening to our officials stick with the status quo of refs. The bok have always been good and they didn’t need to tip the scales even more with shonky officials. That’s about the only rugby history I followed and of course, who the ABs just beat, the rest of it, Six Nations, England v whoever or Wallabies v ??? As you said Nick, I couldn’t give a toss.
Coach's corner: Who should be in Rennie's World Cup squad? And will Jones make it to the tournament?
Nah that’s Rennie, all his teams do a bit of biff, that’s what was frustrating about watching the Chiefs when he won with them, he could have easily have lost with the amount of penalties his players gave away, they won I suppose but still frustrating watching the dumb biffo
The Wrap: We saw nine different ways to lose a game, and six of them from the Wallabies
Back up your accusations? Dirty? Front up or shut up
NZ View: Japan coach's 'brutal sledge' of All Blacks, as Kiwi media slates 'aimless, inaccurate, muddled' team
Jamie Joe was a typical no. 6 of the time, no saint but no richard loe either, as Laurie Mains would say,”He’s a hard bugger!”. Jamie winning a Super title with a team of grafters, he’s always gotten the best out of his players. Imagine if he and Tony had access to some of the best players in the world, unbeatable. Razor? took over a team and system (that no coach or manager will ever change unless the board wants it changed) that is on remote control, a winning culture that anyone stepping into just needs to carry on, you’d either be a fool or psychopath to want to (try) and change it.
NZ View: Japan coach's 'brutal sledge' of All Blacks, as Kiwi media slates 'aimless, inaccurate, muddled' team
Kia Ora Highlander, I agree with everything you’ve talked about here. That “step” of Smith’s!! When he first did it, I had my heart in my mouth wondering what the heck he was doing, he reminded me of the 2015 Highlanders Smith … and then he passed. Again, many a time watching that pass, across the face of the foe to Paddy or Naholo, good times.
ANALYSIS: Tactical tweaks that transformed the All Blacks
First you talk about trump and his trumpster idiots and their conspiracy theories followed by … your own conspiracy theory that the UN is playing lip service to China to appease them? Hahaha You’d be surprised who supports China, actually, don’t think about it, your tiny brain would explode.
ANALYSIS: Desperate, dangerous All Blacks roar back as Boks get cute and get caught
I’m not a poly either mate, you don’t need to be. I’m a pi ssed off old fool that’s what I am. I’ve been to another country and played my part in helping our “US allies” give the locals “democracy”! at the end of my barrel. So, you don’t need to be a poly to open your eyes and realise it was all, and is, BS, its hard being fooled but hey, you don’t have to stay fooled, learn and speak up. I’ve got moko that are NOT going to follow my lead! (The AB’s ain’t helping my mood either)
ANALYSIS: Desperate, dangerous All Blacks roar back as Boks get cute and get caught
go back further, back to when shag introduced this “Speed” game, 2018. What happened when we fronted an aggressive pack and defence? Ireland gets their first win over the AB’s. Then 2019, England, again an aggressive pack and defence, boom. Aussie occasionally and France. Stop with the “Speed” game, beat up the opposition in defence and attack. I remember Scottish commentator Bill McLaren commenting that the AB’s use defence to attack? He was right, it worked for over 100 years, now we’ve got skillful players it should even be better … but its not. Who has a better plan? a lot say Razor, really? does the head coach need international experience as a national coach? There are a lot of kiwi coaches on the international scene now, some doing well with limited stock (Jamie Joe), imagine what they could do with a team like the AB’s? Razor who inherited a champion club team, is that enough? especially going straight in as the head coach?
'We need time': Foster left hanging as NZR ducks decision, coach lashes out at 'vicious' treatment
no but they will be the big brothers of the others that are knocking on the door to join. Argentina want to join and Iran has their application in. You will see a flood of Global South countries lining up to join, China and Russia to support them against the US and allies
ANALYSIS: Desperate, dangerous All Blacks roar back as Boks get cute and get caught
Gee, even with Dr Google some people still rattle off this yankee propaganda! Look it up mate, really easy! “Is Taiwan a country?”. New Zealand should get a toe in BRICS to take advantage of the new economic power in the world, although RCEP is still good.
ANALYSIS: Desperate, dangerous All Blacks roar back as Boks get cute and get caught
Hey, No been closed for a while now
ANALYSIS: Desperate, dangerous All Blacks roar back as Boks get cute and get caught
Eh? But the world agree that Taiwan is a province of China? No matter how hard the US tries to change that narrative. Besides, the British lost it and have never had the military strength to take America back. Unlike China who have a modern, professional military that would be fighting a battle within their shoreline, if they have too. Not have a resupply line of 7000 kms, if the US were dumb enough to take on China. Nothing similar between the Britain and America
ANALYSIS: Desperate, dangerous All Blacks roar back as Boks get cute and get caught
Sure, the ABs sorted out some of their issues but it looked like a bumbling, scrambled panic win! Apart from Canes try, the other’s were painful to watch. While we can blame Clark for that miss tackle, it was a lacklustre clearance kick by Havili that put the ABs on their line, he does this quite regularly at all levels. Similar to the 2nd Biok try, Moanga junking around in the AB 22 being clever, something he does at all levels??? And then Scott Barrets try probably shouldn’t have happened after Taylor’s unnecessary bump on Le Rouxe, he should have been penalised, For some reason Taylor has changed into a different player over the last 2 seasons? A quality win, definitely not. I think we are missing centres and a 1st/5. Certainly no where near to winning a World Cup?
ANALYSIS: Desperate, dangerous All Blacks roar back as Boks get cute and get caught
Is Robertson the only coach available? A coach with experience as head coach for a national team? He should come in as an assistant coach. If we’re honest, Robertson’s only international experience is with his Crusader team against the British and Irish Lions! And then he lost? He wants to win 2 x World Cups with 2 different countries? Eeerrr is that a new dingo Deans threat? Is he the new dingo Razor version, if I don’t get my way? If Joe Smidt isn’t available with Wayne Smith supporting then I’d take Jamie Joseph, with a possible view that we don’t have the cattle, at least Jamie can get a great team out of mediocrity rather then a good team out of champions?
The Wrap: Two different ways to skin a cat as Wallabies and Springboks draw first blood
I lean forward and fart
Rugby News: 'Doesn't seem right' - Mack urges RA to avoid Kiwi coach, Clive tells Poms to ditch 'ridiculous' ban