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He’s a Cantabrian and a successful coach – including at the NPC level. We don’t need to use the Crusaders job to train novices all the time.
The real question, IMO, is why he was blackballed in favour of Todd Blackadder in 2008.
Razor is gone, but underestimate Penney’s Crusaders at your peril - and the open spot that could determine their fate
Oh dear. You can neither count nor compare spellings. You are very much a low level of organism.
Don’t bother answering – I don’t do stupid.
Oh and BTW the commentator for the stream I was watching wasn’t Donal Lenihan – it sounded like one of the radio pundits I’d heard before (not an ex-player) and he referred to his comments man as “Pauli” (a bloke that sounded all the world like Paul OÇonnell).
At least O’Çonnell had a working ocular system and some integrity.
Sam Cane cops ban for World Cup final red card
There was zero contact with the head. There was whiplash.
It was clear.
As I said even the comments man on the Irish commentary came (Paul O’Çonnell) came quickly to that view.
Any issue with reality starts with you.
And if you’re trying to quote from what’s been said why don’t you just copy and paste? You mangled that as well.
Sam Cane cops ban for World Cup final red card
Cane reacted a bit but most of the aggression came from the ball carrier – who changed direction, lowered his body with his head forward and made contact with the tackler i .e. there was more the ball carrier going into the tackler than the tackler using force into the ball carrier.
This happens quite a lot and has created a pretty much impossible situation.
As you say AT just stood his ground and got red carded but IMO Cane’s wasn’t much worse and barely justifying a penalty.
There’s been this discussion before on this board. There is a suspicion that backs (in particular) are being coached to go head first into a tackler when crowded – to buy a penalty and, perhaps, a card.
Sam Cane cops ban for World Cup final red card
Savea is a crap captain. Excellent player – tactically worse than useless though. He’s the last one that should be captain.
Sam Cane cops ban for World Cup final red card
“He also tripped up a kid in a recent game v Argentina.” A pitch invader you mean – a potential danger to the players.
Also the tackle you’re referring to agin Ireland was cleared by the disciplinary committee (quite apart from the on-field officials) after microscopic and repeated investigation of the replay. There was no case of rugby law to answer to. Even Pauli on the Irish commentary (which I was watching/listening to) said after the first couple of replays that he couldn’t even find a penalty in it.
It was one of the most brutal legal tackles I’ve seen – perhaps second only to Isatola Maka on Olo Brown. But it was (rugby) legal.
Sam Cane cops ban for World Cup final red card
You’re spot on but miss the most important issue imo. Under Razor I doubt Cane would be there (Savea would have been 7) but certainly Savea wouldn’t be anywhere near the captaincy.
That last point is the number one reason the All Blacks came second out of last sunday morning’s game.
'That's one of the options': Foster admits Test coaching return possible as he reacts to Wallabies link
It was regathered before it bounced a second time so any propulsion forward from the first (and only) bounce doesn’t count as a forward pass.
Whether the release of the ball went forward from the passer before it hit the ground is another matter – although both ref and tmo said they were satisfied it wasn’t.
SPIRO ZAVOS: 'Crazy brave' Boks are a team for the ages - but key decisions cleared their path to glory
It was no-where close to being the best Bok team ever. Not as good as their 2007 team or another handful over the 20th century. WRT recent years (e.g. by comparison to 2019) it was a team carrying Kolisi and, without Marx, de Jager, Mapimpi, and Am – all first choices in their position.
This completely skewed the Bok team and their preferred tactics and use of the “bomb squad”. This was an eminently beatable team (even against 14 All Blacks) with the right tactics and resolve and kicking game – the All Black management (off field as well as on) provided, via coaching and selection, only 1 of those 3 factors.
The World Cup Wrap: France 2023 got a final befitting the host nation - imperfect, baffling and historic
That was an on-park skipper’s decision based on instructions coming down from the box to “play some football”
I’m sure if Sam Whitelock was captain (or Scott Barrett) then this wouldn’t have happened – kicks would have been taken.
The World Cup Wrap: France 2023 got a final befitting the host nation - imperfect, baffling and historic
Agree with all that.
And BBarretts kicking game was crap – all 6 of the NZ kick-offs were terrible (not long enough to pin the oppo but too long to compete on) quite apart from indifferent kicking out of hand. Why was he not yanked for DMac ? and earlier ?
Further his continuing to get side on in the pass and scooping really slow passes is an issue as first receiver- and one that Mounga seems to copy on occasion.
The World Cup Wrap: France 2023 got a final befitting the host nation - imperfect, baffling and historic
No it isn’t.
The All Blacks have scored a total of 3 points (penalty v Ireland) in the last quarter of their big matches (France, Ireland, South Africa). It’s now a serious issue.
The World Cup Wrap: France 2023 got a final befitting the host nation - imperfect, baffling and historic
Quite so.
The complete lack of an intelligent kicking game was very pertinent in the context of this game.
Given Fourie’s difficulty hitting the target (even more so after Whitelock came on) one should be kicking deep and to touch (even if not 50-22s) and putting pressure on the throw. The thing is this really needs more play developed around 12 – which was a very common thing 30 years ago when we did this a lot.
The World Cup Wrap: France 2023 got a final befitting the host nation - imperfect, baffling and historic
Why ? Because Barnes was very clear (twice) that he’d seen it and there wasn’t a neck roll – he didn’t even find a penalty.
The penalty was a consequence of the TMO interfering on the basis of a penalisable action as a consequence of foul play (being the fall on Bongi’s leg). Barnes now has to oblige with penalty and yellow card only for the TMO to come back and say it was an incidental action.
In other words the TMO was, self admittedly, wrong – there wasn’t even a penalty in it all or even a card. In short Barnes’ original decision was spot on.
The World Cup Wrap: France 2023 got a final befitting the host nation - imperfect, baffling and historic
You talking EJ or Greg Smith ?
Reds need someone to cut through the bulls--t: Cheika is the right choice at right time
I’d have Danie Gerber as the best 13 I’ve seen since the 1980s. I only saw him play a limited number of times but he was simply better than any one else (including O’Driscoll, Bunce, Little) – perhaps not by much wrt Sella.
I’ve seen him play wing and 12 even less times but while he was excellent I think 13 was his right spot.
From the 1970s perhaps Bruce Robertson might challenge him.
Danie Gerber suffered in sporting isolation, but was rugby's greatest centre
Imagine how good he could have been without all that ‘tugga influence eh ?
Which All Blacks side would win: 1995 or 2015?
Yes I’m a fan of Olo but still can’t get out of my mind the result of him running into Isatola Maka.
Which All Blacks side would win: 1995 or 2015?
But South Canterbury raised – on the McCaw multi generational farm.
Which All Blacks side would win: 1995 or 2015?
That had me choking on my coffee – and Pene wasn’t a bad player either.
Which All Blacks side would win: 1995 or 2015?
You’ve made the common mistake of comparing the Left wing of one side with the right of the other and the LH with the TH.
The comparison is Lomu v Savea – pretty close IMO. But I guess you’ve got to give it to Jonah.
Skudder v Goldie. No contest – Goldie every time.
Dowd v Moody and Olo v Owie. The second is really tough at any time but I’ll just tilt to Owie. I think Dowd had the better career but Moody had a really good patch in 2014-2016 – so Moody and Owie.
Bunce over Conrad Smith any time but really Conrad was well past it in 2015 – Buncy wasn’t in 1995. Easy decision. The reverse is true for Waltz-a-Little and Nonu. Little was consistently excellent over his career but Nonu started crap and became great – 2015 Nonu wins it for me.
And I’d have Grim as half back. He was sensational in 1995. A Smith is a Grim wannabe.
And for my last objection. Read was a superb and a great All Black but Zinny v anyone = Zinny.
Which All Blacks side would win: 1995 or 2015?
Conversions were never mentioned – only penalties and tries. Still 60%. Try reading next time.
CHEIK MATE! 'Do it all the time' - coach fires back after Foster breakdown whinge as Pumas celebrate historic win
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