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Winnie wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 1:39 pm No one has an issue with women’s football except the fact that it is getting rammed down our throats as something that resembles a decent sporting spectacle.

You monster!

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Blues fans salty AF.

I'd sack Ioane off altogether. Shit attitude and increasingly shit player.

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Proctor was a lightweight out there. Even blew his own try! One or two regulation passes as part of moves isn’t anything to hail the great shite hope. Tupaea was far more assured at centre and he’s not even a centre. I believe if they’re going to go for kick kickity box kicks in the first 20 minute...

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bimboman wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 1:26 pm
jdogscoop wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 1:06 pm
bimboman wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 12:58 pm

By getting thumped.
21-10 what a shellacking by the best of four nations against an understrength state side.

I can understand your pride.
The AB’s squeaked by France C team this morning, sit down

At least it was only one test side.

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The crowd cheering Johnny Howard must have really triggered mattheexpat I remember Howard used to wear Wallaby jumpers/jackets on his early morning walks. This was in the early 2000s. Good rugby man. I'd imagine most of the PMs we've had since then had no interest in rugby or Leaguies, apart from A...

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bimboman wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 12:58 pm
Freezing wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 12:56 pm Tahs - well played

Embarrassed most of the lions players
By getting thumped.

21-10 what a shellacking by the best of four nations against an understrength state side.

I can understand your pride.

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Yup. Had two nice pints of Strongbow though :thumbup: The radacanu tennis game last night was 1000% more entertaining than this shit This In reality my enjoyment of the sport has gone down hill last five years or so, just too many of these low skill crash bang wallop games where the only true enjoy...

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I don't rate Savea as a 7 and I never have. The ABs are always poorer for it when they make the mistake of picking him there. We lack a fetcher and while he's a hell of a ball runner, that isn't what the jersey calls for.

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Back line was poor as was the support play. It certainly looked poor when Mckenzie, Proctor and Ioane were involved. BB isn't my first choice #10 but I'm struggling to see the rationale for Razor dropping him. Why would you even think of dropping him. He won the game for the All Blacks. Nailed all ...

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I think it's time for Rieko to be dropped.

Not my AB squad member.

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Well done and hard luck France. The ABs have a lot of work to do. The aimless kicking is still there. Our backs are not working. Too many playmakers trying to be stars cluttering up the moves and ruining flow. Sort that horrible shit out. France, what can you say, it's France, they were written off...

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He's not a 7s ringpiece. We are a poorer side with Savea at 7. Ok, who at 7? Jdog enjoys being wrong about rugby. Robertson is another one in the long line of people who disagree with him and play Beauden at 10. 6. Finau 7. Savea 8 Sititi Will be fine when they are fit. If you dont believe my posts...

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A wins a win.

I'm sure the "neutrals" will be out in force armed with their coulda shoulda wouldas but the scoreboard won't change.

Good to chalk a win to NZ after three consecutive wins to France in Paris.

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The forensic reviews of all the disallowed AB tries just show why the penalty goal and drop goal are the king and queen of test level rugby.

Three disallowed tries including one where some fat cvnt magically would have tackled Beauden Barrett.

We're not far away from NFL.

Well done ABs.

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Thought it was pretty clear tonight that we badly miss Sam Cane. He had his critics, and Ardea Savea has virtually none, but Savea was a poor shadow of what Cane brings to a test match. :lol: :lol: Maybe watch the game again funny man, and look harder at how much ball we lost at the breakdown. I'm ...

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Tussock wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 10:01 am
jdogscoop wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 9:58 am Missed a proper 7 out there tonight.

Plenty of evidence boys and I'm sorry to say it.

Savea ain't it.
Savea at 8 then? He needs to be out there.

Not sure Kirifi is the answer at 7.

He's not a 7s ringpiece. We are a poorer side with Savea at 7.

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Thought it was pretty clear tonight that we badly miss Sam Cane.

He had his critics, and Ardea Savea has virtually none, but Savea was a poor shadow of what Cane brings to a test match.

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Missed a proper 7 out there tonight.

Plenty of evidence boys and I'm sorry to say it.

Savea ain't it.

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tubbyj wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 6:47 am It is good that Scotland is remaining competitive unlike Wales but the poaching of Fergus Burke is pretty shameful.

Kilted Kiwis been a thing for a while. See also the British and Irish and South African and New Zealand and Australian Lions.

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Dan54. wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 6:09 am
Zico wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 1:17 am Get the rag on Kiwis.

The best Scots are on holiday in Australia warming benches for their Irish overlords.
Bit of dumb thing to say. Don't know if you noticed or know the best Maori players are with the All Blacks in Dunedin.

Just a hater. Worthless comment.

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Well done Scotland, overall I thought they looked the better side.

A bit bemused by the Kiwi commentators talking up Zarn Sullivan, I thought he was very average. Especially positionally.

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Projection at its finest. He’s a good team man who plays how he’s told. Why Razor (and every other coach) kept going back to him again and again. :thumbup: 100% and Razor said that too in his interview - and very professional in preparation. The pile on he gets from losers in social media is unbeli...

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Some of those on this thread seem to be completely missing your point. The guy was a sensational disaster as a 13. FFS, any man that can hold down the position for that long & learn absolutely nothing is a waste of space. And before some nonce brings up the point about him holding down the 13 jerse...

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His competitors having been notoriously injury prone over those last five years. That’s what your hyperbole misses, not some weird experiment, he’s very often the last man standing and durable. This of course ignores the fact he's a dreadful centre given his instincts are the opposite of what is re...

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I think we can almost guarantee Rieko will start at center in at least one of the games against France. Razor said everyone will get a go and he's clearly testing combinations. What would Razor be achieving by shoving Ioane back to 13 ? We have watched him botch the position for 5 yrs now, what els...

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On the off chance that my boy Billy Proctor has a sh!t game this weekend, I may need to avoid this thread next week. No chance. Reiko Ioane was given 5 years to improve & he actually somehow managed to go backwards. There is no chance Razor will back down from this selection. Billy will be there fo...

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True Blue wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 7:17 pm I have to admit the team Razor named has got me a bit more interested in the game.

Told ya Reiko was moving back to the wing. Although I don't remember him playing on that side previously??

He played 11 against the Lions in 2017 you spanner.

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Akkerman wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 11:26 am
jdogscoop wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 11:23 am I recognize precisely one name among the French starting XV.
Actually Joris Segonds (n 10) is not related to the famous SA referee & TMO Egon Segonds

I don't give a Fickou what you have to add here.

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I recognize precisely one name among the French starting XV.

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Shocking news and especially tragic coming so soon after his wedding.

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Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 10:50 am
jdogscoop wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 10:48 am
BlueThunder wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 3:20 am I like it, seems the team is picked with a real focus on securing our ball and keeping it. Nice.
Have you seen the selection at 10?
It still has to be secured and hard fought for before Beauden can fritter it away with a wasteful kick.

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BlueThunder wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 3:20 am I like it, seems the team is picked with a real focus on securing our ball and keeping it. Nice.

Have you seen the selection at 10?

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Look, I see where you're coming from, but this is where you lose me, and I would assume most non-Aucklanders. You know full well what a tough sell it would be if an All Black coach came out and said that. I wouldn't have personally dropped Papalii. I really like Lam, but I don't think he's better t...

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If the forward pack fires and dominates the French, BB will get an armchair ride which will gloss over any of his deficiencies. Same as it ever was when the forwards go well. Truth of the matter is there is no one better in NZ at the moment though. DMac is about the same level. Under Pressure DMac ...

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Holy shit, this team naming just exorcised about 4 years of Fozzie trauma! - An actual 2m+ behemoth at lock! - A proper, world-class lineout option at 6! - Ardie's back at 7! - We selected a specialist 8! That's the best balanced All Black loose trio in how long? -Proctor at 13 and an established c...

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If anyone thinks the Blues were a better side than the Chiefs this year, they are dreaming.

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Sweet merciful benevolent Jesus!

Rieko back on the wing, where he belongs.

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The NZ TAB has a 30.5 point line for this game.

That seems like very good value if you're a Reds supporter.

I know they have a few out bur you'd think they'd still be good enough to get a fair bit closer.

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Listened to Scott Robertson taking some callback questions on NZ radio this morning. One caller asked him why he persisted with Rieko Ioane last season at centre. Robertson's answer was telling. He didn't try an defend Rieko's form, or justify his selection. He said that Ioane was experienced, and ...

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