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Do the templates come with a quote function? Just asking for a friend.

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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LBDNSRKmM_I

Goldie, Mils and Beaver give their critique. I'm usually more aligned with Goldie's thinking on this show. I loved Mils as a player, but if the ABs got thrashed by 100 points, he would think the ABs could win the next game.

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jdogscoop wrote: ↑Sun Nov 16, 2025 1:18 am Almost as out of form as the ABs today was the Kiwi commentary crew.

TJ and particularly Marshall had shockers. Wrong calls, flubbed words, late calls. A day to forget.

Marshall has been bumbling his words all tour. I'm assuming he's on another one-man-drinking-tour?

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Sun Nov 16, 2025 12:18 am Arguing about the number ten is a red herring... the whole team is the problem...

I can't understand why they look worse now than they did a year ago...

The off-season can't come quick enough.

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The most obvious takeaway is Barrett is so far past it but Razor won't touch the guy. Razor is simply holding out for Richie Mo'unga to become available in 12 months time, as it's obvious to most NZ rugby fans that 34 year old BB is past it. He could have given more opportunities to younger first-f...

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The most obvious takeaway is Barrett is so far past it but Razor won't touch the guy. Razor is simply holding out for Richie Mo'unga to become available in 12 months time, as it's obvious to most NZ rugby fans that 34 year old BB is past it. He could have given more opportunities to younger first-f...

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I'll bring up two coaching issues that have seen in other games this season, and I saw again today: 1. The scrum. The ABs scrum has gone backwards this season, both physically and figuratively. The scrum performed better last season with largely the same players. The scrum should be one of our stron...

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Where to now for the great redeemer? The ABs are simply not good enough, and have got problems all over the place.

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Da iawn diolch wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 6:02 pm This NZ side just aren't all that impressive.

Gone are the days when you were just waiting for them to turn it on and run in a couple of tries at will.

They just aren't scary at all.

And you won't get many AB fans disagreeing with you.

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Well done England, the better team won. This ABs team is simply not good enough.

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All eyes will turn to the benches of both teams now...

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My thoughts at half time: - A great game to watch so far, with the players making it easier for the ref to stay out of the game. - the ABs defensive lineout is working well, but their scrum is not. - The ABs shooting themselves in the foot with two kicks of penalties that did not go out. - Beauden B...

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I’m expecting England to win this . Their current style of game specifically targets the All Blacks biggest weaknesses, fielding contestable kicks. And our discipline is dogshit. All Blacks will score three tries but have at least one yellow card. England will win by 6-10 and most of their points w...

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Watching a couple of old NZ v England games... from the McCaw era... and a big difference I notice is that our backline back then stood a lot further apart when attacking... nowadays we seem quite bunched up except we might have a winger way over by the touchline for a cross-kick. By the backline b...

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Bit disappointed De Groot is still preferred over Tamaiti Williams. Tamaiti is good off the bench, but IMHO he is better value than De Groot if he can put in 50 rather than 30 minutes Blame those d!cks at the Crusaders who played Tamaiti Williams in the SR Final when he only had one leg. If Tamaiti...

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Interesting results in the latest polls. Is it an outlier or the start of a trend?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_p ... l_election

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Bit disappointed De Groot is still preferred over Tamaiti Williams. Tamaiti is good off the bench, but IMHO he is better value than De Groot if he can put in 50 rather than 30 minutes Blame those d!cks at the Crusaders who played Tamaiti Williams in the SR Final when he only had one leg. If Tamaiti...

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Sam Darry is 2.05m tall Fabian Holland is 2.04m tall Josh Lord is 2.02 m tall. Scott Barrett is 1.97m tall. If he is fit, do you pick him? Is he keeping a better player out of the 23? Barrett deserves his place in the squad. He played very well in the ABs win over the Springboks in Auckland and tha...

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No surprises for me in the forwards, but the selection of Proctor at 13 with Fainga'anuku at 11 surprised me. Even though DMac has been playing well, I much prefer to see him come off the bench. And if ALB receives another yellow, i'm going to throat punch him.

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Midfield aint the problem, they are in descending order of crapness: - The high ball, both chasing and defending. - No impact from 10 on attack, and highly variable kicking game - Players still overrunning the pass given an overlap - No natural 6 - 3 short loosies, and no natural 6 Interesting that...

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That was a better performance than last week which means, if we go of recent trends we are due a poorer one next week. I hope not. I want Razor to succeed as much as anyone. I think this week and last week were about on par with each other. So we're either due a terrible performance or a great perf...

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I've been posting on PR since 2003, and this is the worst the site has been with regards to speed. It's been going on for over a month now. Is this the new reality?

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Got, for the first time eva, a massive ad on my yahoo feed telling me how much crime has dropped under National, violent crime down, ram raiding down... the ram raiding I'm inclined to believe but putting that down to the fact it had got to the point the police had to do something about it... how d...

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I've been informed by English posters on PR today, that England is currently the best rugby team in the NH. Based on this logic, the ABs will need to play better than they have so far on this NH tour, to beat the self-proclaimed Champions of the Northern Hemisphere.

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Yeah, as it's an always illegal tackle, the drop in height isn't considered as mitigation. If a drop in height of the attacking player isn't a mitigation, then the law is an ass. It is a mitigation if the tackler is attempting a legal tackle. If they're attempting an illegal tackle regardless, they...

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So with Caleb Clarke likely out for the England game, who steps into the left wing position? I'm guessing Rieko. The ABs would be fools to forget about him.

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Auckman wrote: ↑Sun Nov 09, 2025 12:16 am Good win to the dirt trackers. The only one I'd call into the All Blacks would be Tangitau but only if he can catch high balls.

This. It's good to see him fit and healthy again.

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I thought it deserved a yellow, given that Ramos' body position suddenly dropped down just prior to contact. However, the Springbok player didn't try to wrap the arm. And players who don't wrap their tackling are just asking for trouble. Yeah, as it's an always illegal tackle, the drop in height is...

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France just don't know how to win, even against 14 men. Weak. Maybe sending B teams on tour to get pumped 3 nil isn't actually good prep to winning critical test matches after all. Utterly humiliating result for them. To play against any team for 50 mins, and not win is a damning result. And this w...

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A dominant second half performance by a 14 man Springboks side. I rate their current scrum as the best that I've seen in my lifetime. France reminded me of Scotland in the earlier game - just too many unforced errors. You can't win games against the top sides doing that.

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How long is half time these days? It's been 15 minutes already.

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brummagen wrote: ↑Sat Nov 08, 2025 10:00 pm Finally the Saffers getting called out for their thuggery

The Springboks are a hard team, not a dirty team. And this is coming from a kiwi.

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I thought it deserved a yellow, given that Ramos' body position suddenly dropped down just prior to contact. However, the Springbok player didn't try to wrap the arm. And players who don't wrap their tackling are just asking for trouble.

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I understand everyone has an opinion but Goldie is a clown these days. Since when did patience win games? Taking your opportunities when they present itself does. Isn't that the same thing? Patience in itself doesn’t win games. You can camp in someone’s 22 for 80mins you still gotta come away with ...

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Highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsKLXIxrApc

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That’s a bad take. What actually cost them were basic unforced errors and the penalty count at the end. We played smarter in the last 10mins. A bad take ? What are you smoking . It’s every bit as valid as the former opinion . I understand everyone has an opinion but Goldie is a clown these days. Si...

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Geez, Razor came awfully close to being the AB coach who lost for the first time against Scotland. That could have meant an instant dismissal. Maybe it's time to bring in a specialist 'catch high balls' coach.

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This was Scotland's moment. This is the best side they've had in years. They pressed NZ hard enough to earn 3 yellow cards. And they couldn't capitalise on it. Scotland also crossed the line a few times, but couldn't finish it off. They'll get a win over the ABs one day. Nah. That what their moment...

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Jeff Wilson and Mils Muliaina are suggesting that Scotland's lack of patience cost them the game and their chance of making history. There were times that Scotland shelled the ball when they were hot on attack that let the ABs off the hook.

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Da iawn diolch wrote: ↑Sat Nov 08, 2025 6:06 pm This was Scotland's moment.

This is the best side they've had in years.

They pressed NZ hard enough to earn 3 yellow cards.

And they couldn't capitalise on it.

Scotland also crossed the line a few times, but couldn't finish it off. They'll get a win over the ABs one day.

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