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IKUR01

We actually did well to keep the game within 7 with the braindead dumb shit some of our players did today. Eliminate error, catch just half the high balls (this is seriously bad) and we are ok. Need to get rid of Taylor! Aumua is soooo much better. So is Taukeiaho. Parker doesnt do enough for me. Tu...

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Or lose like they did last week... Better to secure the win like today. At least in my opinion. It has its risks. But they didnt actually do it last week. The more you play it, the more comfortable you get in it. Imagine our back attack with the SA forward dominance? And our backs arent as talented...

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They reviewed it and found they were better with their classic gameplan of setpiece dominance and high balls.... Yes, I understand that. My point is, if or when they realise that they have some of the most dangerous backs in the world, tgen, have the bravery to actually start using them and put the...

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Have SA reviewed their games and see what they're like when they use their backs and actually have a crack? They're bloody dangerous! If they get that part of their game sorted they win by alot more They reviewed it and found they were better with their classic gameplan of setpiece dominance and hi...

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Have SA reviewed their games and see what they're like when they use their backs and actually have a crack? They're bloody dangerous! If they get that part of their game sorted they win by alot more

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Skiaddict wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2026 5:42 pm Poor throw

That wasnt the throw, it was a poor call. Etsebeth was right in front of it. The best throw ever would not have won that lineout

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Blackadder, Ioane, Hannah and Preston all enhanced their prospects in this match, as did Tavatavangawai. I hope Mo'unga brought a cushion. I can't see him having another game on this tour. Not sure about Preston after this particular game but he has played well in all his other games. Clearly ahead...

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Lakai, Blackadder, Tavatavanawai (bench-20 mins), Narawa, Numia were the only guys who really look llike they deserve to play test rugby.
Good games by Hannah and Mau for newbies.
Fehi ok, Reiko was Reiko, Mounga still rusty, Tuipolotu ok.
Tieloa, Taukeiaho did not much
Barrett and Tosi rubbish!!

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6 defenders beaten, 3 line breaks. You're a disgrace, please ban yourself. He didnt beat 6 defenders. A sliding defender that cant make up ground is not beating a defender. Breaking a tackle, meters after contact, etc is beating defenders. His linebreaks come from fast hands inside him that allow h...

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I swear to god some members of the NZ public would find a way to blame the water carrier if he was the only kiwi from Auckland. Fck me. The chip is insane. It has nothing to do with Auckland mate. I genuinely am not a fan of Reiko at 13. Hes too limited in there. He stiffles our attack. He has alwa...

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Oddly enough his stats don't suggest that at all. I know he's a Blues guy but try to be impartial. What stats? Post them! Also, there are no stats for feeding your outside backs. Stats for beating tackles or tacklers he wont have very good ones. He wins against slide d that cant catch him. Honestly...

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Oddly enough his stats don't suggest that at all. I know he's a Blues guy but try to be impartial. What stats? Post them! Also, there are no stats for feeding your outside backs. Stats for beating tackles or tacklers he wont have very good ones. He wins against slide d that cant catch him. Honestly...

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So does.....Rieko No, just no. He misses too many tackles. His outsides dont see the ball. He doesnt actually beat players one on one he wins with speed against drift defenders. Just no Oddly enough his stats don't suggest that at all. I know he's a Blues guy but try to be impartial. What stats? Po...

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True Blue wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2026 7:45 pm
Grandpa wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2026 7:44 pm Numia has to be on the bench Saturday
So does.....Rieko

No, just no. He misses too many tackles. His outsides dont see the ball. He doesnt actually beat players one on one he wins with speed against drift defenders. Just no

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hahahaha Barrett with another dropped ball

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How about Barett dropping a try. Just a drop for no reason with an open line! Preston passing like Bergamasco

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Auckman wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2026 7:33 pm That’s just really poor from the tight five

They have all been poor all night.

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Anyone thinking Ioane gets a test spot is braindead. Apart from his run ins, he has been really poor! Shocking efforts on d as well as a number of missed tackles. He still doesnt set up his outsides. Tavatavanawai ahead of him. Darry has played himself out with a moronic display. Sititi is so talent...

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I still expect we'll win comfortably, but this is definitely the weakest team we've fielded so far (understandably) with 10 players in the 23 who have 10 or fewer caps and several new combinations. Between that, playing at altitude, and the Lions team being reasonably settled without as many missin...

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Hopefully NZ can get up again and win one more. Won't be easy against an angry Boks. Pollard back at 10 with Reinach to start at 9... Back to basics next week from SA.. can NZ survive another onslaught without conceding too many points? Back to basics meaning even more box kicking from 9, and then ...

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Tehui wrote: ↑Sat Aug 22, 2026 6:07 pm Lots of heroes for the ABs in this game. Holland is the obvious one, but I want to give a shout out to Bower, Newell and Aumua who helped turn the tide in the second half.

All of this!

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Carley kept NZ in this game. The same Matthew Carley who handed out 800 yellow cards when Ireland's scrum disintegrated against the Boks last November has kept the card in his pocket today when the ABs were getting annihilated. Proof once again that English referees discriminate against Ireland. Fa...

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Our starting fron t row are old and not up to it. As soon as the bench boys come on we were almost the better scrum! DeGroot got smashed today, so did Lomax. Codie Taylor is past it

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Carley kept NZ in this game. The same Matthew Carley who handed out 800 yellow cards when Ireland's scrum disintegrated against the Boks last November has kept the card in his pocket today when the ABs were getting annihilated. Proof once again that English referees discriminate against Ireland. Fa...

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If PSDT aint on defence he offers nothing. Been saying it for years. Eben offers very little as well. Lets be honest, without Marx and Ox this scrum dominance doesnt exist! Wiese is a machine!!

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any Irish fan should be stoked with the ref as he let Ireland get away with Murder! After every scrum penalty advantage, Ireland then went on to do multiple illegal actions in the following phases. The flankers were unbound attacking the 9, off side at nearly every ruck to follow, holding the 9 at r...

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PSDT seems an odd choice I believe he is on his way to be one of the best players to ever play the game. His standards are so high, he never has a bad game. His workrate it off the charts. He does it match after match, so much so that we have come to expect nothing less and it can sometimes go off ...

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Stuff's AB player ratings - I would still put Holland as a 9.5 This is stupid. I don't recall any snipes from Roigard today, and he scored a crucial try from one last week. Grandpa wrote: ↑01 Nov 2025 22:08 Nah he is.. he's like Dan Carter at 9.. seems to have so much time. And what a pass he has. ...

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Kinghorn best on pitch right now. So close for Graham. Not sure if this is serious!! He was a non-event. Especially given that you norther lot like to put him in 'the best 15 in the world' conversation. Like most of the northern Hem players, good at club, average against south africa and the AB's. ...

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He is easily our best 10. Once he stats again in the AB's he will be the best in the world...again. At the last world cup he was far and away the best 10 in the world. He played in one of the worst ever AB teams against the best Springbok team ever with 14 players and directed the game masterfully. ...

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reds halfback is shithouse!! athletic but a poor 9. I like the locks and the 8 for the reds!
Morgan is so so - missed a few tackles tonight. Conan no impact. Would ike to see Huw Jones get more ball i think hes the best 13 on tour

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He's the kiwi cabbage, best not to engage Great comeback mate. But POM dove and you know it. Great decision. Hopefully it stops more players thinking they can milk cheap pens. It wasn't a 'comeback' it was statement of fact, something cabbage would struggle with too. Haha you mug that os not a fact...

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He's the kiwi cabbage, best not to engage Great comeback mate. But POM dove and you know it. Great decision. Hopefully it stops more players thinking they can milk cheap pens. He collapsed like a French striker in the box. Irish fans refusing to take accountability for POM diving. Just own it fella...

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Mate he was barely touched. HE TOOK A DIVE!! Very clear. At least be honest. Unless you think POM is a poof and gets put down by a touch which goes against all the tal anout how tough he is. If you call that a tackle you need another sport. Just stop it mate Perhaps you could explain to me then, wh...

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Why does it matter if PoM is back pedaling? He is still tackled without the ball and it opens up a hole for the French to go through...if he wasn't beck pedaling then he would have been part of the ruck...and it would have been fine. Mate he was barely touched. HE TOOK A DIVE!! Very clear. At least...

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Well done France - killed us in that 20 minute period in the second half. Not as down on the Irish performance as some. Not much went right, it happens. Score flattered France to a certain extent but they defended really well until the last 5. Still not sure wtf Gardner is thinking re the clear out...

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Well, we gifted them a 14 point swing. But is was the 27 unanswered points before that where the game was decided. When we can't make yards up front, our attack just stalls out. Yep youre right it doeas stall. That is the downside of being coached into system only. When do they ever score long rang...

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Well done France - killed us in that 20 minute period in the second half. Not as down on the Irish performance as some. Not much went right, it happens. Score flattered France to a certain extent but they defended really well until the last 5. Still not sure wtf Gardner is thinking re the clear out...

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Gifted us 14, and we still lose by 15. Very very sobering . Congrats France, fukking awesome. Well, we gifted them a 14 point swing. But is was the 27 unanswered points before that where the game was decided. When we can't make yards up front, our attack just stalls out. Yep youre right it doeas st...

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Gardner with the most atrocious ref performance in 6n history. Go back to super rugby and never again desecrate our tournament. No top job for you Easterby, persisting with Prendergast when everyone but deluded Leinster fans said he wasn't up to it. Andrew Goodman is a poor man's Mike Catt. Maybre ...

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