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Tuivasa

Eden Park win was good, happy az . This is the big test though. Let's see if we are good enough to back it up.

Tuivasa

I agree. I'm a Reiko fan. He hasn't been at his best but he always gets too much haters . However I agree that it's concerning he doesn't take on the outside space much anymore, lost a bit of pace and acceleration. I'm always down for new talent out wide. We need more pace and destruction from our b...

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FujiKiwi wrote: ↑Sun Sep 07, 2025 6:32 am Wouldn't Martin Guptill be considered a great New Zealand cricketer? I defer to "Beyond Cow Corner" on this.

Yes in odi cricket he is a NZ legend.

Tuivasa

The lollabies play in NZ vs The All blacks every year . They haven't won here since 2001.
That is hilariously bad. Get a better team and start whinging once you are actually competitive

Tuivasa

Congrats on defending that incredible Eden park Record. Great accuracy going 14-0 up early on and sorry to see Narawa then got injured. Good lineout spoils but some scrumwork for Wellington. The difference for me was the ABs execution in the opposition '22. The Springbok youngsters such as SFM and ...

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High balls were much better than I expected. McKenzie did great This Mackenzie was great. If Will Jordan does not improve in this area he should be dropped. He is a massive liability at the moment with high kicks . He caught one once in the air and then dropped it as he landed. He should just be ge...

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Positives, Parker was great, a top find. D-mac and Christie both had very good games, although Christie is a bit one dimensional at times. Forwards did everything well except scrum. Ardie was huge as usual. Sititi had some nice touches. Negatives. High balls, scrums. But overall, what a test match ...

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For anyone not connecting the dots: despite multiple training injuries, Tupou looking like he’s dropped 15kg in two weeks, and a string of painful come-from-behind wins … the reality is we’re outlasting everyone on pure fitness. That’s both impressive and concerning. Because if we didn’t have to cl...

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Nah they had a off day and it still took everything out of the All blacks to hang on.. at Eden park.

They are still very good.

Tuivasa

Positives, Parker was great, a top find. D-mac and Christie both had very good games, although Christie is a bit one dimensional at times. Forwards did everything well except scrum. Ardie was huge as usual. Sititi had some nice touches. Negatives. High balls, scrums. But overall, what a test match ...

Tuivasa

What a game in terms of intensity
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Very happy we won.

Congrats Ardie Savea on 100 tests. One of the All black greats. A legend

Tuivasa

Go the All Blacks!! Bur not confident to be honest. Don't want to lose the Eden park record.. But we have been so inconsistent under Roberston and just not learning. I don't think the current players we have - especially the backline are good enough to be the best in the world consistently. Anyway -...

Tuivasa

Abs strategy was pathetic. BB bailed us out. Scott Robertson looking like a super rugby flake with no test rugby mettle just like Wayne smith and ronnie Deans

Tuivasa

Scott Robertson is rubbish. Foster's team would have put 50 on this English team.

Scott Robert son should stick to super rugby. Like Deans and weak minded Wayne Smith they aren't mentally tough enough for test rugby .

Tuivasa

Congrats SA.
Very proud of the AB's but we weren't good enough today.
Enjoy the win guys.

Tuivasa

Well done SA. Great defense.
Very proud of All Blacks

Tuivasa

Nothing wrong with the 7-1. Between Kwagga and Reinach they have the whole backline covered, so they’re going with an extra forward. I think it ends up hurting them more than anything because if the backrow is having a good game they end up pulling someone that was playing well and the pack can get...

Tuivasa

From 95 onwards, every WC final has featured at least one previous winner. 07, 15, and 19 were all contested between two previous winners. I don't remember anywhere near the same level of outcry then, can someone tell me what has changed? People just sick of South Africa and New Zealand I suppose. ...

Tuivasa

Shît draw/pools and boring semi-finals... Watching SA vs NZ for the fourth time this year is just too much for me... I'll have better things to do next week-end. You seem a bit sour, how can you not want to watch the RWC final no matter who is playing. Booooooooo! It's just another French cry baby

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clementinfrance wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 10:04 am Shît draw/pools and boring semi-finals...

Watching SA vs NZ for the fourth time this year is just too much for me... I'll have better things to do next week-end.

It's only the 2nd proper time. 1 was a friendly. Don't know where you got 4th from though.
Better than watching chokers France anyday

Tuivasa

Lol its 3/9 for both teams. SA failed to qualify for 87 and 91 which is worse than getting out in the Popl stages

Tuivasa

All Blacks by 10.

Tuivasa

Close at half time as I expected. Sa to run away with it in last 25 min. I feel England should have been up by more by now but needed to go for the tr thg rather than take 3.
That may cost them in the end

Tuivasa

England should have gone for the try then. Taking 3 points is silly in that situation

Tuivasa

Our set piece is now our major weapon. Our lineout is arguably as good as it's ever been, and our scrum seemingly won penalties at every engagement. Our pack is playing like the Crusaders, it's great to see Jason Ryan's influence up front. This. Ryan's influence has been unbelievable. I quit the Ba...

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Our set piece is now our major weapon. Our lineout is arguably as good as it's ever been, and our scrum seemingly won penalties at every engagement. Our pack is playing like the Crusaders, it's great to see Jason Ryan's influence up front. This. Ryan's influence has been unbelievable. Thanks to Fos...

Tuivasa

It would be hilarious if Foster wins the WC :lol: Doubt you need worry about that. Probably not to be fair. SA look very impressive. But then again, so did Ireland.... Sa have looked impressive but so have the AB's I think if it's the final AB go in as favs . We are the better team slightly imo and...

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Really cry baby attitude from Irish journalists /supporters.
Anyone surprised though? Northern hemisphere gotta northern hemisphere.

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Winnie wrote: ↑Fri Oct 20, 2023 10:05 pm How many sticks will be allowed for the kiwi pre game dance for the final?

fudge off bigot

Tuivasa

Hard to believe this team is 80min from a title. Why? They’ve always had the potential. People look to Boks warm up at Twickenham like it meant something while disregarding the demolition of SA in Auckland with a trophy on the line. Look to the games that truly matter. This. Foster has done a fanta...

Tuivasa

This game was a disgrace. It went entirely as expected from more than a year or two out. As I said on our thread, you can't expect every knockout in the WC to be very good games. We've already had 4. Which is probably the norm. We might get lucky and get a fifth tomorrow. 2019 had two compelling se...

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quarter2four wrote: ↑Fri Oct 20, 2023 9:52 pm Warburton BS about NZ wanting to give the fans something by playing on

?
That is absolutely correct though.

Fantastic game by AB. Argie didn't play badly, AB were just great.
Just need to work on goal kicking though

Tuivasa

Real semis were last week. Real semis will be found in a few months time in the 6N, when this shit is on I often forget how lucky we are to have such a tournament struggle to enjoy SH games with SH refs, so many rules aren't refereed its like watchign NFL, I don't knw the sport well enough to enjoy...

Tuivasa

Not nervous at all because I have no expectation for this tournament. But I am getting excited. It's too early to watch live, but I look forward to getting up early and watching it. We have a great chance of making our first RWC final since 2015. That's about where I'm at. I expected to be out in t...

Tuivasa

Yeah would be desperate but it only takes 1 injury .
I honestly think he'd do an ok job with his skillset though.

Tuivasa

I'm pretty nervous now. But excited still. All blacks by 12.

Tuivasa

DMac is likely to be first choice 10 next year.. will Jordie Barrett possibly be considered as a bench option that can cover 10? We won't have much depth or experience there so its possible Why would Jordie Barrett move to the bench to cover 10 when he's the first choice 12 currently? Perofeta was ...

Tuivasa

DMac is likely to be first choice 10 next year.. will Jordie Barrett possibly be considered as a bench option that can cover 10?
We won't have much depth or experience there so its possible

Tuivasa

It was an amazing performance don't get me wrong but I've heard Matt Williams ramble on about the soft tries Ireland conceded, just missed tackles apparently, when we let in two veeeeery soft tried. Who'd have thought of marking a halfback of a maul after just getting your 9 put in the bin? Frizzel...

Tuivasa

I think game will be closer than most expect but SA will finish stronger in the last 25 min and win by 10-15 points.

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