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Sensible Stephen

Their focus on Eden Park had been building for a long time. Pressure was immense to not be THE team to lose the unbeaten streak. Boks had their chances but were error prone. The following week NZ were spent mentally and the Boks had much to prove. A perfect storm. What does that mean and how do you...

Sensible Stephen

So interestingly (and inexplicably) the final round of the RC is outside of the window. So whats the deal with Skelton? Why did he go back to France? I dont understand, cant we say sorry, hes here until October? Or is he too scared to rock the boat of his pay masters? You say rock the boat but both...

Sensible Stephen

Dont get caught up in the AB hyperbole, it was still winnable at 65min, only then did NZ switch off. They could easily have won. But they looked like a Super team. They just gave up. the last 3? tries were just them waving the SA player through. It was bizarre. It was like they just thought the 10 ...

Sensible Stephen

Thomas wrote: ↑Tue Sep 16, 2025 2:57 am This will be a slaughter. ABs got manshamed badly and will be out for vengeance.

Agree.

But this NZ team is so up and down, I back us to win the second match.

Sensible Stephen

We can't win the next two games without him but he has contract fulfillments to honour, oh well. Is the RC outside of the international window? I read somewhere yesterday that Schmitt told him hes not required for the next 2 matches. Surely thats not right. https://www.world.rugby/organisation/gove...

Sensible Stephen

grievous wrote: ↑Mon Sep 15, 2025 11:44 pm We can't win the next two games without him but he has contract fulfillments to honour, oh well.

Is the RC outside of the international window?

I read somewhere yesterday that Schmitt told him hes not required for the next 2 matches. Surely thats not right.

Sensible Stephen

They just waved him through. 29 to nil in the second half. NZ mentally out of it

Sensible Stephen

NZ just not very good. I like our chances in the Bled.

Sensible Stephen

Lol. That one was forward. Haha wtf

Sensible Stephen

Arg are playing well, but we only have ourselves to blame. So much dumb shit.

Sensible Stephen

Card is harsh

Sensible Stephen

That was clown school stuff.

Sensible Stephen

How? Edmed....

Sensible Stephen

Sadly, it now seems both sides are thinking this of the other side. I don't have an answer, but the rapid breakdown of common ground, rational thought and basic humanity is heartbreaking. Kirk wasn't a love thy neighbour Christian, your response to that its to both sides it. In all honesty, your bo...

Sensible Stephen

Thomas wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 6:57 am
Sensible Stephen wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 6:52 am The video.... the gushing of blood. No way he was coming back from that.
He was dead within 20 seconds.

Like a movie, the blood pissing out. Wonder if he knew what had happened, or the blood loss was so quick that he blacked out in a split second.

Sensible Stephen

The video.... the gushing of blood. No way he was coming back from that.

Sensible Stephen

Its been 15 months since I stopped drinking every weekend. This year I've only had a drink on four occasions and each time no more than 3 drinks max. I do find myself craving a drink come Friday, but keeping my body lean plus the threat of hangovers is enough to stop myself. I have been the same wei...

Sensible Stephen

Yep. Those types of people and this joker that just offed have a very defined view of democracy and freedom. It’s really only for people who look, think and act like them. Democracy and Freedom is a defined hierarchy designed to serve white, straight, Protestant males at the top. It’s a warped and ...

Sensible Stephen

RIP for him. Regardless of politics I dont wish death on anyone. I feel for his family, I can only imagine their pain. You’re a better bloke than me because I don’t feel one bit of sympathy. Maybe for his kids, but that’s it. He’s a bloke who preached hate and violence against anyone who didn’t liv...

Sensible Stephen

mrbrownstone wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 2:59 am Not seen it commented on yet, but Lomax back starting.

Always going to happen when fit again or a reaction to the scrum last week? Probably a touch of both.

He was packing down in the scrum that got reemed last week. Your coach said he slipped.

Sensible Stephen

Too early to make a call, but seems like Rassie thinks hes smarter than actually he is. The average age of the squad, the constant rotation and the weird tactics all add up.

Sensible Stephen

It's hard not to think that Rassie Erasmus had already picked his teams for both tests prior to flying to NZ. Perhaps he's a crazy genius, but I would have thought that the Springboks would have benefited playing largely the same team and building cohesion? A clunky attack doesn't usually get bette...

Sensible Stephen

Aussie cobbers! I’m in Port Douglas until next week then down to Cairns for a week. Keen to watch Stags defend the log of wood and then into the ABs v Boks game. I’ve tried my VPN and Sky NZ app, but no luck. I’m thinking my best option is to just stump up for Stan Sport for a month then pull the p...

Sensible Stephen

towny wrote: ↑Thu Aug 28, 2025 4:38 pm This Puma team scares the bejesus out of me.

Their backs are scary asf.

Sensible Stephen

Is the Hurricanes no. 10 from the start of the year playing NPC? Goodwin? He looked the business before he got injured. You need to take a punt on talents like him. Your other Super Rugby 10s, Jacomb and Millar look military medium.

Sensible Stephen

We used to be a lot bolder with young guys coming through to test rugby (look how young McCaw/Carter/Beauden were when they debuted). Is the talent just not coming through or are we too conservative? Where’s the next 21 year old Beauden Barrett? I guess we have Holland, Sititi and Hotham. You have ...

Sensible Stephen

The recent price hike sucks, but Stan have added an extra 200,000 subscribers since they acquired the EPL... https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/nine-shares-jump-premier-league-deal-helps-stan-add-200-000-subscribers-20250826-p5mq05.html :shock: Though starting from the 3rd Lions test onwards...

Sensible Stephen

Anyways, Skelton goooooooone… https://www.theroar.com.au/2025/08/26/exclusive-skelton-out-of-rugby-championship-in-blow-to-wallabies-hopes-for-silverware/ I hope they redress the anyone is available comments. What if some time in the future we have 6 or 7 guys who have to leave the squad to go do p...

Sensible Stephen

Theres one of Wil Skelton crawling around the SA side of the ruck and f**king with the ball. Right in front of Doleman. Nothing.

I guess some respite in that he was hopeless for both sides.

Sensible Stephen

Seeing some of the stuff that was missed on reddit is just depressing.

Stuff happening right in front of him.

Sensible Stephen

towny wrote: ↑Sun Aug 24, 2025 10:29 am We will really see how good our depth is - these are the first stringers missing through injury:

1. Slipper
2. Faesler
3. AAA
4.
5.
6.
7.
8. Harry Wilson
9. Gordon / White?
10. Lolesio / Lynagh / Donaldson
11. Pietsch / Potter
12.
13. JAS?
14.
15. Wright

Argentina is going to be tough.

Sensible Stephen

Mixed feelings. We could have/should have? won this one. But we were pretty disrupted with early injuries.

On one hand I am happy we seem to be back as a top tier team. But I feel like we had a 2-0 tour there for the taking.

Sensible Stephen

SA will beat NZ at Eden Park. Just up up high balls and you will get them back 90% of the time.

NZ don't learn from their mistakes. Poor coaching set up.

Sensible Stephen

I don't know how they keep picking Reece

Sensible Stephen

NZ are useless in the air. Argentina kicking them out of the game.

Sensible Stephen

Thats a brilliant article, and lines up with how I feel. My boys (2,4) woke up at 5.30, so I put it straight on, no idea of the result. The young one paid attention for 10 mins before going and playing with his cars. The older one 30mins. He plays rugby now and loves it, but chooses who he is suppo...

Sensible Stephen

Now I just have to wait and see if Stan will get the NPC rights. They just raised their prices due to acquiring Pommie wendyball, I'm going to cancel if they don't keep the NPC. I wonder how much TVNZ paid for the NPC? I hope they have an actual plan to go really hard at promoting it (and of course...

Sensible Stephen

Just slightly changing subject, on decision making. One of threads here was rubbishing Ardie's captaincy after Scooter left field last week, on taking shots at goal or going for lineout. I just been watching inside rugby and they discussed that issue. Micheal Hooper was great to listen to , and all...

Sensible Stephen

I honestly don't know what to expect from this game. As long as we don't lose by more than 10 I think I'll be relatively happy.

Sensible Stephen

Can you confirm it was not fake? What do we know about the shooter? And why is there no scar on Trump's ear? What makes you so sure that it wasn't fake? Come on, a person was killed. Trump probably over played getting hit, but the shooter killed someone and wounded two others. Sure, but imo there’s...

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