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The hype leading up to the last game at Eden Park was the catalyst that led to the crash and burn in Wellington. The boys put so much pressure on themselves to preserve the fortress, that it ended up coming back to bite them. Perhaps it's time for a loss there just to get the bloody hoodoo out of th...

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I watched the Black Ferns v the Womens Springboks this morning. It was a great game, played in good spirits, but what a second half by the Black Ferns.

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Well done to the Springboks. They went back to their DNA, no bomb squad, no mid field line outs, just pure, brutal angry rugby. They have set a benchmark for the All Blacks to aspire to, and if the All Blacks manage to get up and win the next RWC, they might well be able to trace the genesis of that...

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IT'S GAME DAY. Not quite the hype of last week, with the Eden Park factor and Ardies 100th, but here's a few associated stats for this game. This is the 110th game between the two sides. The All Blacks have won 63. The Springboks have won 42. There have been 4 draws. In 15 games played in Wellington...

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No, that's not a knee jerk reaction at all, is it....

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Braxton Sorenson-McGhie has the best side step in international rugby right now.

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https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOQY8zekcTq/?igsh=MWhzOHM3MXoyZDhvcw== Turn up the volume in this clip. You hear a girls voice call out "Uncle Siya", and then Ardie's daughter wraps up Siya Kolisi in the biggest hug. Uncle Siya. I guess rugby is a brotherhood, and both teams (and supporters) would ha...

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True Blue wrote: ↑Sat Sep 06, 2025 4:02 pm Just watched the game...Savea and Christie and the two locks. Massive games from them.

Front row....wtf.

You have to add Parker in to the list of massive games. Just a good old Northland lad who tackled the Boks to a standstill.

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BlueThunder wrote: ↑Sat Sep 06, 2025 10:15 am When was the last time the All Blacks scrum got so utterly dominated? I was feeling good about our props before now.

I don't think that will ever happen again...

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Skiaddict wrote: ↑Sat Sep 06, 2025 10:12 am Quality humble guy Savea. Nice ceremony. Allergies acting up a bit and the wife asked what was wrong. Told her one of the greatest athletes in all of sport just gave credit to everyone else.

Yep, he knows what it takes to succeed.

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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 t...

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He's flouncing.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360795090 ... -think-now

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Should settle down for a while as the South Africans will be keeping a low profile for a week or so.

Good job the Irish aren't playing this weekend.

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What role does D-mac fill on the bench? When he came on, he slotted in to wing? If you want a genuine wing/fullback who covers 10, why on earth would you not put Love in there? Not only that, he's better under the high ball, and has a better kick. Better defender too.

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Ted. wrote: ↑Sun Aug 17, 2025 12:00 am Findlay.

I'm not a Christie fan, but I wish Ratima could pass as quickly and accurately as he does.

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Calling for Tavatavanawai to be selected over ALB, our best defensive midfielder, who can cover both 12 and 13 equally well, is the epitome of only watching one side of the ball. ALB tackled at 93.3% in SR this year. He's our best defensive midfielder and organiser by a distance. His versatility is...

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grouch wrote: ↑Sun Aug 17, 2025 1:17 am ....and likely have within their hands the ability to return Ireland to #1 AND return the Bled to the pristine open spaces of Rugby Australia's Trophy Cabinet.

Well, there are plenty of open spaces in that trophy cabinet, to be fair.....

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Zakar wrote: ↑Sun Aug 17, 2025 1:52 am
TEDS wrote: ↑Sun Aug 17, 2025 1:42 am Has anyone checked in on Campo?
He blocked me on twitter this morning

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A win is a win , however creaky . Plusses: great refereeing , particularly of the breakdown and a welcome change after the complete garbage of the Lions V Wallabies Tests . Even bigger plus , finally someone penalised for taking out players beyond breakdown/ruck . Good solid performance by the AB 8...

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went to bed at 22-5 down ....worst miss Eva just watched wtf!!!! That was amazing I don't think I would have been able to have gone back to sleep. Went to the shops just before, exchanging knowing nods with all the other middle aged dads wearing Wallaby jerseys Went to breakfast this morning at a l...

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"Humble pie! Order of Humble Pie for.Mr Campese!"

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If you're going to change the thread title, the last seven letters are redundant, by the way....

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Hmm, quiet in here innit......

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Hey Aussies.

Remember the last Lions tour of NZ, and the series ended up as a draw because a NH ref didn't have the guts to award a penalty after a Lions player had clearly played at the ball in an offside position?

Remember that?

I do.

Bloody sucks, don't it.

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As a lot predicted, NZ were clunky for an hour... not enough people at ruck time (playing like Super Rugby?) and too passive at the breakdown... slowly but surely in the second half, the All Blacks started dominating the rucks and France couldn't get out their 22 for the last 20 minutes... despite ...

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Who is Beauden's backup in 10? D-Mac is a very good rugby player. He is able to hugely influence games at Super Rugby Level, but when he has a bad game, it's a shocker. Look at the Super Rugby final. He tried to do too much on his own, and it choked everyone else around him. He is often found wantin...

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As a lot predicted, NZ were clunky for an hour... not enough people at ruck time (playing like Super Rugby?) and too passive at the breakdown... slowly but surely in the second half, the All Blacks started dominating the rucks and France couldn't get out their 22 for the last 20 minutes... despite ...

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Second time a held up from an offside position. No idea why that wasn't picked up by the TMO either. Seriously remiss. Ref explained that he reckoned ball was up so fair game- nit sure I agree, but we are not securing the ball cleanly at all near the line That doesn't mean you can join a maul from ...

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WoodlandsRFC wrote: ↑Sat Jul 19, 2025 8:48 am
merlin the happy pig wrote: ↑Sat Jul 19, 2025 8:47 am 5 well offside there, ball not out
Second time a held up from an offside position.

No idea why that wasn't picked up by the TMO either. Seriously remiss.

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Reiko out, Sevu to the left, Jordan to the right, Jordie onto the bench. It's probably not the worst thing to have Jordan helping Love out at the back on his first start. It's a pity the couldn't do a straight swap with Narawa. Jordie has a heavy workload. Given Jordie has played in every backline ...

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Lions, Lions, Lions. That's all I can find out about the 2025 squad. Both Jack and Shit. Even shit provinces like Hawkes Bay have a team you can find with a quick web search and yet the champs have nothing. Must be trying to avoid confusion with the mob on tour in Aus at the moment. The full squad ...

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Love looks very good at 15 in Super rugby in the dry. July in a test match on a wet evening, I wonder if he'll just have the same issues that DMac does. I think we'll see a similar evolution to DMac, hopefully he'll transition to 10 better than DMac has. It won't be wet....but it will be bloody col...

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News being reported here in New Zealand now. Stu came to prominence about the same time as I started following Rugby. Growing up in Wellington, he loomed large over the Rugby landscape there, and his wing partnership with Bernie Fraser was something special. That Wellington back three of Fraser, Wil...

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CrazyIslander wrote: ↑Sat Jun 07, 2025 12:23 pm I predict the ABs will struggle with Roigard as their 9. Hesnot a great distributor

Umm, how many tries were scored by the Hurricanes backs tonight??

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Nic Berry is the most god-awful referee that ever refereed.

Wouldn't know how to ref a breakdown if he had it slowed down and colour coded.

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Kirifi posted an image of his ear on his Instagram this morning.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DKVi4S6TID0 ... RyOXFjdQ==

Ouch......

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Bit of a spanking to be fair. I thought after the tickle up they got from the Chiefs last week that MP might turn up with a bit of a point to prove, but it would appear that the Hirricanes were still smarting from the trip to Albany earlier this season. PUJ and Proctor both firing are a hell of a mi...

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