Big G stuffed at last......opts for a penalty..

Big G stuffed at last......opts for a penalty..

Big G stuffed at last......opts for a penalty..

At last...........scored after 77mins.......and still 28mins to go...

Was that 3 penalties in the red zone.....could have been a fourth......looked like a penalty try to me as the blue flanker came off the scrum early.

Clancy is getting crap feedback from the line umpire, especially scrum feeds from Namibia.

Was that 3 penalties in the red zone.....could have been a fourth......looked like a penalty try to me as the blue flanker came off the scrum early.

Clancy is getting crap feedback from the line umpire, especially scrum feeds from Namibia.

Well done oz.......commiserations england..........about the pool of death.......it was interesting to see the netballers this year identify the four top teams and split them into two pools.....this would work in the rugby cup too as all would be alive in the quarters.......and the next four split o...

Well done oz.......commiserations england..........about the pool of death.......it was interesting to see the netballers this year identify the four top teams and split them into two pools.....this would work in the rugby cup too as all would be alive in the quarters.......and the next four split o...

Seven tries to one......if penalties had been taken.......I counted a possible 62 there today. I would have been upset if the 40 points had have been made up of 3 converted tries and 7 penalties. If anything, waiting round is not how most of our rugby is played like in this tournament.......we play ...

Best Wishes OZ........Go the West Islanders.....

Best wishes for Saturday Oz.....TAB NZ have Poms at 1.70 and Oz at 2.10......Cheika was right to claim underdog title.....go hard .....ANZAC and all that stuff.

Well done Wales.......keep attacking

I realise this is off topic......story in Stuff tonight.... Veteran horse racing commentator George Simon interrupted his call of the fourth race on the card at Tauranga on Wednesday to tell a joke. Not captivated by the four-horse field, which made the race a glorified trial, Simon saw it as an opp...

Freeking judiciary.......rugby has been hijacked by the Kiwisport police

The game's over.....it's not going to change the score.

#2 & #7

Barnes was ok in NZ v Argies.

Allowed the game to flow and pulled yellows at the right time for dumb decisions

He did all that can be expected of a ref......be consistent within the current game.

However....not all referees can be consistent across the code.

Manu Samoa.....huge kudos for recognising another warrior

Dumb richie......youre better than that...

Yup......best for a long time for stretching and numbing supporters nerves......and spectator interest....and for putting rugby on the map.......long live rugby union........magnificent game.

Top game.....best I've seen for a while. Big Ups :thumbup: to Japanese backline for magic for Goromaru's try.....would have scored that against ANY international team. Big Ups :thumbup: to captain Michael Leitch for turning down the penalty, and holding possession. Big Ups :thumbup: to Mafi for sett...

Just read this article in Stuff NZ about Form Book stats.......interesting....... CanNZ may be on to something. FORM IS NO GUIDE Ominously for New Zealand fans, the other World Cups where the All Blacks had similar lead-in form were 1991 and 2007. The All Blacks entered the 1991 tournament in Englan...

Thanks England........that's the best motivation the AB's need if or when they meet you.......Shag and Richie can relax now and wont have to sit up all night thinking of what to say in the sheds.....ps....Get a TV screen and video installed for the day.

Yup Marmight.......locally produced TV in NZ is pretty lightweight so wouldn't expect too much kiwi stuff to be found on your channels. British produced stuff here is number one in the household, aussie drama (exception flossy stuff like the soaps and reality shows) is reasonable, and the rest of th...

Bluebloods, Jack Irish, Miss Fisher

Been looking forward to this tourney for some time. Have been saving for a gardener because I dont intend to get out of my chair for a month. Whats even better is that the world cup is on at the same time as the itm and heartland comps. This is true rugby heaven. Will spend the next four days arrang...

Been looking forward to this tourney for some time. Have been saving for a gardener because I dont intend to get out of my chair for a month. Whats even better is that the world cup is on at the same time as the itm and heartland comps. This is true rugby heaven. Will spend the next four days arrang...

Only once. Married 15 months later.....42 years ago. Have a great life together with lots of laughs and family around us. She was big into sport, captaining representative teams. I was also, and did not have her talent, so lucky for us the kids benefitted from her genes not mine. Planning soon to bu...

Agree with AC that this is close to best to use first game up. Having watched the argies this year, and know barnes will be reffing, there's a cuppla things nz can expect: five metre linout rumbles, shots at goal from set play penalties, and droppies. AB's would be wise to play their natural fast di...

Agree with AC that this is close to best to use first game up. Having watched the argies this year, and know barnes will be reffing, there's a cuppla things nz can expect: five metre linout rumbles, shots at goal from set play penalties, and droppies. AB's would be wise to play their natural fast di...

........ah well .....its time to have a standby if everything turns to custard........Southland will put its hand up. We've got plenty of footie grounds that'll do at a pinch.....tokonui, wyndham, gore (2), pukerau, lumsden, waikaka, edendale, mossburn, te anau, nightcaps, invers (6), woodlands, win...

If japan fold.........1. South africa.....their turn.......or ...........argentina/ uruguay cohost.

If japan fold.........1. South africa.....their turn.......or ...........argentina/ uruguay cohost.