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If Barnes had such a great final why did the TMO seem to get involved so much more than usual? If I recall correctly he missed the Cane and Kolisi tackles, the knock on that called back the try etc. Was he letting things slide and the TMO wasn’t having it? He seemed to be calling things incorrectly...

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iarmhiman wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 1:47 pmNothing. If anything when she becomes leader, she will make the Tories unelectable which is awesome. The Corbyn of the right if you like.

Not sure if you've noticed the polling but it is Sunak who is making the Tories unelectable, the Tory public did not, have not and will not vote for this man.

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If this didn't happen the All Blacks would've beaten France and gone on to win the World Cup.

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Purely (un)educated guessing... Australia will continue to decline and lose Lions series 3-0. Argentina will stagnate, matches v Australia will be annual RC Wooden Spoon. England will strengthen playing "boring" rugby. Fiji will be universally accepted as one of the Tier 1 rugby teams. France will s...

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England can beat Ireland at Twickenham if they keep 15 players on the field.

Away matches much trickier, although Scotland is do-able, France perhaps not so much...

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Daly has clearly stepped up his force in the tackle.

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They also went for the corner instead of opting for the points. Going for the corner in the rain, in the final and against a team known for its defence. Madness. Another product of weak goal kicking. Game was there to be won. Difficult when you don';t have confidence in the kicker to slot them. Sam...

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redderneck wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 11:28 am To Australia? Meh. Send Scotland, coached by Borthwick.

Maybe not Scotland, but Townsend should be coach. It would be a guaranteed entertaining series.

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Or not, take the high road, guard the spirit of the game and leave the theatrics for the drama queens. ;) The drama queens are getting the attention. The quiet teams get ignored. Bring the drama!! Nah I really don’t like seeing those UK captains carry on like they do. The behaviour of Sexton, Bigga...

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Courtney Lawes, England's captain and best forward.

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Who is Tom Foley, is he related to Axel?

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It would've played out like the SF in 2019

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We did actually have some good rugby.... Most of the matches were good. what?! Contrary to the above, I think we've let our standards slip. That Ireland vs SA was getting labelled 'the greatest game of all time' by some. It was turgid crap. Some of the games we were getting in the late 90s or early...

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However, Faz will still be at 10 come the 6 nations and we'll be wasting time playing kick/chase all day. What if they win? Who are we beating? Italy and maybe Wales and Scotland at a push. We won't know until we play them, but if the team plays to their strengths (and the coach's), they have a muc...

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However, Faz will still be at 10 come the 6 nations and we'll be wasting time playing kick/chase all day. What if they win?

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Earl is great at picking up from the base of a scrum and making yards, would be a shame to lose that. I can't keep up with rugby's law changes but is it legal for a flanker to pick up from 7?

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We will see, we now have a coach appointed through merit, it may not make a difference but at least he has earned his place. The fact we made a WC final and got within a point with 14 men with a coach who had very few credentials is testament to there still being some quality there. Graham Henry sh...

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No - not until the NHers admit that their only input into the Final was to fu c k it up. He choked. The officials did quite well overall, very tough, close match to referee but they got most calls, especially the big ones, correct. Not perfect, but that's rugby. It's not true though. Barnes literal...

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Why are people debating a ruck penalty from the 17th minute? Whether it was the right call or not, there were another 60 mins plus for both teams to do something about it.

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I'm alright. Just pissed that Barnesy chose Sunday to have a poor game - and that he let the TMO walk all over him. It's not the end of the world but I'm not going with the "best in the world" bullshit any more. Still happy to give full credit to the Saffers - they did it with an almost impossible ...

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The guy needs to do a lengthy stretch in prison.

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Unfortunately, it goes with the territory at this point. Losing hurts.

The officials did very well overall on what was a tense, closely fought test match. I think the vast majority of considered rugby fans concur.

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Savea player of the year :lol: What a kick in the balls to SA :thumbdown: Still, they have the Cup and that's what matters. Disrespectful against Savea, he has been immense. I think you can argue coach of the year. If NZ won the World Cup back to back, didn't get the coach award, didn't get the pla...

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do these awards not include the world cup? 1 world cup winner in the team of the year seems absurd. frace/ireland seem over represented unless it doesnt include world cup also andy farrell coach of the year? ireland had a great six nations,but he then failed to get ireland past the QF again. coach ...

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Akkerman wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:27 pm Savea player of the year

What a kick in the balls to SA

Still, they have the Cup and that's what matters.

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Akkerman wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:23 pm a combined team of the year with about 10 irish & french, seems a bit wrong after the tournament

Nienaber might feel a bit aggrieved too, will Etzebeth at least get the player award...

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You call his post rancid and then picks JDV over De Allende? JDV was injured in 07 and Steyn replaced him. In 2011 SA lost to Aus in the quarters with JDV and by 2015 he was well past it and lost in the semi. De Allende has been a stalwart in a team that won a WC back to back. Not even a debate imo...

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World Rugby awards are taking place right now I believe...

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Yeah, Etzebeth over Botha.

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So much depends on coaching appointments. The SH sides all seem to have new coaches? Kiwis, new coach, unknown abilities at test level. Australia new coach. Fiji new coach. Argentina undecided. What's the story with South Africa? Ireland's trajectory is upwards under Farrell, England under Borthwick...

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10 is not an easy one, I don't think there are any outstanding candidates Mounga was ok up to the final, but failed to put his mark on it as he should have. Still, I don't see a more complete 10 at this tournament. Pollard for those kicks alone. For kicks alone you might have gone for Farell The co...

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Akkerman wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 5:46 pm 10 is not an easy one, I don't think there are any outstanding candidates

Mounga was ok up to the final, but failed to put his mark on it as he should have. Still, I don't see a more complete 10 at this tournament.

Pollard for those kicks alone.

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I suppose it’s time to stop being bitter about the WC, right? I had sort of accepted it but yesterday's game has made it seem even more that we have missed a huge opportunity. NZ played their best frickin game in years to just about knock us out :( Didn't they have zero knock ons vs us and how many...

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The Frizell one and Savea penalty apology are both interesting when thinking about the evolution of the laws and use of technology. I’m pretty relaxed about what happened - it’s a fast paced game and no one is perfect - but it will be interesting over time to see how they tweak things. Will they al...

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The Seis Naciones.

I do need a little rugby detox first, but then I'll be ready for it.

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Thing is most Australian rugby fans are aware there are many issues with Australian rugby and they don't expect the coach to perform miracles and be a world class team but they do expect them to be competitive against most teams and show that they are improving and building for something bigger. We...

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Crappy news, 54 seems way too young to pass on but he always seemed likeliest because of personal problems. Worth noting that as much as we liked the character, he didn't like people calling him Chandler, he was not that guy. Friends was great when I was younger, but I couldn't watch it nowadays, Fr...

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Jones is a heck of a coach, his career record shows that but he should've taken some time out after the England job to assess where things went wrong, jumping into a difficult Australian job straight away wasn't wise at all. Needs to humble himself, particularly with regards to assistant coaches. A...

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fatcat wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 12:48 am Gorgeous Chloe and The Hask have split up.

So I read, but I can't get past the notion it's promo for their ITVBe reality show (no I haven't been watching it).

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