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Am I the only one that watched Inoue pound tf out of Tapales?

He really is something else, p4p for me, although I do like Bud.

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I’ve never heard that from Lennox. If Buster Douglas and Evander can beat Tyson then young/late 20s Lennox sure can. I think a tall rangy skilled fighter with a great jab was always going to give Mike problems. If I recall correctly Ruddock gave him all he could handle as well. He was beaten by Bus...

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Seriously, why is anyone surprised, Wilder is a bum, Joe is a proper boxer, this was always on the cards.

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I had no idea the coaching/management team was so big…

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all ... acks-staff

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My first thought was Allan Hewson. Didn't he kick a match winning drop goal against the 1981 Springboks. I remember the days when a free kick was awarded,na player would tap it and send it to another who would go for a droppie, vague memories of fullbacks being the blokes taking most of the shots a...

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I’m quite happy BB has signed on for another cycle, you can’t replace experience like his. He might be past his best but he is still a hell of a rugby player and if he is playing well enough to get picked for the ABs good luck to him. As for Mo, if he doesn’t want to be an AB then he isn’t the bloke...

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I’ve never liked the idea and still don’t. We need NZ rugby to be as strong as possible and I don’t see how that can happen with our best playing somewhere else. Although I am open minded about players moving to Aussie Soup teams and still being eligible.

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Yeah, I’ll be going again, enjoyed it last time, Saturday and Sunday games look pretty good so will be attending both this days.

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With all those exodus players moving on lets consider Razor's likely first up 23 for 2024: 1. Ethan De Groot 2. Samisoni Taukei'aho 3. Tyrell Lomax 4. Scott Barrett 5. Sam Darry 6. Akira Ioane 7. Dalton Papali'i (c) 8. Ardie Savea 9. Cam Roigard 10. Damian McKenzie 11. Mark Tele'a 12. Jordie Barret...

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Got a question. All the talk about halfbacks etc, we all think it Roigard, then perhaps Fakatava, Christie, Ratima etc in no particular order etc, and not arguing. Just wondering why a few more aren't starting to throw young Hotham from Mako/Crusader in the mix. I strongly suspect with a decent sup...

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F-cVSSgbEAAIMQH?format=jpg&name=900x900 I don't think there is a team that has added more quality forwards to their roster than the Rebels (Tupou, LSL are big gets). Couple of good centre options in Proctor and Daigunu (who was a revelation at 13 for QLD and Australia A)...

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Surprised Alex Harford missed out given we are light at 10, guy looks like a prospect to me. Otherwise as expected.

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Havili as a backup 10. :lol: The comedy. Perofeta or Love, probably. Yep, no way David Havili is going to be starting at 10 for the ABs! Hahaha Jesus! I’m not convinced that DMac is the answer either, the bloke is too erratic. We just need a solid 10 who does the basics well and takes on the line o...

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England look well drilled and clinical, Ferns look like a complete rabble in comparison.

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Man, they absolutely thrashed the Kangaroos there, played almost the perfect game. So good.

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Funny thread, we just made a WC Final but are in decline… ok. You had the jammiest path to a RWC final ever seen. You only had to win one hard game - and world rugby even loaded the dice for you for that one too. Uruguay and a 9 day turnaround versus Ireland who had to play the Boks and then Scotla...

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Funny thread, we just made a WC Final but are in decline… ok.

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I think ScoBa would be a great captain but given his last role Robertson May deliberately choose a non-crusader to balance out the power within the group…… I’d rather he just choose who he thinks is the best man for the job no matter what franchise they play for and I reckon that’s exactly what he’...

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So what? They did what they had to and won the thing, that’s all that matters. Good on them. Yeah, but if they do that by destroying the game in the process, what do you win but a decaying corpse. Compare this final to 2015. Which would you rather watch again. I don’t believe they are destroying th...

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There is definitely some anxiety in NZ around rugby as financially we need test rugby and being a small market we need test rugby to have broad rather than niche appeal. Open running rugby is an easier sell than grinding defense. If the Boks style are seen as the template for a successful rugby tea...

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So what? They did what they had to and won the thing, that’s all that matters. Good on them. Do you really want to see a team win a game but destroy the sport at the same time? Geez, that game they played against France in the 1/4s was one of the best tests ever played, are we just going ignore tha...

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So what?

They did what they had to and won the thing, that’s all that matters.

Good on them.

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When is Sam Canes red card tribunal? Are the All Blacks appealing it on any grounds? Mitigation due to direction change / dipping … It’s amazing to me that the “victim” doesn’t have to have an HIA after a head clash that is deemed red card worthy. I mean, high degree of danger right? So why tf is h...

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I have to say, I feel for Cane, poor bastard, yeah he deserved the card but he didn’t go out there to do that and as he said, he’ll have to live with that for the rest of his days. For someone who has dedicated his life to rugby and the ABs the poor bugger must be devastated. I’m in no mood to bag t...

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Yep, congrats to the Boks and their fan base, I’m happy for you.

No complaints here about the ref or TMO, you got the win and that’s all that matters.

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It wasn’t our day today, that’s the way it goes. Not like we didn’t have our chances we just didn’t take them. Again, we’ll done to the Boks and their supporters.

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Congrats Saffas, we’ll done.

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Boks smashing us, PSDT is some player.

Still, only 6 points in this.

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LETS GO BLACK!!!

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Doesn’t look like Stan has NZ commentary for this game. Bugger.

Edit: found it

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I meant that in the sense that if they can win in, then any team can win it. It means that a team doesn't have to have any form to be considered a RWC chance. You can be horribly out of form for 4 years, lose to everyone, have a shit coach and captain and suffer your worst ever thrashing a week out...

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I've honestly never been less nervous about a final. I didn't expect to get past the quarters. In fact, I wouldn't have been surprised if Italy had beaten us and we failed to get out of our group. The QF and SF wins were unexpected and pleasant bonuses, so IMO the team has already exceeded my expec...

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The mad bastard may go out a winner, I’ll be happy for him if he does, blokes grown on me as we’ve moved through the tournament.

But excited for the change that’s coming.

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Man that was a good game, Wallaroos simply outstanding.

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Some real determination on D by the Aussies.

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Dallinger has Made a big difference for the Wallaroos, McKenzie didn’t have a great WC at 10.

Very nice try.

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Great defence from the Aussie Ladies there.

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Interestingly, the NZ backline also has potential dual-position players, but perhaps not as extensive as the Boks. Dickmo can cover 9 BB can cover 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Will can cover 11, 14, 15 Rieko can cover 11, 12, 13, 14 Young Barrett can cover 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Dmac 9, 10, 11, 14, 15...

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Mererangi Paul is quickly becoming a favourite of mine…

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