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mrbrownstone wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2023 3:01 pm Let's be honest, we all know this is effectively a semi final. Whoever wins this game and the France v SA game will meet in the final.

This side of the draw are playing for the trophy, the other side are playing for the 3v4 playoff.

This is the kind of thinking that knocked us out in 2019

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NZ TAB

Ireland $1.80
NZ $2.00

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Ireland are so far ahead of NZ right now, a loss against them next week would be a bigger upset than the 99 NZ v France semi. Don't choke boys.

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Just do what I do and put plenty on Ireland at the TAB, win win.

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That's how you exit.

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Well before? Ireland first made no. 1 in 2019. Now when did the cellar dwellers of Supe head north? And not just the real dreg Cheetahs. Ireland's results in 2019 include a loss to Japan. This year's Ireland is head and shoulders better than that 2019 side. I wonder what the difference might be? Ho...

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Someone can probably check but Jordies been well below his normal kicking percentage this year.

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France want to break 96 to assert dominance.

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Aberavon 2s. Imagine Aberavon 2s put Girling RFC to the sword and some dork started posting how terrible Girling was. Nobody has said Uruguay were "terrible", you absolute blouse. We're rugby fans. Should we sit around congratulating the Uruguay coaching, or should we actually analyse it? Your scre...

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Not at all. I thought Uruguay gave it everything in that first half, and their effort was a credit to them. But this is a rugby forum, so what use is there in us sitting around pretending that they were well coached when there was loads of evidence to the contrary. I'm sorry not to join the T2 circ...

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Again, on the point about shape I fundamentally disagree. I've only got highlights to work from here, so it's hard to find good examples of normal phase play. But here's their shape in multiphase before the replacement prop's try. https://i.ibb.co/m0RZZvm/Screenshot-2023-10-06-08-27-12-41-f9ee0578f...

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I disagree. If anything, I thought their effort and energy compensated for a fairly obvious lack of coaching. Their defensive shape was hilariously bad at times, and players honeypotted around the ball like an u7s football side. In attack they swarmed around the ball and put too many players into r...

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Here's an example of what I meant by the honeypotting and lack of defensive coaching. There are 5 players around DMac, who is running towards the touchline with two players shepherding him. Neither of those two players has eyes for anything other than the player running into touch. The only defende...

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Here's an example of what I meant by the honeypotting and lack of defensive coaching. There are 5 players around DMac, who is running towards the touchline with two players shepherding him. Neither of those two players has eyes for anything other than the player running into touch. The only defende...

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I fear Fozzie will use it as an excuse to drop Mo'unga and start BB and McKenzie. Never going to happen, there's no point even entertaining that thought, Foz is definitely on the conservative side and has made it clear who his backline is going forward. 9 Smith 10 Mo'unga 11 Telea 12 J Barrett 13 I...

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I fear Fozzie will use it as an excuse to drop Mo'unga and start BB and McKenzie. Never going to happen, there's no point even entertaining that thought, Foz is definitely on the conservative side and has made it clear who his backline is going forward. 9 Smith 10 Mo'unga 11 Telea 12 J Barrett 13 I...

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BB looking fast again He has the acceleration he needs, but the top speed looks to be a bit down. He is still faster than most. Just needs to stop kicking the ball away. Ireland will be hoping he plays so he kicks the ball to them and we have to defend. He’s a liability in big games if he kicks too...

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We've lost Lomax and de Groot has hardly played. No hands Nepo is likely to play. I'm worried about our hookers. Dane Coles seems to be the only one of the three vaguely in form... Have they announced something? Only that he has a ligament strain... enough to force him off... ligaments don't heal q...

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I get the feeling we're winning too easy like 2007. I thought we had a chance to make the final but I'm starting to get an out in the quarters vibe. Only saving grace is we already lost to France. That's my feeling too but if we can bring the intensity of mount smart anything can happen. If our top...

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I thought ALB was excellent and played his best game in some time. He has also lost pace like Goodhue but I don't recall him making a mistake. He took all the right options. ALB has been solid to good all year in the black jersey. Much better than recent seasons. I don't think he played well in Ble...

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Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 11:03 pm I thought ALB was excellent and played his best game in some time.

He has also lost pace like Goodhue but I don't recall him making a mistake. He took all the right options.

ALB has been solid to good all year in the black jersey. Much better than recent seasons.

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Auckman wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:03 pm I’d still have Roigard off the bench but Foster may well pick Christie after tonight.

Would be peak Foster if that happened.

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He made some mistakes but on balance he made a very strong contribution. He helped tidy up quite a bit of sloppy ball. Roigard? I hate to say it but Christie played better than Roigard. Christie only made 1 error from what I recall and was slow to two rucks, but at that stage of the match and score...

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Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 9:54 pm
Hurrifan wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 9:47 pm 3 for Fainga’anuku.

If you didn't watch the game you'd think he'd had a blinder

He made some mistakes but on balance he made a very strong contribution.

He helped tidy up quite a bit of sloppy ball.

Roigard?

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We had 9 turnovers lost in the first half. 4 from Roigard. Our ruck ball has been poor. We're clearly holding back and they're getting away with murder at the breakdown. Wouldn't read too much into it. There is absolutely no reason for poor breakdown work and conceding turnovers. You can hold back ...

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Interaction between Jordie Barrett and Lomax, reading between the lines he seems ok.

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I would say DMac needs to start the QF You have to play form players DMac his playing his way out of the 23. Which is it? Hes making high risk plays and messing them up against a minnow. Charge down for a disallowed try. Pass to grass for Jordan to pick up. A good piece of skill to recover his own ...

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Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:25 pm Uruguay have been great at the breakdown. Very disruptive. Our breakdown work has been very sloppy on our own ball. Worst for us so far at this tournament.

Perfect for us

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Magpie26 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:08 pm
rugga. wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:06 pm
Magpie26 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:03 pm

When was the last time they did anything else?
Last week
What did they do, must have missed it

Ka mate. Respecting the fallen soldiers.

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Magpie26 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:03 pm
JPNZ wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:00 pm Always anxious when they pull out kapa o pango for a minnow
When was the last time they did anything else?

Last week

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The RWC card lottery decisions continue.

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Anyone, when was the last time someone put 90+ on Italy? Don't quote me on this because I'm not 100% sure, but as far as I can find not since 1999. SA beat them 101-0 that year then we beat them 101-3 at the world cup. Since then, their biggest defeats I can find are 80-23 against England in 2001 a...

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Anyone, when was the last time someone put 90+ on Italy?

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Fun game to watch and great ball handling. Italy were softer than expected. Does this mean as long as we get the 5 points vs Uruguay we are through ? Italy still a chance, just have to beat France by about 190 odd points and they'll push us out. Not really - If that happens then France are out not ...

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Tuivasa wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 10:40 pm Fun game to watch and great ball handling. Italy were softer than expected.

Does this mean as long as we get the 5 points vs Uruguay we are through ?

Italy still a chance, just have to beat France by about 190 odd points and they'll push us out.

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The Italian defense was awful (particularly some of their backs), but strangely the ABs would have benefited from the match. The forward pack looks so much better with Frizzel on at 6. If the ABs manage to make the QFs, I would play Barrett at lock and play Retallick off the bench. Finally, it was ...

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Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 9:44 pm Anyone seriously believe we aren’t watching match fixing at this stage?

Amazing performances can look that way to the weak minded.

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Theflier wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 9:40 pm
Still think this is a poor ABs team and they will be losing badly in the semi finals

We made the semis?

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The All Blacks are in such disarray this Italian team will push them. All.week.long.

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 8:59 pm
rugga. wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 8:58 pm Big difference with J Barrett, Frizell back. Two of our in form players back was always going to make a difference.
I think the big difference is.. it's not France

Just enjoying the moment old boy.

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