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Also think reading rugby forums has given me a different view, when I see people stating publicly the hate coaches/players/refs/teams etc ,I realise that if I was ever that bad, I know I would have to step back, I love and enjoy the game to much to let it be something that would get me upset.. I th...

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Mr B - picking Goodhue over Ioane remains comical and good for a laugh… —————— To the question about about having the cattle I think we have multiple issues - some of which I think Robertson will solve. 1. Players now are not as good as prior years eg none of current team make the 2015 team (so per...

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I see Leicester Fainga’anuku may get game time at centre on Thursday. As possibly looking at him as bench cover in the quarterfinals for wing and centre. Would allow DMac on the bench too. Leicester is going to cover 12 and 13,” Foster said. “Obviously, Davey (Havili) would have been in there, he’s...

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He missed 4 tackles which isn't good enough but the rest of his game was good. He's obviously still the number one pick though because he's being rested against Uruguay. I called for him to be replaced after the Blues semi this year with Ennor. Rieko missed 3 tackles in that game so this is nothing...

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I'm shocked so many have taken the bait of these comments. It seemed like pretty transparent mindgames to try to speed up the game ahead of the QF. Hopefully we get Raynal... Gotta give Fozzie some credit that he's gotten so many bites. One of his better efforts. Nothing shocking about a bunch of s...

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Is it not the case that you simply don't have the cattle in some positions, either through form or fitness, or simply lack of talent? The number one problem of Foster was picking Cane at 7. It meant that he picked Savea at 8 and we've had an unbalanced loose trip for the whole cycle putting pressur...

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ALB is bang average and lucky to make this squad ahead of better players currently playing NPC. Such as? I'd have Bryce Heem, Proctor or McLeod over him. I'd even be tempted for Rene Ranger. I think ALB used to be good, but has been in a form slump the last couple of years and now adds little to no...

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I really hope you're right, but I simply can't see Foster dropping Reiko. I'm right there with you as a big ALB fan, despite a recent form dip. I hope he's back to full fitness and we see a big game from him this weekend to prove some doubters wrong. Well, assuming perhaps naively that Scotland & I...

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So far this year, Reiko Ioane's defensive stats read as follows: Tackles made: 44 Tackles missed: 15 Tackle percentage: 74.5% That is frankly abysmal. He has had games against Argentina and Italy where he's missed 5 and 4 tackles respectively. If that happens in a knockout game, we lose. Simple as ...

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Whisper it, but this backline might be better than the one we actually run out in the quarter final. DMac is an upgrade on BB, and also doesn't clog the first receiver role, thereby improving Mo'unga too. ALB is still a defensive upgrade on Reiko. Telea and Fainga'anuku are about even, though Faing...

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I really hope not. Furlong will destroy him. It's looking like it though isn't it? Would they risk De Groot with hardly any match time in the past month? Ofa isn't that bad a scrummager... is he? Though I guess he is a better tighthead than loosehead.. It's a really good question. But surely there'...

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Here it is: New Zealand: 15 Damian McKenzie, 14 Will Jordan, 13 Anton Lienert-Brown, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Leicester Fainga’anuku, 10 Richie Mo’unga, 9 Cam Roigard, 8 Luke Jacobson, 7 Sam Cane (c), 6 Shannon Frizell, 5 Tupou Vaa’i, 4 Sam Whitelock, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Ofa Tuungafasi Rep...

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To think as it stands we are two games away from a possible last two rounds of the Six Nations situation France Ireland Wales and England are all already in the QFs or odds on to make it and all of them can realistically win their QFs I see Nienaber has brought up the spectre of Ireland & Scotland ...

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Indeed. NZ went unbeaten in the RC, then got somehow written off on the back of one poor game against SA. This might not be a golden generation, and they might not have their ideal coaching setup, but you'd be mad to write off the Kiwis. Yes, but struggle to see them winning it. Their pack is too w...

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Ronan O'Gara reckons the Italy game highlights the All Black's biggest weakness.. line speed on defence. Says we're too slow and we use an outdated system. But apart from that, not too bad. It was deflating seeing everyone bite in whenever there was a dummy runner combined with a loop around. Overl...

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Clearly not worthy holders. The Log o Wood should revert to the Lions. I believe giving it to Canterbury is the only logical option to restore the Shield's integrity. I can't think of a good claim why, but it feels right. Here’s the reason why. They are true guardians of the shield. In 1994 when Ca...

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All three teams were mostly written off before the world cup, although New Zealand were seen as the strongest outsider. And all 3 seem to be performing above expectations. Are we witnessing the rise of a world cup upset? We've lost to France and beaten Namibia and Italy. We're performing precisely ...

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Ronan O'Gara reckons the Italy game highlights the All Black's biggest weakness.. line speed on defence. Says we're too slow and we use an outdated system. But apart from that, not too bad. I saw that. Wonder if they might change that for the QF, just quietly? Of all the systems, changing your defe...

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If Christie is, by some miracle, included in the match day 23, I'll be pissed. Keep him for the Uruguay game, but for the life of me, I have no idea what Foster sees that I don't. Prepare to be disappointed Dutchie. After the Wallabies debacle Foster will double down on conservative experience pick...

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Who caries on like that after they just belted a team that is obviously in a massive crisis? And then they go and cry when all the neutrals are against them. Maaaaaate. Anyone with a room temperature IQ could tell he was on a ridiculously exaggerated wind-up. The traditional banter & wind-ups are f...

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This thread.

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The tracker should concentrate on uninterrupted paths of the passer and receiver i.e. if they were to continue on the same line and at the same speed, without being interfered with by a tackle for example. Then we can see the trajectory of the ball relative to both; if the ball does not go forward ...

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The terms “pass forward” or “forward pass” are abominations under Law. A tell that the person speaking isn’t a serious individual. It adds additional confusion to the analysis through its imprecision and lack of formal definition. Insistence on use of the correct legal term is not only proper, it w...

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A throw forward… This one would be a pass forward no? Even though it wasn't forwards, it was fine The terms “pass forward” or “forward pass” are abominations under Law. A tell that the person speaking isn’t a serious individual. It adds additional confusion to the analysis through its imprecision a...

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That's basically an aerobic game, rather than an anaerobic one. Can field fat guys, like American football. It’s not very attractive for rugby. In fact it’s the worst outcome for world rugby having the game reduced to oversized monsters grinding out low scoring match and walking from set piece to s...

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Good luck to Japanese rugby if they end up hiring this snake oil salesman. No one should offer him a contract longer than 2 years. How much store should we put in the newspaper article of Jones interviewing with Japanese Rugby? People seem to be assuming this to be true, but how reliable is that? I...

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TranceNRG wrote: ↑Sun Sep 24, 2023 9:03 am Good luck to Japanese rugby if they end up hiring this snake oil salesman.

No one should offer him a contract longer than 2 years.

How much store should we put in the newspaper article of Jones interviewing with Japanese Rugby? People seem to be assuming this to be true, but how reliable is that?

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So far I have counted 1,536 times that O'Keeffe should have blown the whistle according to the posts on here. The ball was in play 25 minutes. Looks like those posters didn't want any rugby to be played. 25? I heard 23. Anyway the Saffer coaching staff presumably think that is far too much and will...

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Think the ABs will sneak this, maybe unconvincingly, and creep into the Quarters very much under the radar. And then we can only hope they were holding something back all along like 2015. Not sure about that though....

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Were Ireland ranked higher last World Cup? After a loss to Japan? Doubtful. Good point. So probably not (to answer your question). And of course NZ have never lost a pool game, right? If they do today, then that will be another unwanted record for the Foster era, and it will mean they will have bac...

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I assume there will be an opening ceremony before the first match. When is that and how long will it be? I have the game down as 8:15pm France (2:15pm Eastern). Here is a preview https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cw5GbmZsH1x/ Kicks off at 2pm Eastern, 20 minutes duration Cheers Froggie. BBC World repo...

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I assume there will be an opening ceremony before the first match. When is that and how long will it be?

I have the game down as 8:15pm France (2:15pm Eastern).

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Its a complicated call for many of us. Because of NZ “interesting” position with the US on pension reciprocity, Kiwis who don’t become US citizens (or have some other nationality) can’t access Social Security if they retire outside the US. If you run the sums, that can be a difference of about NZ$1...

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Also College football and baseball is getting to the pointy end of the season. Go Twins. Re the tixs for xmas, unlikely this year as I'm still in the process of getting a US passport. Who knew that I couldn't travel back on my NZ one :blush: Why earth would you want to do that? We're living through...

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I've seen bits and pieces on Stan and elsewhere, but realistically with the NRL and AFL finals both kicking off this weekend it's always going to get lost in the shuffle. NFL also starts this week. CNBC is showing some RWC matches; week 1 it's Italy v Namibia, Japan v Chile and SA v Scotland. Bit s...

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TheFrog wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 1:46 am Don't you think Schmidt has turned the AB around and they'll be a different team for this world cup?

I would say Jason Ryan is the one whose influence has shown the most.

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I don't watch much commercial TV, but I have seen zero promotion of this tournament here in Australia. Am I just not seeing it, or are STAN and Rugby Australia not doing much in terms of promotion? I've seen bits and pieces on Stan and elsewhere, but realistically with the NRL and AFL finals both k...

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How much will All Blacks hold back moves.. saving them for the knockout games? No point showing your hand yet.. so hopefully a solid compact forward dominated effort that wins the day... mental attitude has to be right... and I think it will be.. Perhaps a move from a lineout where there are 2 dist...

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TheFrog wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 10:44 pm A mate of mine has two tickets for the game, but that dumbhead forgot tomorrow is his wedding! If anyone is interested, please let me know.

It's a the Saint-Michel Archange Church in Menton, her name is Patricia and everything has been paid for already.

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Mr Mike wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 9:43 pm
Whatever wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 9:36 pm I fear some posters might not last beyond the pool stages; the pressure will be too much.
there are some cracks showing.

I don't think they are making good breakfast choices. They won't make it through like that.

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