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- Tue Sep 05, 2023 7:25 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: RWC Opening Match Les Bleus vs Les Tous Noirs Match Thread
- Replies: 1955
- Views: 34585
Re: RWC Opening Match Les Bleus vs Les Tous Noirs Match Thread
Haven't we just used that excuse after the Boks jammed it up the khyber? What excuse? We're only fourth in the world ATM, our depth is not great, but if we get pumped it doesn't matter much. 1st or second in the group is pretty much the same. my point was how many flush the dunnie moments should we...
- Tue Sep 05, 2023 6:27 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: RWC Opening Match Les Bleus vs Les Tous Noirs Match Thread
- Replies: 1955
- Views: 34585
Re: RWC Opening Match Les Bleus vs Les Tous Noirs Match Thread
Pundits have really been taking a lot from that Boks game. I thought the All Blacks were truly woeful, most of their penalties and errors came about from mistimings, clumsiness and outright stupidity rather than any particular pressure from the Boks, in fact while it was 15 on 15 I think the Boks w...
- Tue Sep 05, 2023 6:25 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: RWC Opening Match Les Bleus vs Les Tous Noirs Match Thread
- Replies: 1955
- Views: 34585
Re: RWC Opening Match Les Bleus vs Les Tous Noirs Match Thread
All Blacks ranked 4th which is fair. Minus Retallick, Frizzel, Lomax and now J Barrett. Three of those are miles ahead of their replacements in terms of physicality. This has all the makings of an embarrassment. Luckily it doesn't count for sh1t given the draw. A potential flush it down the dunnie ...
- Tue Sep 05, 2023 3:33 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: RWC Opening Match Les Bleus vs Les Tous Noirs Match Thread
- Replies: 1955
- Views: 34585
Re: RWC Opening Match Les Bleus vs Les Tous Noirs Match Thread
All Blacks ranked 4th which is fair. Minus Retallick, Frizzel, Lomax and now J Barrett. Three of those are miles ahead of their replacements in terms of physicality. This has all the makings of an embarrassment. Luckily it doesn't count for sh1t given the draw. A potential flush it down the dunnie m...
- Mon Sep 04, 2023 10:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Your RWC winners.
- Replies: 59
- Views: 1895
Re: Your RWC winners.
If the referees and the TMOs are as pedantic and slow to make decisions as they have been in the lead up games it will favour teams that have power over teams that have aerobic fitness. SA/France/Ireland/NZ/England in that order. England are up there because they have an easy draw and a pedantically...
- Tue Aug 29, 2023 1:12 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The AB midfield is a f**king trainwreck
- Replies: 122
- Views: 3020
Re: The AB midfield is a f**king trainwreck
Didn't Jordie Barret win a junior world cup at 12? And Reiko played 13 all the way through his schoolboy rugby. Well if that is the case, they haven't learnt much. The reality is that playing at #12 in a junior WC or playing at #13 through schoolboy rugby is no guarantee you actually know what you ...
- Sun Aug 27, 2023 11:53 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: All Blacks 2023
- Replies: 4967
- Views: 146338
Re: All Blacks 2023
I have consistently said we will be out in the Quarterfinal. Agree. In my opinion South Africa & Ireland are the two best teams in the world right now and we won't have a show of beating either of them in a neutral venue. Same, and it's not all Fosters fault either. We have bought in some fresh tal...
- Fri Aug 25, 2023 7:28 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52650
- Views: 3535422
Re: NZ Politics Thread
I've always been in the camp of if you're cold put on a jersey and woolly hat. Still cold? Get under a blanket. Still cold? Get out the hot water bottle. Still cold? Alright we'll turn the heater on. However my better half has decided she's had enough of living frugally and in order to keep her hap...
- Thu Aug 24, 2023 8:55 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Are the great unwashed finally turning on the Green monster.?
- Replies: 202
- Views: 3503
Re: Are the great unwashed finally turning on the Green monster.?
From recollection, the UK alone would need an entire years global supply of Copper, lithium etc to electrify every vehicle in the UK. And then there's the problem of the power network. Ours already operates at near capacity 24/7/365. To add millions of cars and heat pumps to the network, you would ...
- Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:55 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL AB's V BOKS RWC PRE TOURNEY "FRIENDLY" MATCH THREAD.
- Replies: 1251
- Views: 26157
Re: OFFICIAL AB's V BOKS RWC PRE TOURNEY "FRIENDLY" MATCH THREAD.
Would happily trade a loss in this game and the opening game against the French for a win in the quarter finals whoever it is against.
Not that losing those games is any advantage, it's just not that important.
Not that losing those games is any advantage, it's just not that important.
- Sun Aug 20, 2023 9:43 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53770
- Views: 2380123
Re: War in Ukraine...
Why, there are no women and children to slaughter?Ted. wrote: ↑Sun Aug 20, 2023 9:39 pm Russia attack the moon.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/30 ... n-disaster
- Mon Aug 14, 2023 1:23 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52650
- Views: 3535422
Re: NZ Politics Thread
I'm in complete agreement with this but the reason it hasn't happened long ago is the idiotic 'Max Bradford' electricity market which the likes of meridian & genesis exploit to maximise profit on peak demand. None of the existing Generation/retail monsters want a bar of large scale PV and and batte...
- Fri Aug 11, 2023 11:27 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52650
- Views: 3535422
Re: NZ Politics Thread
In the meantime, I don't think it should stop us expanding our renewables and, especially, getting some rather large batteries on the drawing board. I'm in complete agreement with this but the reason it hasn't happened long ago is the idiotic 'Max Bradford' electricity market which the likes of mer...
- Fri Aug 11, 2023 2:13 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52650
- Views: 3535422
Re: NZ Politics Thread
I'll read that later, but I thought hydrogen, at this time, was only really suitable for transport such as long haul and heavy vehicles. It is only suitable for large vehicles due to its low volumetric energy density. It has exceedingly high energy density by mass, but in cars in particular the amo...
- Thu Aug 10, 2023 9:27 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52650
- Views: 3535422
Re: NZ Politics Thread
Natural hydrogen https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2023/06/26/forget-oil-new-wildcatters-are-drilling-for-limitless-geologic-hydrogen/?sh=4789b6cf61c8 I'll read that later, but I thought hydrogen, at this time, was only really suitable for transport such as long haul and heavy vehicles. It i...
- Wed Aug 09, 2023 1:32 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52650
- Views: 3535422
Re: NZ Politics Thread
If anyone has any vision at all, clearly in short supply in NZ, the Belmont to Takapuna section is perfect for high rise and high density housing in a sort of Gold Coast way, if you spend on the infrastructure. Great beaches, peninsula living, stunning views, etc. Yep. That whole area is made for i...
- Tue Aug 08, 2023 3:47 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: What now for Shaun Stevenson ?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1278
Re: What now for Shaun Stevenson ?
He had his opportunity and didn't take it. Both Wallaby tries were scored due to defensive lapses on his wing. He's only 26, no doubt he'll be in the mix again next year if he has another strong SR season. With BB and Fainga'anuku heading overseas there will be two outside back spots up for grabs. ...
- Mon Aug 07, 2023 8:56 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: All Blacks 2023
- Replies: 4967
- Views: 146338
Re: All Blacks 2023
Outside of Cane, Savea, Papali'i and Frizell the other loosies had minimal game time. So maybe that is why they felt they only need 5. It suggests that Papalii is going to continue to be the bench loosie which I don't like. If we finish big games with a Papalii/Cane/Savea combo we're in trouble. Wa...
- Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:27 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: All Blacks 2023
- Replies: 4967
- Views: 146338
- Mon Aug 07, 2023 4:34 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL AB's V WOBBLIES BLED 2 MATCH THREAD.
- Replies: 800
- Views: 14639
Re: OFFICIAL AB's V WOBBLIES BLED 2 MATCH THREAD.
And just pondering Sat's test and the question of DMac not handling the first half and not handling the AB forwards getting beaten up, did this have anything to do with the fact that he didn't have an alternative firrst receiver playing at either 12 or 15, which I am sure helps result in a little d...
- Mon Aug 07, 2023 4:23 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52650
- Views: 3535422
Re: NZ Politics Thread
https://scontent-akl1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/366132141_10160987172401798_2271581885918383387_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=tZDFNJWv5GkAX8GllQy&_nc_ht=scontent-akl1-1.xx&oh=00_AfDj_MqNijjiB64LH5RWopum-PAAMCN-pGeNa3m1qvioag&oe=64D585B5 Odd there hasn't been a whole lot more c...
- Mon Aug 07, 2023 1:48 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL AB's V WOBBLIES BLED 2 MATCH THREAD.
- Replies: 800
- Views: 14639
Re: OFFICIAL AB's V WOBBLIES BLED 2 MATCH THREAD.
And just pondering Sat's test and the question of DMac not handling the first half and not handling the AB forwards getting beaten up, did this have anything to do with the fact that he didn't have an alternative firrst receiver playing at either 12 or 15, which I am sure helps result in a little d...
- Sat Aug 05, 2023 4:48 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL AB's V WOBBLIES BLED 2 MATCH THREAD.
- Replies: 800
- Views: 14639
- Fri Aug 04, 2023 3:29 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL AB's V WOBBLIES BLED 2 MATCH THREAD.
- Replies: 800
- Views: 14639
Re: OFFICIAL AB's V WOBBLIES BLED 2 MATCH THREAD.
Three big wins on the bounce, Bled dead rubber where we've traditionally struggled a bit, bookies offering $1.01 odds, Foster naming a B team, this all does have a feeling of arrogance and danger to it... I reckon it might be close, at least for the first 60. A scratch ABs combination, I would not ...
- Thu Aug 03, 2023 3:20 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL AB's V WOBBLIES BLED 2 MATCH THREAD.
- Replies: 800
- Views: 14639
Re: OFFICIAL AB's V WOBBLIES BLED 2 MATCH THREAD.
All Blacks starting XV: Will Jordan, Shaun Stevenson, Braydon Ennor, Anton Lienert-Brown, Leicester Fainga’anuku, Damian McKenzie, Finlay Christie, Ardie Savea, Sam Cane (capt), Samipeni Finau, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Nepo Laulala, Samisoni Taukei’aho, Tamaiti Williams. Reserves: Dane Cole...
- Sat Jul 29, 2023 12:44 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS • Sat 29 Jul • MCG
- Replies: 1167
- Views: 23746
- Sat Jul 29, 2023 12:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS • Sat 29 Jul • MCG
- Replies: 1167
- Views: 23746
Re: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS • Sat 29 Jul • MCG
Didn't agree with the call either.
I know it's the letter of the law, but Laulala dipped a lot.
Penalty would have been enough.
- Sat Jul 29, 2023 12:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS • Sat 29 Jul • MCG
- Replies: 1167
- Views: 23746
Re: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS • Sat 29 Jul • MCG
Agreed, strange refereeing.Fat Old Git wrote: ↑Sat Jul 29, 2023 12:18 pm Not sure how a line out to the wobs is us getting an advantage.
Consistency is all we ask.
- Sat Jul 29, 2023 11:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS • Sat 29 Jul • MCG
- Replies: 1167
- Views: 23746
Re: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS • Sat 29 Jul • MCG
The ABs are strangely passive ball in hand, but still doing enough to be on top.
Not a world beating performance, quite indecisive at times, almost like they've started listening to Fozzie again.
- Fri Jul 28, 2023 3:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52650
- Views: 3535422
Re: NZ Politics Thread
As much as I agree with the idea of removing GST on food and life essentials the reality is the supermarkets will continue to screw the market for as much as they can get. Exactly. I reckon there will be an initial reduction in price when this legislation is implemented but over time the supermarke...
- Fri Jul 28, 2023 12:04 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS • Sat 29 Jul • MCG
- Replies: 1167
- Views: 23746
Re: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS • Sat 29 Jul • MCG
Is Mark Telea the other first choice wing along with Jordan for the ABs? Like is he front of the queue now? Seems to be lacking a bit of pace no? He's pretty quick, but he's there more for his tackle breaking ability and nose for a try, solid tackler too, works hard. This, makes a lot more breaks t...
- Thu Jul 27, 2023 1:17 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52650
- Views: 3535422
Re: NZ Politics Thread
And a caucus leak indicated 'we have known about this for two years' in regards to the bullying allegations. I’m always sceptical about unsubstantiated bullying/ personal grievance claims. Could be bullying could just be performance management. Scepticism is healthy but it's not like it is just one...
- Tue Jul 25, 2023 2:18 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: All Blacks 2023
- Replies: 4967
- Views: 146338
Re: All Blacks 2023
Sounds like Moody, Havili, and Blackadder are all close to being fit again. Will make for some interesting selection decisions. I still think Moody has plenty to offer at least, and I'd have Blackadder as my bench loosie. Some big decisions loom, both this week and down the line when incumbents wil...
- Tue Jul 25, 2023 2:17 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: All Blacks 2023
- Replies: 4967
- Views: 146338
Re: All Blacks 2023
Papali'i was a 7 for NZ u20. That's been his best position for some time. Mexted thinks he's better suited to 8 than 6 if he was to change from 7. He is definitely more of an opportunistic runner with good vision rather than a tight hard yards carrier. I thought it was interesting that Savea played...
- Mon Jul 24, 2023 11:27 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: All Blacks 2023
- Replies: 4967
- Views: 146338
Re: All Blacks 2023
Yeah fair point, forgot about Fainga'anuku getting carded. Even so, can't just write it off as "only" the lineout suffering. Even if that's the only thing, that's pretty major. True it is... :lol: I was more trying to work out why the French would blow us away with Dalton on.. as if he were a light...
- Wed Jul 19, 2023 12:24 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS • Sat 29 Jul • MCG
- Replies: 1167
- Views: 23746
Re: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS • Sat 29 Jul • MCG
Left wing for the ABs doesn't have an obvious answer right now. Our most in form wingers are Narawa and Jordan who both play on the right. Telea is also a right winger. Faianganuku is a lefty, but has as many issues as Telea defensively. Given the time between now and the world cup, I'd be happy to ...
- Tue Jul 18, 2023 4:43 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: We need to talk about Reiko Ioane.
- Replies: 380
- Views: 12470
Re: We need to talk about Reiko Ioane.
Reiko ran the ball 5 times and passed just once on the weekend. Against Argentina it was 6 runs and just 3 passes. Four passes across just 146 minutes of rugby remains a big concern imo when we have such lethal wingers. Elite defences at the World Cup will definitely take note of this. If they rush...
- Tue Jul 18, 2023 4:31 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53770
- Views: 2380123
Re: War in Ukraine...
This is a program that deserves support........ A Ukrainian helicopter crew told The Sunday Times that women in the country flash them as they fly overhead to boost their morale in fighting Russia. In a recent feature, the show of support was described by a Ukrainian pilot, identified only by his r...
- Sun Jul 16, 2023 10:40 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: TRC: All Blacks vs Springboks: Match Thread: Saturday 15th July
- Replies: 1389
- Views: 29254
Re: TRC: All Blacks vs Springboks: Match Thread: Saturday 15th July
He was rated 9 out of 10 by Stuff and RugbyPass which suggests some postere on this bored are determined to underrate him no matter how well he plays. Very similar to this boards rating of Beauden Barrett playing 10 for the All Blacks. Mo'unga's score reflects his goal kicking which boosts his scor...
- Sun Jul 16, 2023 5:08 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: TRC: All Blacks vs Springboks: Match Thread: Saturday 15th July
- Replies: 1389
- Views: 29254
Re: TRC: All Blacks vs Springboks: Match Thread: Saturday 15th July
BB can't help himself though. Even when he plays well he still does dumb stuff. Last night with minutes left he tried a chip kick from within his own 22 which turned over possession. Instead of closing out the game near half way after an exit we end up defending and playing in our own 22 which even...