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naki

NZR had Rennie, Razor and Foster to choose from and chose Foster. I don't think skin colour entered into anyone's thinking at all, aside from actual race obsessives who even think about those factors. I think Foster is doing rather well. Jury still out on whether we got that right or wrong. Foster ...

naki

Picking an adequate Bridge instead of an in form Ioane is laughable. The only way George gets in the run on team is if ALB hasn't recovered from his hamstring niggle. I'm assuming ALB is still not available so Ioane will be at 13. If ALB plays, Ioane at 11 with Bridge on the bench Makes sense.

naki

NZR had Rennie, Razor and Foster to choose from and chose Foster. I don't think skin colour entered into anyone's thinking at all, aside from actual race obsessives who even think about those factors.

naki

Does Bridge's high ball reception skills compensate for Ioane's dynamism and career best form? Not so sure. Also haven't seen Ioane under a high ball for awhile. Is he really deficient there? Can't remember.

naki

Where's the shade though?

naki

Ali's Choice wrote: ↑Mon Sep 20, 2021 12:10 am "They do it very well and they get away with it 90% of the time. We don't do that, we don't coach that and we don't play the game that way, but it's not a problem if they want to do it.

Didn't they literally just gouge someone's fvcking eye off the ball and get away with it 100%?

naki

I wonder if Reiko has overtaken ALB as preferred centre Dear god I hope not. Ioane is fantastic on the wing, has the wingers instinct for the outside break or the inside step, and has the requisite pace. He hasn't shown any evidence, to my eyes at least, of improving his distribution or defensive o...

naki

I was stunned at how the ref was almost gagging to give Swinton a red card and had to be convinced otherwise...but then let a bloke shoulder charge a prone player in the head after the whistle. Just weird. Saw the game with the sound off, what was the reasoning there? For Swinton it looked like a p...

naki

Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:32 am Am is no bosher. Classy player.

Smartest Bok centre (inside or outside) I've seen since probably Fourie. The ABs are going to have to try and work around him

naki

Most likely XV? Moody - Taylor - Lauala Retallick - S Barrett Papalii - Savea - Ioane TJ - B Barrett Havili - ALB (hopefully?) Ioane - Reece - J Barrett with Taukei'aho, Bower, Ofa, Paddy, Jacobsen, Weber, DMac and Jordan on the bench? Something like that? Not confident with SW, Mo and Snecky missing

naki

Demeaning and taunting would be, after another player has perfectly legitimately tried to take a ball off you for a quick penalty, calling him a "pussy" and saying he's "too young to show off" for having the temerity to want to play on. Funny, sure. But that's actual taunting. Vai'i was just playin...

naki

Demeaning and taunting would be, after another player has perfectly legitimately tried to take a ball off you for a quick penalty, calling him a "pussy" and saying he's "too young to show off" for having the temerity to want to play on. Funny, sure. But that's actual taunting. Vai'i was just playing...

naki

He was absolutely playing down the clock. How have you not seen rugby players do this, everywhere, forever? I disagree. I've played and watched Rugby my entire life and it was very clear. You generally see it when a player scores a try after a long run. They don't put the ball down straight away, m...

naki

Can I just say that Tupou Vaa'i looked like a dickhead scoring his 2nd try. It was an easy try coming off a nice Scott Barrett offload, but he held onto the ball in the in-goal line and made the Pumas exhausted defenders come to him before placing the ball down. Dick move and not necessary in the 7...

naki

Can I just say that Tupou Vaa'i looked like a dickhead scoring his 2nd try. It was an easy try coming off a nice Scott Barrett offload, but he held onto the ball in the in-goal line and made the Pumas exhausted defenders come to him before placing the ball down. Dick move and not necessary in the 7...

naki

It will be a failure in the sense that every RWC loss is a failure. Will they be actual serious contenders? I don't think the foundation is there.

naki

Anonymous 1 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 11:29 pm
OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 9:20 pm Week is a long time in rugby. Wounded Springbok.
You said that last week

Well two weeks is an even longer time in rugby. Even more wounded Springbok.

naki

The ABs I mean, obviously. They've got their off the back of 9 relatively comfortable wins a row and the Boks tanking, but is this the weakest team to ever get the official top ranking? With no Mounga, Whitelock or Snecky (who else is out, ALB and Coles?) it might be the shortest reign for a while ...

naki

The ABs I mean, obviously. They've got their off the back of 9 relatively comfortable wins a row and the Boks tanking, but is this the weakest team to ever get the official top ranking? With no Mounga, Whitelock or Snecky (who else is out, ALB and Coles?) it might be the shortest reign for a while a...

naki

This team is doing well for such a makeshift, inexperienced outfit. Still way too much messy rugby for anyone's liking but at least their defence is looking better than it did last season

naki

Very efficient use of the ball from the Wobs, they seemed to score off most of their legitimate chances. The Boks looked farcial when they tried to string passes together, maybe just stick to the bosh and box kick against the ABs

naki

The Boks looked like a team who have played too much rugby in the last 18 months, and lived out of suitcases a lot of the time. They've literally played less rugby than anyone else in the last 18 months and this is the first time they've travelled away from home in 2 years. Some club commitments, s...

naki

No. What's laughable is that the 6Ns is being considered the premier rugby competition ahead of the RWC.

naki

Double vaxxed now. Second jab does suck for sure. Woozy and achy for about 48 hours. That, along with the microchip that has now turned me gay, is probably reason enough for some to still be hesitant Nothing a bucket of KFC and a nice couch can't fix. KFC is closed in Auckland right now, so THANKS ...

naki

Double vaxxed now. Second jab does suck for sure. Woozy and achy for about 48 hours. That, along with the microchip that has now turned me gay, is probably reason enough for some to still be hesitant

naki

No Snecky? Congrats on the RC, Boks

naki

Goddamit. Just a naturally funny person, can’t believe he’d been struggling with cancer for a decade. Read his book a while ago and it’s brilliant

61. Rough

naki

Frodder wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 5:10 pm Damn straight bro. A RWC every 2 years will only serve to cement the 6N as the premier competition, which it is anyway.

naki

wamberal wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 2:30 am
naki wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 2:10 am Awesome composure from Quade. Always liked him
Good to know that one New Zealander does.

I'd have to assume that at least his Mum does too

naki

It might have been a great story that included Thorn - bloke who once put an angry retaliatory head high shot on Cooper in a game after he was falsely accused of kneeing someone/quote] https://c.tenor.com/nFpKHYYztRIAAAAC/quade-cooper-richie-mc-caw.gif Interesting to see that Cooper, as part of his...

naki

So Mo's going to be there?

Any news on Snecky?

naki

33 cases!?!

We're getting locked down forfucking ever

naki

Three pretty good performances in a row, this one much better defensively. Considering we have no Codie, Coles, Whitelock, Savea, Cane, Snecky, Mounga and ALB right now then that's at least encouraging Encouraging? It's devastating. I had my whole build up to the next RWC planned out around the obv...

naki

Falsely accused.

Falsely. Accused...

naki

Three pretty good performances in a row, this one much better defensively.

Considering we have no Codie, Coles, Whitelock, Savea, Cane, Snecky, Mounga and ALB right now then that's at least encouraging

naki

Awesome composure from Quade. Always liked him

naki

Ellafan wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 1:56 am
It might have been a great story that included Thorn - bloke who once put an angry retaliatory head high shot on Cooper in a game after he was falsely accused of kneeing someone/quote]

naki

For those in doubt about the decision, what would you have said had it been MK in the air and Barrett getting the kick to the face? Yellow card at worst. Redcard-itis for accidents is shit sport. Quoting this as that's what I would have said. And "I'm hungry". I probably would have said that as wel...

naki

Ioane and Papalii are working well in tandem. Ioane went well enough at number 8 that I wouldn't mind seeing a 6. Papalii (who is playing like a blindside despite his jersey number) 7. Cane and 8. Ioane backrow when the captain returns. Ardie to the bench, covers all positions well and has more of a...

naki

For those in doubt about the decision, what would you have said had it been MK in the air and Barrett getting the kick to the face? Yellow card at worst. Redcard-itis for accidents is shit sport. Quoting this as that's what I would have said. And "I'm hungry". I probably would have said that as well

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