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Team should be: 1. De Groot 2. Taylor 3. Lomax 4. Whitelock 5. Retallick 6. Frizzell 7. Cane 8. Savea 9. Smith 10. Mo'unga 11. Telea 12. Jordie 13. Ioane 14. Jordan 15. Beauden 16. Coles 17. Williams 18. Newell 19. Scooter 20. Papali'i 21. Roigard 22. Lienert-Brown 23. Mackenzie With our 3 locks we...

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Thankfully the short turnaround is this week rather than before the final. Which means the Pumas will be nice and rested before they face the Boks... Mind games already started... Cheika was telling the press that the organization did not allow LP to travel to Paris until tomorrow, thus effectively...

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Yes his bench role is one of Fosters finer strokes. Not convinced about this myself. AB's best lineout forward, so why wouldn't he start and maybe pilfer ball from the get go? And Scott B to 6 when we have not seen that all year - bit of a risk. It may be a case of horses for courses, and a differe...

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A word for Sam Whitelock btw. He not only won the crucial final turnover, but he got through a mountain of work. Made 9 tackles in 22 minutes - the same as Frizell and de Groot made as starters and only one fewer than Sheehan and Furlong for Ireland. Yes his bench role is one of Fosters finer strok...

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One question I have is, why did Jordie take over the goalkicking duties from Mo'unga? Mo'unga took the first 2 conversions (1/2) and Jordie took the long range penalties (1/2), but after the Jordan try Jordie was kicking the conversion. Interested to know because goal-kicking is quite important in ...

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mr bungle wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 5:33 am Was the figure 8 during the Haka representive of the number of knockout RWC games lost?

That's poor.

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One question I have is, why did Jordie take over the goalkicking duties from Mo'unga? Mo'unga took the first 2 conversions (1/2) and Jordie took the long range penalties (1/2), but after the Jordan try Jordie was kicking the conversion. Interested to know because goal-kicking is quite important in t...

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Ted. wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 3:59 am
mr bungle wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 3:24 am Just to confirm the Irish try scorers… Kiwis (2) and Penalty Try (1).
The penalty try being on Taylor, that's a 100% strike rate for the Kiwis.

Yeah, let's not do this.

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And an intact Ranfurly Shield. Foster, Gatland, Mitchell... that win had ramifications, a shot heard around the world. Matt Cooper is the other guy in front. Rhys Duggan centre background? No, I am sure Duggan came onto the scene a year or two later. Trying to remember the scrummie but drawing a bl...

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Before the game, one of the Aussie comments guys - Hoiles I think - said Ardie Savea had to be MOTM for the ABs to have a chance. He and Cane were that.

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A slim Sir Ian Foster in the mix. Gatland. Mitchell. Purvis. https://i.ibb.co/jDs38ZD/IMG-4315.jpg And an intact Ranfurly Shield. Foster, Gatland, Mitchell... that win had ramifications, a shot heard around the world. Matt Cooper is the other guy in front. Rhys Duggan centre background? Not sure. T...

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What a game that was. Absolutely stoked, the 80 minute performance we wondered would ever come. But 2 yellow cards, lucky to win with those. I sympathise with Ireland. With the 4 best teams in the world on 1 side of the draw, 2 of them were always going to be unlucky, and today it was the deserved ...

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Who did Sexton yell fudge you at after the final whistle? https://twitter.com/ITVRugby/status/1713296892832968870 Rieko Ioane. They sent a lot of traffic Ioane's way, and surprisingly he made most of his tackles, plus 2 passes for tries. No wonder Sexton was miffed, this was all most unexpected. Ho...

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What a game that was. Absolutely stoked, the 80 minute performance we wondered would ever come. But 2 yellow cards, lucky to win with those. I sympathise with Ireland. With the 4 best teams in the world on 1 side of the draw, 2 of them were always going to be unlucky, and today it was the deserved w...

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Yes, I'm about to go into spoiler alert mode as I await to download the match. Hope it's an enjoyable match and the good guys win. :thumbup: And I especially hope that it is not affected by cards, referee decisions (looking at you Barnes) or too much time spent watching referees watching a big scree...

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If NZ take Sexton out of the game but go down to 14 men, do they improve their chances of victory? 50-50 I'd say. But imagine the angst, including here, if that happened. Now I almost want it to happen. Scott Barrett, De Groot, Retallick... they all have some form for that. By form, I mean red cards.

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I hope not. I think Razor really rates him judging by his Crusaders selections over the years, so I think he might be right in the mix for us next year, especially with Laulala leaving. You'd probably make him a top 5 tighthead in the world within 6 months, judging by what you did with JGP. Has he ...

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We have three New Zealand nations playing in our team lmao. I really hope there is no sudden loss of form from Aki, JGP or Lowe Sleeper moles. When they hear the first strains of the haka, they will once again feel their tribal magic, like hypnotised people when they hear their trigger word, and th...

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Only one more sleep to go. I am excite. I am hoping for the best, but prepared for the worst. Then I'll be looking forward to a semi, or looking forward to next year. Either way I'm having a beer. Can't wait for this game. Should be a great game of rugby. I think Ireland will prevail but I predict ...

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Nah the talent is there... wait till Razor has them for a year or two... look at what good coaching has done to Ireland. Greater than the sum of it's parts.. whereas NZ approaches the sum of it's parts only fleetingly... There are number eights that could/should be there now... but Cane being force...

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And that's really not fair. You look through some of the other sides in the quarter and realise you're a far better collection of players. I think you're downgrading your players due to the mixed form of the team. The thing is NZ are mortal now. Instead of being the standard bearer in nearly every ...

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You know your players better. As I said you'd have plenty around the same rating. Smith probably your only 9 from outside. Maybe Savea too. But most of the rest 8/8.5 with a few just below. Honestly I'd rate most of ours about a 6.5 at the moment And that's really not fair. You look through some of...

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Flockwitt wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 10:22 pm Only one more sleep to go. I am excite.

I am hoping for the best, but prepared for the worst. Then I'll be looking forward to a semi, or looking forward to next year. Either way I'm having a beer.

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NZ would probably have a lot similar. I just did Ireland. You can do NZ if you want and we can compare? Fair enough, but I would not say "NZ would probably have a lot similar". They lack recent form against Tier 1 sides, and a number are simply underdone, so I would say the only ABs that might just...

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If I was rating the Irish team I'd be using 10 as clear best in world, 8-9 as in contention for best player in world and less than that a sliding scale. Giving: Keenan 8.5 Hansen 8 Ringrose 8 Aki 8.5 ** Lowe 8 Sexton 8.5 JGP 8 Doris 8.5 VDF 9 POM 8 Beirne 8/8.5* Hendo 7.5 Furlong 7.5 Sheahan 8.5 Po...

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If I was rating the Irish team I'd be using 10 as clear best in world, 8-9 as in contention for best player in world and less than that a sliding scale. Giving: Keenan 8.5 Hansen 8 Ringrose 8 Aki 8.5 ** Lowe 8 Sexton 8.5 JGP 8 Doris 8.5 VDF 9 POM 8 Beirne 8/8.5* Hendo 7.5 Furlong 7.5 Sheahan 8.5 Po...

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In a strange place. Don't want the ABs to lose just can't do that, but damn I can't wait for the end of the foster era. The team has a real foster feel to it. Players like Samisoni and Roigarde should be at the stage in their development to be there with bells on. Under Foster it just doesn't seem ...

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Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2023 5:31 pm 1. Under done Cane.
2. Under done props
3. Wayne Barnes as ref

Ireland by 15

4. Tribal Magic

Ireland by 10.

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An oldie but a goodie! When Rachel Tapou served up dinner for her extended family last night, she had no idea about the emotional display of gratitude that would follow soon after. “It really surprised me hey. I had no idea,” Shortly after the delicious spag bol meal, the 56-year-old mother of six ...

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Ali's choice did this when Aki went to Connacht. We'll check back in 10 years and see if Toro has any more success than Ali did. Oh it's not a prediction, just a compliment to the set up in Ireland at the moment and coaching and conditioning across the board. These players are getting their creativ...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dskmvTpwBaM Good insight into the AB's problems by Marshall. He may be a little annoying at times but he is very good at getting a point across. I don't find him annoying, I find him good, and the most knowledgeable co-commentator going around. Good interview, some p...

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NZ are the new France. Which ABs will show up? Highly unlikely we'll see the version that lost to SA in Twickenham. The NZ that lost to France last month? Possibly but I fear we'll see the ABs that won in Johannesburg last year. That performance was impressive and they'd have beaten anyone that day...

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I concur. They have to get past the Irish defensive shield at the breakdown to blow up their Death Star. It’s a formidable defensive shield; turning us over at will and screaming like banshees whenever they do so. However, if by some miracle the All Blacks can get through, they do have the cavalry ...

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I enjoy the podcast, glad they pointed that out as everyone always assumes a guy rushing out of the line is the players own idea. I agree need to add a bit of chaos to disrupt their patterns. And that he has the speed to not only do it, but get back and cover... one thing that I hope improves is th...

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He hates us. We have gone from remote chance of winning to no chance of winning now. He likes us! Even owns property in NZ . He's a Kiwi really. How in gods name was that allowed to Happen? I hope he owns a horse or three here too. :nod: Usurping the birthright of good, honest, hardworking Kiwis. A...

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Aotearoa pod had but about leciester. Strong view that Leicester is too risky for centre cover off bench. Was there any mention of who covers Jordie if he gets injured (given he's just back from injury)? The only others who cover 2nd five are Havili and ALB, so ALB has to be in the 23 for mine. Unl...

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Aotearoa pod had but about leciester. Strong view that Leicester is too risky for centre cover off bench. Was there any mention of who covers Jordie if he gets injured (given he's just back from injury)? The only others who cover 2nd five are Havili and ALB, so ALB has to be in the 23 for mine. Unl...

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These are the teams picked for the game against SA and France, and these will be the nucleus for the team this Saturday. The differences will be on the Bench. Coles will be the reserve if Taylor starts or vice versa. Roigard will be the reserve halfback, and Damien McKenzie must be in the 23. The b...

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Wasn’t it Cole’s with the “he’s a mouthy cnut, ay?” to the ref about Sexton in Lansdowne a couple years back? That would be him. Retallick himself usually has a bit to say, Ardie too sometimes. I'd prefer the boys to shut their traps and spend a bit more time thinking about their own game rather th...

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Retallick says that the Irish like to talk during matches. No wonder the Scots brawled with them! For this reason, Coles should probably sit this one out given his disciplinary issues. Or do we want him to be a gobshite back to the likes of O’Mahoney? https://i.imgur.com/9w4JnIq.jpg Sauce Wasn’t it...

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