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Hopefully he goes out as RWC winning coach Ian Foster and then is able to spend time overseas sharing his learnings.

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What first attracted Charlene to Prince Albert of Monaco?

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This is my big beef with Borthwick and Farrel - by having such a limited strategy it means the opposition are never challenged to guess what you’ll do. That and the fact the the best running 9 (Mitchell) and 10 from a team England should aspire to replicate (Farrell) are shackled is madness. Think a...

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Is there any world except injury that means the starting lineup changes?

SA have three hookers so have enough on the day, if they go uncontested you lose another player.

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It’s there as a tv audience and warm up to the final - only one game in the weekend is a little light….

It’s also your punishment for losing a semi.

You just have to suck it up and make the most of it.

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Criteria is key.
- NZ Rugby player of year - both Sam and BBBR with 1 but Sam had a further nomination
- Brodie had a World Rugby Player of year
- Brodie has two Supe, assume Sam has 7 or 8

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Agreed, there was also another incident in or close to the red zone where Itoje was lying on the floor, grabbed the leg of PSDT who was making a break, not sure how far he would have got but it was cynical and definitely worthy of a YC I missed that one. It goes to show that there a lot of calls (a...

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Thanks Keith - it’s the first part that I had a different view. I thought you could be penalised before the ball going in.

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Keith wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 9:11 pm
Jensrsa wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 9:00 pm Video from the loosehead side

https://twitter.com/i/status/1716060742930080121
That video proves how wrong the ref got it. Awful decision.

Sorry, think I’m missing the point. Why’s that?

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I agree that does look good - but I would like to see South Africa on the roster. In terms of revenue that’s true - but European is a better / more valuable Timezone and we do we to make some opportunities to grow the game A vibrant tier two six nations could be commercially very strong and builds ...

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Good video - clear. I got it wrong - I thought he said across first and then knee, but clearly the other way.

Ellis does not disagree with him.

Bin sees it and indicates penalty as soon as they start going across..

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Toro wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:38 pm
Keith wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:33 pm Toro, was the word white used as a pejorative?

Pejorative - a word expressing contempt or disapproval.
No, I believe that was 'c--t'.

It’s the use of ‘white’ which is the issue - why would he use race pejoratively? The answer to that question is what is the issue.

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Bin O’Keefe might have just robbed you of a final. Pic posted on the match thread shows the last scrum should have been YOUR penalty and not THEIRS. Unbelievable. Shit happens Derwyn. You are right but shit happens. We've got a lot to look forward to under Borthwick now, and I'd rather just soak in...

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Yup. fudge this ref whinging gets tiresome. I thought O'Keefe was excellent. I thought he was good too, and I’m an England fan. What I don’t like is that I have no idea why he was penalising the England scrum. Nobody does. The biggest game of these players’ lives and it comes down to the interpreta...

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koroke hangareka wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 7:02 am
kiwigreg369 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 6:23 am I’d love to get Barnes - at least he has conviction
For what?

Anything he does.
He might be wrong but he believes strongly he’s right.

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I’d love to get Barnes - at least he has conviction

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I was against the AB's playing overseas being available for selection but I've changed my mind for the following reasons: 1. South Africa's franchises have gone from strength to strength financially while ours are struggling. Players playing overseas probably doesn't impact revenues significantly i...

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Yup. We're a shit, limited team who can sometimes compete up front but create the square root of fudge all in the backs. Any semblance of an attacking game and we might have won that tonight. I'm not proud, I'm f**king annoyed Not sure the conditions were right for anything too creative tonight, bu...

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I was against the AB's playing overseas being available for selection but I've changed my mind for the following reasons: 1. South Africa's franchises have gone from strength to strength financially while ours are struggling. Players playing overseas probably doesn't impact revenues significantly i...

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Tehui wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 2:26 am
Monkey Magic wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 2:09 am Are the English piling into Farrell for costing his side 3 points for being a petulant mouthy twat yet?
That was a dumb of him. His drop goal effort in the second half was class though.

This - or Manu giving up a pen reversal.
They were so fired up they lost a bit of control…

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The English scrum was in trouble because of the prior scrums and did nothing to counter that…

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Not to blame/credit one player but the impact difference between Kwagga and Vunipola was ridiculous. I can't believe that there isn't a better loose forward available in England than fat Billy. Does he have incriminating photos? Meanwhile Zach Mercer is twiddling his thumbs back in old blighty. How...

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Lovely French try on the blind side.

Nice Canada win also l.

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Yah … great that have head to head in final - should be awesome…

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Two negative teams playing negatively today - toss of coin for the winner but hard to like that style of play. The limited strategy and tactical execution by England took them so far - but by never attacking there was no variation in their game - when you have front foot ball on attack why always gu...

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Shit piece by Knowler (in stuff) about how hard it will be to replace lost players after RWC unless we consider players overseas.

Suspect 2015 was much harder and managed an RWC semi (despite being stale and too cute…)

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Regardless of the result tomorrow a few posters on here have the mental resistance of teenagers.

I mainly looking at you Enz.

Shirley your stairs give you more of a knot than this game…

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If we won the RWC I’d be over the moon - it’s not something I think this AN team is capable of. if we won I’d be very happy for Foster , Cane and the team. But even if we win i am glad there is a new coach next year - we need new blood 4 yrs ago and it was only the introduction of two strong assista...

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I agree that does look good - but I would like to see South Africa on the roster. In terms of revenue that’s true - but European is a better / more valuable Timezone and we do we to make some opportunities to grow the game A vibrant tier two six nations could be commercially very strong and builds o...

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Not irrational at all. The man is a fraud and has no right to be in this position... quite apart from his poor CV, throwing his assistants under the bus last year to save himself tells you everything about the sort of person he is... Look, another one. And another. Foster had been a shit coach his ...

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Hoof wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:03 pm Farrell at flyhalf surely?

Playing for Mars apparently….

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And if you’re too cute - ScoBa at 6 - semi finals can go against you.

Or at least that is what Steve said…..

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What’s the guy, that was accused of raping the political staffer in Canberra, doing now?

Legal work?

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That’s how you beat SA I think…

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41 mins 54 seconds ball in play - Ireland vs All Blacks (from ThebRugbybPod).

That’s how to beat SA.

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41 mins 54 seconds ball in play…

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There are some stupid people on this thread…

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To be fair to PP he never made comments about Daltons time on as a sub - just that the AB would have still won with Dalton playing for Sam in that match.

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Thanks for the update Blake. Explains why Jones has a perspective that the South Africans were cheating (he was deeply saddened by the French loss).

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The Ruck podcast (-11 mins) Stephen Jones calls South Africa twisters for manipulation of the HIA process to rest players. I only watched the highlights but was this a real issue. How many South Africans went off? What was the context of Jones comment? Anyone read any actual analysis? And what is a...

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