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by Eugenius
Sat Jul 12, 2025 9:00 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

It’s not individuals you goose .

It’s pattern / with the forwards dominant.
by Eugenius
Sat Jul 12, 2025 8:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

Good coaching on display .

Far more direct - better intensity and option taking . Had a feeling the team was threatening this .

All the nay sayers are hiding behind their sofas now.

Go AB’s ; a couple of great combination tries .

Everyone stepping up .
by Eugenius
Sat Jul 12, 2025 3:17 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: AUNZ XV v Lions
Replies: 535
Views: 7063

Re: AUNZ XV v Lions

jdogscoop wrote: Sat Jul 12, 2025 2:39 am Aussie scenery is ... also world ...class.
I think gum trees all have their own particular personalities.
by Eugenius
Sat Jul 12, 2025 3:16 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 59421
Views: 4361775

Re: NZ Politics Thread

I reckon .

Poison .
by Eugenius
Sat Jul 12, 2025 12:45 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks 2025
Replies: 8222
Views: 482497

Re: All Blacks 2025

Just a teen but got me the best possible tickets .
by Eugenius
Sat Jul 12, 2025 12:26 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks 2025
Replies: 8222
Views: 482497

Re: All Blacks 2025

No the other one .

That looked abit scary .
by Eugenius
Sat Jul 12, 2025 12:17 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks 2025
Replies: 8222
Views: 482497

Re: All Blacks 2025

The 96 one? First RC game ever... perfect rain performance... Loveridge was in the late 70s early 80s. (78 - 85) I think it was against the Aussies if I remember rightly. It was pissing down all game. Mud up to the neck. 1982 I think. He only played 4 games in Welly, Boks, Pumas and Lions were the ...
by Eugenius
Sat Jul 12, 2025 12:14 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 63800
Views: 3321600

Re: War in Ukraine...

You seem to regard this thread as personal property which is more than a little disturbing. War as a hobby . :lol: I reckon you’d be boring as fudge to have a beer with. I think he'd be fascinating... he's just very passionate about things close to his heart... and hates injustice... You'd probably...
by Eugenius
Fri Jul 11, 2025 11:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Golfighting, a new sport is on the horizon?
Replies: 26
Views: 856

Re: Golfighting, a new sport is on the horizon?

Haha. Seen lots of these online. I haven't played golf in over 10 years after being very active at my local club for 15 years before. I only ever saw a couple of fracas in the car park over allegations of cheating, never a full punch up on the course. I don't think I will go back to it as frankly I...
by Eugenius
Fri Jul 11, 2025 10:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 63800
Views: 3321600

Re: War in Ukraine...

Hellraiser wrote: Fri Jul 11, 2025 7:14 pm Eug, fúck off back where you came from.
You seem to regard this thread as personal property which is more than a little disturbing.

War as a hobby .
by Eugenius
Fri Jul 11, 2025 10:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks 2025
Replies: 8222
Views: 482497

Re: All Blacks 2025

He was certainly the danger man targeted by the Wallabies in 2003 - and taken out by George Smith . That team had played some of the best running rugby earlier in the season ever by the AB’s, it’s hard to do that with a half-back with a lousy pass . He became slow at the ruck to decide well after th...
by Eugenius
Fri Jul 11, 2025 10:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 63800
Views: 3321600

Re: War in Ukraine...

I thought a valid one .

For some screaming blue murder here at Putins ghastly crimes , worse war crimes get a complete pass from certain posters because they support the Israeli invasion .

In my opinion it completely invalidates their moral outrage .

Hypocrites of the worse kind .
by Eugenius
Fri Jul 11, 2025 7:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 63800
Views: 3321600

Re: War in Ukraine...

Your extremely selective morality, hypocrite.
by Eugenius
Fri Jul 11, 2025 6:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 63800
Views: 3321600

Re: War in Ukraine...

Drone attacks are no different than V1 attacks on Britain in WWII, and ballistic missile attacks no different than V2 attacks. It's stressful but you learn to live with it. And the civilian death tolls have not approached anywhere near WWII levels, though that is more down to Russian lack of abilit...
by Eugenius
Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests and Ireland and etc All inclusive Thread
Replies: 15573
Views: 709280

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests and Ireland and etc All inclusive Thread

Fkn hell. Anyone here still justifying these sort of actions? "Israeli attack kills 9 children waiting for aid in Gaza" https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0710/1522774-middle-east-gaza/ "UNICEF said one of the victims of the strike in Deir el-Balah was a one-year-old boy whose mother said he had spoken h...
by Eugenius
Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

I like the side .
by Eugenius
Fri Jul 11, 2025 9:17 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks 2025
Replies: 8222
Views: 482497

Re: All Blacks 2025

As a lowly armchair critic of our national rugby team , I’d really love to be informed by the boards resident mr stats starting XV !

I’m confused on why the biggest rugby expert on the bored is so slow to produce .

Why would Moses hide the tablets as writ directed by the lord of hosts ?
by Eugenius
Fri Jul 11, 2025 4:55 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 59421
Views: 4361775

Re: NZ Politics Thread

https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3607 ... 0#cxrecs_s


Yeah pretty much what I hear most dinners .
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 5:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

Still waiting for a certain posters dreamteam for this weekend .

Might be some time .
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 2:24 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

I'm not a fan of the rearranging the team for substitutions. It causes disruption and cohesion issues. Outside of injury players should be replaced directly. Having Kirifi on the bench as a substitute for Lio-Willie doesn't make sense. So just to clarify, your gripe of the day is that Robertson is ...
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 2:08 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

Where’s your team PP then ?

Or are you content to snipe from the sidelines .
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 1:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The new but now old Christchurch Stadium
Replies: 600
Views: 114413

Re: The new but now old Christchurch Stadium

Hopefully Big Government won’t insist on a 100 km speed limit near the stadium to make the crowds move faster .
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 1:44 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

Where’s your team coach ?
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 1:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

We didn’t just ‘spin it wide’ in the last test - that’s a gross simplification.
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 1:24 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

I disagree that he was covering them. Both CLW and Vaa'i actually performed their core roles for their positions better than what Ardie did when he was playing at 7. He'll play better this week after a good telling off from Razor :D Ardie hadn't played for a month... And old habits die hard... Is h...
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 1:23 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

No they don’t, same game plan with a little less kicking, practice under the high ball and sort out the defence. If the disallowed tries had been allowed, everyone would be singing a different tune. Yeah but they weren’t allowed and this shitty game plan lost them four tests last year. It’s predict...
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 1:21 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

They need to Vernball more. Vernball 2024 style with Clarke (and others) coming in off the wing and taking several strike runs in the first channel. After several phases of that, Roigard would be in heaven with his sniping game and DMac/BB would have room to dance like the first swords of Braavos N...
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 1:19 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

Nothing to do with age, he's just not as good as you're making out, he's a Super Rugby superstar and no better a test player than BB or DMac, and certainly not worthy of overhauling our eligibility laws like you and your fellow Cantabs want. Come on mate, you'll need to do better than that to get a...
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 1:03 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

1. Williams 2. Taylor/Taukieaho (Taylor will be 36, need to keep an eye on how he ages) 3. Lomax 4. Barrett (c) 5. Holland 6. Vai'i 7. Savea 8. Sititi 9. Roigard 10. Mo'unga * 11. Ioane * 12. Jordie 13. Proctor 14. Narawa/Tangitau/Taumoefolau/A.N. Other 15. Jordan Yes please! Shut up and take my mo...
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 1:00 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

What would PP’s selection be ?

Nothing to match that .
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

1. Williams 2. Taylor/Taukieaho (Taylor will be 36, need to keep an eye on how he ages) 3. Lomax 4. Barrett (c) 5. Holland 6. Vai'i 7. Savea 8. Sititi 9. Roigard 10. Mo'unga 11. Ioane 12. Jordie 13. Proctor 14. Narawa/Tangitau/Taumoefolau/A.N. Other 15. Jordan Yes please! Shut up and take my money!...
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:58 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

Do you honestly think this selection as it is has the foundations of a RWC win? This is France B. Barrett will be 36 and Mckenzie will be 33 at the next RWC. They should be at the least giving Love some game time off the bench. Ratima has had a number of average games for the AB's especially with h...
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:56 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

Give the team some time to settle ffs .
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

Dumb post. You constantly suggest selections on this forum. We all do. Put up or shut up, what would your match day 23 be? You can't just complain and troll, actually offer some solutions. Do you honestly think this selection as it is has the foundations of a RWC win? This is France B. Barrett will...
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:51 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

Call me old fashioned but the halves pairings have traditionally been important for champion teams. Yep, and that's why Robertson has the two best 9's and 10's in NZ in his 23. I agree that McKenzie and BB have their limitations, and that's why I have consistently advocated for NZR to rethink their...
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:48 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

You're unravelling now. Your trolling has been exposed for all to see. You just complain and troll, making endlessly negative posts. But when asked for alternatives or solutions, you offer nothing. Your genius change to this squad is to drop our two best 10's and our reserve halfback :lol: Frankly ...
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:41 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

Answer the question. Do you think this lineup has the potential to go through and win a World Cup? If they don't why bother sticking with a team that only manages to beat France B by a few points at home? You're unravelling now. Your trolling has been exposed for all to see. You just complain and t...
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:41 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

Do you honestly think this selection as it is has the foundations of a RWC win? This is France B. Barrett will be 36 and Mckenzie will be 33 at the next RWC. They should be at the least giving Love some game time off the bench. Ratima has had a number of average games for the AB's especially with h...
by Eugenius
Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:34 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.
Replies: 624
Views: 9348

Re: All Blacks V France B 2nd Test Match Thread.

Some how I don't think suggestions on this forum aren't filtering up to Razor and co. Dumb post. You constantly suggest selections on this forum. We all do. Put up or shut up, what would your match day 23 be? You can't just complain and troll, actually offer some solutions. Do you honestly think th...