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    • Tim
      Tim last edited by Duluth

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      • Tim
        Tim last edited by

        Another request for the 1987 Bledisloe Cup game. A forgotten classic.

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          Dice @Tim last edited by

          @Tim Have to follow that one up with this.

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          • Bones
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            @Dice
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                • taniwharugby
                  taniwharugby last edited by taniwharugby

                  Bloody strong team for Auckland!!

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                  • Wairau
                    Wairau last edited by Wairau

                    I grabbed this from PR-too good not to share...
                    Springbok defeats to help you through self isolation


                    0-57 vs. NZ, 2017:

                    3-53 vs. England, 2002:

                    0-49 vs. Australia, 2006:


                    15-57 vs. NZ, 2016:

                    and the fights:

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                    • Nepia
                      Nepia @Wairau last edited by

                      @Wairau TBH, aside from the ABs and Japan I'd rather the Boks win.

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                      • Wairau
                        Wairau @Nepia last edited by

                        @Nepia Ha, yes, I think you are right.
                        I sent the following to a SA friend, some fantastic rugby.



                        https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/top-10-springbok-victories-over-the-all-blacks/

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                                Nepia @Daffy Jaffy last edited by

                                @Daffy-Jaffy I like how Howlett was worried that Ralph wouldn't be quick enough to get the ball so ran him and the English defenders down to score the try. 😉

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                                • taniwharugby
                                  taniwharugby @Nepia last edited by taniwharugby

                                  @Nepia Ralph woulda got there if Dougie wasnt offside 😉

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                                  • Nepia
                                    Nepia @taniwharugby last edited by

                                    @taniwharugby said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                    @Nepia Ralph woulda got there is Dougie wasnt offside 😉

                                    Camera angle man, and he got checked going through.

                                    Sometimes forget how good Mils was as a running fullback back in those days.

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                                    • mariner4life
                                      mariner4life @Nepia last edited by

                                      @Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                      Sometimes forget how good Mils was as a running fullback back in those days.

                                      really? how do you forget this?

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                                      • Nepia
                                        Nepia @mariner4life last edited by

                                        @mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                        @Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                        Sometimes forget how good Mils was as a running fullback back in those days.

                                        really? how do you forget this?

                                        I just do (early on-set dementia?), maybe because I compare him with the gold standard Rangi (I'm not @Chris-B) Cullen, and remember him as the solid all round fullback he was more than the attacking dynamo.

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                                        • mariner4life
                                          mariner4life @Nepia last edited by

                                          @Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                          @mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                          @Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                          Sometimes forget how good Mils was as a running fullback back in those days.

                                          really? how do you forget this?

                                          I just do (early on-set dementia?), maybe because I compare him with the gold standard Rangi (I'm not @Chris-B) Cullen, and remember him as the solid all round fullback he was more than the attacking dynamo.

                                          Mils is our 2nd best FB is have seen. Great runner, really good at bringing his wingers in to the game. He's the man. One of my favourite ABs of the past 20 years (probably 2nd behind Kaino)

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                                          • Nepia
                                            Nepia @mariner4life last edited by

                                            @mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                            @Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                            @mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                            @Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                            Sometimes forget how good Mils was as a running fullback back in those days.

                                            really? how do you forget this?

                                            I just do (early on-set dementia?), maybe because I compare him with the gold standard Rangi (I'm not @Chris-B) Cullen, and remember him as the solid all round fullback he was more than the attacking dynamo.

                                            Mils is our 2nd best FB is have seen. Great runner, really good at bringing his wingers in to the game. He's the man. One of my favourite ABs of the past 20 years (probably 2nd behind Kaino)

                                            I'd probably go Cullen, Kipper, Mils of the ones I've seen.

                                            Agree with you on Kaino for favourite AB of the last 20 years.

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                                            • antipodean
                                              antipodean @mariner4life last edited by

                                              @mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                              @Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                              @mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                              @Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                              Sometimes forget how good Mils was as a running fullback back in those days.

                                              really? how do you forget this?

                                              I just do (early on-set dementia?), maybe because I compare him with the gold standard Rangi (I'm not @Chris-B) Cullen, and remember him as the solid all round fullback he was more than the attacking dynamo.

                                              Mils is our 2nd best FB is have seen. Great runner, really good at bringing his wingers in to the game. He's the man. One of my favourite ABs of the past 20 years (probably 2nd behind Kaino)

                                              And beautifully soft, fast hands. The amount of tries he was the last one to put someone away.

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                                                voodoo last edited by

                                                So reliable too, at both ends. Barely made mistakes. And that Franck Bunce temperament.

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                                                  junior @Nepia last edited by

                                                  @Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                                  @mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                                  @Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                                  @mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                                  @Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                                  Sometimes forget how good Mils was as a running fullback back in those days.

                                                  really? how do you forget this?

                                                  I just do (early on-set dementia?), maybe because I compare him with the gold standard Rangi (I'm not @Chris-B) Cullen, and remember him as the solid all round fullback he was more than the attacking dynamo.

                                                  Mils is our 2nd best FB is have seen. Great runner, really good at bringing his wingers in to the game. He's the man. One of my favourite ABs of the past 20 years (probably 2nd behind Kaino)

                                                  I'd probably go Cullen, Kipper, Mils of the ones I've seen.

                                                  Agree with you on Kaino for favourite AB of the last 20 years.

                                                  Kipper can't compete with Cullen in terms of sheer brilliance (despite being quite brilliant himself) or with Mils in terms of longevity

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                                                    junior @antipodean last edited by

                                                    @antipodean said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                                    @mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                                    @Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                                    @mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                                    @Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                                    Sometimes forget how good Mils was as a running fullback back in those days.

                                                    really? how do you forget this?

                                                    I just do (early on-set dementia?), maybe because I compare him with the gold standard Rangi (I'm not @Chris-B) Cullen, and remember him as the solid all round fullback he was more than the attacking dynamo.

                                                    Mils is our 2nd best FB is have seen. Great runner, really good at bringing his wingers in to the game. He's the man. One of my favourite ABs of the past 20 years (probably 2nd behind Kaino)

                                                    And beautifully soft, fast hands. The amount of tries he was the last one to put someone away.

                                                    Yep, it was like having another play maker out the back, together with the pace of winger and the usual hallmarks of a top notch fullback

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                                                      Tim last edited by

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                                                        antipodean @Tim last edited by

                                                        @Tim before soccer mums got involved in the sport

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                                                        • Bones
                                                          Bones @Daffy Jaffy last edited by

                                                          @Daffy-Jaffy faaaaark yes. I could watch that angle from Cully against the Boks all day.

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                                                          • taniwharugby
                                                            taniwharugby @Tim last edited by

                                                            @Tim love that one early, but puts hands in ruck, gets the rewards...

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                                                            • Nepia
                                                              Nepia @junior last edited by

                                                              @junior said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                                              @Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                                              @mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                                              @Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                                              @mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                                              @Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                                              Sometimes forget how good Mils was as a running fullback back in those days.

                                                              really? how do you forget this?

                                                              I just do (early on-set dementia?), maybe because I compare him with the gold standard Rangi (I'm not @Chris-B) Cullen, and remember him as the solid all round fullback he was more than the attacking dynamo.

                                                              Mils is our 2nd best FB is have seen. Great runner, really good at bringing his wingers in to the game. He's the man. One of my favourite ABs of the past 20 years (probably 2nd behind Kaino)

                                                              I'd probably go Cullen, Kipper, Mils of the ones I've seen.

                                                              Agree with you on Kaino for favourite AB of the last 20 years.

                                                              Kipper can't compete with Cullen in terms of sheer brilliance (despite being quite brilliant himself) or with Mils in terms of longevity

                                                              Yeah, and that's why he's second, and I don't generally have longevity as one of my key metrics when picking my favourite/best players.

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                                                              • mariner4life
                                                                mariner4life @Tim last edited by

                                                                @Tim said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                                                it was almost a different game really.

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                                                                  2015 QF All Blacks v France masterclass with Brit commentary.

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                                                                  • mikedogz
                                                                    mikedogz last edited by mikedogz

                                                                    18 year old Jonah. I was a big fan of Luke Erenavula as a kid.

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                                                                        nzzp @mikedogz last edited by

                                                                        @mikedogz said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                                                        Luke Erenavula

                                                                        Such a differnet game back then. Would love to have the space in the calendar to play a Probables Possibles game in a regional stadium.

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                                                                            Bones @mikedogz last edited by

                                                                            @mikedogz Lolani Koko! Awesome.

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                                                                              Nepia @mikedogz last edited by

                                                                              @mikedogz Cheers for posting that, I was at that game ... the girls we were with (from the local Catholic school) wouldn't shut up about how hot Marc Ellis was.

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                                                                                Catogrande @Nepia last edited by

                                                                                @Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

                                                                                @mikedogz Cheers for posting that, I was at that game ... the girls we were with (from the local Catholic school) wouldn't shut up about how hot Marc Ellis was.

                                                                                I hope you enjoyed a bit of second hand success on the back of it?

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                                                                                  Watching these videos, rugby was at its absolute pinnacle in the late 90s

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                                                                                  • Daffy Jaffy
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                                                                                    Some example matches of rugby's evolution through the decades -











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