@chris-b Absolutely right. Was gutted when Whetu Douglas left last year, thought he was good enough to play at the highest level. Might need to add a few kilos but he has all the skills to become a top class no 8.

This Irish team's ability to retain possession is second to none. We have more X factor players than them but they are way more patient than we are, compete better at the breakdown and in Murray and Sexton, they have halves that control the game better than Smith and Beaudie. The match in Dublin is going to be one hell of a game.

@marty said in All Blacks v France Test #1:

@booboo Loving this from the French. After decades of eye-gouging, biting, testicle maiming and laughably bad on-field theatrics, it will be approximately 100 years until the ledger can be considered balanced. Woe-is-fucking-me.

It's not just from the French. The whinging from the neutrals on social media has been beyond ridiculous. The fact that their teams weren't even involved makes it all the more pathetic.

@bovidae said in Wallabies v Ireland #1 - Brisvegas:

Pocock was farkin' good for a player who hasn't played a test in over a year. Beale showed his class too.

I don't get the Pocock hate in NZ. He would walk into the AB 23 imo. MOTM performance tonight.

Tongan Thor demolishes the overrated Irish scrum. Can we have him back and send back Lomax?

@rapido A journo called Shag.

@nepia That's good news to me. There were fears he would be ruled out for the entire season. Six weeks off will freshen him up for the harder tests later on in the year.

@machpants said in All Blacks Squad for France:

Matt Todd once again from Left Right Out to starting 7. Two locks so Sam still in doubt, or already out. Good to see Franklin get a call, he's been great recently

Isn't Franklin leaving at the end of this year? I see that as a wasted selection, should have given someone like Lousi or Strange who will be available next year a chance to be exposed to the AB environment. They did the same thing with TKB last year and I thought that was a mistake as well.

@barbarian said in Blues vs. Rebels:

@akan004 who are ‘you guys’???

Fuck right off mate. The only bloke I see whinging about the ref here is you.

Not true. You managed to sneak in a whinge about the ref from a few weeks ago in your first post, in case you had not noticed.

@steven-harris said in Blues vs. Rebels:

@akan004 Exactly if you watched both Breakdown which is the NZ version and the guys on Fox,the NZ boys are always balanced when it comes to assessing each game and will give credit to a visiting team,but unfortunately for the guys on a Fox impartiality goes totally out the window,I guess when your getting torn a new one week in and week out,you will look for any little bit of light.

Agreed Steven. I think to be fair to Barbarian, my opening paragraph did come across as a bit of a whinge which wasn't my intention at all. The Blues were well beaten. The main point of my post was to take aim at the foxsports guys.