TRC: Wallabies vs Los Pumas
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@Kirwan said in TRC: Wallabies vs Los Pumas:
@pukunui similar to us in the 1970s with the Polynesian immigration?
For sure there are heaps of Polynesians in Aust and have been for ages. There is just such a contrast to even 10 years ago. Has the private school system which traditionally produced most of the rugby players disappeared? Maybe those schools are packed with islanders on rugby scholarships now.
Not saying this is a bad thing but the change is just so obvious.
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After watching 2 test matches this evening..all I can say is ,that’s 160 minutes I will never get back..!
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@Steven-Harris said in TRC: Wallabies vs Los Pumas:
After watching 2 test matches this evening..all I can say is ,that’s 160 minutes I will never get back..!
Yeah, wasn’t great was it?
Some interesting improvements from Aussie though. Back row looks good, look better at ten for the first hour.
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Whelp, Ozzie were pretty poor, but Arg were worse. A more entertaining game than the 'tits for handfest' that was Abs vs SA. Ozzie comfortably won, Arg looked pathetic.
This round of the RC will not have any NH teams quaking in their boots!
Final score:
Australia 16 Argentina 1074 J. D. Bonilla
73 F. Isa
C. Lealiifano 50
C. Lealiifano 42
C. Lealiifano 32
R. Hodge 31
23 N. Sanchez
C. Lealiifano 10
1 Tries 1
1 Conversions 1
3 Penalty Goals 1
0 Field Goals 0 -
Pumas have thrown this game away You can't win any fucking game with a malfunctioning scrum Wallabies just needed to milk scrums pens + scored a nice try Beyond they did nothing
Pumas have serious questions to ask of Sanchez Attack has been misfiring
This is further compounded by wasting clear cut chances again
At least 2 tries bombed againFinally what's the damn point of a bench if you only give players 10-15 mins to make an impact
I wouldn't take much out of this game if I was Wallabies- they were just a little less shit tonight
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@Kirwan said in TRC: Wallabies vs Los Pumas:
Some interesting improvements from Aussie though. Back row looks good, look better at ten for the first hour.
..and powerful locks, two big midfielders etc. It’s a style that will probably go well in the RWC
Error rate is a huge problem though
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Combo of local leagues changing scrum rules due to some bad injuries in local comp
Previous coaches: namely Perez - Jaguares + Hourcade - Pumas not prioritising their scrum & subsequently losing their fundamentals
Changes have been made & implemented Time will tell if this make a substantial difference
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@Duluth said in TRC: Wallabies vs Los Pumas:
@Kirwan said in TRC: Wallabies vs Los Pumas:
Some interesting improvements from Aussie though. Back row looks good, look better at ten for the first hour.
..and powerful locks, two big midfielders etc. It’s a style that will probably go well in the RWC
Error rate is a huge problem though
Yeah some huge units out there. In a slow, defence oriented game they could grind out a win. Should score of an improved set piece too, that back play at times was slick.
Subbed CL and Genia and that disappeared somewhat.
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@Duluth said in TRC: Wallabies vs Los Pumas:
..and powerful locks, two big midfielders etc. It’s a style that will probably go well in the RWC
Error rate is a huge problem though
The Arg props and locks look really soft in contact, and regularly lost the ball. A big work-on.
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@Bovidae said in TRC: Wallabies vs Los Pumas:
@Duluth said in TRC: Wallabies vs Los Pumas:
..and powerful locks, two big midfielders etc. It’s a style that will probably go well in the RWC
Error rate is a huge problem though
The Arg props and locks look really soft in contact, and regularly lost the ball. A big work-on.
Which thread am I on?
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https://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/playerstats?gameId=294509&league=244293
Main stats are that Pumas conceded 28 turnovers
As well conceded only 6 penalties Problem was 5 of them were in the scrum -
@gt12 said in TRC: Wallabies vs Los Pumas:
@Bovidae said in TRC: Wallabies vs Los Pumas:
@Duluth said in TRC: Wallabies vs Los Pumas:
..and powerful locks, two big midfielders etc. It’s a style that will probably go well in the RWC
Error rate is a huge problem though
The Arg props and locks look really soft in contact, and regularly lost the ball. A big work-on.
Which thread am I on?
After reading through the NZ-SA thread, now I understand your comment.
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@pukunui said in TRC: Wallabies vs Los Pumas:
Might be a question for the Aussie rugby in general thread, and i hope no one takes this the wrong way, but do white guys not play rugby in Australia any more? Where are all the private school boys these days? AFL?
On their iPads.
Plenty of white boys still playing but the Pols are bigger and better. -
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in TRC: Wallabies vs Los Pumas:
@pukunui said in TRC: Wallabies vs Los Pumas:
Might be a question for the Aussie rugby in general thread, and i hope no one takes this the wrong way, but do white guys not play rugby in Australia any more? Where are all the private school boys these days? AFL?
On their iPads.
Plenty of white boys still playing but the Pols are bigger and better.I wonder if that is a result of more polynesian guys getting into academies etc earlier on and benefiting from the development where that develooment was traditionally done at rich private schools.
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I'm not sure I need to go - again - into why schools Rugby and the pathway are a fucking joke here.
Related tidbit: some private schools with long Rugby histories are getting Aussie Rules football posts installed. The AFL bring buckets of cash when they decide they want something.
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@pukunui said in TRC: Wallabies vs Los Pumas:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in TRC: Wallabies vs Los Pumas:
@pukunui said in TRC: Wallabies vs Los Pumas:
Might be a question for the Aussie rugby in general thread, and i hope no one takes this the wrong way, but do white guys not play rugby in Australia any more? Where are all the private school boys these days? AFL?
On their iPads.
Plenty of white boys still playing but the Pols are bigger and better.I wonder if that is a result of more polynesian guys getting into academies etc earlier on and benefiting from the development where that develooment was traditionally done at rich private schools.
I definitely think so. Lots are getting scholarships. My son goes to a private school and there are a good number of Islanders there. Very few are paying students.
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@NTA said in TRC: Wallabies vs Los Pumas:
I'm not sure I need to go - again - into why schools Rugby and the pathway are a fucking joke here.
Related tidbit: some private schools with long Rugby histories are getting Aussie Rules football posts installed. The AFL bring buckets of cash when they decide they want something.
Nudgee College (which has produced a ton of Wallabies) has signed some massive development deal with Tottenham Hotspur. All about the money.
