Hansen needs his head read
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I'm exercising my selfish privilege - anyone who plays us regularly and promotes our competitions.
Therefore, of the major nations in order I'd prefer:
SA
Arg
Ausdaylight
France
Including Scotland here so @MN5 doesn't get too wound up
Wales
Ireland
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@NTA said in Hansen needs his head read:
I would take any in that order, and as a bonus NOT facing the ABs to do so just so some of you have something (pathetic) to cling to in terms of facing down another semifinal choke.
only one team that actually deserves the term chokers, and they where Blue, usually.....
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@taniwharugby they wuz robbed in 95 though
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@taniwharugby said in Hansen needs his head read:
@NTA said in Hansen needs his head read:
I would take any in that order, and as a bonus NOT facing the ABs to do so just so some of you have something (pathetic) to cling to in terms of facing down another semifinal choke.
only one team that actually deserves the term chokers, and they where Blue, usually.....
Dunno that France were ever overwhelming favourites in every RWC they entered
3 from 8 over a history of ridiculous winning percentage? Piss poor
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@NTA said in Hansen needs his head read:
@taniwharugby said in Hansen needs his head read:
@NTA said in Hansen needs his head read:
I would take any in that order, and as a bonus NOT facing the ABs to do so just so some of you have something (pathetic) to cling to in terms of facing down another semifinal choke.
only one team that actually deserves the term chokers, and they where Blue, usually.....
Dunno that France were ever overwhelming favourites in every RWC they entered
3 from 8 over a history of ridiculous winning percentage? Piss poor
I'm running out of these
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@NTA said in Hansen needs his head read:
@taniwharugby said in Hansen needs his head read:
@NTA said in Hansen needs his head read:
I would take any in that order, and as a bonus NOT facing the ABs to do so just so some of you have something (pathetic) to cling to in terms of facing down another semifinal choke.
only one team that actually deserves the term chokers, and they where Blue, usually.....
Dunno that France were ever overwhelming favourites in every RWC they entered
Who has been?
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@NTA said in Hansen needs his head read:
I fucking LOVE how you guys talk up your winning record with your hands down your pants, but suddenly we talk all the RWCs you've choked in, and I see nothing but excuses.
Jolly good show - keep it up.
Um what?
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Scotland (yeah right)
Anyone but England after that but …
Japan
France (you never know with these guys at a RWC)
I'd go for Argentina but the thought of the World champs playing 4 years of friendlies irritates me
Not Australia….actually I don't want anyone else to win
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France
SA -
Obviously I want the All Blacks to win the Rugby World Cup.
If not, then a national side that shares a few of our values:
- Looks to score tries and entertain.
- Wins with humility and respects their opponents.
- Keen to help communities and nurture the grassroots of the game.
Probably France meets these criteria most.
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@dogmeat said in Hansen needs his head read:
I reckon NZ were favourites in 07/11 and 15. 2/3 aint so bad.
Bookies had us marginal favourites in 1999 and 2003 too, but nowhere near evens. But 'public' teams, like the ABs are always going to get the edge with the bookies so that may be deceiving.
Every loss in the tournament (perhaps with the exception of the 1999 bronze game) has been an upset.
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@sparky said in Hansen needs his head read:
Obviously I want the All Blacks to win the Rugby World Cup.
If not, then a national side that shares a few of our values:
- Looks to score tries and entertain.
- Wins with humility and respects their opponents.
- Keen to help communities and nurture the grassroots of the game.
Probably France meets these criteria most.
pffft hahaha how long did it take to type that out with one hand? I hope to god this is a parody
Fuck me dead, no wonder AB fans have a reputation for arrogance when this kind of shit is dished up.
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@dogmeat said in Hansen needs his head read:
I reckon NZ were favourites in 07/11 and 15. 2/3 aint so bad.
We def weren't overwhelming favourites in any of the other years although we would have been close to that in 91. Don't think anyone was favoured in 99 - bit like this year....
We were not great in the year preceding 2015 if I recall. Laurie failed to settle on his combinations
