RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1)
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@taniwharugby Diverse? I thought everyone here was a Polish person identifying as a female.
That team naming can’t come soon enough, but I think that’s going to be a bit boring too.
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@Chris-B said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@ACT-Crusader said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@Nepia said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@Machpants said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@Nepia said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@bayimports said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
Ok so don’t have full team this week... however, from inside the camp....
S Barrett replaces Cane at 6, Tuipolotu on the bench for Todd. Savea at 7. Cane on bench.
Perhaps wrist not great, or just want a bigger/taller team
Can't say that makes any sense to me, our game has been all about the trio all year and now we go for a slower option to add height? I hope Cane is slightly injured and it's enforced because he leads our defence in the opening trench warfare.
Yeah this, we win sith speed and a ferocious and fast loose trio. Ah well in Shag we trust, if true!
Definitely for now, but if we lose I'm going to meltdown like a Cantabrian complaining about Mauger being left out in 07.
It will have only taken you 12 years to see some sense then. Even a little slow for you @Nepia
To be fair, he hasn't yet gone through all the grieving stages for Cully in 2003 - let alone started on processing the injustices of Aaron!
Don't forget Zac Guilford abandoning the Canes and running away to the inbreds.
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@Hooroo for every dickhead gone, there is one of the good guys gone too.
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@taniwharugby said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@Hooroo for every dickhead gone, there is one of the good guys gone too.
But not recently, just the dickheads that have gone
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@Hooroo said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@taniwharugby said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@Hooroo for every dickhead gone, there is one of the good guys gone too.
But not recently, just the dickheads that have gone
Excuse me, I’m right bloody here!
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@Snowy said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@Hooroo Of course they do, where else would they get controversial and idiotic ideas, theories and analysis ( used loosely) from?
If they are reading this I hope they pass on our observations about Rattue to him
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@pakman said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
Will be interesting to see if Eddie thinks at all of team changes. I could see Kruis starting, which opens up some options for them at 6. Seems Ford is not trusted at highest level, which for me is too timid, as I think they need to take some risks.
See Stuff reporting Kruis and Ford may start: https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby-world-cup/rwc-2019-japan/116859878/all-blacks-v-england-eddie-jones-expected-to-bring-back-george-ford-for-semifinal !
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@pakman said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@pakman said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
Will be interesting to see if Eddie thinks at all of team changes. I could see Kruis starting, which opens up some options for them at 6. Seems Ford is not trusted at highest level, which for me is too timid, as I think they need to take some risks.
See Stuff reporting Kruis and Ford may start: https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby-world-cup/rwc-2019-japan/116859878/all-blacks-v-england-eddie-jones-expected-to-bring-back-george-ford-for-semifinal !
Seems Eddie reads the Fern?
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@Chris-B said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@ACT-Crusader said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@Nepia said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@Machpants said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@Nepia said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@bayimports said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
Ok so don’t have full team this week... however, from inside the camp....
S Barrett replaces Cane at 6, Tuipolotu on the bench for Todd. Savea at 7. Cane on bench.
Perhaps wrist not great, or just want a bigger/taller team
Can't say that makes any sense to me, our game has been all about the trio all year and now we go for a slower option to add height? I hope Cane is slightly injured and it's enforced because he leads our defence in the opening trench warfare.
Yeah this, we win sith speed and a ferocious and fast loose trio. Ah well in Shag we trust, if true!
Definitely for now, but if we lose I'm going to meltdown like a Cantabrian complaining about Mauger being left out in 07.
It will have only taken you 12 years to see some sense then. Even a little slow for you @Nepia
To be fair, he hasn't yet gone through all the grieving stages for Cully in 2003 - let alone started on processing the injustices of Aaron!
Oh look, the little brother Crusaders are circling the wagons in support of big brother Crusaders.
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Sky were showing the 2018 EOYT tour test v England last night. I caught about the 20 minutes.
I now recall that NZ totally bossed the England lineout last year, Retallick consistently pinching Itoje's ball at the front of the lineout.
NZ started with 4 linrout options; Retallick, Whitelock, Read, Squire. S Barrett replace Squire in the second half.
In the time I was watching NZ had replacement props on with Laulala and THP and Ofa T at LHP. 3 scrums in that time; 1 penalty v NZ when we attacked their scrum but got penalised for angling in. 1 where both scrums attacked each other a bit back-and-forward - hard to tell England slightly on top maybe but seemed to collapse back their way just as ball was taken out (was play on), final action of match was a collapsed scrum that turned into a comedy act of offside hangers-on trying to pressure TJP.
England had Williams and THP, George at hooker and can't remember LHP.
England got a fat start, up 15-0. That's been a habit, thinking of England's tour of South Africa.
Playing catchup would make me nervous with the way knockout rugby is refereed. Hope we start well.
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@Toddy said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
Who is the better 1st 5 Ford or Farrell? Is this purely to give them a second play maker?
Ford is better with reasonable or good ball. Farrell better behind a struggling pack, but tends to be somewhat robotic.
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@taniwharugby said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
such a diverse range of rugby fans of all ages, bias' and allegiances,
Mostly middle aged men spouting shit.
So yeah: like journalists.
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@NTA diverse AF...I mean you are an Aussie afterall!
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@taniwharugby said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@NTA diverse AF...I mean you are an Aussie afterall!
Well, someone out of us has to use vowels properly.
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@NTA said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@taniwharugby said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
such a diverse range of rugby fans of all ages, bias' and allegiances,
Mostly middle aged men spouting shit.
So yeah: like journalists.
I thought we were mostly young hot polish chicks these days?
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@Hooroo said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12279196
These huas read the fern!
three times in the past week, about a couple of hours after a conversation on these threads, suddenly an article would appear.
And sometimes behind a paywall. They are making money off it.
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The matchday 23 is as follows (Test caps in brackets):
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Joe Moody (44)
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Codie Taylor (49)
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Nepo Laulala (24)
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Brodie Retallick (79)
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Samuel Whitelock (116)
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Scott Barrett (34)
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Ardie Savea (43)
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Kieran Read - captain (125)
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Aaron Smith (90)
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Richie Mo’unga (15)
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George Bridge (8)
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Anton Lienert-Brown (41)
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Jack Goodhue (12)
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Sevu Reece (6)
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Beauden Barrett (81)
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Dane Coles (67)
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Ofa Tuungafasi (34)
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Angus Ta'avao (12)
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Patrick Tuipulotu (28)
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Sam Cane (66)
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T J Perenara (63)
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Sonny Bill Williams (56)
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Jordie Barrett (15)
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