All Blacks vs Springboks I
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I suspect that South Africa will give it everything in the first 40 - the breakdown battle will be brutal. ABs will power away in 3rd quarter though.
Retallick is back to being a beast, and S Barrett is in career best form, so I'm feeling confident despite missing Whitelock.
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@crucial said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@canefan said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
having watched teh last two Bok tests it would be an enormously stupid error to pick an inferior all-round player just to negate one part of what the opposition does, and not look to making more of what we do well.
I wouldn't have Bridge in the 23, he is unnecessary.
Cough* 2019 SF Cough*
Maybe we could try a Barrett at 6 as well?
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@antipodean said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
having watched teh last two Bok tests it would be an enormously stupid error to pick an inferior all-round player just to negate one part of what the opposition does, and not look to making more of what we do well.
I wouldn't have Bridge in the 23, he is unnecessary.
We have a team full of finishers. We want someone who can create the opportunities.
well put, i really do miss people like B & C smith (and obviously others), sure they finished a lot themselves but i most fondly remember them just making those breaks/half beaks that then had two or three other feed off and finish
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@crucial guess he looked better than Donald did in the 2011 RWC Final...
One of the all-time great AB moments: AB's in a dog-fight, nerves starting to get the best of them and on comes The Duck, shirt several sizes too small, for a penalty and says to McCaw "just give me the fucking ball".
Calmest dude on the pitch.
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@mn5 said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@crucial said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@canefan said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
having watched teh last two Bok tests it would be an enormously stupid error to pick an inferior all-round player just to negate one part of what the opposition does, and not look to making more of what we do well.
I wouldn't have Bridge in the 23, he is unnecessary.
Cough* 2019 SF Cough*
Maybe we could try a Barrett at 6 as well?
That one sentence is enough to trigger most of the fern.
I'm now wondering who the non triggered are. Surely even the Cantabs wouldn't want him at 6?
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@nepia said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@mn5 said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@crucial said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@canefan said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
having watched teh last two Bok tests it would be an enormously stupid error to pick an inferior all-round player just to negate one part of what the opposition does, and not look to making more of what we do well.
I wouldn't have Bridge in the 23, he is unnecessary.
Cough* 2019 SF Cough*
Maybe we could try a Barrett at 6 as well?
That one sentence is enough to trigger most of the fern.
I'm now wondering who the non triggered are. Surely even the Cantabs wouldn't want him at 6?
Non-ABs supporters?
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@nepia said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@mn5 said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@crucial said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@canefan said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
having watched teh last two Bok tests it would be an enormously stupid error to pick an inferior all-round player just to negate one part of what the opposition does, and not look to making more of what we do well.
I wouldn't have Bridge in the 23, he is unnecessary.
Cough* 2019 SF Cough*
Maybe we could try a Barrett at 6 as well?
That one sentence is enough to trigger most of the fern.
I'm now wondering who the non triggered are. Surely even the Cantabs wouldn't want him at 6?
When you’ve witnessed Rueben Thorne playing as much in the six jersey as he did it pays to be quite Zen about such things.
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@crucial Being a Cantab automatically means that you played well......
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@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@antipodean said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
having watched teh last two Bok tests it would be an enormously stupid error to pick an inferior all-round player just to negate one part of what the opposition does, and not look to making more of what we do well.
I wouldn't have Bridge in the 23, he is unnecessary.
We have a team full of finishers. We want someone who can create the opportunities.
well put, i really do miss people like B & C smith (and obviously others), sure they finished a lot themselves but i most fondly remember them just making those breaks/half beaks that then had two or three other feed off and finish
Our current four wings are scoring tries at almost unprecedented rates.
Rieko 30/42
Even the much maligned George 12/15
Will 11/8
Sevu 10/13TOTAL 63 tries 78 tests 0.8 tries per test.
Doug Howlett got 49/62 at 0.79
Cully got 46/58 at 0.79
Goldie got 44/60 at 0.73
Big Jules got 46/64at 0.72
Joe Rok got 46/69 at 0.66
Jonah got 37/63 at 0.58
Bender got 39/84 at 0.46
Tana got 36/74 at 0.48 -
@nepia I maintain the biggest issue with playing SB at 6, was the fact we carried on with the game plan we'd have had if Cane was out there rather than using SBs stregnth, BBBR was woefuly out of form too...
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@Chris-B if it wasn't for the knee injuries Cully would have been closer to 1.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
...BBBR was woefuly out of form too...
BBBR was coming back from injury. This season has shown he needs a few games to really hit his straps, and dominate.
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@nepia said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@bones said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@act-crusader ya reckon? If he's unfit I can't see it not being Bridge/Jordie/Reece.
Ugh, I just threw up a wee bit.
I see what you mean, I still have nightmares about the RWC game against England where both Reece and Bridge were quickly shut down. I'd rather both don't start together, picking one is fine. Reece has high workrate, Bridge slower but safer.
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@tim said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
A typo or two aside ( Taylor’s r?r? (physical strength) ) I really enjoyed that article. Thanks. Good to see a sports journalist can also be a sharp dress man.
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@crucial had a nice show of hands but I hardly saw him..looks a bit lightweight for centre IMO..hope to be proven wrong cos the coaches love him...
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@african-monkey said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@crucial Being a Cantab automatically means that your fans believe you played well......
FIFY
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@antipodean said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
having watched teh last two Bok tests it would be an enormously stupid error to pick an inferior all-round player just to negate one part of what the opposition does, and not look to making more of what we do well.
I wouldn't have Bridge in the 23, he is unnecessary.
We have a team full of finishers. We want someone who can create the opportunities.
the last game I saw Bridge in he only created a lot of rucks, by being tackled.
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@crucial had a nice show of hands but I hardly saw him..looks a bit lightweight for centre IMO..hope to be proven wrong cos the coaches love him...
About the same weight as ALB 95kg v 96 kg Ennor slightly taller 187cm to 185cm.
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@chris I'm surprised ALB is so light.
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