The State of the Game
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@kiwimurph fair point, but given we know plenty of players practice them...
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@taniwharugby said in The State of the Game:
Ha this can go in here as it is an unintended consequence of one of the recent (stupid) rule changes...
Got no problem with that
The defensive team stopped the offensive team from scoring, they didn’t turnover the ball.
There was always a sense of inevitability about the 5m scrum for holding the ball up over the line. 9/10 it led to a try and/or a card for the defensive team.
If the defensive team kicks badly and/or the offensive team kicks superbly, why shouldn’t that be rewarded?
After all, less than a minute earlier the offensive team almost scored a try.
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@mikethesnow it's a stupid rule, i really don't like it.
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@sparky said in The State of the Game:
Last time Australia, South Africa and New Zealand all lost on the same day was in November 2002.
I was just about to say this has not been a good weekend for the traditional SH powerhouses.
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@antipodean said in The State of the Game:
@sparky said in The State of the Game:
Last time Australia, South Africa and New Zealand all lost on the same day was in November 2002.
I was just about to say this has not been a good weekend for the traditional SH powerhouses.
Some good Rugby on show tho.
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@sparky said in The State of the Game:
North Hemisphere club game has improved massively in the last ten years and their international sides are reaping the benefit.
The return legs in June will be interesting.
The boks miss Faf a bit I think. Wobs copped some injuries. AB rotation affected their cohesion.
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@kiwiwomble said in The State of the Game:
@kruse agreed
i will add that as the premier rugby team in the world...we should be preparing for that, you dont rock up on a rainy day in turf boots and complain things should be different
The advice in the post was good but this didn't age well.
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@nostrildamus sorry, should have added “former” or “aspiring”
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@machpants said in The State of the Game:
@sparky said in The State of the Game:
Last time Australia, South Africa and New Zealand all lost on the same day was in November 2002.
Such a top level troll, I laughed!
He’s still a cock but that was pretty well played ( if it’s actually him )
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@machpants We've given the Walrus so much shit over the years that frankly I don't mind him enjoying this moment (this era?) of Northern Hemisphere Rugby supremacy.
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@sparky said in The State of the Game:
@machpants We've given the Walrus so much shit over the years that frankly I don't mind him enjoying this moment (this era?) of Northern Hemisphere Rugby supremacy.
Didn't we beat Wales? Or is he only Welsh when it suits him?
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@nostrildamus The All Blacks have beaten Wales every time they've played them since 1953, including a heavy win against a Wales team (with a few o f their best players unavailable) on this tour.
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@sparky said in The State of the Game:
@nostrildamus The All Blacks have beaten Wales every time they've played them since 1953, including a heavy win against a Wales team (with a few o f their best players unavailable) on this tour.
it was kind of rhetorical
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@nostrildamus he's not Welsh, we revoked his citizenship years ago
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@sparky said in The State of the Game:
@nostrildamus The All Blacks have beaten Wales every time they've played them since 1953, including a heavy win against a Wales team (with a few o f their best players unavailable) on this tour.
He’s any nation that beats the All Blacks. So I’m sure he’s become Irish and Argentinian in the last few years.
The one consistent is how much of a talentless cock he is though.
