RWC Week 1: France v All Blacks
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Bad guys by 9 plus setting us up to play SA again in the quarters (yes I'm also making other predictions)
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@chimoaus said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Looks like it will be hot and humid - even factoring in the 9pm local kickoff time
Why the fuck would they start a game so late?
Because France
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@KiwiMurph sure is, although I expect there has been alot of work done in the last 9 days on scrummaging and having a full pack will no doubt help, ball in ball out, no fucking around we should be sweet.
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@nzzp said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@chimoaus said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Looks like it will be hot and humid - even factoring in the 9pm local kickoff time
Why the fuck would they start a game so late?
Well for an opening game you've got an opening cemerony for an hour or so beforehand
From memory the 2011 RWC in NZ there were games kicking off at 9pm local.
There were, but the aim as I understood it was to enable TV audiences in Europe.
Which is exactly what they’re doing here
Friday night rugby is a big thing in France
Oh and it’s the French RWC not NZ’s
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@MiketheSnow said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@nzzp said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@chimoaus said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Looks like it will be hot and humid - even factoring in the 9pm local kickoff time
Why the fuck would they start a game so late?
Well for an opening game you've got an opening cemerony for an hour or so beforehand
From memory the 2011 RWC in NZ there were games kicking off at 9pm local.
There were, but the aim as I understood it was to enable TV audiences in Europe.
Which is exactly what they’re doing here
Friday night rugby is a big thing in France
Oh and it’s the French RWC not NZ’s
piston wristed gibbons.
Don’t they know New Zealand Rugby has an aura ? I’m not sure it still works at 9pm
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Yeah I picked abs by 1-8 , same as been mentioned , heart not head.
France is actually a team I enjoy watching, if we can’t win the tournament I hope they do.
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@MiketheSnow said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@nzzp said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@chimoaus said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Looks like it will be hot and humid - even factoring in the 9pm local kickoff time
Why the fuck would they start a game so late?
Well for an opening game you've got an opening cemerony for an hour or so beforehand
From memory the 2011 RWC in NZ there were games kicking off at 9pm local.
There were, but the aim as I understood it was to enable TV audiences in Europe.
Which is exactly what they’re doing here
Friday night rugby is a big thing in France
Oh and it’s the French RWC not NZ’s
Their cup, their rules. Plus 9pm is better viewing time here. It does seem very gallic though, a 9pm kickoff
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@Unite said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Are the All Blacks in their alternate strip for this one? I vaguely remember an article RE home team assignments etc but can’t remember the result
Nah ABs are in black. Darren "Hand" Shand won a coin toss.
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@taniwharugby said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph sure is, although I expect there has been alot of work done in the last 9 days on scrummaging and having a full pack will no doubt help, ball in ball out, no fucking around we should be sweet.
Frogs aren’t the same without Baille at LH. Wobblies bossed them in scrum.
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9pm is a typical start time in Europe for rugby and football
For example, majority of champions league matches start at this time.
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@DaGrubster said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
9pm is a typical start time in Europe for rugby and football
For example, majority of champions league matches start at this time.
And long may it continue. spot on time for me to get out of bed and watch a bit of rugby over brekky!! Very civil!
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I'm picking an ambush and we smack them by 20+
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To elaborate on my above comment: we found good form on the EOYT, and we've continued that by smacking Argentina, SA and Aus in consecutive games when it mattered this season.
Far too much is being made of the warm up game. SA were out for blood, after the cards do you really think we were going to risk injury by trying to match their physicality, especially when they had a 7-1 split? Not a chance, we've got this game and the quarter to prepare for.
We're on an upward climb at the moment and France have some pretty key injuries. All of the pressure is on them.
Bring it on!
