RWC Week 1: France v All Blacks
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@taniwharugby said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@Donsteppa yeah I don't think we have the smarts to win the rwc.
I think we have the players and ability, but we want to win it scoring a million tries and looking pretty doing so, we don't want to grind a win like 2011.
Razor would definitely get more out of this bunch.
There are a few players who need dropping and Foster hasn't the testicular fortitude to do it.
This lack of ruthlessness has been a hallmark of his tenure and quite soon it will be "4 more years boys".
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The Foster catastrophe was all so predictable. https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/3557/message-to-the-nzru?_=1694207553537
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@gt12 said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Two people who need much greater criticism: Schmidt and Ryan.
They continue to select for and play this game.
I thought the forwards were OK for much of this game. The backs, Telea excepted, were crap.
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@Kruse said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@MN5 said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@Kruse said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Interviewing drunk kiwis in a FanZone. Fuck... I thought THAT was a new low.
And then they pull out the inane "up the wahs" - whatever the fuck that means.Some inane catchphrase about some other sporting organisation I believe
The wahine? Is this PC mandated supporting of ladies' sport gone mad?
Wahs = Warriors.
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@Stockcar86 said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
New lows, interviewing fans for expert analysis of the game. Still probably better than Justin Marshall
Actually Marshy has been good. He's been calling for the same team to be played this year with minor tweaks. This team looks completely disjointed and with 3 easy games coming up Foster is going to change the phuck out of them.
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We lost the battle .. but we got a war to win.. wow some reasurrence from the Capt. Stay captain pls 🙏
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@Billy-Tell said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Foster is the worst choice ever. Seems a nice guy but he is just not up to it. The icing on the cake would be losing to Ireland in a ¼ final.
Right now, I’m nervous about Italy.
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@Billy-Tell said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Foster is the worst choice ever. Seems a nice guy but he is just not up to it. The icing on the cake would be losing to Ireland in a ¼ final.
The senior group of players who went to bat for him in the hotel in South Africa need an uppercut too.
We nearly had him out the door and they convinced Robinson not to pull the trigger.
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@Steve said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Lose, but lose like you know what you are doing.
Yep. Sums things up for me 100%
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Shit way to start the weekend
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Hmm. Two big turn points cost us. Substitution of Aaron Smith and a howler from Finlay Christie totally lost momentum. Brain explosion from Dalton Papalii in front of the ref cost us heavily and he could have been pinged a couple of minutes later.
Tactics seemed daft in second half. What on earth did Havili bring? Can't quite figure out average kicking game. Mounga saved his day with the glorious try saving tackle. Beauden and Will Jordan were a real mixed bag for me.
Pluses were Mark Telea with his energy, the form of our locks with Brodie back and the work of Ardie in the second half.
Jacobson did a lot of good stuff when he came on. Was Vaii the right selection at 6?
French were great with Mauvaka Alldritt and Penaud standouts for me. Thought Jaco Peyper was very good.
Final comment is why the hell do you sub Telea in that situation when Will Jordan is so rocks and diamonds.
Correction. 3 turn points with the stereotypical high risk turned bad moment from Will Jordan -
@Stargazer he had a great game 👌🏽
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