RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland
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@Chris-B said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@KiwiMurph I think Caleb has clearly been pushed down the pecking order.
It only took Foster a year to figure our what has been obvious for quite some time, even less effective tests than Frizzle- and Frizzle's are at least recent not years ago
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Optimism levels greatly reduced due to inclusion of Ginga.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Optimism levels greatly reduced due to inclusion of Ginga.
TBH, as stupid was that is, it won't be with winning or losing of the game. It'll be foster sticking with pretty much the same tactics, esp on defence, for years. It'll be not learning the 'learnings' 🤮. It'll be lack of leadership when it gets tight. It'll be the lack of discipline when our stupid short kicking game puts us under relentless pressure. It'll be the lack of nous when it comes to pushing and working the ref.
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@voodoo said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
40 hours and 20 minutes until kick-off guys - that's barely more than one of those world vision starvation events we used to do as kids!
Pass me the barley sugars...
Hang in there
And in that 40 hours, we get to watch the underdog Canterbury defeat the heavily favoured Naki, and hopefully Wellington defeat those nose candy chumps
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@ACT-Crusader and of course we're all getting up to watch Gatland's minions destroy the Puma's
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@Machpants wonder what learnings will be in his presser...
Time for Fozzie to give us the
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@Kiwiwomble it's come thru my source and I ain't happy about it at all ,same as I was told Christie on bench from Monday
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@george33 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Talea, Roigard, Ofa , Blackadder, Sami T
Bit late homeSurely they’re all blameless except for Ethan, who of course turned their water into wine
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@Kiwiwomble said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@george33 can you elaborate on how you know or are you just speculating?
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@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Bones said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Not for me. I understand the thinking and decision
Really though? What is the actual defensive edge he has, any idea? It's been said a lot, but there hasn't been any substance put to it.
You'd probably have to ask Schmidt. Clearly sees something in Christie we don't see. Mind you, he was the one who coached the AB's to the last win over Ireland when Foster was ill and had Christie on the bench so he clearly knows what he is doing......
I asked you, because you keep saying it.
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@george33 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Talea, Roigard, Ofa , Blackadder, Sami T
Bit late homeif true, I wonder how many would have started, if they had better watches.
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@nostrildamus assume only Telea dead cert, rest were bench at best, although did they stay out knowing they weren't being selected and only Telea blew it...although ST, slow learner?
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@nostrildamus Talea only 1
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@DaGrubster said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
That is my worry about the Lomax/Newell selection.
I would feel better with Laulala on the bench
You wouldn't be worried about Laulala coming on and yet again giving away scrum penalties, despite the myth surrounding him being a rock at scrum time?
Because after that scrum he'll then show you the amazing attacking skills of a prop from the 80s that's quantum leaped into the game. Then round it off by making a tackle while standing up straight.
