@chimoaus of they could give the AR a laser pointer and he shines it in the eyes of the offending player to let him know I think generally once players know they wont get away with it, they will adjust thier own behaviour.

@NTA no! This is the last time I try to explain reading a refs mind on a discussion forum!

@NTA said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November: @Nepia said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November: I don't think those fans exist (Australians maybe?) Only as good as your last 2 Tests, boys. We've got the Foster * that we can lay on the table through this dark, dark time.

@Machpants said in Argentina v Australia A: J4L is in rapture, an actual friendly I hate it when people steal my jokes

Dunno if this has been posted, but 1st time I seen it

@Stargazer said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18: @Bones ESPN also calls Bledisloe Cup games friendlies. They mostly are these days ( after the full time whistle)

Luatua and Vito-doing well overseas, I understand. Charlie would have been useful too (33 now though). I'd say decline. Stale tactics, so-so selections. Would have liked to have seen a bit of Jordan in a Bledisloe, hoping it will still happen.

@ACT-Crusader said in Wallabies v All Blacks - Bledisloe 1 Sydney 2000: @SidBarret said in Wallabies v All Blacks - Bledisloe 1 Sydney 2000: Funnily enough I watched this game on Saturday on youtube. Wow Larkham and Gregan were good. There are periods in that test where the Aussie attack led by these two was so dominant. They were getting clean ball and had runners just lining up. Scary to watch at the time... The ACT way?!

Intercept passes are classified as turnovers.

@Machpants said in RWC: Australia v Georgia (Pool D): @junior said in RWC: Australia v Georgia (Pool D): @mariner4life said in RWC: Australia v Georgia (Pool D): Excellent, apparently we should expect Hooper and Pocock again next week. That'll work. It just might against England, though. The Poms play two open sides in Curry and Underhill, so less reason to abandon Pooper against them than against a conventional back row formation. Cunderhill or Underry? Neither beats Pooper or Hocock

Re the TMO. Can the TMO inject himself without being invited? Yes, Uruguay 8 was offside, but it wasn't picked up on field. I'm torn as to whether we got the correct result.

Extended highlights:

@Snowy said in Bledisloe #2: @antipodean said in Bledisloe #2: Finally managed to get sufficient internet to watch extended highlights and it looked fantastic. Reminded me of the France game where the All Blacks finally clicked with the new game plan. https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1940151534_10.jpg We gave them just a taste. Plenty more where that came from

@Hooroo said in MOTM Bledisloe I: Who was the wing that got the brace? Hodge.

@pakman said in Bledisloe #1: Irish analysis: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/international/matt-williams-how-australia-went-back-to-the-future-to-show-new-zealand-fallibility-1.3987331 The guy has a hopeless record as coach himself.

@nzzp yeah I'm stumped, admittedly I was only casual watching, didn't look that flash to me Edit actually wasn't the voted ratings they normally do, just one guys ratings

@tewaio said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition: @crucial said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition: @unite said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition: @mariner4life said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition: @akan004 said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition: Must the Aussies do this after every single loss to us. Their whinging has reached ridiculous levels. https://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/bledisloe-cup/analysis-how-kings-of-the-dark-arts-got-a-free-ride-against-the-wallabies-in-bledisloe-iii/news-story/a1a08723a18258e894921429a2d9c34b that is delicious!! We're not shit, we just don't cheat like they do!! I always enjoy a "let's look at one team" breakdown of all the "illegalities" they get away with. It just means your team won. Again. Time to scrap the 3 tests against Australia, they just don't deserve it. What is more concerning is Phil Kearns saying that he AND World Rugby are sick of the Referees giving the All Blacks a free ride! Who at World Rugby has been making these comments, have they been made public?? Maybe Gosper said it to Phil when in Australia a few weeks back?? I can imagine Kearns chewing Gosper's ear and saying 'those fucking All Blacks get the rub of the green every time don't they?' 'Yeah, yeah Phil. Now where are those mini hot pies, they were nice' Kearns turns to Kafer, 'See, even WR thinks it's a major problem' Gosper really does look like a cartoonist's caricature of a 1980s Wall St CEO Younger Jamie Dimon?

@act-crusader said in Bledisloe II: @gunner said in Bledisloe II: @akan004 said in Bledisloe II: @pakman This might be a controversial call but I believe Laulala has overtaken Franks as our no 1 tighthead. I think he is at least as good as Franks as a scrummager and is a lot better around the park. If they select Laulala ahead of Franks when he returns, it will be interesting to see if they choose to go with Franks off the bench or discard him from the 23 all together as there are other players who offer more impact when they come on. Hasn’t the guy been injured for 12 months, so how does he suddenly leap frog Franks? The same way Ngatai became our best 2nd 5 after Nonu left.... Playing for the chiefs?

@machpants said in Bledisloe I: I wish I could so easily pick up this stuff! I think its great how our FB takes the time to write these articles in his spare time. Not much happens in accounts I suppose.

@pakman said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.: Didn't BBBR duck into it? No. Mumm jumped, spun and delivered a roundhouse elbow strike. Get it right man!

@taniwharugby only if there was negligence involved I think.

Go Beauden was once. Psychic Energy was sustained moronity Once was more than enough. Murray was pure genius.