RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay
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@Darth-Sader said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:
I’m far more worried about our forward play than our 15-10 combo. I’m very doubtful our front 8 have three big games in them against the likes of Ireland and SA.
Sadly yeah, you are probably on the money,
I’m guessing If or when we get put out, the main talking point will be around how we got outplayed up front
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@kiwiinmelb said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:
@Darth-Sader said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:
I’m far more worried about our forward play than our 15-10 combo. I’m very doubtful our front 8 have three big games in them against the likes of Ireland and SA.
Sadly yeah, you are probably on the money,
I’m guessing If or when we get put out, the main talking point will be around how we got outplayed up front
I suspect it will also have something to do with BB chip kicks.
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so for those who couldn't watch the match and were foolishly following this thread for the score and overall comments, did any loosies play well? Did EB do anything well?
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Lomax injury sounds medial, does not look good.
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@Stargazer said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:
Jermaine Ainsley started both games for ABs XV, this year...
playing against Ireland is good experience to have.. and won Highlanders Forward of the Year I believe! To think he could have ended up playing for the Wallabies...
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@mariner4life said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:
Nice analogy but it ignores
If not for a couple of fine line errors we put on early points
Yeah, but you didn't, right?
Sliding doors of course. Score that first try and it could have been 100. Or Uruguay could have had 2 tries and you could have stopped at 66. 🤣
EDIT: To support my blather somewhat further - a lot of the Uruguay starting lineup started their pool games, so they had better cohesion to start. ABs made changes and did not have the same level of cohesion.
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@nostrildamus said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:
@Stargazer said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:
Jermaine Ainsley started both games for ABs XV, this year...
playing against Ireland is good experience to have.. and won Highlanders Forward of the Year I believe! To think he could have ended up playing for the Wallabies...
He was smart enough to realize that 3 times was enough.
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@nostrildamus said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:
@Stargazer said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:
Jermaine Ainsley started both games for ABs XV, this year...
playing against Ireland is good experience to have.. and won Highlanders Forward of the Year I believe! To think he could have ended up playing for the Wallabies...
And/or screwed up by our shitty development systems...
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@NTA said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:
@nostrildamus said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:
@Stargazer said in RWC Week 5: All Blacks v Uruguay:
Jermaine Ainsley started both games for ABs XV, this year...
playing against Ireland is good experience to have.. and won Highlanders Forward of the Year I believe! To think he could have ended up playing for the Wallabies...
And/or screwed up by our shitty development systems...
Yes, I feel for you Wallabies fans, I do, really. By the way, I know of an international coach coming off a contract, perhaps Australia could nab him? He's really strong on learnings.
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@nostrildamus Jamie Joseph?
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@Stargazer Tevita was the one called into the AB squad though which is why he didn't play in the XV games. I assume it will either be Moody or Mafileo from those props left in NZ.
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@Canes4life it’d probably be Angus. He was injured until the NPC
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@Duluth could be, how's his form?
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He's been good.. Auckland scrum has generally been strong. He's been used a lot from the bench as Auckland has wanted to get game time into some younger props and finish with experience
I presume it'll be him because you'd want someone who's familiar with the setup and can slot straight in if there's another injury
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LF can't be in the starting team. On defence he turns slower than the QE2 and then gets outpaced by Vaa'i on the chase back.
