RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks
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@thelemmning70 said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
Boks are betting on rain.....
Yeah - slow the game down. Don't play wide. Kick and smother.
I wonder if that team changes with the weather on the day?
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Hopefully a couple of back injuries and we see how super sub the Ox goes against Jordan on the wing.
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@thelemmning70 said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
Boks are betting on rain.....
Heavy rain in Paris today and looking very likely on Saturday night too.
Fine, there are plenty of examples from history of the ABs playing our style with distinction in the wet.
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I heard yesterday, the forecast for Saturday was rain through the day but not so much at night
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Just had a google, nah doesn’t look great on the hour by hour forecast , 90 percent rain between 7 - 10 pm in Paris
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@kiwiinmelb Rain during the match is very likely.
Long term weather forecast for Stade de France
Weather forecast for Stade de France for the next 10 days.
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@pakman said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
I'm leaning towards Ofa, Colesy and Nepo to bring Bill home.
We should select to our strengths not react to theirs.
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@Billy-Tell said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
@pakman said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
I'm leaning towards Ofa, Colesy and Nepo to bring Bill home.
We should select to our strengths not react to theirs.
That is true in general, but the undue influence of scrum penalties late on can easily be worth 10 points, so simply cannot be disregarded.
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@stodders said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
@pakman which back packed down for NZ in the scrums after Barrett’s red at Twickenham?
Who was in the second row - Lord and ?
Up to 51 it was Whitelock and Vaa'i, but probably a back making up numbers, so fair point.
Boks bench scrum front row averages about 5' 10", so need props comfortable with packing very low.
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@pakman said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
Boks bench means at 60 tight five will be same as that which chowed through Tamaiti, Sami and Fletch in scrums in Twickenham friendly.
Can't blame them for trying to replicate that.
Meh. Everyone was plowed through, but that's all they have to go on I guess. Can't fucking wait.
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@pakman said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
@Billy-Tell said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
@pakman said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
I'm leaning towards Ofa, Colesy and Nepo to bring Bill home.
We should select to our strengths not react to theirs.
That is true in general, but the undue influence of scrum penalties late on can easily be worth 10 points, so simply cannot be disregarded.
Still waiting on those stats bro! The ones that prove the theory that Laulala gives away less penalties than any average prop?
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@sparky said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
@pakman I’m tempted to play Newell and Williams for the first 30 minutes, then to bring on De Groot and Lomax after the last 50 minutes to deal with Ox Nché when scrums are more likely.
Is that you Fozzie ?
