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Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statistician
It is the first time in all international cricket, men's and women's, that the top three have all been out for one.
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@Crucial said in QF1: Crusaders v Highlanders:
@Chris said in QF1: Crusaders v Highlanders:
@Crucial Yep Shaking at the knees at that prospect
Typical arrogant kiwi!
Kiwis rugby fans being arrogant is like a Pope being Catholic or Bears shitting in Woods
I mean the mighty Waikato Chiefs who "check notes" have a NEGATIVE points differential & won 7 games this season
They're just going to roll into Buenos Aires and win
They are on a massive 3 game winning streak
Includes beating the excellent Reds and amazing Rebels + a game play in a Suva sauna
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@nzzp said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@taniwharugby said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
so, Crotty out for upto 8 weeks, Scott Barrett upto 6...both with breaks in thier hands.
Changes things.
@Jaguares4real will be bullish now 🙂
Made a massive difference when they went off
Damn Right I am
Crotty is the general of the Saders backline Goodhue at 12 is a likely weak point for Saders
Goodhue got exposed a few times in Defence last week, lacks top end speed
Romano will replace Barrett adequately
Jaguares will be vulnerable in 1st half especially on 1st game on tour
Lions scored 40 pt in 1st 50 mins in Jo'burg
Landers had a 13 pt lead at half time in Dunedin
IF Jaguares start well then will finish well
Jaguares have 2nd best Points Differential this season in SR in 2nd half of matches
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Progress has been made but more needs to be done
Ledesma & Quesada have & will continue to make a huge difference to Argentinian Rugby
This year will be a good marker for Los Pumas
Long term they'll be in good health as Kiwis & SA will be decimated with key personal playing in Europe & Japan
Jaguares have shown the way - in their last 22 regular season games they've beaten:
Sharks three times
Bulls three times
Stormers twice
Brumbies twice
Rebels
Waratahs
Chiefs
Blues
Hurricanesand with a chance to beat Reds & Sunwolves within next 3 weeks
That leaves Crusaders Lions & Higlanders- 5 pt loss in Dunedin
That's an impressive list of victories once Jaguares got some competent coaching in their systems
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Indeed
NZ and SA sides are being hollowed out
Highlanders have no depth in back row & outside backs in 2020 for example
Super Rugby in 2020 will be a very open competition
Long term I cam see Crusaders & Jagaures being the best teams as they can retain their experienced players & keep adding young talent every year
With a round robin stage + more games vs AUS & NZ sides Jaguares enjoy playing against they'll continue to impress
SA sides have packs that can bludgeon & stifle Jaguares
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I'd think being found guilty of wife ashing in a court would be TERRIBLE
Missing out on a pro contract paying better coin wold be TERRIBLE
Having the incidence reported ad nausiem would be TERRIBLE
I'm no fan of reactionaries and puritans
He committed a crime and was dealt with at the time
As far as I'm concerned he is forgiven and life goes on
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@Stargazer said in QF 3: Jaguares v Chiefs:
@Hooroo Yeah, I think the Chiefs have a good chance of winning their QF, although the Jaguares are a different beast than early in the season and better than previous years. It won't be easy.
Chiefs will be 7 pt underdogs in Buenos Aires
Jaguares have been the best team in Super Rugby the last 10 weeks
9 wins & a bunch of teams dispatched with ease
Their last meeting is meaningless due to the state of each team:
Jaguares were 14th after that loss
Struggling with new head coach and 1st fives
Jaguares will be happy to play Chiefs who travel to BA on a short week
World U20 final is this Saturday hence QF was pushed back by 24 hours
Chiefs have their best squad healthy minus DMac
If Jaguares play to their maximum they'll be too good for Chiefs to handle
They were able to rest Creavy Lavanini Matera Cubelli Diaz Bonilla de la Fuente + Boffelli last week vs Sunwolves
Buenos Aires crowd is going to be wild
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It was Cueto
ENG had an easy route to the Final
AUS were a decent side but their Tight 5 were as soft as baby shit & England exposed it badly
French were emotionally & physically spent from their QF victory vs [redacted] in [redacted] A game refereed by [redacted]
Boks were by far best side in 2007 RWC I would have backed them to beat any team in the Comp
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@taniwharugby said in QF 3: Jaguares v Chiefs:
Based on the pre-match talking up by that Jag fan, Chiefs musta played outta thier skins to be so close...
Seriously though, well done Jags, also kept my multi alive.
Bummer for the Brumbies having to get on that big bird to BA.
Jaguares were okay in the game but did enough to win & deserved to win
Chiefs were nullified in the 2nd half minus a good 5 min spell near Jagaures goaline
This was why I was so confident they would win
Jaguares have 2nd best Points differential in the 2nd half in Super Rugby
Today they won 13-7 in 2nd halfChiefs apart from their scrums and set piece attacks off them were really poor overall
In general play they struggled to challenge Jaguares D
I counted FOURTEEN handling errors from Chiefs
Most of them forced by line speed in defence Most unlike a NZ side
Still game was in doubt for a while
Chiefs best players were their Back 3 and Debrizieni
You can;t win knockout games like that
Finally Jaguares crowd was
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Sam Cane said:
"The team that defended the best tonight won, and that was Jaguares. I thought their defense was outstanding. We made more mistakes, and it was due to that pressure."
"They attacked the breakdown very well, we struggled to get any quick ball, and because of that their defense was set and they just kept coming at us."
"They thoroughly deserved the win, they came here to play. The style of rugby they played tonight I think it will bode very well for them, hopefully for the next 2 weeks."
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@rotated said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
@Bones said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
Geez I'm with @Stargazer people really do underestimate Todd. He's a quality performer.
Todd is fine. If Todd is head and shoulders the best loosie in your pack then you have a problem.
That's horse shit
Todd is unlucky that he's behind the two best openside flankers in World Rugby He starts for any other Tier 1 Nation
He was Crusaders best player in SR Final Ducking pest at the breakdown and did well to disrupt Jaguares attack
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You're mistaken
I'm not excited more intrigued by sudden decline in ABs skill levels overall especially amongst their backline2019 RWC is a different beast to last 2 Comps when ABs were the best side by far TBH there were no serious challengers
If ABs are not at their best they will lose
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@Mokey said in Bledisloe #1:
@booboo If we play like this at the WC we'll be lucky to make it out of our group.
Steady on
You have Italy as the 3rd best team in your Pool
Italians are a Tier 2 side
There is more chance of pigs flying than Italians beating ABs
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@Tim said in Bledisloe #1:
@Steven-Harris My contention is that Hansen has handled him wrong, as Graham Henry pointed out. The same way Hansen f*cked up with Steven Luatua - a better player than any of the bums available now.
Luatua was fucked over
Guy has been carving it up for Bristol in English Prem
He would walk into ABs #6 shirt today
He's a much better player than Teddy Bear Fifita, Frizell and SquirePiatau as well would do a good job at wing
I'd take him over Bridge and Reece for sure -
I stand by the words
I say what I mean and I mean what I say
Chiefs fans are getting ahead of themselves if they really think
they're on a comparable level to Hurricanes & Crusaders
Rebel were a fucking disgrace last weekend
Jaguares can actually kick the pill
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@Frank said in The Folau Factor:
Bullshit like this from GoFundMe is part of the reason why the conservative party in Aus. recently won the 'unwinnable' election.
Agree
The more folks talk about tolerance yet exhibiting it rarely in your political views/opinions the more they expose yourself to be a condescending hypocrite
It's a worldwide trend:
Trump Brexit Bolsanaro Morrison Modi winning with an absolute majority
Exclusivity does NOT mean conformity of opinions into echo chambers and corporate censorship
I always laugh at fools who utter "They're a private company who are enforcing their Terms of Service"
The willingness to concede & accept such authoritarian behaviour is sad to see
But as Lenin said "Useful Idiots"
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Amen to that
Crusaders are the gold standard
NE Patriots of rugby world DOMINANT for 20 years
Jaguares have the best ingredients to replicate the success of Saders
Batch of young players being developed and having the chance to start
with pathways in place from U20 onwardsCulture
Kids are very passionate about playing for ARG
Looking at U20 side vs French they were ready to fight from 1st minute....
As well players will want to stay locally Buenos Aires is a great place
European & Japanese clubs not as inclined to sign ARG players so more stay in the country proportionally
COACHING
This is the most overlooked side of Jaguares revival
Ledesma last year set the wheels in motion BUT Quesada has taken it to another level
He's on a similar level to Plumtree and Razor Robinson in coaching acumen
What a surprise that 3 best coaches in SR have 3 teams with best records this season Honourable mention for Brumbies as well
The greatest complement I can say it that Jaguares play like a New Zealand Super Rugby team
Kicking game is elite - avg most kicks per game in SR this year
Counter attacking game is deadly You don't want to sloppy in D with Cancilliere and Boffelli on the loose
Physicality in Defence and willingness to concede penalties
Chiefs and NZ fans/media don't realise the buzzsaw they're likely to run into in Buenos Aires this weekend
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CWC Semi Final - Black Caps v India
QF1: Crusaders v Highlanders
SR Final: Crusaders v Jaguares
2019 Rugby World Cup
Stormers v Highlanders
2019 Rugby Championship
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Countdown to RWC 2019 - ABs state of the play
QF 3: Jaguares v Chiefs
QF 3: Jaguares v Chiefs
TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98)
TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98)
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