@Stargazer said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

Part of the media conference in this article (incl video):

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/rugby/reiko-ioane-overtaken-george-bridge-sevu-reece-after-untimely-flat-patch-says-steve-hansen

Not even the media can spell Rieko’s name right.

Man Rieko left right out, that's a pretty significant fall from grace even when you consider his minor injury. Really hope he's not going the way of his brother off field, as he's one of the most naturally gifted players I've ever watched. Or is he still injured?

I'd like to say I'm not happy with the team but to be honest I hadn't really decided my own top 23, there's quite a few combinations that would work.

Hooker and halfback we have amazing 1 - 2 punch combos. I lean towards TJP and Codie starting, but either way gives us a point of difference.

If Patty T can keep up his form, but off the bench against a tiring defense, he could well wreck some havoc in the final 20 - 30 minutes of this test.

Rookies on both wings is a bit of a risk, but they're in form and BFA can always sub on if one of them is having a mare.

We'll need Richie to play a lot better than he did in Wellington in the first half when the pressure is on.

And finally, stoked for @mariner4life that his man-crush is starting. Well deserved, he's been consistently our best midfielder for ages now. SBW off the bench makes sense, he's too old to go 80 these days but a 20 minute burst to finish could work very well.

Awesome or...?

For the immature among us.

https://m.facebook.com/687383314630872/posts/2553540868015098/?notif_id=1568695958066225¬if_t=page_highlights&ref=notif

@jegga said in Stupid shit you see on the internet:

Vegans seem to want the world to loathe them

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2019/09/shoppers-lash-out-at-vegan-protest-inside-countdown-st-lukes.html

Vegans are just the absolute worst

@Bones said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

@No-Quarter said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

@Bones said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

@No-Quarter said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

Smacking the Wallabies, while satisfying, didn’t really tell us a hell of a lot.

Geez they can't really win eh. Playing the Wallabies in bled 1 wasn't going to tell us a lot, so they lost. Everyone was pretty nervous about bled 2 and there was a lot said about whether this team could step up....but now stepping up and then some didn't really tell us a hell of a lot.

Go figure.

Well in the context of my post, which was about duel opensides, smacking the Wallabies didn’t give us a strong indication of how the tactic will go against the big sides - Ireland, SA, England - which is my chief concern.

In fact in Bled 1 we were comprehensively outmuscled which doesn’t bode well.

It may turn out to be a master stroke, I hope so, but I am pretty concerned about how we will weather the storm in the first 40.

Sure ok, but how come getting comprehensively outmuscled counts, but comprehensively outmuscling doesn't?

The Wallabies are wildly inconsistent and almost never front up 2 games in a row, especially away from home.

I mean it was an awesome performance, but, it was only the Wallabies...

@Bones said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

@No-Quarter said in RWC All Blacks v South Africa:

Smacking the Wallabies, while satisfying, didn’t really tell us a hell of a lot.

Geez they can't really win eh. Playing the Wallabies in bled 1 wasn't going to tell us a lot, so they lost. Everyone was pretty nervous about bled 2 and there was a lot said about whether this team could step up....but now stepping up and then some didn't really tell us a hell of a lot.

Go figure.

Well in the context of my post, which was about duel opensides, smacking the Wallabies didn’t give us a strong indication of how the tactic will go against the big sides - Ireland, SA, England - which is my chief concern.

In fact in Bled 1 we were comprehensively outmuscled which doesn’t bode well.

It may turn out to be a master stroke, I hope so, but I am pretty concerned about how we will weather the storm in the first 40.

@Mokey said in Re: Movie review thread...:

@Nepia There are a billion cringe moments - but oh my god, the oooooh bright shiny exotic AMERICAN shit nearly made me spew. Also the 'you're one of us now! You are whanau!'

My wife has seen the preview for this and has decided we should watch it. I'm doing everything I can to convince her otherwise but she won't listen. How do I stop her?

And yes I'm going to keep beating that horse until the Black Caps win a CWC. Which could be never.