All Pinks vs Boks - Christchurch
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Bit of a weird game. Hardly a vintage performance but far too good for a pretty pitiful Boks team.
What is terrific is how TJP isn't playing like a bitch. If he can keep that up we are in farking clover. A big problem in recent years is TKB not being able to ramp up the attack when he came on. TJP can be absolutely farking lethal if on song. Fingers crossed.
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@mimic said in All Pinks vs Boks - Christchurch:
@Stargazer said in All Pinks vs Boks - Christchurch:
Sumo just tweeted that this was the ABs' second equal highest score v South Africa.
That cant be right. Off the top of my head we won 55-35 (97?) and 52-16 (03)
Im surprised i remember those scores lol
although, it may be the 2nd highest in nz
They're now confirming that in the aftermatch discussion
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@mariner4life : Care to elaborate?
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By my calculations, if any of the 6N teams can keep the losing margin against New Zealand below 18 points in November internationals, they'll be the number one team in the normal world.
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Another thing.
Fekitoa isn't the answer at 13. Problem is that there aren't too many alternatives.
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@akan004 said in All Pinks vs Boks - Christchurch:
Does this mean we have won the RC?
If Argentina win all their remaining games with a bonus point, and we lose all ours without... Argentina could win.
Otherwise, back in reality-land... yep. Sorted. -
@mimic said in All Pinks vs Boks - Christchurch:
The All Blacks are lucky they're not playing England.. England would've exposed their weaknesses
We wil have to wait 2 years to be shown them too! Surely Steady should divulge that info to the other coaches to take down the ABs?
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in All Pinks vs Boks - Christchurch:
Another thing.
Fekitoa isn't the answer at 13. Problem is that there aren't too many alternatives.
Next year there is Buckman...
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@Rocky-Rockbottom said in All Pinks vs Boks - Christchurch:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in All Pinks vs Boks - Christchurch:
Fekitoa isn't the answer at 13. Problem is that there aren't too many alternatives.
Stuck out a bit as somehow just not quite up to the level of the blokes around him.
And yet, at Super level has done some amazing shit.
Guys like Nonu were better in black than they were in any other colour. Not everyone can do that I guess.
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Much better second 40 and a good win in the end. Thought Gardener had one of his dhitter games. A few poor calls but still much better than most refs. Surprised they didnt go upstairs for Ardies try. I think he might have been about to when BB was lining up the kick as the replay was on. Then the replay cut off quickly. Well done producers. Would have liked another slow mo look at TJs non try. Though the ball may have just touched the ingoal a frame before the line.
Ardie had a fairly good game. A couple of good carries. Especially leading to the Ben Smith try. How many tries has Smith scored now. Seems to consistently get over the line.
J Savea also pretty good. A few strong runs and a decent finish for his try.
Fekitoa up and down. Bloody frustrating to watch. Crotty decent but man he seems to get injured a lot.
Hope Kaino isn't too badly injured.
Great to see the scrum go so well. Has been our lineout dominating lately.
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@Rocky-Rockbottom said in All Pinks vs Boks - Christchurch:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in All Pinks vs Boks - Christchurch:
Fekitoa isn't the answer at 13. Problem is that there aren't too many alternatives.
Stuck out a bit as somehow just not quite up to the level of the blokes around him.
I'm hoping that with Moala back to fitness, we'll see the Crotty-Moala combo again. That's the combo I liked most during the June series.
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@mimic said in All Pinks vs Boks - Christchurch:
The All Blacks are lucky they're not playing England.. England would've exposed their weaknesses
Funny you should say that. I was thinking given the absolute shittiness of the opposition so far, Italy might yet give them a game.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in All Pinks vs Boks - Christchurch:
Another thing.
Fekitoa isn't the answer at 13. Problem is that there aren't too many alternatives.
Moala or ALB at 12 with Crotty 13 for now.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel Once Moala gets fit he could come in. I think he's a better player than Fekitoa in every aspect, the problem for him though is that there is no real reason for Hansen to change a winning formula so I don't expect to see Fekitoa out of the centre position anytime soon.
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as soon as strauss went off their set piece was fucked and it all looked a bit too easy - the saffas were looking decent before that. then their lineout went to shit and crockett smashed their scrum, may have been angling in but got away with it if so. coles was really good. ardie did a few good things, but also looked a bit lightweight at times. dagg good again, very nice making of space for todd down the sideline. as usual the smiths and the locks were excellent. out of character bad miss from kaino for the habana try, but he was good as usual other than that.
i've had enough of teams who are well behind on the scoreboard fucking about wasting time, and kicking ball away. have a go ya fucking pussies.
