Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown & Dublin Duel
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if you were a pessimist, give it 4 weeks and it could sit up there as the worst season since 1998, but to paint it like that now?
I didn't read the article, just the headline and some of the comments on FB.
I have always thought he was a twat, the bile and vitriol he and some of his listeners spouted after the loss to Aus last year was something to behold, he was with his mate Twattue in calling for DCs head and claiming the coaches were ruining the careers of promising rugby players by persisting with the likes of DC, McCaw & Conrad.
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Have recovered enough from weekend to figure it was okay to make a reappearance here for the post-match analysis.
Have managed to see the whole game today without having having to peep through fingers. Great game of rugby and the response from New Zealand media and fans has been astonishing.
L:looking forward to Ireland v New Zealand - the Dublin Duel.
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That is some rancid bait from Watson. To be expected from our media these days. What a waste of oxygen they are. Worst season since 1998 just because we lost to an impressive Irish side - what a dick.
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@Pot-Hale said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
Great game of rugby and the response from New Zealand media and fans has been astonishing.
Most rugby people are good people. Don't believe what the media says - they are wind up merchants of the highest order.
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@nzzp said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@Pot-Hale said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
Great game of rugby and the response from New Zealand media and fans has been astonishing.
Most rugby people are good people. Don't believe what the media says - they are wind up merchants of the highest order.
Agreed. I have a healthy level of disregard for a lot of media reporting. But, in fairness, the reports to date have been overwhelmingly positive and balanced. So credit where it's due.
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If you actually listened to Watson's rant it is far from bait. His key points were:
- The ABs will destroy Ireland in Dublin and learn from their mistakes.
- This loss will have a positive impact on the ABs performance against the Lions next year as they will learn from their mistakes.
- The winning streak title is dubious given many victories happened last season with a distinctly different side.
- If you factor in the Olympics (very important) - this was the worst year for the NZRU since 1998.
I would agree with all those statements except 2002 was clearly worse with the Smith resignation (and Mitchell/Deans appointment), woeful on field performance, Cantablacks caps and the subhosting debacle.
I don't find his opinion any more stupid than the "best of all time" nonsense that was getting thrown around earlier in the season by many pundits.
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@rotated In the 2 mins I heard he also laid the blame for the loss at pandering to AIG, said the notion that Hansen was the best AB coach ever was a joke , kept frothing about the Olympics loss, said Tew should resign immediately and hung up on a guy who said he was a bit strong.
If that's not a rant I don't know what is. RS is a joke station, staffed by typical Kiwi "celebrities" who know jack about sport, but Watson is the nadir. He makes Lose look good.
That's also a rant - but mine is far more accurate than Watson's
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@rotated Also - I think you might be getting your years mixed up. 2001 was when Smith resigned and Mitchell took over (end of year tour) and we failed to get any teams in the Super Rugby playoffs. 2002 was Cantablacks year I think (Crusaders were undefeated Super champions in 2002).
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Wasn't Watson the guy that got smashed in fight for life a while back? Let's see that again!
worse than 1998? Not even close. 2016 we won the Bled, TRC well before the end, lost to a spirited Ireland team without first second or third choice locks, without first choice MF or wing FB combination? (no disrespect to Ireland, they fully deserved the win but this is about us). Watson is a waste of bandwidth -
The only similarity with 1998 and this year is they are both rebuilding years after a host of retirements the year before. In 1998 they lost five in a row. This year we had four teams in the SR playoffs, the ABs beat Wales and Aus 3 zip and had a perfect RC (all games won with bonus points). I predict a perfect RC will never happen again, so not such a disastrous year. As for the Olymics, Fiji is the best team in the world at sevens and totally deserved their gold.
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I listened to the Watson rant on radiosport last night. He loves to distort facts is what I took out of it, like saying that half the wins were achieved against minnows at the RWC. When has 3 out of 18 ever equated to 50%, Mark? He was also very tough on the selectors for selecting Cane over Ardie Savea and Todd. What is this guy on? Anyone who knows even a bit about rugby can see that Cane is definitely a step up from Todd and Savea is simply not physical enough at this stage to warrant a starting role. And for him to discredit all the wins against the other big teams this year due to this loss was extremely unfair as Ireland are not a bad side. The reference to 98 was simply laughable.
Having said that, I did agree with him that the Abs and the selectors did go into this game without the total focus that they would have taken into a test against the boks or the wobs.. The selections and rotation as well as the drop off in intensity in the first half were an indication of this. I also support Mark's stance that this was a terrible day for All Black rugby as the proud record against Ireland is now gone, and am with him when he had a go at all the pc idiots like Veitch and his little sidekick, Guy Haveldt who actually appeared to be happy about this result.
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The trouble with Ratpoo and his buddy Watson is that they both burnt bridges with the NZRU many years ago and now get ignored by them. The shoulder chips are enormous and they back each other up on calls that the powers of NZ Rugby are arrogant arseholes.
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@akan004 said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
I listened to the Watson rant on radiosport last night. He loves to distort facts is what I took out of it, like saying that half the wins were achieved against minnows at the RWC. When has 3 out of 18 ever equated to 50%, Mark? He was also very tough on the selectors for selecting Cane over Ardie Savea and Todd. What is this guy on? Anyone who knows even a bit about rugby can see that Cane is definitely a step up from Todd and Savea is simply not physical enough at this stage to warrant a starting role. And for him to discredit all the wins against the other big teams this year due to this loss was extremely unfair as Ireland are not a bad side. The reference to 98 was simply laughable.
Having said that, I did agree with him that the Abs and the selectors did go into this game without the total focus that they would have taken into a test against the boks or the wobs.. The selections and rotation as well as the drop off in intensity in the first half were an indication of this. I also support Mark's stance that this was a terrible day for All Black rugby as the proud record against Ireland is now gone, and am with him when he had a go at all the pc idiots like Veitch and his little sidekick, Guy Haveldt who actually appeared to be happy about this result.
Slight correction, the record is not gone. It stands that we were unbeaten against Ireland for 111 years. Which is fucking incredible given the quality sides and world class players they've produced over the years - that is a record we can be bloody proud of.
Also, I'd never defend Vietch but congratulating the Irish does not mean you are happy the ABs lost. It was a cracker of a match, being able to sit back and acknowledge that as well as acknowledging the gravity of the win for Ireland shows a level of maturity sadly lacking among the likes of Watson and Ratpoo. All AB loses hurt as they are few and far between, and I was bloody gutted on Sunday morning. But when you see what it means to Ireland rugby you can't help but say "yeah, well done, I can imagine how good you must feel right now".
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@No-Quarter Veitch did more than just congratulate the Irish. He actually said that we should be happy about today (Sunday) and enjoy it since it's a great day for world rugby. He even had a go at some guy who texted in saying that this was a terrible result and there was nothing to celebrate from a NZ perspective.
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@Pot-Hale Enjoy the victory mate, it was well deserved. Makes the beer taste better too doesn't it?
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@akan004 said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@No-Quarter Veitch did more than just congratulate the Irish. He actually said that we should be happy about today (Sunday) and enjoy it since it's a great day for world rugby. He even had a go at some guy who texted in saying that this was a terrible result and there was nothing to celebrate from a NZ perspective.
Fair enough, as I said, I'm never going to defend Veitch.
