England V Australia
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@bones said in England V Australia:
Just popped in to say....how do ya like those pesky kiwis and Aussies now @Catogrande ?
I’m feeling pretty sanguine about the Aussies 😀
I was at the game and have to say it was an odd experience. Quite a muted atmosphere. The game felt like two bald men fighting over a comb. England got the rub of the green for sure and the score did not really reflect the way the game was going. No issue with the decisions really. The most interesting part is likely to be Cheika’s interview. He does come across as a bit of cockwash.
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@booboo said in England V Australia:
Chek blows up at interviewer ...
... niggling him though
Was funny , did his best to be diplomatic, then he couldn't take it anymore ,
Those women they have interviewing over there ( not sure if it's the same one ) do bait you though ,
We have seen it a few times with Hansen etc
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@kiwiinmelb it's the same fluffybunny that was all over the Dan carter high tackle I think.
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"Chek blows up at interviewer ...
... niggling him though
Was funny , did his best to be diplomatic, then he couldn't take it anymore ,
Those women they have interviewing over there ( not sure if it's the same one ) do bait you though , We have seen it a few times with Hansen etc"... which reveals clearly that these sheilas have nothing of value to add and should be nowhere near the game ...unless their name is Melodie Robinson.
The Pommie tart who nagged and badgered Michael Cheika deserved nothing more than "Go away, don't waste my time!"
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@mick-gold-coast-qld I think you probably lost anyone as soon as you said "Melodie".
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@bones said in England V Australia:
"@mick-gold-coast-qld I think you probably lost anyone as soon as you said "Melodie".Nah, I've watched her for some years in the NPC / ITM / Craven A Filters Cup and she has demonstrated that she studies the game, understands it well enough and treats the blokes who bring it to us with due respect. I reckon she succeeds on her merits.
She is way ahead of the weather girlie blondes the League and the AFL shove under our noses to satisfy the manic determination to convince the masses of the vital true truth that wymminses and men are precisely the same and that to suggest otherwise is raaacist.
I've never asked - is she not well regarded in NZ rugby?
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@mick-gold-coast-qld she's a bit of an egg eh.
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Tough game in atrocious conditions. Scoreline very misleading.
It was a tight game, and the bounce of the ball went England's way. That happens. They're at home in conditions they are better suited to.
I was surprised with how well our forwards muscled up, and to have a shot at winning with 10 to go, despite playing with 13 at one point... you can't be too unhappy.
The refereeing was OK, but I can't help thinking he bottled a few big calls. Hooper was offside from the kick, but did it really impact the play? It looked to me like Korobiete made contact as he tried to chip it through, which would have put him onside. Was that looked at? No.
The Moore obstruction call was a fair one, but Robshaw was way offside to begin with;
Ultimately England were the better side and deserved the victory. But it was clearly much closer than the scoreline suggested.
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@mick-gold-coast-qld said in England V Australia:
@bones said in England V Australia:
"@mick-gold-coast-qld I think you probably lost anyone as soon as you said "Melodie".Nah, I've watched her for some years in the NPC / ITM / Craven A Filters Cup and she has demonstrated that she studies the game, understands it well enough and treats the blokes who bring it to us with due respect. I reckon she succeeds on her merits.
She is way ahead of the weather girlie blondes the League and the AFL shove under our noses to satisfy the manic determination to convince the masses of the vital true truth that wymminses and men are precisely the same and that to suggest otherwise is raaacist.
I've never asked - is she not well regarded in NZ rugby?
Melodie Robinson was a reasonably good flanker in her days and played for the Black Ferns.
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@stargazer He was having a chat with someone who had a Wallabies track suit and someone who looked like a match official(not the ref) right after half time whistle, before heading to the sheds.
EDIT: seemed like a heated chat too
No idea if he approached someone in the sheds
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@stargazer said in England V Australia:
@booboo said in England V Australia:
Actually I agree with Mick. She's one of the best chicks who present men's sport
Uhm, "men's sports"?
Yes sport played by men, as opposed to when they are played by women.
For example: Men's rugby v Women's rugby
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@stargazer said in England V Australia:
Anyone know more about this?
Wasn't it a "probation " of sorts? For a certain period of time rather than forever?
Papers reports are that he approached the ref but can't always believe what they write
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@crucial Yup
Guilty Waratahs coach Michael Cheika cops fine, suspended ban for cameraman abuse
Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has been hit with a suspended six month ban and $6000 worth of legal costs after pleading guilty to verbally abusing a cameraman in Durban last month.
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Didn't see game but saw interview. The woman interviewing him did absolutely everything to wind him up. I know Cheika brings most of this on himself, but that was absolutely pathetic.
What fucks me off most is that those piston wristed gibbons in the press that demand perfection, manners, morals etc from the players and coaches don't even try to abide by those high standards themselves. Total scum.
