All Blacks v France Test #2
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@taniwharugby Eden park. We lost to the Lions last year. Before that, South Africa in 2009 (our annus horribilis).
Australia hasn't won in NZ since 2001 according to espn stats.
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They beat us in Dunners in 2009 (before the SA loss).
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@antipodean Lions don't count, that's 4 teams
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks v France Test #2:
Would love to blow up, but all the players i was so pissed about last week were actually really good so...
Now I'll blow up about the French. Last week was their best chance and we fucking murdered them.
After they fell apart following a horrendous yellow card...
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@kiwimurph said in All Blacks v France Test #2:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v France Test #2:
Would love to blow up, but all the players i was so pissed about last week were actually really good so...
Now I'll blow up about the French. Last week was their best chance and we fucking murdered them.
After they fell apart following a horrendous yellow card...
I'm just going to go ahead and assume you are just parroting the rubbish narrative created (yellow card was shit though)
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@mariner4life My point is that before the yellow card it was an absorbing test and for the first 50 minutes I don't think AB fans would have been thinking "shit, this is boring".
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@kiwimurph said in All Blacks v France Test #2:
@mariner4life My point is that before the yellow card it was an absorbing test and for the first 50 minutes I don't think AB fans would have been thinking "shit, this is boring".
It was absorbing for sure, close enough for me to question San Whitelock 's captaincy credentials even.
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@kiwimurph I'm not sure that really responds to anything i have said.
Did you think we were going to lose? It was only close because we kept fucking up the opportunities we were creating. The rugby itself wasn't great either.
We scored 50 points. Do you think a yellow, no matter how harsh, is a reasonable excuse for a so-called top level team to ship 50 points in a test? Especially when the opposition play like shit for half of the game.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks v France Test #2:
Do you think this week will be much different?
I think we're playing Vichy France this week.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks v France Test #2:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v France Test #2:
Do you think this week will be much different?
I think we're playing Vichy France this week.
so, rugby league?
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@mariner4life for the first test of the year I thought the rugby was good.
I thought before the yellow card the french defense was very good and the ABs lacked ball runners.
I didn't say the yellow card was an excuse but the card ended up having a huge impact on the game. Take the card out of the equation and I don't think we "fucking murder them" in the end.
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@kiwimurph said in All Blacks v France Test #2:
@mariner4life for the first test of the year I thought the rugby was good.
I thought before the yellow card the french defense was very good and the ABs lacked ball runners.
I didn't say the yellow card was an excuse but the card ended up having a huge impact on the game. Take the card out of the equation and I don't think we "fucking murder them" in the end.
okay sweet, i disagree on all points, but there you go.
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@nepia said in All Blacks v France Test #2:
No Tongan Frizell this week?
you're obsessed. He'll get 7 minutes next week
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks v France Test #2:
@nepia said in All Blacks v France Test #2:
No Tongan Frizell this week?
you're obsessed. He'll get 7 minutes next week
Yes, of course, he's my new opposite of whatever the knight in shining armour is.
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@nepia said in All Blacks v France Test #2:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v France Test #2:
@nepia said in All Blacks v France Test #2:
No Tongan Frizell this week?
you're obsessed. He'll get 7 minutes next week
Yes, of course, he's my new opposite of whatever the knight in shining armour is.
Knight in rusty armour?
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@pukunui said in All Blacks v France Test #2:
@nepia said in All Blacks v France Test #2:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v France Test #2:
@nepia said in All Blacks v France Test #2:
No Tongan Frizell this week?
you're obsessed. He'll get 7 minutes next week
Yes, of course, he's my new opposite of whatever the knight in shining armour is.
Knight in rusty armour?
a dragon?
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Yes, same 23 v South Africa (semi-final) and v Australia (final).
15 Ben Smith
14 Nehe Milner-Skudder
13 Conrad Smith
12 Ma'a Nonu
11 Julian Savea
10 Daniel Carter
9 Aaron Smith
8 Kieran Read
7 Richie McCaw
6 Jerome Kaino
5 Sam Whitelock
4 Brodie Retallick
3 Owen Franks
2 Dane Coles
1 Joe Moody16 Keven Mealamu
17 Ben Franks
18 Charlie Faumuina
19 Victor Vito
20 Sam Cane
21 Tawera Kerr-Barlow
22 Beauden Barrett
23 Sonny Bill Williams
