2019 Rugby Championship

[MN5]

@Crucial said in 2019 Rugby Championship:

You're only as good as your last test. Therefore Fifita may get in over Frizell.

Fifita had a good game against Italy, showing that he can bring the goods on defence and bending the line. IIRC Frizell's last outing was a fizzer.

Plus Hansen is on record saying Fifita is one of the best athletes he’s ever seen.

Despite looking very much like the ‘before’ shot in a Jenny Craig ad Hansen sure knows his athletes.

[KiwiMurph]

@Crucial said in 2019 Rugby Championship:

You're only as good as your last test. Therefore Fifita may get in over Frizell.

Fifita had a good game against Italy, showing that he can bring the goods on defence and bending the line. IIRC Frizell's last outing was a fizzer.

Frizell's last test outing was against Boks in South Africa. Just a tad different from playing Italy.

[Nepia]

@antipodean said in 2019 Rugby Championship:

@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby Championship:

@antipodean said in 2019 Rugby Championship:

But his form ever is nothing to get excited about.

fixed that. The very definition of a "solid" player. yawn

But this season he isn't even that. The one thing going for him was supposed to be his dependency in defence.

And not give away stupid game losing penalties like apparently that other bloke would do.

[taniwharugby]

@Canes4life BB was not the best player on the planet that 2nd year he won POTY, most on here were surprised at his nomination, let alone winning it.

[Stargazer]

Rugby Championship Match Schedule Confirmed

[Hooroo]

@Stargazer said in 2019 Rugby Championship:

Rugby Championship Match Schedule Confirmed

Cheers

So 2 home tests for 2019. Is that the lowest ever in the Pro era?

[Stargazer]

@Hooroo There's also the match against Tonga on 7 September.

[sparky]

@Stargazer

Amazed there isn't a warm-up test against someone like USA or Samoa on 12th July for players not involved in the Super Rugby Final.

[Stargazer]

@sparky This is a SANZAAR announcement, so only concerns the RC (and Bledisloe 2). That doesn't exclude the possibility that NZR will announce more matches before the RWC. I'd expect either the Maori ABs or NZ Barbarians to be involved somehow, like in 2015.

[sparky]

SBW undergoing knee surgery again, out for six weeks minimum. He has pulled out of the ABs Foundation Day.

[Stargazer]

[KiwiMurph]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12222330&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nzh_tw

[Yeetyaah]

@KiwiMurph Fuck.

[taniwharugby]

Poor buggar!

Gutting for him, players dont always come back from this the same.

[nzzp]

@KiwiMurph said in 2019 Rugby Championship:

Ah shit.

What a dynamic player - and such a 'nothing' injury too - just a glancing blow.

Really disappointed in that

[Rapido]

Gutted for DMac.

[Stargazer]

Feel sorry for the fella, but as Hansen says, still young enough to make the 2023 RWC, maybe even 2027 RWC, if he's still good enough by then. Only a slight consolation for now, I know.

Now what are the coaches going to do?

Oh, and can they, please wrap Beaudy and Richie in cottonwool?

[Kirwan]

@Stargazer makes that 4th AB Ten thread more relevant. Shit.

[Siam]

With all the pr nonsense floating around it's easy to forget how sport and luck can be so cruel.

Not long ago DMac was the most resilient player in NZ - did about 2 seasons playing every minute for the chiefs or thereabouts

[Paekakboyz]

Aw man, terrible news for DMac 😔 hope he recovers well. RTS is a great example of how well a player that relies on fast feet/stepping can recover. But for every one that makes a full recovery there are more that lose the edge.

Nonu for back up 10???