Stormers v Crusaders
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@Jailbreak7 said in Stormers v Crusaders:
I think WC year is disruptive for everyone, with certain players being rested, others wanting and needing to be match fit, injury ravages some - while others desperate to break in to the national team will take every opportunity to show what skills they have to offer.
Analysis is king. Sometimes we can over-analyse as well. We don't know to what extent coaches have been "told" to hold players back / to not show any array of tactics . We also are not privy to what tactics coaches have developed / are developing for the WC. I think NZ in recent WC years has held back and tended to play a more conservative brand of rugby.
I just hope we get all our players match-fit and firing come October-November.See I’m not the only one who thinks there are large barrels of powder at NZRU headquarters...
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@ACT-Crusader
I'm just seeing Aaron Mauger and Doug Howlett sitting in the stands... -
@Canerbry said in Stormers v Crusaders:
@ACT-Crusader
I'm just seeing Aaron Mauger and Doug Howlett sitting in the stands......Conrad Smith, Yoda...
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@Machpants This article just wants me to reiterate the earlier comment. We do NZ and Aus still bother with this. Surely the money on offer from SA is not going to that good going forward. Supersport won't be able to justify paying a massive increase for the TV rights going forward, as their subscriber base is actually shrinking. And if the Supersport money is dependent on SA teams being in the comp, just leave. It's not like Supersport won't pay for the rights of it's a comp not involving SA teams. I mean one can argue that SA needs NZ just as much if not more. This game is a classic example. Average ticket prices were double than all other games and it's the only game that will get close to full house for the year
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Here's the GIF by the way, if you haven't seen the pass.
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@KiwiMurph are some nasty comments on there, in response to some allegedly nasty stuff.
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@taniwharugby this could turn into a shit storm if true. Players allegedly involved look to be Ennor and Havili.
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@Canes4life and Bridge (allegedly)
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@KiwiMurph Not good considering recent events (Folau).
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@KiwiMurph I didnt see Ennors name, but 3 players who were possibles for the RWC, who could well have just put a line through thier names if true (as stated in the tweets)
I see NEwshub asking for the tweeter to PM them...
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Who is the guy in the video?
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Rugby Pass slamming the TMO in their Team of the Week
"13 Marius Jonker (TMO)
In the absence of a stand out 13 this week let’s give this position to the TMO in the Stormers Crusaders game. He certainly kept the Stormers in the game in this very tight and tense match. In a complete lack of appreciation of the laws of the game, Jonker got on the talkback to Nick Berry to rule a forward pass to deny Sevu Reece a try that would have had the champions out by a decent margin. The ball clearly travelled backward out of Ennor’s hands and floated forward with the momentum of the player. It won’t have an effect on the competition standings but it makes any rugby fan uneasy that this official could potentially be the TMO in a World Cup knockout game and make a gaffe like this."
