2019 Rugby Championship
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@Nepia said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@Jaguares4real said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@taniwharugby said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@nzzp yeah unfortunately we have lost many of our 'international' posters over the years, for a variety of reasons
i, for one, blame the cantabs.
That why I'm expecting every Kiwi rugby fan on this forum who doesn't support Canterbury to be supporting the Jaguares tomorrow night
I would have been if it wasn't for you - you're doing the opposite of your intent (for one person at least). :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_closed_eyes:
Yep!
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@booboo said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@MN5 said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@Machpants said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
So, aside from the undroppable SBW, who's the luckiest fecker in the Squad, do you think?
How about who's the most unluggy poor bugger that missed out?
For me the luckiest forward is actually Matt Todd. He's a sader, so can't play the first game, and won't be going to Japan (outside of injuries to Ardie or Cane) - he's just another of the bloated number of loose forwards. We know he can cut it, and is first on the plane if injuries strike. I guess he's there cos Ardie has put in the time over SR, and doesn't need much more over RC. Backs it's Jordie, who has the ability to feck oop so badly as to lose us the cup - obviously an SBW who's highlights since RWC15 is a little good defence along with being injured often, a waste of a spot in the 7s team, and losing us the Lions tour is majorly lucky that the Wise Men believe his experience is so useful.
Unluggy would be Havili, better than Jordie but I guess isn't that 3rd 10 covering one RWC pool game for our 2 normal tens
England were leading 15-0 til he went off and Crotty replaced him. Of course this could be coincidence.
Not specifically standing up for SBW but how exactly did he contribute to the 15 point deficit?
From my recollection (and I did a Mr Mike using the stop/go function on Foxtel) was he made one mistake. And that was still a fucking good option, in that the grubber didn't quite bounce the right way.
Am not an SBW fan or apologist but do see how he has to perform to perfection to allay some people's expectations.
From what I recall, it wasn't so much anything SBW did wrong as the fact that the AB backline's decision making improved massively after Crotty came on.
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@JK said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@SammyC said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@JK said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
Just saw that big Karl is getting a run for Takapuna tomorrow in the quarter final vs Massey.
Also of interest is the man named at number 6.....the one and only Adam Thomson
Heard through the grapevine that Karl had been suffering from meningitis, good that he's over that
Yeah he was pretty farked and out of action for a good few weeks. We saw him at A&E about 4 weeks ago and he looked toast
Very serious disease and the virulent form fatal if not diagnosed promptly.
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@Duluth said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
this place has been a dead zone so far this year
Weird perception. Traffic is going nuts, the busiest it's been for years.
Compared to the same period last year we have 50% more unique IPs. Posting is well up too
Last year there was a very clear peak around the England Test. We've reached that level the last four weeks in a row
The new homepage must be working its magic.
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@pakman said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@JK said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@SammyC said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@JK said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
Just saw that big Karl is getting a run for Takapuna tomorrow in the quarter final vs Massey.
Also of interest is the man named at number 6.....the one and only Adam Thomson
Heard through the grapevine that Karl had been suffering from meningitis, good that he's over that
Yeah he was pretty farked and out of action for a good few weeks. We saw him at A&E about 4 weeks ago and he looked toast
Very serious disease and the virulent form fatal if not diagnosed promptly.
Indeed
Wondering how the hell big Karl got afflicted in the 1st place
Meningitis is normally associated with kids
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@Jaguares4real said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@pakman said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@JK said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@SammyC said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@JK said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
Just saw that big Karl is getting a run for Takapuna tomorrow in the quarter final vs Massey.
Also of interest is the man named at number 6.....the one and only Adam Thomson
Heard through the grapevine that Karl had been suffering from meningitis, good that he's over that
Yeah he was pretty farked and out of action for a good few weeks. We saw him at A&E about 4 weeks ago and he looked toast
Very serious disease and the virulent form fatal if not diagnosed promptly.
Indeed
Wondering how the hell big Karl got afflicted in the 1st place
Meningitis is normally associated with kids
Not true. Used to see uni students get it on a semi regular basis back in the day. The odd fatality too
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@canefan said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@Jaguares4real said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@pakman said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@JK said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@SammyC said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@JK said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
Just saw that big Karl is getting a run for Takapuna tomorrow in the quarter final vs Massey.
Also of interest is the man named at number 6.....the one and only Adam Thomson
Heard through the grapevine that Karl had been suffering from meningitis, good that he's over that
Yeah he was pretty farked and out of action for a good few weeks. We saw him at A&E about 4 weeks ago and he looked toast
Very serious disease and the virulent form fatal if not diagnosed promptly.
Indeed
Wondering how the hell big Karl got afflicted in the 1st place
Meningitis is normally associated with kids
Not true. Used to see uni students get it on a semi regular basis back in the day. The odd fatality too
Anyone can get it, but the young and old tend to be hit more seriously because they have weaker immune systems.
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A bit late to the party but my main concern over Reece is that I don’t really think he has been tested defensively this year against world class NH style 9 and 10s.
I think J Barrett is a bit lucky - he has more potential than Havili but he needs to dial back the costly errors.
I’ve said it all season, I reckon if he gets a chance Ennor will rapidly make him self a certainty for the RWC squad.
It’s a team that can retain the trophy but with big question marks over 6 and the midfield.
The conditions in japan should suit us as compared to dreary Europe in winter.
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@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
A bit late to the party but my main concern over Reece is that I don’t really think he has been tested defensively this year against world class NH style 9 and 10s.
I think J Barrett is a bit lucky - he has more potential than Havili but he needs to dial back the costly errors.
I’ve said it all season, I reckon if he gets a chance Ennor will rapidly make him self a certainty for the RWC squad.
It’s a team that can retain the trophy but with big question marks over 6 and the midfield.
The conditions in japan should suit us as compared to dreary Europe in winter.
im thinking Japan may work in our favor more than has been talked about , you could probably include the rest of the SH sides in that too,
the way the NH sides have improved , might be a good thing for us , they are not playing at home
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The hit Sevu Reece put on Solomon Alaimalo still makes me wince probably the tackle of the season.
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@kiwiinmelb said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
A bit late to the party but my main concern over Reece is that I don’t really think he has been tested defensively this year against world class NH style 9 and 10s.
I think J Barrett is a bit lucky - he has more potential than Havili but he needs to dial back the costly errors.
I’ve said it all season, I reckon if he gets a chance Ennor will rapidly make him self a certainty for the RWC squad.
It’s a team that can retain the trophy but with big question marks over 6 and the midfield.
The conditions in japan should suit us as compared to dreary Europe in winter.
im thinking Japan may work in our favor more than has been talked about , you could probably include the rest of the SH sides in that too,
Even though it’ll be warm (24-30), we also get a lot of rain (and some typhoons) that time of year.
If we get weather like that against SA, the game will be a lottery.
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@Billy-Tell I wish Jordie would put away the behind the back pass. Hardly ever comes off.
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@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
It’s a team that can retain the trophy but with big question marks over 6 and the midfield.
ALB is in brilliant form at 2nd-five and Goodhue remains a lock at centre. If we play those two, then I think we are sweet.
The problems will come if the selectors start SBW and Crotty every time they are fit, and we go through the season with a centres pairing that are virtually never both fully fit, leaving the best combination without game time together.
I'd play Read blindside and Ardie at the back, I confess. Ardie is good with ball in hand at getting metres through traffic, which is helpful off the back of the scrum. Read is a lock to start, but brings nothing at #8 for my money. Barrett can cover.
I have no faith in all the other blindside options.
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@Chester-Draws agree on the midfield, I have ALB, Goodhue and Laumape as our top three at the moment. Would like to see them get as much game time as possible leading into the WC.
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@Kirwan said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
@Billy-Tell I wish Jordie would put away the behind the back pass. Hardly ever comes off.
Yeah, the games he's dominated this year he put away the flashy stuff and just did the basics well, making the most of the opportunities that came his way. When he does that he's world class.
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@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby Championship:
The conditions in japan should suit us as compared to dreary Europe in winter.
Fake news.
More likelihood of pissing down weather in Japan than Northern Europe at that time of the year. That time of the year being Indian Summer / Autumn.
I don't recall much if any rain during matches in 2015.
The Wales v SA QF was a grey day.
