2019 Rugby World Cup
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@Billy-Webb godammit. I don't think we even have any Irish lurking so can't even troll the fact only 1 player has been selected from the best team in the world...
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Billy-Webb Apparently he was asked for the team during a podcast interview without warning so it was an 'off the cuff' selection.
He does this for a living FFS.
Should have had it in his pocket ready to go.
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@MiketheSnow I guess we should be proffering up our own sides...
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@Bones said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@MiketheSnow I guess we should be proffering up our own sides...
I'll make the popcorn. This will be fun to watch.
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@Billy-Webb said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Bones said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@MiketheSnow I guess we should be proffering up our own sides...
I'll make the popcorn. This will be fun to watch.
Popcorn after lunch, you fat bastard.
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@Bones said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Billy-Webb said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Bones said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@MiketheSnow I guess we should be proffering up our own sides...
I'll make the popcorn. This will be fun to watch.
Popcorn after lunch, you fat bastard.
Bones? Are you really a kiwi bloke or is that actually my wife who has been quietly lurking on the Fern these last years?
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@Billy-Webb said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Bones said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Billy-Webb said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Bones said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@MiketheSnow I guess we should be proffering up our own sides...
I'll make the popcorn. This will be fun to watch.
Popcorn after lunch, you fat bastard.
Bones? Are you really a kiwi bloke or is that actually my wife who has been quietly lurking on the Fern these last years?
No comment.
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@Bones said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Billy-Webb said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Bones said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Billy-Webb said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Bones said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@MiketheSnow I guess we should be proffering up our own sides...
I'll make the popcorn. This will be fun to watch.
Popcorn after lunch, you fat bastard.
Bones? Are you really a kiwi bloke or is that actually my wife who has been quietly lurking on the Fern these last years?
No comment.
Shit. It really is my wife.
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But on to our best pre-RWC 15.
Shall we start the debate at fullback? -
@Billy-Webb said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
But on to our best pre-RWC 15.
Shall we start the debate at fullback?Get the ball rolling!
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@Bones said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Billy-Webb said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
But on to our best pre-RWC 15.
Shall we start the debate at fullback?Get the ball rolling!
Sure. This is an easy and non-controversial place to start:
- Willie le Roux
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
Some interesting picks. Would be interesting if he picked again post world cup. Hooper over Savea is laughable.
One right out of fifteen, not bad for an Englishman.
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@ACT-Crusader said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
One right out of fifteen, not bad for an Englishman.
I am almost too nervous to ask.... but ok, which one did he get right?
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@Billy-Webb said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Bones said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Billy-Webb said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
But on to our best pre-RWC 15.
Shall we start the debate at fullback?Get the ball rolling!
Sure. This is an easy and non-controversial place to start:
- Willie le Roux
Top 5 contenders
Beauden Barrett
Stuart Hogg
Willie le Roux
Ben Smith
Liam WilliamsIf BB is playing 10, then Ben Smith.
If Farrell is playing 10, then BB.
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I have not watched this but if you have 53 minutes to kill.
The, all things NZ rugby, hating/trolling 'Rugby onslaught' website said this about it -
"Ardie Savea has created a new player-run podcast online and his first guest was Ardie Savea. To our shock, the players came across as extremely humble an insightful in the podcast that ran for just under an hour.The video podcast appeared to be filmed from a hotel room, we’re guessing in New Zealand, so it seems that there could be more All Blacks featuring in this podcast series from Savea. If the player are as humble as this in future interviews, then we may have been wrong about the All Blacks all along.
Normally, we wouldn’t go for this kind of thing, but after seeing how humble and down to earth that the All Blacks players were. There is surely going to be more rugby players taking the leap onto these platforms in the future and we have a lot of time for this if it means that we get to see another side to these players.We will happily admit that now Savea and Perenara are in our good books now as Japan 2019 looms it’s head. So humble"
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@Bones said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Billy-Webb yeah pretty hard to argue against Stockdale being the premier left wing heading into the RWC...
Not sure if serious? He is great on attack, but defence still leaves a bit to be desired.
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Saw these stats recently. In prep for the inevitable debate when Barrett misses a couple of kicks.
international kicking stats.
Barrett
2015- 55% 6 from 11
2016- 69% 38 from 55
2017- 80% 44 from 55
2018- 70% 35 from 40
2019- 81% 29 from 36Mo'unga
2018 85% 11 from 13
2019 83% 20 from 24 -
@mofitzy_ said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Daffy-Jaffy said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
Some interesting picks. Would be interesting if he picked again post world cup. Hooper over Savea is laughable.
I think how good Ardie is currently will be a surprise this RWC to many non-NZ fans
I reckon this wc has come at a perfect time for Ardie
Career best form, ready to rip, the stage is set ,
comparisons may be made to Michael Jones at the finish of the tournament, he is in that type of form.
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@pukunui said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@MiketheSnow said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Billy-Webb said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
Some interesting info for those of you who like me, are getting impatient for this RWC to start...
Highest attendance: 89 867 - Ireland v Romania, 2015 at Wembley Stadium, London
Mental
Thought it was a pretty odd game to be the highest.
The other one that jumped our at me was the 5x drop goals in one game.
Someone should write about it ...
https://www.thesilverfern.com/posts/booboo/2019-08/best-of-rwc-episode-9
