World Cup Final match thread
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<p>Aus did very well to be as close as they were at the break.</p>
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<p>Two crucial turnovers within 10 metres of our line, from memory. Fardy one and Pocock the other - lucky too as Pocock looked to be in from the side.</p> -
<p>We got the rub of the green off Owens in the first half, but jesus at the start of the 2nd the Wallabies got some very handy calls as well, and that saved them from us applying even more pressure. I'll hear no talk of the ref this week (not that the aussie blokes here are whinging, but I've seen a bit, from Facebook, and some "reputable" news outlets").</p>
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<p>Haha Kafe, red card, that's the first time I've ever heard you go off the deep end. If Owens had gone with his first option on penalty only, Kafe would have lost his shit.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Crucial" data-cid="537885" data-time="1446354237"><p>Nick, the name Pocockwomble just comes up on autocorrect and I can't be arsed changing it to Pocockwomble</p></blockquote>
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And for once it's not me. <br><br>
Man, it's great to be relaxed watching rugby in WCs. I was starting to dread them during the 99-07 period. <br><br>
We've completely flipped our reputation at WCs now, teams won't be confident we'll choke or freeze under pressure any more. <br><br>
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<p>Richie's <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_McCaw'>updated wikipedia page</a> is awesome, if perhaps a little over-the-top, I'm not prepared to challenge it. </p>
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<p>And for once it's not me.<br><br>
Man, it's great to be relaxed watching rugby in WCs. I was starting to dread them during the 99-07 period.<br><br>
We've completely flipped our reputation at WCs now, teams won't be confident we'll choke or freeze under pressure any more.<br><br>
I wonder if we'll start seeing teams foxing games in the pool stage to avoid us in the draw now?</p>
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<p>I remember someone saying to me after we won the 2011 rwc that now the monkeys off our back we'll probably win the next three . I'm not saying that'll happen but we at last seem to have learned from our mistakes .</p> -
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<p>Haha Kafe, red card, that's the first time I've ever heard you go off the deep end. </p>
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<p>Not that far off the deep end, maybe I just laugh it off? I did this morning.</p>
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<p>jesus this is a quality game of rugby, both teams playing well in the 2nd half.</p>
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<p>Great kick by Genia for that try, really smart play.</p> -
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<p>I thought it could have been a red in real time. Went past horizontal, was only saved by the fact that Mitchell didn't fall on his head.</p>
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<p>Would have been a real shame, and I thought Owens made the right call in the end.</p>
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<p>And of course, it's a lineout steal that brings the game back, followed by DC doing his thing (after a shit kick to the wing that Beale marks)</p>
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<p>my take on the Smith yellow was that Owens REALLY didn't want to bin anyone today, but having seen the replay, he had absolutely no choice. Totally correect decision, dunno why we're still discussing it. Kafe just got caught up in a little of the Kearns coolade.</p>
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<p>That defense in the last 10 minutes was awesome. Sat back, no penalties, and just hard hits at the gain line. Rinse and repeat.</p>
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Mine eyes have seen the glory.
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Been a splendid WC experience. Looking forward to a closing summation from our senior SF members, seems only appropriate.
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="voodoo" data-cid="537912" data-time="1446355971"><p>my take on the Smith yellow was that Owens REALLY didn't want to bin anyone today, but having seen the replay, he had absolutely no choice. Totally correect decision, dunno why we're still discussing it. Kafe just got caught up in a little of the Kearns coolade.</p></blockquote>
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The refs have a clear edict on these just like the challenges in the air (finally). Land on side = penalty<br>
Shoulder = YC<br>
Head or neck = RC<br><br>
Agree that Owens really didn't want to go to the cards all game but once it was pointed out with the camera angle that it was a shoulder landing he did what he was expected to. <br>
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<p>Well after a few hours of enjoying the feeling of the result I really believe it will make test rugby easier for me to watch/enjoy for a couple of years. All the comments about ABs not being able to win away, choke etc etc will be buried, there really is no doubt that this is the most dominant team in my lifetime anyway, so if we lose a test or 2 over the next couple of years I know I won't catch too much crap from rugby mates, or if I do I will point out the facts etc that we have before us!! Hell I may even get back to enjoying chatting about rugby on other rugby boreds again!!</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.news.com.au/sport/rugby/rugby-world-cup-will-genia-fulfils-goal-of-restoring-wallabies-rugby-reputation/story-fndpt9s1-1227589980992?sv=9f6e2352110d20d71e79494cacecdc97'>http://www.news.com.au/sport/rugby/rugby-world-cup-will-genia-fulfils-goal-of-restoring-wallabies-rugby-reputation/story-fndpt9s1-1227589980992?sv=9f6e2352110d20d71e79494cacecdc97</a></p>
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<p style="font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-family:inherit;"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:LiberationSerifBold, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">AT the start of the World Cup Will Genia sat in a cafe in Bath and revealed one of the main goals in the time he had left was to help restore the Wallabies’ reputation back home in Australia.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family:LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:19px;color:rgb(41,41,41);">“For me, I’ve been around for a little while now and it hurts every time guys kick you when you’re down and bag you,†Genia said. “This is a good opportunity for us to get people behind us again.â€</p>
<p style="font-family:LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:19px;color:rgb(41,41,41);">Six weeks later and though the Wallabies were unable to make history by winning a third World Cup, the strides made in Genia’s quest at tournament at least left the departing halfback — and many of his teammates — somewhat fulfilled.</p>
<p style="font-family:LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:19px;color:rgb(41,41,41);">Their brief from Michael Cheika was to make the country proud, and “gutted†players lined up in their disappointment to express gratitude for the warm support they received from a nation that embraced the side again during a redemptive campaign.</p>
<p style="font-family:LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:19px;color:rgb(41,41,41);">Genia, who is moving to France this week and says he doesn’t expect to play for the Wallabies again despite being eligible under “Giteau’s Lawâ€, said his fondest memories of a seven-year Test career had come in the last six weeks.</p>
<p style="font-family:LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:19px;color:rgb(41,41,41);">“This group has been part of changing the perception of the Wallabies, in transforming it into the team now that everyone is so proud of,†Genia said. “For me, my lasting memory is that I was part of the change.</p>
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<p style="font-family:LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:19px;color:rgb(41,41,41);">“It is still being built. It is based on the foundation of wanting to make the Australian public proud of the way we play the game, and the way we carry ourselves. The big thing is it has to be an ongoing thing. You can’t just leave it be, you have to continue to build. And knowing this group of players and coaches, I think they will.â€</p>
<p style="font-family:LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:19px;color:rgb(41,41,41);">The Wallabies’ character in defeat — rallying from 21-3 down to get back to 21-17 — continued to win new fans, with All Blacks coach Steve Hansen starting his post-victory press conference with some praise for Australia on behalf of his team.</p>
<p style="font-family:LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:19px;color:rgb(41,41,41);">“I thought were magnificent in the way they approached the game,†Hansen said.</p>
<p style="font-family:LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:19px;color:rgb(41,41,41);">Veteran winger Adam Ashley-Cooper said the Wallabies sheds was a sombre place.</p>
<p style="font-family:LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:19px;color:rgb(41,41,41);">“It hurts. It hurts a lot,†he said.</p>
<p style="font-family:LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:19px;color:rgb(41,41,41);">“To come so close yet so far is extremely disappointing. more than anything I’m just disappointed for all the Australians back home because everyone got behind us tonight and throughout this campaign we received a lot of support from the rugby community and from a lot of Australians. It’s just disappointing knowing we couldn’t do it for them.</p>
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<p style="font-family:LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:19px;color:rgb(41,41,41);">“I don’t know if the pride is back, that’s for the rugby public to decide. That’s what it’s all about, when you run out there as a player you know you’re representing every young kid who loves their rugby and dreams of one day pulling on the green and gold. We’ve worked really hard and have loved our time together, cherished the opportunities as a group to represent all of those people. But we couldn’t get the job done unfortunately.â€</p>
<p style="font-family:LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:19px;color:rgb(41,41,41);">It is the lot of the beaten finalist to not be happy with being runners-up, despite many athletes being overjoyed with winning an Olympic silver medal.</p>
<p style="font-family:LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:19px;color:rgb(41,41,41);">Wallabies flanker Michael Hooper said the Australian side had only achieved half their goals at the World Cup.</p>
<p style="font-family:LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:19px;color:rgb(41,41,41);">“No, we didn’t come here for a silver medal,†he said.</p>
<p style="font-family:LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:19px;color:rgb(41,41,41);">“There were two objectives of this tournament, to come here and get a gold medal and secondly make people enjoy rugby and make people proud of where we come from and our great nation.</p>
<p style="font-family:LiberationSerifRegular, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:19px;color:rgb(41,41,41);">“To a certain extent we did one part of it and couldn’t do the other. Most importantly we loved that people got around the team, got around our country and were proud to wear the green and gold which is something that this team holds do dear.â€</p>
