RWC: All Blacks v Ireland (QF2)
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@Snowy said in RWC: All Blacks v Ireland (QF2):
@canefan said in RWC: All Blacks v Ireland (QF2):
I know its posturing but it's a bit disrespectful towards one of the top refs in the world
Fortunately he is also one of the least likely to pay any attention to that sort of bollocks.
Maybe he'll pay more attention at the breakdown now? đź‘Ť
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@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@Bones said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@jegga said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@jegga said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@The-Irishman said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@Darren said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@TeWaio said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
Really want Aussie to get up for this one Perth-style, think England will be a tough SF opponent (if we beat Ire) if they're high on confidence from winning well.
I just want all our Southern neighbors to beat the UK teams. And of course I think we have a better chance against Aus than England. I'd love to see them pull out a Perth game.
What about Ireland? You didn't mention them.....just the UK teams....🤔
Aren't Ireland part of the Uk?
No. They are the republic of Ireland
You appear to have fallen into a sarchasm
To be fair, the Ireland rugby team also represents Northern Ireland don't they? So double fail.
Yes they do. I dont know if its official but when I visited Belfast the cabbie I talked rugby with said they do. Are there any northern Irish players in the team?
Haha oh boy fella, you like to live dangerously? Heard of Ulster?
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@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@Bones said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@jegga said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@jegga said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@The-Irishman said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@Darren said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@TeWaio said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
Really want Aussie to get up for this one Perth-style, think England will be a tough SF opponent (if we beat Ire) if they're high on confidence from winning well.
I just want all our Southern neighbors to beat the UK teams. And of course I think we have a better chance against Aus than England. I'd love to see them pull out a Perth game.
What about Ireland? You didn't mention them.....just the UK teams....🤔
Aren't Ireland part of the Uk?
No. They are the republic of Ireland
You appear to have fallen into a sarchasm
To be fair, the Ireland rugby team also represents Northern Ireland don't they? So double fail.
Yes they do. I dont know if its official but when I visited Belfast the cabbie I talked rugby with said they do. Are there any northern Irish players in the team?
Just to clarify Ireland the rugby team represent the island of Ireland. Not like soccer where you have two separate countries, the Republic and NI.
Makes things interesting come Olympic 7s.
Means they have an unfair advantage being able to pick the best from two countries ... therefore clear favourites for this QF ...
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@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@Bones said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@jegga said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@jegga said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@The-Irishman said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@Darren said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@TeWaio said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
Really want Aussie to get up for this one Perth-style, think England will be a tough SF opponent (if we beat Ire) if they're high on confidence from winning well.
I just want all our Southern neighbors to beat the UK teams. And of course I think we have a better chance against Aus than England. I'd love to see them pull out a Perth game.
What about Ireland? You didn't mention them.....just the UK teams....🤔
Aren't Ireland part of the Uk?
No. They are the republic of Ireland
You appear to have fallen into a sarchasm
To be fair, the Ireland rugby team also represents Northern Ireland don't they? So double fail.
Yes they do. I dont know if its official but when I visited Belfast the cabbie I talked rugby with said they do. Are there any northern Irish players in the team?
Well, the skipper for a start.
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@Bones said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@Bones said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@jegga said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@jegga said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@The-Irishman said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@Darren said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@TeWaio said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
Really want Aussie to get up for this one Perth-style, think England will be a tough SF opponent (if we beat Ire) if they're high on confidence from winning well.
I just want all our Southern neighbors to beat the UK teams. And of course I think we have a better chance against Aus than England. I'd love to see them pull out a Perth game.
What about Ireland? You didn't mention them.....just the UK teams....🤔
Aren't Ireland part of the Uk?
No. They are the republic of Ireland
You appear to have fallen into a sarchasm
To be fair, the Ireland rugby team also represents Northern Ireland don't they? So double fail.
Yes they do. I dont know if its official but when I visited Belfast the cabbie I talked rugby with said they do. Are there any northern Irish players in the team?
Haha oh boy fella, you like to live dangerously? Heard of Ulster?
Yeah I have thanks. I just don't know where the players current Irish team hail from
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@Snowy said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@canefan Stockdale (spit) and Best are Ulstermen. Don't know if they were born there, but play there I think. Can't recall any others.
I’m pretty certain Bundee Aki isn’t from Northern Ireland
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@jegga said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@Snowy said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@canefan Stockdale (spit) and Best are Ulstermen. Don't know if they were born there, but play there I think. Can't recall any others.
I’m pretty certain Bundee Aki isn’t from Northern Ireland
He's also not in the current Irish team.
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@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
Kick off 11.15 pm according to google (I thought it was 11.45pm). Is the team named today?
11.15 according to the app. I frikken hope the team is named! Hopefully there's something like no ALB so m4l loses his shit, or something like that.
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@Bones said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
Hopefully there's something like no ALB so m4l loses his shit, or something like that.
That would amuse me as well, but I really do want ALB in the team. Perhaps they could just forget to name him but play him anyway, best of both worlds.
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I wish someone would come up with something new. In the same breath they are saying about the ABs “they really push the boundaries at the breakdown and we just want a fair contest” to “they are a great rugby team”
Boring.
By the way, Bring on Ireland.
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@Snowy said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@Bones said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
Hopefully there's something like no ALB so m4l loses his shit, or something like that.
That would amuse me as well, but I really do want ALB in the team. Perhaps they could just forget to name him but play him anyway, best of both worlds.
Retallick on the bench, Scooter to start. Nom nom nom.
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@jegga said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@Snowy said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@canefan Stockdale (spit) and Best are Ulstermen. Don't know if they were born there, but play there I think. Can't recall any others.
I’m pretty certain Bundee Aki isn’t from Northern Ireland
Tokoroa?
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@ACT-Crusader said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@jegga said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@Snowy said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@canefan Stockdale (spit) and Best are Ulstermen. Don't know if they were born there, but play there I think. Can't recall any others.
I’m pretty certain Bundee Aki isn’t from Northern Ireland
Tokoroa?
Close. Republic of Otahuhu. A small pacific island nation in South Auckland. He is Irish though of course.
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@kiwiinmelb said in RWC: All Blacks v Ireland (QF2):
@The-Irishman said in RWC: All Blacks v Ireland (QF2):
@kiwiinmelb said in RWC: All Blacks v Ireland (QF2):
He may allow the game to flow more ,open running rugby will suit us down to the ground obviously,
They want a stop start borefest, but they can’t say that , it sounds too negative and against what is good for the game
Stop start borefest? Was the game in Dublin last November a borefest? Ignoring the outcome of the result, I think any rugby fan would have thought that was a great game to watch.
The closeness of the score kept it interesting ,
the way you guys play , is different to how we like to see the game played ,holding onto the ball for long peroids without actually doing too much variation wise with it, most kiwis find it boring and frustrating ,and i think the players do too ,
it wins you games , its worked against us in recent times , so good luck to you , we hope to beat you by playing more fast open running rugby, you guys will more than likely try to prevent that happening by bringing the ball back into the trenches , not sure how it will all go , i guess we will find out,
Which is what the comments were based on , different game styles , apologies if you find it offensive
I would argue that the way NZ defend (or play without the ball) made that game boring (for us).
So bloody passive. Get in their and compete occasionally, it's supposed to be a game of contest for possession.
Passive in the tackle, passive in the ruck, passive line-speed.
Plan A, B, C, D seemed to be waiting for our god-given right for the oppostion to make a mistake so we could counter-attack.
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I wish I knew who those comments and the ensuing articles were aimed at
Anyone who knows anything about rugby knows every team has a strategy to disrupt the ruck.
So who exactly are these blokes chirping at?
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@Snowy said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@jegga said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@Snowy said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):
@canefan Stockdale (spit) and Best are Ulstermen. Don't know if they were born there, but play there I think. Can't recall any others.
I’m pretty certain Bundee Aki isn’t from Northern Ireland
He's also not in the current Irish team.
Yes he is just not playing /pedant
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12276884
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Been lots of sideways ruck entering/cleaning this tournament. So, that seems the trend.
Ruck entries (and invisible gates) don't really bother me much as a watching fan, as long as they aren't flying cleanouts blindsiding players. Which there aren't, so all good.
