2021 Rugby predictions and questions.
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@Bovidae said in 2021 Rugby predictions and questions.:
A lot will depend on the number of games he plays for Kobelco. With covid, BBBR has been on an extended holiday so far.
Kaino was in Japan for a similar length of time and regained his mojo when he returned.
Difference is that Retallick is coming off a big injury whereas Kaino went to Japan fit and healthy.
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@Bones said in 2021 Rugby predictions and questions.:
South Africa and England to sink down the rankings rapidly.
Not the all conquering, massive forwards, the ‘you better bring your A game for the entire 80 minutes or else’, flawless, no mistakes, they have the ABs number, teams.
Surely not.
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@Nepia said in 2021 Rugby predictions and questions.:
@Tim said in 2021 Rugby predictions and questions.:
My biggest hope is that a genuine 12 option will emerge for the All Blacks.
I hear this Laumape guy is quite good.
My biggest hope is that we don't see JB on the right wing for a season again.
So JB can’t play on the wing and we are looking for a 12, mmm
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@ACT-Crusader said in 2021 Rugby predictions and questions.:
@Nepia said in 2021 Rugby predictions and questions.:
@Tim said in 2021 Rugby predictions and questions.:
My biggest hope is that a genuine 12 option will emerge for the All Blacks.
I hear this Laumape guy is quite good.
My biggest hope is that we don't see JB on the right wing for a season again.
So JB can’t play on the wing and we are looking for a 12, mmm
Shit, that backfired on me.
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@Tim said in 2021 Rugby predictions and questions.:
@Nepia At test level he's really shit. A league player with poor distribution, who is too small to play the way he does at Super Rugby level. The poor man's Sam Tuitupou.
I know his nickname was Slammin Sammy and he never shied away fro contact, but to me Tuitupo ran excellent lines which is what made him really effective in my view. Laumape still runs too much into contact and therefore in tight tests he has been a little anonymous.
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@ACT-Crusader said in 2021 Rugby predictions and questions.:
@Bovidae said in 2021 Rugby predictions and questions.:
A lot will depend on the number of games he plays for Kobelco. With covid, BBBR has been on an extended holiday so far.
Kaino was in Japan for a similar length of time and regained his mojo when he returned.
Difference is that Retallick is coming off a big injury whereas Kaino went to Japan fit and healthy.
An injury that happened nearly 18 months ago now. As I said, Retallick has played only a few games in Japan since the 2019 RWC so should be fully fit when he returns.
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@Bovidae said in 2021 Rugby predictions and questions.:
@ACT-Crusader said in 2021 Rugby predictions and questions.:
@Bovidae said in 2021 Rugby predictions and questions.:
A lot will depend on the number of games he plays for Kobelco. With covid, BBBR has been on an extended holiday so far.
Kaino was in Japan for a similar length of time and regained his mojo when he returned.
Difference is that Retallick is coming off a big injury whereas Kaino went to Japan fit and healthy.
An injury that happened nearly 18 months ago now. As I said, Retallick has played only a few games in Japan since the 2019 RWC so should be fully fit when he returns.
I hope so too.
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@Machpants said in 2021 Rugby predictions and questions.:
@Bones said in 2021 Rugby predictions and questions.:
South Africa and England to sink down the rankings rapidly.
How though? SA aren't going to play any one
They'll play Lesotho in a 3 match series and lose.
