Wallabies vs Springboks I
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I honestly didn't even know Quade was still playing rugby. This feels like one of those old stories where some dude was plucked out of reserve grade to start a test on Saturday.
I know you peaked as a coach in 2012 Dave but you can't just keep pretending we're still there.
Quade Cooper. Fuck me dead.
If the Boks drop this I will laugh for an hour.
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@junior said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@machpants said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@frank said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@oompb said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
Very strong Wallabies team. Definitely favorates with Cooper back in 10.
Hope Bok rush defense is on it.
Seriously ? No way.
Totally not serious. He's just desperate for that under dog card. World champion, world number one, lion taming boks are the favourite in every match they play for a while yet
Would it be fair to say that the Boks have a bit of an “aura” about them…? @booboo
@dagrubster said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
Oom, one of the intriguing aspects of the 100th match is that we haven’t played the boks for 2 years (September 21 was the date of our our last match) not even the super franchises.
So there is some mystique attached to the boks, a bit like there was in the apartheid era.
Both sides are eager to renew rivalries on the pitch and friendships off it. Winning the 100th will be special.
From a NZ point of view, we feel we are rebuilding a side while the boks have one of their best side in the pro era.
It will be fascinating and let’s hope the match was worth the 2 year wait!
Aura and Mystique back together again, but hanging with the wrong crowd.
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@bovidae said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
Is To'omua injured? I would have thought he could play a similar role to Cooper in this test, and with some recent form on his side.
He doesn't have any recent form. Fifteen minutes ripping into Bled 1 doesn't offset the rubbish Super season he had playing a rubbish game plan at the Rabble.
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@junior said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@machpants said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@frank said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@oompb said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
Very strong Wallabies team. Definitely favorates with Cooper back in 10.
Hope Bok rush defense is on it.
Seriously ? No way.
Totally not serious. He's just desperate for that under dog card. World champion, world number one, lion taming boks are the favourite in every match they play for a while yet
Would it be fair to say that the Boks have a bit of an “aura” about them…? @booboo
Whiff of boerewors?
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@nta said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@bovidae said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nta But compared to Quade?
Well, yeah... I'm really not sure what is going on with that.
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@pakman said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nta said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@bovidae said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nta But compared to Quade?
Well, yeah... I'm really not sure what is going on with that.
Decidedly awkward interview but I thought Quade spoke very well (as an aside, his voice-sounds like SBW).
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@nostrildamus said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@pakman said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nta said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@bovidae said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nta But compared to Quade?
Well, yeah... I'm really not sure what is going on with that.
Decidedly awkward interview but I thought Quade spoke very well (as an aside, his voice-sounds like SBW).
He seems to have grown up.
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@pakman yes. And I think the NZ fanboi reactions and cheapshots (from me too) obscure from his decided entertainment value as a 10. Might still be a defensive liability but has some great skills. Hope he plays well, have not followed his recent games overseas...
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Frankly I thought Quade wasn't as bad as we made him out to be.
But that was mainly because he wasn't as awesome as the Aussie's made him out to be.
I think most of the opprobrium (my current favourite word) directed at him was a direct result of the overrating of him by the Aussie media (particularly the Fox Sport cheerleaders).
Frankly I rate him as one of the better Aussie 10s in recent times.
And he can tackle.
Not sure what his current form is like.
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@pakman said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nta said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
What do ex-props know?!
Pretty much everything 🤷♂️
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Interesting points around cohesion and the effect on performance
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@bones said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@booboo huh, I never really realised he was hugely rated by Aussies, I thought all the grief he got was just because he was a dick.
Didnt help
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The Quade hate thing was somewhat amusing but probably deserved after the knee to Richie McCaw's head.
Tho in your collective role as Stoic Custodians Of The Game, you carried on with the booing long after it was probably necessary
After the whole "he doesn't defend in the front line!" got going, nobody appeared to have an issue with every other 10 doing the same once the value of counterattack opportunities was understood.
So it is a mixed bag.
