Wallabies vs Springboks I
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@hooroo said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@tim said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
Last two years couldn't have gone much worse for Gatland eh?
Assume the Chiefs will stick with Clayton McMillan?
What's his record with the Chiefs again? Has completely slipped my mind......
Gah! You made me look. I had somehow completely forgotten about his awfulness
Then he'd be perfect! It's a Chief's tradition! That and ensuring their few good coaches retire or go coach overseas!
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@nostrildamus said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@oompb said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@rancid-schnitzel that's exactly why I was worried about this test. The Springboks never play well going in a test as the favourites. The same happened against the Lions. Now they are in the perfect position to hit back as underdogs.
World number 1 underdogs?!
That's some stretch lol
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@nzzp said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nzzp said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
Not saying that aren't a very good side but the way people have been fapping on about them you'd think they'd been this unstoppable dominant force. That is simply not true.
I phrased my words poorly - I meant they got perceived as more of a behemoth by not playing.
They were very good though. Saying we beat them easily in group play is a bit of a simplification - we had 5 minutes of magic (thanks Sevu), and that was enough to hold them off. They played really well in the Final in particular.
But, they were a good side, and beating the Lions was a good effort. But again - they haven't played since 2019, so you can look better and better as the flaws in other game plans get exposed.
Agreed. But point of order, I said comfortably not easily.
their forwards did some damage to us, same as in 2015. They are strong up front - but we pick smaller, more athletic ball players who can go 80 and help break games open
I just recall having a mini heart attack every time Kolbe got the ball. Absolute freak. I hope he plays next week. COVID permitting I might get to see him live.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nzzp said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nzzp said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
Not saying that aren't a very good side but the way people have been fapping on about them you'd think they'd been this unstoppable dominant force. That is simply not true.
I phrased my words poorly - I meant they got perceived as more of a behemoth by not playing.
They were very good though. Saying we beat them easily in group play is a bit of a simplification - we had 5 minutes of magic (thanks Sevu), and that was enough to hold them off. They played really well in the Final in particular.
But, they were a good side, and beating the Lions was a good effort. But again - they haven't played since 2019, so you can look better and better as the flaws in other game plans get exposed.
Agreed. But point of order, I said comfortably not easily.
their forwards did some damage to us, same as in 2015. They are strong up front - but we pick smaller, more athletic ball players who can go 80 and help break games open
I just recall having a mini heart attack every time Kolbe got the ball. Absolute freak. I hope he plays next week. COVID permitting I might get to see him live.
Considering he can play left or right wing or fullback (or 9?) we'll have to have our best winger for pace and power to match up to him.
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@nostrildamus said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nzzp said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nzzp said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
Not saying that aren't a very good side but the way people have been fapping on about them you'd think they'd been this unstoppable dominant force. That is simply not true.
I phrased my words poorly - I meant they got perceived as more of a behemoth by not playing.
They were very good though. Saying we beat them easily in group play is a bit of a simplification - we had 5 minutes of magic (thanks Sevu), and that was enough to hold them off. They played really well in the Final in particular.
But, they were a good side, and beating the Lions was a good effort. But again - they haven't played since 2019, so you can look better and better as the flaws in other game plans get exposed.
Agreed. But point of order, I said comfortably not easily.
their forwards did some damage to us, same as in 2015. They are strong up front - but we pick smaller, more athletic ball players who can go 80 and help break games open
I just recall having a mini heart attack every time Kolbe got the ball. Absolute freak. I hope he plays next week. COVID permitting I might get to see him live.
Considering he can play left or right wing or fullback (or 9?) we'll have to have our best winger for pace and power to match up to him.
Hope George is ready.On second thought, I hope he doesn't get over his injury in time......
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Thanks to sustained pressure from all the Cooper bandwagoners at the Silver Fern, it looks like Quade is that much closer to Aussie citizenship.
Cooper, who was born in New Zealand before moving to Australia at age 13, has had four requests to become an Australian citizen denied. Cooper’s latest application was rejected because he provided “no evidence” that he had “engaged in activities of benefit to Australia”.if that isn't a searing indictment on the value of the Wallabies and rugby in general to Australia, I don't know what is...
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@nostrildamus Think you just shake your head, if kicking a goal to win a rugby test is now the standard for citizenship, and to even say someone kicking a goal is a 'hero' , must make some army , police , firemen fellas wonder what the word hero means!
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@dan54 said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nostrildamus Think you just shake your head, if kicking a goal to win a rugby test is now the standard for citizenship, and to even say someone kicking a goal is a 'hero' , must make some army , police , firemen fellas wonder what the word hero means!
Media making up a story. Shocking.
It came out after the initial bullshit died down that every time Cooper had applied he had fucked up either his days per year as resident or his consecutive days as resident. Those are key markers to decide an application and show a commitment.
He needs to simply get an immigration consultant to mark his calendar so he doesn't fuck up again. If he had applied years ago when his main Oz rugby career was ongoing he probably wouldn't have had a problem but he waited until he was doing stints playing and working overseas. -
@dan54 said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nostrildamus Think you just shake your head, if kicking a goal to win a rugby test is now the standard for citizenship, and to even say someone kicking a goal is a 'hero' , must make some army , police , firemen fellas wonder what the word hero means!
In the Australian vernacular you move from dickhead to good bloke to hero to legend.
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@nostrildamus said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
Thanks to sustained pressure from all the Cooper bandwagoners at the Silver Fern, it looks like Quade is that much closer to Aussie citizenship.
Cooper, who was born in New Zealand before moving to Australia at age 13, has had four requests to become an Australian citizen denied. Cooper’s latest application was rejected because he provided “no evidence” that he had “engaged in activities of benefit to Australia”.if that isn't a searing indictment on the value of the Wallabies and rugby in general to Australia, I don't know what is...
I question the whole issue about his citizenship. I stand corrected, but I'm sure he would have gotten it easily if he'd actually bothered to apply before he headed off to play overseas. I'm assuming that broke up his residency period and he had to start from scratch after that?
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nostrildamus said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
Thanks to sustained pressure from all the Cooper bandwagoners at the Silver Fern, it looks like Quade is that much closer to Aussie citizenship.
Cooper, who was born in New Zealand before moving to Australia at age 13, has had four requests to become an Australian citizen denied. Cooper’s latest application was rejected because he provided “no evidence” that he had “engaged in activities of benefit to Australia”.if that isn't a searing indictment on the value of the Wallabies and rugby in general to Australia, I don't know what is...
I question the whole issue about his citizenship. I stand corrected, but I'm sure he would have gotten it easily if he'd actually bothered to apply before he headed off to play overseas. I'm assuming that broke up his residency period and he had to start from scratch after that?
@crucial said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@dan54 said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nostrildamus Think you just shake your head, if kicking a goal to win a rugby test is now the standard for citizenship, and to even say someone kicking a goal is a 'hero' , must make some army , police , firemen fellas wonder what the word hero means!
Media making up a story. Shocking.
It came out after the initial bullshit died down that every time Cooper had applied he had fucked up either his days per year as resident or his consecutive days as resident. Those are key markers to decide an application and show a commitment.
He needs to simply get an immigration consultant to mark his calendar so he doesn't fuck up again. If he had applied years ago when his main Oz rugby career was ongoing he probably wouldn't have had a problem but he waited until he was doing stints playing and working overseas. -
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@nta said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
In a weird turn of events, Keohane has owned his comments
And Robbie Kempson wants a penalty for the Boks' scrum imploding in the dying moments.
of course he does. There are a few games where i wanted a late penalty as well
but you know, i live in the real world
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@nta maybe the Bok loose head should scrum better and then the ref will see the supposed illegal scrumming. I mean how the hell do you want a penalty for being ministered in the scrum. I mean it's been a open secret that being dominant gives you the advantage. Gees but they're the most powerful scrumming side in the world 😂
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@tordah said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
I just noticed that Cooper did away with his silly kicking stance he used to do in years prior, where his arms were positioned weirdly. Nice.
I don’t recall seeing him do that whilst he was playing in Japan, so it may have been ditched a while back.
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@nta said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@rebound Was more the second row - and flankers - than the prop. Feel a bit sorry for N'Che tho he could stand to lose a few kegs TBH.
hang on did an ex-prop suggest a current prop "lose a few kegs"?
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@nostrildamus said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nta said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@rebound Was more the second row - and flankers - than the prop. Feel a bit sorry for N'Che tho he could stand to lose a few kegs TBH.
hang on did an ex-prop suggest a current prop "lose a few kegs"?
Hand in your Redbeard badge now!
I watched him when he came on and just thought there is a line between "heavy" and "cuddly" and he was threatening it. Watching him around the park, there's no doubt he has power but at the same time when he's following play he leaves some big gaps.
When you compare him to Koch, it is surprising that Ox is the looshead and Koch the TH.
