Italy vs All Blacks 2021 NH Tour

[mariner4life]

The 2015 team was the best I have ever seen. Pretty much everyone was a specialist who played the same position every week.

The 1996 team was about the same.

Guys could play elsewhere, but they rarely did

Now they play a different position every frikken week and no one seems to know which their best position is, including the selectors.

[ACT Crusader]

@mariner4life said in Italy vs All Blacks 2021 NH Tour:

The 2015 team was the best I have ever seen. Pretty much everyone was a specialist who played the same position every week.

The 1996 team was about the same.

Guys could play elsewhere, but they rarely did

Now they play a different position every frikken week and no one seems to know which their best position is, including the selectors.

A bit of a unicorn team that 2015 outfit. How many centurians in there? To get to that point some of those players were tried in different positions earlier in their careers - Read at 6, Kaino at 8 and lock, Nonu at 13 and wing

Then the bench had guys like Beaudie (10,15 and even played wing) Sonny Bill (12,13 and wing), Vito (lock/blindside/8) and Cane (7 and 6).

Given we are a relatively young side today I’m not surprised we are seeing a bit of variation and experimenting with combinations and positions.

[Duluth]

2am for an Italy Test? I won't be watching live

The All Blacks player of the match poll should magically appear at 3:45am

[nzzp]

@duluth it's there already!

I voted for Christian Cullen

[Toddy]

Some Ferners could probably lock their votes in now. What actually happens on the field won't change who they're going to vote for.

No way I'm watching this live. Will get up for the Wales vs SA match though.

[nzzp]

@toddy Bridge wasn't that good surely

[Duluth]

@nzzp said in Italy vs All Blacks 2021 NH Tour:

@duluth it's there already!

Oops. By replying to it I made it visible

It's hidden again and will (hopefully) reappear at 3:45am

[nostrildamus]

I'm watching this and hopefully drinking as well.
There's nothing like shouting some choice words in Italian at your own side (or the opposition).
I imagine cussing in Welsh would be good as well..trouble is, how do you pronounce it?

Steffan Rhys  /  Jun 30, 2015  /  Fun Stuff

21 Welsh swear words much funnier than they are offensive

There is creative genius in every one. H/T Y Rhegiadur

[sparky]

Sunny afternoon in Rome. Perfect conditions. Ground looks about half full.

[JC]

First penalty to Italy. Bridge goes to ground and doesn’t release.

[gt12]

Wtf was that ref?

[gt12]

Ennor with a poor start

[nostrildamus]

Ennor does a reverse bridge, somehow knocks ball forward by trying to catch a pretty good pass. And his neck IS slim in profile (Bones alert).

[JC]

That was never a forward pass ref.

[nostrildamus]

ABs not playing like a well-coordinated side just yet. Bridge did actually have a bit of a run earlier but no release, hmm..

[Victor Meldrew]

Bridge fucks up again by getting ahead of the ball and forcing Ennor to throw a forward pass....

[gt12]

@victor-meldrew said in Italy vs All Blacks 2021 NH Tour:

Bridge fucks up again by getting ahead of the ball and forcing Ennor to throw a forward pass....

I come here for these sort of posts

[JC]

Fuck Ennor where’s your bloody guide dog?

[Yeetyaah]

Ennor catch the ball challenge (hard)

[sparky]

0-0. Lots of handling errors by the AB backline.