All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test
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@Machpants said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@Machpants more what i was going for, COVID is just another thing he's not handling well...
It’s just awesome on his excuse matrix though, like cards, and Argentina ‘surprising’ us. The knobjockey
Where does the buck stop? Obviously before the coaching staff
its not an excuse though, as i said, other coaches are handling it and the rest of us do in the real world, its part of the job now and he's not doing it well
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@pakman said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
World Rugby may ask Jaco Peyper to change his tune on several controversial decisions in Ireland’s win over All Blacks
Does the recipient have to end up with broken bones or a severe concussion for it to warrant a red card? Answer on a postcard to World Rugby
It takes some chutzpah to complain that you were dudded in the refereeing when you compare Dalton's perfectly legitimate penalty and Lowe's coat hanger.
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@Machpants said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
THis made me laugh, good sledge
“Who do you think you are? You’re a shit Richie McCaw pal,” O’Mahony to Cane
Kinda like Stuart McGill (hypothetically) being told you're a shit Shane Warne, or Mark Waugh being told he's not the best cricketer in his family.
Not the worst insult to receive.
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@antipodean and the drop he made immediately prior to the coathanger, is mentioned in the article, but not the coathanger...
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it's a shit sledge because we all are. Every single player to ever pull on a boot
you didn't sound so fucking tough crying at the ref last week Peter.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
it's a shit sledge because we all are. Every single player to ever pull on a boot
you didn't sound so fucking tough crying at the ref last week Peter.
If the sledge is true, the schoolyard response should've been delivered; "true, but I'm still better than you"
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‘Highlander’ on The Roar sums up the situation nicely:
“This All Black side is playing with zero control, everything looks hurried, trying to score every time they get the ball and not playing the longer game of building pressure until your opposition cracks.
“We all saw in the Super Rugby Pacific final which model works the best. The Razor Robertson constrictor model choked the very life out of the hit-and-run Blues side, but at international level, the All Black coaching team chooses to ignore basic tenets and revert to the Helter Skelter model as their default. It may well work on occasion, but it sure is not the way to be a consistently successful international rugby team.
“If a board of directors were analysing the performance of their CEO and executive management team, now would be the time to take serious action. We have a Rugby World Cup only 16 matches away so now is the time for root-and-branch cuts in the coaching, strategy and playing staff of this All Black organisation.”
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@booboo said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@Machpants said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
THis made me laugh, good sledge
“Who do you think you are? You’re a shit Richie McCaw pal,” O’Mahony to Cane
Kinda like Stuart McGill (hypothetically) being told you're a shit Shane Warne, or Mark Waugh being told he's not the best cricketer in his family.
Not the worst insult to receive.
I looking forwad to see who isn't a shit Richie McCaw
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@Crazy-Horse i think the argument is he may have seen his support was being tackled and not passed, in which case you cant "punish" ireland for playing to the whistle, you have to boil it down to first principles,
tackled without the ball ? yes.....if that tackler wasn't there is there a clear overlap and no cover? yes
This
Sexton went to pass and then held and took the tackle
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@antipodean POM is an awesome player
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The result next weekend is irrelevant. No improvement, no growth in 3 years. No plan. A board meeting is necessary.
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@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@antipodean POM is an awesome player
Cane is betterer.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
Sam should have retorted that at least he has played in a RWC final and has the winners medal to prove it.
Yeah nah I'd ignore it
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What is worrying , the criticisms directed towards the ABs ,
Seem to be very similar to the crtiticisms towards the Chiefs under Foster ,
the way i remember it , it was nearly always about lack of structure and gameplan
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@kiwiinmelb what worries me is these are supposed to be the best and most experienced played in the country and theyre not coming up with something better on the pitch
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