Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2
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@Crucial said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
@Higgins said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
@Nepia said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
@The-Docter said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
NZ rugby is at an all time low
This almost our B Maori team - hardly a pointer of NZ rugby being at an all time low.
It was also only the Ireland B Team
I would expect Ireland B to beat NZ Maori who aren’t exactly our B side.
Would either of you Kojaks like a comb?
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@Nepia said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
@The-Docter said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
NZ rugby is at an all time low
This almost our B Maori team - hardly a pointer of NZ rugby being at an all time low.
Thats not the issue.
It's that for a second game in a row, a team which got trounced previously took a look at the team tactics and figured out a way, pretty easily, to completely reverse the result.
Whilst it looks like our team went out on the piss, signed a few autographs and turned up expecting the same old stuff would see them through.
In both game the Irish improved a lot & we realised we had no ability, or idea, to nullify them.
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@Billy-Tell said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
Love should’ve started at 10
Don’t you mean should of
I’m not an Aussie, so no. 😀
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NZ rugby becoming like Fiji. Lots of talent, can score from anywhere, consistently lose against well-coached teams with a structured game plan.
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@Billy-Tell said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
NZ rugby becoming like Fiji. Lots of talent, can score from anywhere, consistently lose against well-coached teams with a structured game plan.
Just like the late 90s/early 00s again
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@Billy-Tell said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
NZ rugby becoming like Fiji. Lots of talent, can score from anywhere, consistently lose against well-coached teams with a structured game plan.
Powderpuff forwards and maverick backs 😁
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@Chris-B said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
TAB currently saying ABs $1.25 and Ireland $4 for Saturday, so a chance for some of you guys to be rich men.
#gambleresponsibly
Wow those are great odds for the Irish. I feel like we are underdogs in our own country
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I thought Stevenson,Delaney,love and howden did very well in this game. All look like quality players.
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@booboo said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
Ref fluffybunny cheats at 55 mins
Is it cheating, or are the refereeing interpretations just so different now between hemispheres that it is having a material impact on the outcome of matches?
Maybe NZ can bring across some NH refs to expose NZ players to these different interpretations. It isn't like they don't have money burning a hole in their pocket now
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I thought the kicking game was the difference between the sides.
There's a real lack of quality kickers from hand in NZ rugby other than Zarn.
Doesn't help the Maori attack that they had a handbrake at 9.
Was a bit disappointed in Moorby - Super Rugby might be his level.
Has Billy Proctor ever beaten a tackle?
Some good stuff in there though - wish more nz forwards would run hard and straight like Delaney.
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@stodders said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
Is it cheating, or are the refereeing interpretations just so different now between hemispheres that it is having a material impact on the outcome of matches?
Well it's pretty hard to come to terms with the difference in Dickson's interpretations between test 1 and this game.
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@KiwiMurph big fan of Delany, he's probably going to spend most of his career moving between 6 and lock but I hope he settles on one position because he is a solid player. He's the sort of no thrills player the Hurricanes need to build their pack around.
In Flanders, Laubscher, Delany and Howden the Canes have some good solid forwards coming through. The hard part will be fitting them all in when Blackwell and Prinsep already have rightful ownership of two starting jerseys.
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@Bones said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
@stodders said in Māori All Blacks v Ireland 2:
Is it cheating, or are the refereeing interpretations just so different now between hemispheres that it is having a material impact on the outcome of matches?
Well it's pretty hard to come to terms with the difference in Dickson's interpretations between test 1 and this game.
Were his interpretations consistent for both teams is the question. What do you think?
