All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider
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@JC probably Jordie, then Havili (possibly played there more recently than Jordie?) or maybe Aaron Smith played there at school once.
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Why has their been no press conference?
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@mariner4life have you not seen social media this week, everyone is mean.
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@taniwharugby Vaa'i?
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
you should get down to club rugby and stand on sidelines in rain etc, gives you appreciation of what rugby is in real world.
lol fuck off
no nerve touched, i just wonder why people like you even come here?
so I'm not the oldest Ferner!
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@Old-Samurai-Jack said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Dan54 Big Grace fan (as you can see from previous posts) and I think Sotutu and Grace should be in the ABs as specialist No.8s competing for the position against each other. But you'd think Sotutu would get a go first and foremost if they were taking this line of thought? His SR form was great (he had a big improvement in physicality), his No.8 skills off the back of the scrum are exceptional... and yet he hasn't been sighted.
Yep and Grace didn't really come on until end of season, so Sotutu got the jump. Think perhaps also PGS also had a big impact earlier in Super than Grace. Regardless I really think at this stage Ardie is just about our best player and he is (whether some like it or not) 8 too. I was on Grace bandwagon big time a couple of years back, and he seemed to of not really come on until second late in super rugby, and think somehow that Super final may just be his breakout performance that will set him up, though I suspect could be after WC that he really cements spot.
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@JC said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Seriously guys, who is our centre cover? Surely not Jordie…
Reece?
He’s actually not that bad at it in a poor man’s Snakey sort of mould.
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@JC said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Seriously guys, who is our centre cover? Surely not Jordie…
Reece?
He’s actually not that bad at it in a poor man’s Snakey sort of mould.
Allgood we can just pop Ardie in there if needed. Imagine a midfield of RTS and ASav, that would be out the gate.
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In the short term, Farrell will know that his side will face a ferocious response from the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday. Not only is the series on the line, but there is also tremendous pressure on his counterpart Ian Foster, and many of the players who will be desperate to play in the World Cup next year.
Foster has come in for a lot of criticism following the defeat on Saturday, the sixth of 23 Tests in charge. The All Blacks have also dropped to fourth in the world rankings, and when the public opinion turns, it usually happens very quickly; as it did to previous head coaches John Hart and John Mitchell following respective semi-final defeats in the 1999 and 2003 World Cups.
I think there has been an impact on New Zealand rugby now that the South African teams are playing their rugby in Europe. New Zealand sides have definitely missed the combative nature of rugby against the South Africans.
But New Zealand rugby traditionally has been brilliant at adapting really quickly and the All Blacks are renowned for their reaction in the face of adversity. Ireland know what is coming.
A series win would ensure Farrell's men go into the World Cup next year as serious contenders. But it will be even more critical for the All Blacks. Another defeat and the clamour for change may be hard to ignore.
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@JC said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Seriously guys, who is our centre cover? Surely not Jordie…
Reece?
He’s actually not that bad at it in a poor man’s Snakey sort of mould.
Allgood we can just pop Ardie in there if needed. Imagine a midfield of RTS and ASav, that would be out the gate.
That’s an origin pair of backs right there…
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@JC said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Seriously guys, who is our centre cover? Surely not Jordie…
Reece?
He’s actually not that bad at it in a poor man’s Snakey sort of mould.
Allgood we can just pop Ardie in there if needed. Imagine a midfield of RTS and ASav, that would be out the gate.
That’s an origin pair of backs right there…
Ardie Capewell with the crucial try
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@JC said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Seriously guys, who is our centre cover? Surely not Jordie…
Reece?
He’s actually not that bad at it in a poor man’s Snakey sort of mould.
Allgood we can just pop Ardie in there if needed. Imagine a midfield of RTS and ASav, that would be out the gate.
That’s an origin pair of backs right there…
Ardie Capewell with the crucial try
I’ve already got Dane Gagai, I mean Coles to score the final try
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@JC said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Seriously guys, who is our centre cover? Surely not Jordie…
Reece?
He’s actually not that bad at it in a poor man’s Snakey sort of mould.
Allgood we can just pop Ardie in there if needed. Imagine a midfield of RTS and ASav, that would be out the gate.
That’s an origin pair of backs right there…
Ardie Capewell with the crucial try
I’ve already got Dane Gagai, I mean Coles to score the final try
queeNZlander!!!!!!!!
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so didnt get through whole thing, but about 6.20 mark he says he wanted to play all three hookers through his series and he thought CT was playing really well..
so looks like ST dropped..anyone get through the whole interview before the fern (including myself) loses it?
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@bayimports said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
so didnt get through whole thing, but about 6.20 mark he says he wanted to play all three hookers through his series and he thought CT was playing really well..
so looks like ST dropped..anyone get through the whole interview before the fern (including myself) loses it?
THAT FAT MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!!
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by far the worst selection decision of the series
defies belief.
Cody Taylor sucks at rugby.
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@bayimports we picked 3 hookers and wanted to give each a run, we also picked 1 specialist 8, but decided not to give him a run..
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