All Blacks v England
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I only treated myself to watching the first half but that was AB hardcore rugby porn.
A mea culpa to Scott Barrett, I thought he was best at lock but that whole loose trio was awesome and actually worked well together! SB was a rock, DP a bully and Ardie was second-half Ardie. And the backline were defensively mostly damn fine (although we seemed to lack a crazily explosive wing-closest again was at 13, thought RI was overall good actually, great tackling, just unlucky).
Just fantastic.
But I was also wrong about Clarke-that fall doesn't seem to be a muscle imbalance. It looked like he has simply no idea of his centre of balance. Anyone have a direct link to that video?
Very strange for a young professional athlete!And the ref, penalizing 9s knock-ons at a ruck! My pet bugbear!
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@nostrildamus only thing I can think of - I had a groin injury at the start of my 20s and while not playing bulked up a fair bit, the combination resulted in having to vastly change (improve) my running style - it took a long time to get my balance back to what it was when stepping or in the tackle (I don't think it ever got as good again).
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@Bones said in All Blacks v England:
@nostrildamus only thing I can think of - I had a groin injury at the start of my 20s and while not playing bulked up a fair bit, the combination resulted in having to vastly change (improve) my running style - it took a long time to get my balance back to what it was when stepping or in the tackle (I don't think it ever got as good again).
that sounds plausible!
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@Frye said in All Blacks v England:
Two red card offences from Genge that were missed.
One an assist tackle on Whitelock. No arms, head on head contact, with force.
The other a cleanout on Papali'i. Again head on head contact, no binding, with force.This has got to be my biggest gripe with the game right now. It's an absolute lottery with who gets these calls and who doesn't. Outcome altering decisions that are completely at the whim of the ref or TMO.
come on...do better...no screen shots? no red arrows? fake news
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Eddie Jones considering dropping lock after humiliation by Rieko Ioane | Rugby Onslaught
Rieko Ioane went to show against England on Saturday that perfect technique always wins, regardless of how big you are...
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@Machpants said in All Blacks v England:
@Bones American armour ball smashed em are pathetic
That.
Is a collection of words.
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@broughie said in All Blacks v England:
@Bones That was a pretty impressive tackle. The English lock should be embarrassed.
Hill was far too upright, Ioane tagged him in a good tackle with good tekkers and lifted a leg (legitimately). Result as expected.
Those pop up rugby sites like Rugby Dump and Rugby Onslaught are an embarrassment. Always sensationalising the everyday stuff and giving out “bombshell news” that isn’t.
Still a good tackle mind.
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Haven't looked at this specific tackle. But a one off tackle by one of the best players in the world ends your career?
Yeah, nah
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@booboo said in All Blacks v England:
Haven't looked at this specific tackle. But a one off tackle by one of the best players in the world ends your career?
Yeah, nah
Yep nd lo and behold, Hill has kept his place.
Fucking click bait shit journalism.
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@Catogrande yes he might have been uptight but without knowing about these pop up sites that was a solid tackle.
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@broughie said in All Blacks v England:
@Catogrande yes he might have been uptight but without knowing about these pop up sites that was a solid tackle.
Don’t worry mate, we’ve all swallowed some of that rancid bait. 🤮
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@Catogrande said in All Blacks v England:
Those pop up rugby sites like Rugby Dump and Rugby Onslaught are an embarrassment. Always sensationalising the everyday stuff and giving out “bombshell news” that isn’t.
100% this. So cringe worthy.
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@mariner4life I think what that England match showed was that despite being very good players, the Jordie/Ioane midfield has a long way to go in knowing how to play together. As a combination it didn’t really work. I’m not a doubter in terms of it being able to work, but there were a few concerning moments.
The last match they played together they didn’t really play as a combo either. Jordie played well because he tucked the ball under the arm and had a really attacking mindset. And there was space for him to operate in (Richie was far more assertive in that match also as opposed to England).
I hope they persist with it but it was one of a number of problems in this match.
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v England:
@mariner4life I think what that England match showed was that despite being very good players, the Jordie/Ioane midfield has a long way to go in knowing how to play together. As a combination it didn’t really work. I’m not a doubter in terms of it being able to work, but there were a few concerning moments.
The last match they played together they didn’t really play as a combo either. Jordie played well because he tucked the ball under the arm and had a really attacking mindset. And there was space for him to operate in (Richie was far more assertive in that match also as opposed to England).
I hope they persist with it but it was one of a number of problems in this match.
It was mentioned how both Jodie and Ioane retired, backs to the English, on the same side of a central ruck, that created the mismatch for the first English try
