All Blacks 2023
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@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks 2023:
@sparky said in All Blacks 2023:
On tonight’s evidence things to fix: scrums, lineouts, handling, positional play against the kick and game management by the senior players.
Those are big things to fix just before a RWC.
I’ve lost all optimism tbh. I actually think we can beat France. But not the matches that matter. That was extremely impressive from SA. All the ingredients to win a RWC on display.
It was impressive, but they had a helping hand. And I'd expect a top team to do more with the amazing amount of territory and possession.
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@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2023:
jetlagged
Possible contributer. Along with playing bad and them playing good.
Silly question maybe. But as SA is the same timezone as UK jet-lag would not be an issue for them?
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@booboo said in All Blacks 2023:
@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2023:
jetlagged
Possible contributer. Along with playing bad and them playing good.
Silly question maybe. But as SA is the same timezone as UK jet-lag would not be an issue for them?
Timezone creates jet lag, correct. But flying is still not great for performance athletes. Hardly a new thing, tho
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@Machpants said in All Blacks 2023:
But flying is still not great for performance athletes.
Can't really comment. Don't do a lot of flying ...
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@booboo said in All Blacks 2023:
@Machpants said in All Blacks 2023:
But flying is still not great for performance athletes.
Can't really comment. Don't do a lot of flying ...
that explains how you can maintain your high performance fern posting
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I just had a look at the draw.
So if we win or lose to France and qualify A1 or A2, I don't see much difference between playing Ireland or SA in the QF
If we win that game we will be on either side of the draw depending on our pool position
The opponents will either be England, Oz, Wales or Argentina.
So I guess it's possible for us to lose the opener, and meet France in the final if we were to win through?
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@canefan said in All Blacks 2023:
I just had a look at the draw. So if we win or lose to France and qualify A1 or A2, I don't see much difference between playing Ireland or SA in the QF
Am not sure what to make of your post Canefan.
You been following this whole World Cup draw thing over the last three years at all?
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@booboo said in All Blacks 2023:
@canefan said in All Blacks 2023:
I just had a look at the draw. So if we win or lose to France and qualify A1 or A2, I don't see much difference between playing Ireland or SA in the QF
Am not sure what to make of your post Canefan.
You been following this whole World Cup draw thing over the last three years at all?
Not really, no
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Strategy smategy. Get through the pool, win the must-win sudden death matches including the final. There, fixed it for Foster.
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Current rankings - assuming Oz don't beat France & not including minnows
Pool A (who play Pool B in QFs of Death!)
NZ 4th
France 3rd
Italy 13thPool B Pool of Death for good teams
SA 2nd
Ireland 1st
Scotland 5th
Tonga 15thPool C Real Pool of Death
Wales 10th
Aus 9th
Fiji 7th
Georgia 11thPool D
England 8th
Japan 14th
Argentina 6th
Samoa 12thSo it may be shit for teams ranked 1-5 that one can't make quarters and 3 can't make the semi. But they have ended up very tight pools, outside the real minnows
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i think Barrett is bloody lucky, not only was the guy prone on the ground and barrett dove off his feet to hit him, although the initial contact is shoulder i think it definitely slipped up to the head
I said the other week if i was an english fan id be a bit embarrassed when Farrell initially got off...im a bit embarrassed now
