RWC Week 1: France v All Blacks
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Considering all JB has really brought since his move to the midfield is a big frame running straight, if he is out they could do a lot worse than just sticking one of their 80 wingers at 12.
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Fainga'anuku has some experience in the mid and could be used as a crash ball merchant to free up some space for Rieko. Maybe that's part of the plan with all these outside backs? As I just haven't been able to get my head around the squad makeup thus far.
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@mariner4life said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
yeah its 5.15am here
tough time
perfect time for pre breakfast espresso martinis
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@JK said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@mariner4life perfect time for pre breakfast espresso martinis
the morning after a day at the races, and leading in to a 2nd day at the races? you may be on to something
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@george33 said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Hearing Papalili will start at 6
I guess I at least should be fair and wait until the team is named before I howl in disappointment.
Still the best way to ensure that France don't make it to the final is to let them win in pool play - it's all part of Fozzie's masterplan.
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On thinking I'd prefer ALB at 12 over Havili and with instruction to run hard and straight.
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i just have this feeling Fozzie wont see Havili as anything other than a like for like JB replacement (the game plan is the game plan regardless of the players we have), and we'll get Havili trying to crash it up,everyone remember when they tried ot use Bridge as a power winger and do crash balls inside of the 10 from the blind side...and got smoked....time and time again....
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@Kiwiwomble But there have been a lot of 'learnings', surely?
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@taniwharugby said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
On thinking I'd prefer ALB at 12 over Havili and with instruction to run hard and straight.
Same
One thing that will count against the ALB/Ioane combo is that they've barely played together. I had a quick check I think they've only started one Test together and that was a loss to Ireland in Dublin 2021
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@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Finlay - such a Fozzie decision.
To be fair it's not like Roigard did much when he came on against SA. Maybe if he'd scored a brilliant individual try completely against the run of play in which he beat several defenders he might have done his chances some good?
But no - he didn't, we need the "slow but steady" Finlay to close out the game with his laborious passing from ruck to ruck.
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@Windows97 it fucks me off how inflexible they seem to be, decisions seem to be all pre decided and players sticking their hand up demanding to be picked seems to have no effect
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@Windows97 tbf, the only thing slow about Finlays game is his decision making.
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@Machpants said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@Bones said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@pakman Findlay 🤦
And Havili
Taking the French attitude towards us, we only need to beat them once at the RWC....
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@Kiwiwomble said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@Windows97 it fucks me off how inflexible they seem to be, decisions seem to be all pre decided and players sticking their hand up demanding to be picked seems to have no effect
Are you possibly suggesting that there should be some sort of correlation between on field performance and ongoing selection in the team?
Such outdated thinking!! What year do you think your living in? 2015??
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@Frank said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Dallas Mcleod should have been selected ahead of Havili for the reason that a lot of our plays rely on our 12 being able to truck it up. Best like for like replacement.
Not enough experience. No way I’d put a green 12 in for a game like this.
