RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy
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@antipodean said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
@Machpants said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
@mariner4life said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
If we lost to Italy to go out at the Group stage then quite frankly the outrage in NZ should make '99 look like a disgruntled letter to the editor.
Don't spit on racehorses though, that's not cool
It won't though, cos none of us will be surprised
You do realise we're only playing Italy?
Yup, I remember saying that about Argentina, who had been in Covid lock down for a year with no rugby. No chance...
...until Foster
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@Chris-B I know some would see it as a fitting end to his controversial coaching career in NZ, and we are often told players dont read these types of articles/stories, but surely they are acutely aware of the decreasing lack of faith in them? Surely this would usually be a motivator?
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@Machpants yeah if they beat us, dollars to donuts they won't play the game of their lives. It'll just be a case of the ABs having another implosion.
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@taniwharugby They shouldn't be lacking for motivation.
It's mostly the gameplan and our capacity to execute it that concerns me.
But,...we surely haven't fallen so far as to lose to Italy. It's a bit too panicky to be seriously concerned about that.
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@Machpants said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
@antipodean said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
@Machpants said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
@mariner4life said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
If we lost to Italy to go out at the Group stage then quite frankly the outrage in NZ should make '99 look like a disgruntled letter to the editor.
Don't spit on racehorses though, that's not cool
It won't though, cos none of us will be surprised
You do realise we're only playing Italy?
Yup, I remember saying that about Argentina, who had been in Covid lock down for a year with no rugby. No chance...
...until Foster
But Argentina had been competitive occasionally. The closest Italy have ever come was Stuart Dickinson showing the world he was blind.
You have FDS.
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@Bones said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
@Machpants yeah if they beat us, dollars to donuts they won't play the game of their lives. It'll just be a case of the ABs having another implosion.
Fuck sake, we give a 14 penalties and a red card versus fucking Namibia. It is totally possible for Foster's Fuckwits to further fuck up what was a fantastic legacy
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Gone for the 45+ drubbing
Uruguay showed how to smash Italy yesterday
Unfortunately it was only for 10 mins
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@Chris-B said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
@mariner4life said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
@Machpants said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
@mariner4life said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
If we lost to Italy to go out at the Group stage then quite frankly the outrage in NZ should make '99 look like a disgruntled letter to the editor.
Don't spit on racehorses though, that's not cool
It won't though, cos none of us will be surprised
i fuckin would be! It's fucking Italy!
I would want serious recriminations! Sacked assistants. Players looking at whether they have a job next year. I want blood dammit
Fozzie would do well to book himself on a continuous series of Contiki tours around Europe. After about five years the clamour might have died down enough that he could come home heavily disguised.
Would have to be the most disgraceful defeat - by a decent margin.
I’m not sure which disguise would work for Foster? Mr Creosote?
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I would want serious recriminations! Sacked assistants. Players looking at whether they have a job next year. I want blood dammit
Um the game hasn't started yet, has it?
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@nostrildamus said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
I would want serious recriminations! Sacked assistants. Players looking at whether they have a job next year. I want blood dammit
Um the game hasn't started yet, has it?
He's just warming up
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@Chris-B said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
@mariner4life said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
@Machpants said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
@mariner4life said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
If we lost to Italy to go out at the Group stage then quite frankly the outrage in NZ should make '99 look like a disgruntled letter to the editor.
Don't spit on racehorses though, that's not cool
It won't though, cos none of us will be surprised
i fuckin would be! It's fucking Italy!
I would want serious recriminations! Sacked assistants. Players looking at whether they have a job next year. I want blood dammit
Fozzie would do well to book himself on a continuous series of Contiki tours around Europe. After about five years the clamour might have died down enough that he could come home heavily disguised.
Would have to be the most disgraceful defeat - by a decent margin.
Why travel around Europe when he could stay rent free in a giant mansion in Como that I’m sure the Italian government will gift him….
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@sparky said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
@Chris-B said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
@mariner4life said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
@Machpants said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
@mariner4life said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
If we lost to Italy to go out at the Group stage then quite frankly the outrage in NZ should make '99 look like a disgruntled letter to the editor.
Don't spit on racehorses though, that's not cool
It won't though, cos none of us will be surprised
i fuckin would be! It's fucking Italy!
I would want serious recriminations! Sacked assistants. Players looking at whether they have a job next year. I want blood dammit
Fozzie would do well to book himself on a continuous series of Contiki tours around Europe. After about five years the clamour might have died down enough that he could come home heavily disguised.
Would have to be the most disgraceful defeat - by a decent margin.
I’m not sure which disguise would work for Foster? Mr Creosote?
The object of a disguise is to change your appearance.
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@Chris-B said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:
Not to put panic in the ranks, but we need to beat these Italians convincingly - no bonus points given and here's why.
Right now, half our team are probably thinking a win is good enough and will realize after the game because - " I don't pay to much attention to the table and stuff like that, I'm just here to play footy!"
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This is about prepping for Ireland.
Assuming everyone except De Groot available then:
Ofa/Taylor/Lomax/BBBR/Big Sam/Cane/Scooter/Savea/Nuggie/Richie/Jordie/Rieko/Clarke/Jordan/Beaudie
Bench:
Tamaiti/Sami/Nepo/Frizell/Ethan (B)/Roigard/DMac/ALB
Want to give Caleb a crack at 11. Last bench spot tricky, because our midfield isn't that interchangeable. Quite like the idea of Telea as a super sub.
