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    Gorgeous autumnal day in Lyon. Plenty of AB shirts.

    We’ve got this.

    Just enjoy the vibe!

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    Carley, wasn't he the ref that whistled us off the park vs the Boks? Touching in the lineout etc

    Lets hope we have learnt and can adapt to his pedantic calls, or this will be a very stop start game.
    You would think it would be someone's job to analyze the ref so we don't make the same stupid mistakes.

    Luckily for me I have the only British pub in CO just a min away, so can have a few lunch beers and watch the game.

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    Go Black!

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    Sitting in a pub in Paris hoping they show the game and that I'll last until at least kickoff time with my god-awful French not leading to me being kicked out.

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    Looks like RMo will start..

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    A crane-fly is making its way slowly across my duvet. The rain has picked up and I have two cups of tea, I have a sense of foreboding, but for who?

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    Famous Three Kings West Kensington hoping ref will be alright

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    @Smudge said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

    Sitting in a pub in Paris hoping they show the game and that I'll last until at least kickoff time with my god-awful French not leading to me being kicked out.

    Tip No.3 for non-French speakers in France: If they can't understand your English it's because you aren't speaking loud enough.

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    Good to know. I asked for a Bordeaux just before (French word so thought I'd be OK) and he thought I was asking for water...

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    Disciplined tight performance please - preferably one that takes the officials (and Italy) out of the game...

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    @Mattasaurus yeah I think discipline is a massive thing for us, sort that and it will flow into the rest of our game, too loose there, means everything else is off.

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    @taniwharugby said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

    @Mattasaurus yeah I think discipline is a massive thing for us, sort that and it will flow into the rest of our game, too loose there, means everything else is off.

    Particularly with Matthew Carly on the whistle..... anything short of good discipline will be incredibly costly.

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    @Mattasaurus its a shame really, he is a talking point before the game, lets hope he isnt still after

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    Confirmed. No late changes to team!

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    surely Ardie has to be more than 95kg?

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    As a South African I was reminded this week of 2019 when the Springboks lost to the All Blacks in the opening game and then beat Namibia 57-3 in their 2nd game. Their next game was against Italy and the whole week there was this hype around the much improved Italian team and how the game against Namibia meant nothing and how Boks weren't clicking, etc., and we all had this nervous tension about losing against Italy (AGAIN!)... final score was 49-3 for the Boks.

    Here's hoping we see the same tonight from the All Blacks!

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    @taniwharugby said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

    surely Ardie has to be more than 95kg?

    Must be, with his height that would make his BMI less than 20!

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    15 previous meetings between these sides with an average 50 points win margin by NZ. That's not going to change tonight.

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    @Nevorian said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

    @mariner4life said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

    @bayimports said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

    Still has work ons but for me needs to be in the mix.

    I've made the point before, but it shits me how you have to be perfect to make the squad, but once you are in you can make as many errors or have as many work ons as you want. You just need to get there, then she's apples.

    If you are in the AB squad, then Super form means jack shit. If you are in the AB 23, then even test form doesn't matter week to week

    The old saying “ it is harder to get out of the team than it was to get in” was and still is applied to the Oz cricket team

    Oz cricket team is all about toeing the party line, and elite mendacity dressed up as elite mateship. Cricketing ability less important.

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    @Buff said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

    As a South African I was reminded this week of 2019 when the Springboks lost to the All Blacks in the opening game and then beat Namibia 57-3 in their 2nd game. Their next game was against Italy and the whole week there was this hype around the much improved Italian team and how the game against Namibia meant nothing and how Boks weren't clicking, etc., and we all had this nervous tension about losing against Italy (AGAIN!)... final score was 49-3 for the Boks.

    Here's hoping we see the same tonight from the All Blacks!

    Let’s not get carried away.

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