RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland
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@taniwharugby said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@nzzp haha yep, that would sum up his coaching career...we beat beat Ireland by 20 and lose to whoever next week, conceding a YC and RC in the process, having one player banned for the always fun 3rd/4th playoff match.
No Roigard, no Telea, no Sami T, who is going to score all these tries?
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This is depressing https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby-world-cup-2023/300988477/rugby-world-cup-all-blacks-vs-ireland-head-to-head-ratings-for-the-quarterfinal
I thought they massively underscored the Irish and inflated some of our players but even in the article they outscored us in forwards and backs!
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@nostrildamus WJ, LF, RI, CT...
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@nostrildamus said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
This is depressing https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby-world-cup-2023/300988477/rugby-world-cup-all-blacks-vs-ireland-head-to-head-ratings-for-the-quarterfinal
I thought they massively underscored the Irish and inflated some of our players but even in the article they outscored us in forwards and backs!
I don’t know shit about scrummaging but I know damn sure Furlong is better than 6/10. Who writes this shit ?
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@nzzp said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@canefan said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Crazy-Horse said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
I can't wait for this game to be over and we can flush the dunny and move on. But if we manage to win I will have mixed feelings. The following week(s) will be like a slow painful death after being given a glimmer of hope from the doctor. Just plain cruel.
Hope is the killer
Dropping a semi to Arg or Wal would be apex Foster and reflect where the team's at.
I'm living in optimism that BB has been looking after himself for the last 4 years to peak right now - kind of like Carter did back in '15. If he starts running hard and straight, he's a different player.
Annnnd it's the hope that kills ya
I’m living in optimism that first 20 minutes at mt smart is the type of rugby they have been keeping in their back pocket for now .
But yeah , I know , I’m probably dreaming .
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@kiwiinmelb said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@nzzp said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@canefan said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Crazy-Horse said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
I can't wait for this game to be over and we can flush the dunny and move on. But if we manage to win I will have mixed feelings. The following week(s) will be like a slow painful death after being given a glimmer of hope from the doctor. Just plain cruel.
Hope is the killer
Dropping a semi to Arg or Wal would be apex Foster and reflect where the team's at.
I'm living in optimism that BB has been looking after himself for the last 4 years to peak right now - kind of like Carter did back in '15. If he starts running hard and straight, he's a different player.
Annnnd it's the hope that kills ya
I’m living in optimism that first 20 minutes at mt smart is the type of rugby they have been keeping in their back pocket for now .
But yeah , I know , I’m probably dreaming .
Where the Boks played like crap and dropped everything that came their way?
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So, heart says SMASH THESE WHINING MIC KHUNTS, head says we're going to get smoked. Either way, I don't think it will be close. I think it will be a blow out in the end.
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@DaGrubster said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Now you are just talking shit.
I think he is a better scrummager than Newell at this stage of his career
Agree, but the Irish bench LH isn’t exactly Ox Nché!
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Have spoken to a few Irish guys and they are absolutely packing bricks about this game. Reminds me so much of the RWC monkey we had on our backs. No doubt the players will also be feeling that. Well except for their New Zealanders.
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@Crazy-Horse said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@kiwiinmelb said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@nzzp said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@canefan said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Crazy-Horse said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
I can't wait for this game to be over and we can flush the dunny and move on. But if we manage to win I will have mixed feelings. The following week(s) will be like a slow painful death after being given a glimmer of hope from the doctor. Just plain cruel.
Hope is the killer
Dropping a semi to Arg or Wal would be apex Foster and reflect where the team's at.
I'm living in optimism that BB has been looking after himself for the last 4 years to peak right now - kind of like Carter did back in '15. If he starts running hard and straight, he's a different player.
Annnnd it's the hope that kills ya
I’m living in optimism that first 20 minutes at mt smart is the type of rugby they have been keeping in their back pocket for now .
But yeah , I know , I’m probably dreaming .
Where the Boks played like crap and dropped everything that came their way?
Scoreboard pressure does that to teams
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Have spoken to a few Irish guys and they are absolutely packing bricks about this game. Reminds me so much of the RWC monkey we had on our backs. No doubt the players will also be feeling that. Well except for their New Zealanders.
I was thinking about how the Irish fans must be feeling. I am not surprised some are packing bricks. This is their time, but in the back of their minds they are playing the ABs. As pessimistic as I am about the ABs, I would be as nervous as fuck if I was Irish.
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@kiwiinmelb said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Crazy-Horse said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@kiwiinmelb said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@nzzp said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@canefan said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Crazy-Horse said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
I can't wait for this game to be over and we can flush the dunny and move on. But if we manage to win I will have mixed feelings. The following week(s) will be like a slow painful death after being given a glimmer of hope from the doctor. Just plain cruel.
Hope is the killer
Dropping a semi to Arg or Wal would be apex Foster and reflect where the team's at.
I'm living in optimism that BB has been looking after himself for the last 4 years to peak right now - kind of like Carter did back in '15. If he starts running hard and straight, he's a different player.
Annnnd it's the hope that kills ya
I’m living in optimism that first 20 minutes at mt smart is the type of rugby they have been keeping in their back pocket for now .
But yeah , I know , I’m probably dreaming .
Where the Boks played like crap and dropped everything that came their way?
Scoreboard pressure does that to teams
They were shit from the start.
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@Crazy-Horse they were made to look shit from the start 😉
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@Crazy-Horse said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@kiwiinmelb said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Crazy-Horse said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@kiwiinmelb said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@nzzp said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@canefan said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Crazy-Horse said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
I can't wait for this game to be over and we can flush the dunny and move on. But if we manage to win I will have mixed feelings. The following week(s) will be like a slow painful death after being given a glimmer of hope from the doctor. Just plain cruel.
Hope is the killer
Dropping a semi to Arg or Wal would be apex Foster and reflect where the team's at.
I'm living in optimism that BB has been looking after himself for the last 4 years to peak right now - kind of like Carter did back in '15. If he starts running hard and straight, he's a different player.
Annnnd it's the hope that kills ya
I’m living in optimism that first 20 minutes at mt smart is the type of rugby they have been keeping in their back pocket for now .
But yeah , I know , I’m probably dreaming .
Where the Boks played like crap and dropped everything that came their way?
Scoreboard pressure does that to teams
They were shit from the start.
One team was good , one wasn’t
A bit like Wembley
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No more sleep needed in this space.
Come on Foz you got this. -
Thank god we've got that extra winger
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Have spoken to a few Irish guys and they are absolutely packing bricks about this game. Reminds me so much of the RWC monkey we had on our backs. No doubt the players will also be feeling that. Well except for their New Zealanders.
No doubt, and going up against a team in the quarter that is renowned for being able to pile on a lot of points in a short space of time if they click will add to those nerves. We are bloody unpredictable!
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@Bovidae said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@frugby Weber's passing has always been inconsistent too so I wouldn't be using that as a reason to select him over Roigard. Experience, yes. I think Roigard is the better kicker as well, even over Smith and Christie.
You say Weber's passing is inconsistent, but that is also an issue for Christie and Roigard, and in my opinion a much bigger issue.
Could Roigard have been a viable option? Maybe, but you'd have needed to give him big minutes v the Boks in AKL, and even then that wasn't really enough. Tough to blood a player in such a crucial position in a World Cup year.
9, 10 & 15 are your game drivers, who you need up to speed well in advance.
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@No-Quarter said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Have spoken to a few Irish guys and they are absolutely packing bricks about this game. Reminds me so much of the RWC monkey we had on our backs. No doubt the players will also be feeling that. Well except for their New Zealanders.
No doubt, and going up against a team in the quarter that is renowned for being able to pile on a lot of points in a short space of time if they click will add to those nerves. We are bloody unpredictable!
The All Blacks have become the French of the 90s and 2000s
