RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina
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@ACT-Crusader said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@sparky said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Exhibit B of what can go horribly wrong in a World Cup Semi Final.
You forgot to attach Annexure A to Exhibit B that says that match was against the defending RWC champs with a team littered with world class players....
On home soil in front of 80k fans, 70k of which were wearing canary yellow.
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@sparky said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Not too cold tomorrow night in Paris, but it is likely to be windy and wet. The Wellington boys will feel like they’re at home.
Paris (France) weather
Paris 7 day weather forecast including weather warnings, temperature, rain, wind, visibility, humidity and UV
This worries me less than any potential complacency. The weather is shit in NZ and kids grow up playing in wet weather conditions.
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Charge their big ball of muscles at the weaker AB defenders e.g Mo’unga and Jordan
I am not sure this is true,Tela who drifts in field on defense,De groot who can get caught flat footed and BB who can be a bit gun shy are weaker places to exploit.
One of the bigger hits last game was Mounga on Aki.
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2 things
On the Saturday before the SA game - the ab squad was doing promotional work in various pharmacies across London for some partnership. My wife and daughter saw some in a pharmacy in Clapham.
This was just after arriving so they were taking it very easily going into this warm up game.
Secondly, the only realistic window available this year for S&C was August/September. We did this in 2015 successfully.
So we could afford to do a window in this time because we needed to, there was no reward for winning the French game and the pool was pretty light and we had an additional week.
Players like Tamaiti Williams looks to have really benefited from S&C during that period.
The performance against Italy probably shows that the team has benefitted from it.
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@sparky said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Call it what you like. The betting markets are saying the All Blacks are 1/12 on to make the final. All the pundits are saying we are going to make the final.
I’d say there’s an enormous air of complacency around this Semi Final. We’ve been here before and we know where it ends up. Respect your opponent or end up on your arse.
TAB odds are not AB's attitudes.
Fan's opinions are not the AB's mindset.
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@Bones said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Kiwiwomble said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Bones said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Winger said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Christie again
FFS. Let's hope Smith stays on for the full 80 minutes again.
(unless the AB's have a big lead with say20105 minutes left).As we found out last week, we're better off just sending Aaron to stand behind the try line for 5 minutes either side of halftime and play with 14.
with at most 2 more games in the black jersey...good bloody luck getting him off the field i would say
I'm hoping the try line is on the field this week.
Pretty sure selections reflect this
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@sparky said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@ACT-Crusader The All Blacks lineout is the absolute key for me. It’s been rock solid in recent tests. If Argentina can disrupt it they’ll think they have a chance.
Apparent the best performing lineout at RWC.
Unfortunately hooking Jesus is our sub lineout thrower.
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@booboo said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@sparky said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@ACT-Crusader The All Blacks lineout is the absolute key for me. It’s been rock solid in recent tests. If Argentina can disrupt it they’ll think they have a chance.
Apparent the best performing lineout at RWC.
Unfortunately hooking Jesus is our sub lineout thrower.
I think I read a few days ago ,
They have won 51 from 52 off our throw , lost just the one in the France game .
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@Chris said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Charge their big ball of muscles at the weaker AB defenders e.g Mo’unga and Jordan
I am not sure this is true,Tela who drifts in field on defense,De groot who can get caught flat footed and BB who can be a bit gun shy are weaker places to exploit.
One of the bigger hits last game was Mounga on Aki.
Not that Bundee did anything to exaggerate the effect...
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@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
And Jordie should have been 12 long ago.
Anyone know how many Super Rugby Games Jordie has started at 12 before Foster put him there?
Probably as many as he started on the wing or at 13.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
And Jordie should have been 12 long ago.
Anyone know how many Super Rugby Games Jordie has started at 12 before Foster put him there?
Probably as many as he started on the wing or at 13.
When he filled in at MF during the Lions tour I knew he could do it, as did you. It took a while but everyone else eventually caught up mate...
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@booboo said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Bones said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Kiwiwomble said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Bones said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Winger said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Christie again
FFS. Let's hope Smith stays on for the full 80 minutes again.
(unless the AB's have a big lead with say20105 minutes left).As we found out last week, we're better off just sending Aaron to stand behind the try line for 5 minutes either side of halftime and play with 14.
with at most 2 more games in the black jersey...good bloody luck getting him off the field i would say
I'm hoping the try line is on the field this week.
Pretty sure selections reflect this
You've heard then 😉
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@DaGrubster the day of that 'greatest game of Rugby ever' in 2000 in Sydney, the entire team was in a lappy bar in town drinking and err cahorting. Didn't seem to impact them that night, maybe they should do it again lol
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@LagerLout said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@DaGrubster the day of that 'greatest game of Rugby ever' in 2000 in Sydney, the entire team was in a lappy bar in town drinking and err cahorting. Didn't seem to impact them that night, maybe they should do it again lol
Well yeah, cheap buffet innit
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@canefan said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
And Jordie should have been 12 long ago.
Anyone know how many Super Rugby Games Jordie has started at 12 before Foster put him there?
Probably as many as he started on the wing or at 13.
When he filled in at MF during the Lions tour I knew he could do it, as did you. It took a while but everyone else eventually caught up mate...
Hate to rain on yours and @Rancid-Schnitzel little parade but if you got back through the TSF history books you will find that I was a very early advocate of him playing 2nd 5 when he was just a young pup playing for Canterbury. And sure enough Razor got my emails back in 2016 and played him there….
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@Bones said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@booboo said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Bones said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Kiwiwomble said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Bones said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@Winger said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Christie again
FFS. Let's hope Smith stays on for the full 80 minutes again.
(unless the AB's have a big lead with say20105 minutes left).As we found out last week, we're better off just sending Aaron to stand behind the try line for 5 minutes either side of halftime and play with 14.
with at most 2 more games in the black jersey...good bloody luck getting him off the field i would say
I'm hoping the try line is on the field this week.
Pretty sure selections reflect this
You've heard then 😉
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@voodoo said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Watching the Stan preview, 2 things spring to mind:
- It’s extraordinary that SBW is getting paid to speak; and
- We are going to put 30 on Argentina on Saturday
Gummon bro, take it easy on the uso.
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