RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina
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@Dan54 said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@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...
Well as he played 12 for NZ U20s and was always a 12, he also always said he preferred 12 as a position it was certainly nothing new. He played there for Canterbury and had a few games for Canes there, can't remember how many.
Always looked like a utility type with his skills , can understand why he didn’t play much 12 in seniors in the beginning because he was just so tall and skinny looking , and then he started looking at home at fb.
, but i thought it was always a possibility he may return there down the track if he bulked up .
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@Dan54 said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Just an interesting question in my mind, for the semi's this weekend, have we ever been in the situation where 3 of the 4 teams have suffered a loss before semis and were second in their pools?
Not unsurprising when the general consensus before the tournament was that this RWC would be the most openly contested ever
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Minutes played by Arg and NZ squads in World Cup so far:
https://x.com/rpetty80/status/1714949409639747959?s=46&t=Xyr9rqvpyxuZ6mu4OxMcYA
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A better table showing the SF squads by position
https://x.com/analystgus/status/1714966442439790815?s=46&t=Xyr9rqvpyxuZ6mu4OxMcYA
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@ACT-Crusader said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@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.
When they asked him about the value of Nuggie to the team, it was just embarrassing 🙈
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@stodders said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@voodoo Argentina to score 31?
Damn you! 😀
But seriously, I have us WINNING by 30 tomorrow. All this talk of overconfidence in the team is nonsense. They’ll have prepared well, they know what’s ahead.
I’m going with 42-10
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@voodoo I think there are enough there with hurt from 2019 to remove any complacency, especially when we put Ireland out last time in the 1/4 too.
Rugby World Cup: All Blacks move on from Ireland victory as semi-final against Argentina awaits | Newshub
Four years on from heartbreak in Japan, lessons of the last semi-final defeat have been learned.
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I am going to be pissed off if the ABs win on the weekend. I have been really calm during this cup, having resigned myself to a limp AB effort. Now I am slowly starting to build hope and if we make the final I will be a fucking nervous wreck. Damn you Fozzie.
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@stodders What those tables might show is that it's been quite a late decision to back the young props on the bench - Williams especially played a lot less minutes than Ofa, which you wouldn't expect if they'd been building Tamaiti to play in the play-offs.
Similarly, it looks to me that they've made a late decision to revert back to Christie.
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Everyone relax. Stuart Barnes thinks we're in trouble. Pretty much every time this sour, misguided midget predicts our downfall we romp home.
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Why are they sticking with Christie? It seems odd.
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@His-Bobness won't find anyone who disagrees here. We're all miffed about it but I think the lack of comment this week is we're all resigned to it.
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with at most 160mins of rugby in the Black jersey left im wondering if theyre just going to let smith run and they know there will be less questions about having left Christine on the bench than if the young gun Roigard wasn't used...let Roigard have his moment in the sun next year
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@mariner4life said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Everyone relax. Stuart Barnes thinks we're in trouble. Pretty much every time this sour, misguided midget predicts our downfall we romp home.
This Stuart?
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@mariner4life he must do alright at the roulette table though, always betting against black!
