Aura watch
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@voodoo said in Aura watch:
This tournament was just a few subjective refereeing decisions away from New Zealand, South Africa and Australia all being eliminated before the semis.
Can anyone help me with the one that saw NZ scrape through?
Can only be the quarter final. Things like porter being penalised, I guess
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@booboo said in Aura watch:
However, you only had to look at their reaction after they ousted Ireland in the quarterfinals to recognise this - the All Blacks’ aura isn’t what it was and the players know it.
She's back
League journo asks chatgpt to summarise internet hot takes and submits it to his editor.
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@antipodean said in Aura watch:
@booboo said in Aura watch:
However, you only had to look at their reaction after they ousted Ireland in the quarterfinals to recognise this - the All Blacks’ aura isn’t what it was and the players know it.
She's back
League journo asks chatgpt to summarise internet hot takes and submits it to his editor.
yeah that's even better
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@antipodean said in Aura watch:
League journo asks chatgpt to summarise internet hot takes and submits it to his editor.
Explains the reasonable grammar then.
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Aura has been found. Work underway to claim her back.
Rugby World Cup: Rejuvenated New Zealand out to reclaim aura of the All Blacks as place in final beckons
New Zealand meet Argentina in Rugby World Cup semi-final in Paris on Friday; All Blacks have bounced back from turbulent 2022 to establish themselves as contenders to lift the Webb-Ellis Cup having overcome world No 1 side Ireland in an epic quarter-final
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You definitely know Aura is back when UK sports hacks write this sort of stuff...
"Time, perhaps, for the All Blacks’ aura of self-righteousness to be punctured. So much of it is corporate grandstanding, not least the “rainbow streak” commercial they released in 2018 to coincide with Tokyo Pride Week."
All Blacks' nauseating sanctimony will be at all-time high if they secure World Cup victory
New Zealand want everyone to know they are the game's moral guardians as well as a very fine rugby side
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Aura watch:
Aura is definity back when UK sports hacks write this sort of stuff...
"Time, perhaps, for the All Blacks’ aura of self-righteousness to be punctured. So much of it is corporate grandstanding, not least the “rainbow streak” commercial they released in 2018 to coincide with Tokyo Pride Week."
All Blacks' nauseating sanctimony will be at all-time high if they secure World Cup victory
New Zealand want everyone to know they are the game's moral guardians as well as a very fine rugby side
All this time we thought aura was gone, she was living rent free in the heads of NH rugby writers
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Aura watch:
You definitely know Aura is back when UK sports hacks write this sort of stuff...
"Time, perhaps, for the All Blacks’ aura of self-righteousness to be punctured. So much of it is corporate grandstanding, not least the “rainbow streak” commercial they released in 2018 to coincide with Tokyo Pride Week."
All Blacks' nauseating sanctimony will be at all-time high if they secure World Cup victory
New Zealand want everyone to know they are the game's moral guardians as well as a very fine rugby side
Not reading, but we loves she's back living reaction free ...
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Aura watch:
You definitely know Aura is back when UK sports hacks write this sort of stuff...
"Time, perhaps, for the All Blacks’ aura of self-righteousness to be punctured. So much of it is corporate grandstanding, not least the “rainbow streak” commercial they released in 2018 to coincide with Tokyo Pride Week."
All Blacks' nauseating sanctimony will be at all-time high if they secure World Cup victory
New Zealand want everyone to know they are the game's moral guardians as well as a very fine rugby side
Am I misremembering?
Dwayne Peel?
He could have Daid
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@MajorRage without meaning to sound churlish I think the Boks have Lady Luck in their pocket rather than aura.
Not their fault but
1995 - France semi AB's sickness
2007 - Didn't face decent opposition all tournament. The closest they got was a poor England in pool play and again in the Final
2023 - Fair play France, England, NZ in the knockout is some run, but they did enjoy more than their fair share of luck. -
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Boks WC achievements
- The most WC's
- 50% success rate.
- Boks never lost a WC final
- Only Boks and All Blacks could defend the title
- Only Boks could lose a pool match and win the title.
- Its the first time that a team played against the top 6 ranks team in one tournament.
- All Blacks only lost to the Boks in finals.
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@canefan said in Aura watch:
@sparky said in Aura watch:
Sadly she didn’t make an appearance tonight.
I disagree. There were brief flashes. She's a sleeping giant right now. I'm hoping Razor can properly wake her up
Here's hoping he can finish uncovering Aura, out-do Foster and win the 2027 RWC .
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@dogmeat said in Aura watch:
@MajorRage without meaning to sound churlish I think the Boks have Lady Luck in their pocket rather than aura.
Not their fault but
1995 - France semi AB's sickness
2007 - Didn't face decent opposition all tournament. The closest they got was a poor England in pool play and again in the Final
2023 - Fair play France, England, NZ in the knockout is some run, but they did enjoy more than their fair share of luck.Boks weren't best team in 1995, 2007 nor 2023. They were in 2019. That said, not their fault fate has delivered them four wins.
Biggest sign All Blacks lost their aura; draw farce delays northern power shift — RWC Talking Points
