All Blacks 2024
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@Machpants said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
England won't be scared of aura
How England can take advantage of transitional All Blacks
England are a team on the up and the All Blacks are in a significant transition.
I expect a pretty tough series. England seem to have turned the corner under Borthwick. For me, the ideal would be for Robertson to get his feet under the table and win both games - even if he has to be really conservative.
Really looking forward to this one.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
England seem to have turned the corner under Borthwick.
Not sure I buy that.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
England seem to have turned the corner under Borthwick.
Not sure I buy that.
Very, very different team in the last 3-4 games. Borthwick and co. will be up for the win. Then again, they may pick a development side...
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@Victor-Meldrew that would be when they scraped past wooden spooners Wales and Italy, got spanked by Scotland and got one good win against Ireland ((by a couple of points)?
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Victor-Meldrew that would be when they scraped past wooden spooners Wales and Italy, got spanked by Scotland and got one good win against Ireland ((by a couple of points)?
Yeah, It'll be a walkover. Anything less than 50+ points margin and Robertson should resign, eh?
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I think the Six Nations sides all dropped their standards this year (which is normal following a World Cup and I'd generally expect the same of the NZ and Oz, except they've both got new coaches). Wales and Italy may be the exceptions but the only way for both was really up, and it's hard to measure their competence given the drop of the other sides.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Victor-Meldrew that would be when they scraped past wooden spooners Wales and Italy, got spanked by Scotland and got one good win against Ireland ((by a couple of points)?
Yeah, It'll be a walkover. Anything less than 50+ points margin and Robertson should resign, eh?
So you concede you were bullshitting? 😉
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On tonight's performance alone Fakatava rules himself out of the squad.
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They beat Ireland, but lost to SA by a point and just lost to France at home in their last 7 games.
I say they are on the up
Will be a good test for us, especially upfront.
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@Victor-Meldrew England looking a decent outfit in their last few games, but hopefully the ABs will bring an intensity above what they are used to.
It will be a tough series, but the ABs really should win with the talent they have available.
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@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
They beat Ireland, but lost to SA by a point and just lost to France at home in their last 7 games.
I say they are on the up
Will be a good test for us, especially upfront.
I'd say they're about where they've been for the last however many years. They're up and down from game to game, extremely hard to track any improvement.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
They beat Ireland, but lost to SA by a point and just lost to France at home in their last 7 games.
I say they are on the up
Will be a good test for us, especially upfront.
I'd say they're about where they've been for the last however many years. They're up and down from game to game, extremely hard to track any improvement.
It’s only the All Blacks, not their bogey team Scotland which is lucky for them
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@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
They beat Ireland, but lost to SA by a point and just lost to France at home in their last 7 games.
I say they are on the up
Will be a good test for us, especially upfront.
You talking England or NZ...?
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
They beat Ireland, but lost to SA by a point and just lost to France at home in their last 7 games.
I say they are on the up
Will be a good test for us, especially upfront.
I'd say they're about where they've been for the last however many years. They're up and down from game to game, extremely hard to track any improvement.
Again, England or NZ ...?
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@booboo said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
They beat Ireland, but lost to SA by a point and just lost to France at home in their last 7 games.
I say they are on the up
Will be a good test for us, especially upfront.
I'd say they're about where they've been for the last however many years. They're up and down from game to game, extremely hard to track any improvement.
Again, England or NZ ...?
New England
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@booboo said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
They beat Ireland, but lost to SA by a point and just lost to France at home in their last 7 games.
I say they are on the up
Will be a good test for us, especially upfront.
I'd say they're about where they've been for the last however many years. They're up and down from game to game, extremely hard to track any improvement.
Again, England or NZ ...?
New England
With or without Brady?
