Will anyone overtake Richie #148
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Or we can double the amount of tests we play against Australia every year<br>
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<p>So...who's going to "Chasing Great"?</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/83737870/richie-mccaw-nervous-ahead-of-chasing-great-premiere'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/83737870/richie-mccaw-nervous-ahead-of-chasing-great-premiere</a></p>
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<p>I expect that last bit was written specially for Mokey! :)</p>
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<p>Hilary Barry couldn't make it ???????</p> -
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<p>2004 tri nations I think.<br><br>
Otherwise he did pretty well to avoid serious injury during test season.</p>
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<p>didn't he miss an entire NH tour around then?</p>
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<p>I remember Marty started against the frogs (the game where he smashed a frenchman with both arms at the same time) and Wales.. and Dan Braid was backup 7...</p>
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<p>can't remember if Ritchie was even there though, that period of my life is getting a bit foggy! All I remember is walking for about 3 hrs after leaving the pub next to stade de france and not being able to find any friggin transport to town.</p>
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<p>And Maa being at the The Church in his eye shadow. Seriously wtf was that guy thinking. but i digress.</p> -
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<p>didn't he miss an entire NH tour around then?</p>
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<p>I remember Marty started against the frogs (the game where he smashed a frenchman with both arms at the same time) and Wales.. and Dan Braid was backup 7...</p>
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<p>can't remember if Ritchie was even there though, that period of my life is getting a bit foggy! All I remember is walking for about 3 hrs after leaving the pub next to stade de france and not being able to find any friggin transport to town.</p>
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<p>And Maa being at the The Church in his eye shadow. Seriously wtf was that guy thinking. but i digress.</p>
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<p>Can only imagine the conversations he woulda had with Gavin Henson about looking one's best when representing ones country in international rugby.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="WillieTheWaiter" data-cid="610961" data-time="1472603733"><p>didn't he miss an entire NH tour around then?<br><br>
I remember Marty started against the frogs (the game where he smashed a frenchman with both arms at the same time) and Wales.. and Dan Braid was backup 7...<br><br>
can't remember if Ritchie was even there though, that period of my life is getting a bit foggy! All I remember is walking for about 3 hrs after leaving the pub next to stade de france and not being able to find any friggin transport to town.<br><br>
And Maa being at the The Church in his eye shadow. Seriously wtf was that guy thinking. but i digress.</p></blockquote>
Rested! Along with all of the other cantabs bar a couple.<br><br>
One of the purported reasons behind the selection was that England at the time had a pretty advanced tracking system setup at Twickenham that they used to micro analyse their opponents. And by selecting a B team Mitchell would prevent England from this analysis. Didn't work of course. -
<p>would have if Ben Blair coulda stopped Ben Cohen!</p>
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would have if Ben Blair coulda stopped Ben Cohen!</p></blockquote>
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<p>would have if Ben Blair coulda stopped Ben Cohen!</p>
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<p>As if to prove the onset of dementia I remember that test in 2002 better than the one last Saturday......</p>
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<p>Pretty sure Blair made a break but Cohen bundled him into touch ?</p>
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<p>Also Marty Holah nailed Matt Dawson in a fantastic spear tackle that lead to a turnover in which Howlett got round Robinson to score. Probably the best thing those two ever did in Black.</p> -
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<p>As if to prove the onset of dementia I remember that test in 2002 better than the one last Saturday......</p>
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<p>Pretty sure Blair made a break but Cohen bundled him into touch ?</p>
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<p>Also Marty Holah nailed Matt Dawson in a fantastic spear tackle that lead to a turnover in which Howlett got round Robinson to score. Probably the best thing those two ever did in Black.</p>
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<p>Blair ignored his support and went for the corner going for the winning try, only to be run down and bundled into touch by Cohen. I was so annoyed I threw my shoe at the T.V.</p> -
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<p>Blair ignored his support and went for the corner going for the winning try, only to be run down and bundled into touch by Cohen. I was so annoyed I threw my shoe at the T.V.</p>
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<p>I thought Bones was the only ferner of possible middle eastern descent on here ?</p> -
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<p>Who throws a shoe? Honestly.</p>
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<p>Insomnia or an early gym session ?</p>
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<p>Keith Lowen and Brad Mika played on that tour and were never seen again if I recall.</p> -
<p>I just read a pretty funny review of his movie written for Metro Magazine. It made me chuckle. </p>
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would have if Ben Blair coulda stopped Ben Cohen!</p></blockquote>
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Since nh sanctimonious bleating is a hot topic at the moment I saw some of Greenwoods book serialised in the papers and the sad bugger was bleating about how those nasty all blacks sledged him when he went off injured . It didn't look like Ben Cohen had much nice to say to Blair when he bundled him into touch , that's different apparently. -
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<p>As if to prove the onset of dementia I remember that test in 2002 better than the one last Saturday......</p>
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<p>Pretty sure Blair made a break but Cohen bundled him into touch ?</p>
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<p>Also Marty Holah nailed Matt Dawson in a fantastic spear tackle that lead to a turnover in which Howlett got round Robinson to score. Probably the best thing those two ever did in Black.</p>
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<p>sorry, you are correct...I remember thinking at the time, Cully woulda scored that
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<p>I think Blair woulda scored if he had angled in to give himself more between him and the line, Cohen was a big lad, but that try was there to be scored.</p>
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<p>Pretty sure it mighta been that moment I spilled a beer on the English guy in front of me at Twickers too...</p> -
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As if to prove the onset of dementia I remember that test in 2002 better than the one last Saturday......<br><br>
Pretty sure Blair made a break but Cohen bundled him into touch ?<br><br>
Also Marty Holah nailed Matt Dawson in a fantastic spear tackle that lead to a turnover in which Howlett got round Robinson to score. Probably the best thing those two ever did in Black.</p></blockquote>
Yep. I was at that game. Cohen pushed Blair into touch at the end. Mehrts looked mightily pissed off.<br><br>
Jonah was frickin awesome in that test. Last time I saw him play. SCW released these videos afterwards to "prove" Jonah's tries were the result of cheating. -
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<p>Since nh sanctimonious bleating is a hot topic at the moment I saw some of Greenwoods book serialised in the papers and the sad bugger was bleating about how those nasty all blacks sledged him when he went off injured . It didn't look like Ben Cohen had much nice to say to Blair when he bundled him into touch , that's different apparently.</p>
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<p>Really disappointing if true. Greenwood would be up there with Dallaglio as an Englishman I'd love to have a beer with.</p>
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<p>Yep. I was at that game. Cohen pushed Blair into touch at the end. Mehrts looked mightily pissed off.<br><br>
Jonah was frickin awesome in that test. Last time I saw him play. SCW released these videos afterwards to "prove" Jonah's tries were the result of cheating.</p>
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<p>So being the best at trampling and handing guys off is cheating ?</p>
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Really disappointing if true. Greenwood would be up there with Dallaglio as an Englishman I'd love to have a beer with.<br><br><br>
So being the best at trampling and handing guys off is cheating ?<br><br>
righto.</p></blockquote>
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I was quite surprised too , then again I thought he was a good sort and Ben Cohen was a tool and it looks like it's actually the other way around.<br><br>
My old man was on holiday in London in 2005 and being an old bugger he was able to send my mother into the supermarket while he waited outside.for her to do the shopping. I would not try that myself . <br>
Anyway while he was waiting outside Dallaglio came out of the supermarket so he went over to say gday and they ended up chatting for about half an hour . It was the highlight of his holiday I think, very cool of him to take the time to talk to a random kiwi rugby fan .<br><br>
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<p>I was quite surprised too , then again I thought he was a good sort and Ben Cohen was a tool and it looks like it's actually the other way around.<br><br>
My old man was on holiday in London in 2005 and being an old bugger he was able to send my mother into the supermarket while he waited outside.for her to do the shopping. I would not try that myself .<br>
Anyway while he was waiting outside Dallaglio came out of the supermarket so he went over to say gday and they ended up chatting for about half an hour . It was the highlight of his holiday I think, very cool of him to take the time to talk to a random kiwi rugby fan .<br><br>
Obviously not as big a deal as breakfast with Jerome Kaino, Damien Mackenzie, Liam Squire and Joe Moody though.</p>
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<p>If my old man was a ferner he'd mention that he plays tennis with two former all blacks every week ( one extremely famous, the other less so ) and beats them approximately 50% of the time. ( natural athleticism runs in our family )</p> -
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<p>Can only imagine the conversations he woulda had with Gavin Henson about looking one's best when representing ones country in international rugby.</p>
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<p>Strange that Gavin Henson (who was coloured like an oompa loompa) is mentioned the same week that Gene Wilder died - a little creepy to be honest.</p>
