All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1
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@Pot-Hale said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
The fawning by the UK media over New Zealand is worse than the NZ media.
Where's the complaints when you need them?
That will come once the hangovers have cleared, the frame-by-frame video analysis can been completed and many, many examples of super slo-mo cheatiness and brutality can be filtered into rugby forums the world over.
I'd like to take this opportunity to publicly join the Beaudy Barrett fan club. Twelve months ago he was an outrageous talent who was sometimes too tentative in his game control and could be limited in his attacking options.
Now he's an outrageous talent who seems to be able run a game regardless of the circumstances and has a mental resilience to match.
I'm a huge fan of Aaron Cruden, and he did little wrong last night, but I was left wondering what might have been if Barret had played the whole match at 10.
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@Rapido said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
I have a major quibble with not taking the 3 when we were 23-8 up.
It was a gimme. I can understand if the penalty was out on the tramlines, percentages tip it more to going for the corner. But that penalty was very adjacent.
I have a bouquet though for whoever stopped TJP taking a quick tap at 20-8 (I think). Basically tackled him when running up to the mark. Don't know if it was a Lion or one of his team mates, but well done that man. Of course he may have withheld himself once on the mark but I like that the choice was removed from him.
Yep, that was a stupid decision. 3 points and you get the ball back. Kick for the corner and trust a spluttering lineout.
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@Catogrande said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Moving away from selection, i tell what did have me spitting blood at the time. We had a penalty and Sexton put us right on the 5 metre line and.... we change hooker. FFS George was pretty much 100%. not the time to bring on a replacement. Grrr.
IIRC the throw was fine, just the opposing jumper got in front.
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@Nepia Lions fan at Rugby club, needed somewhere to stay.
Lady offers him a bed at her place.
He was there, her sons turn up, he thought they were big units...was asking if they played and to what level, she said you will see one of them tomorrow...was Ioanes place he was staying in.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
@Nepia Lions fan at Rugby club, needed somewhere to stay.
Lady offers him a bed at her place.
He was there, her sons turn up, he thought they were big units...was asking if they played and to what level, she said you will see one of them tomorrow...was Ioanes place he was staying in.
Oh yeah, that was the interview with Sandra Ioane that I mentioned I accidentally listened to.
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@Nepia here is another version, for those not wanting to give Veitch a click (although his clip is on autoplay in the article)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11881704&ref=NZH_fb
A stranded Lions fan who didn't have any accommodation has been taken in by the family of an All Black.
The mum of All Black Rieko Ioane and Blues star Akira found out Lions supporter Alex Edwards was planning to sleep in his caravan in the carpark of the Ponsonby Rugby Club.
So she took him in, but little did Edwards know that her two sons were New Zealand rugby royalty, and also lived in the house that he was about to stay in.
"When we got to their house, she introduced me to her husband Ed and the two lads came in, and she said 'This is Akira and Rieko'. I still didn't twig.
Edwards said it took him a while to click on to who he was staying with.
"After having a cup of tea with Ed for five or 10 minutes, I said 'Your lads must play a decent standard being that big!'
"Ed goes 'You'll see them run out tomorrow night'. I was like 'What do you mean?' I thought they'd be running out for Ponsonby, Sandra's team. Then Ed said 'They're starting for the Blues mate!'."
Not happy with letting the Lions supporter sleep in his campervan in their driveway, Sandra insisted the that Edwards join the family inside to sleep, offering him free rein of their house including the pantry.
While a little star-struck, Edwards shared numerous conversations with the rugby stars saying they were down to earth.
"They were just really nice, really good blokes," he told Veitchy on Sport.
"I can't imagine [staying with a rugby star] would happen anywhere else or back home."
His story has since gone viral with global media reporting on the Lions fan's big moment.
Alex's new found fame has seen him stopped in bars for photos and people wanting to hear his story.
"It was odd getting recognised in bars last night in Kingsland," he said. "As far as tours go, this one's pretty good."
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Let's hope this won't be sighted next week
Just as All Blacks fans were gearing up for the first Lions test, a Hyundai rally car burst onto their screens.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/94059108/All-Blacks-fans-seethe-after-Sky-cuts-to-Hyundai-ad-after-haka?cid=app-iPhone -
@Virgil just seen this posted on FB
SKY Have listened to you guys .. they just made contact with me. No more ads!All Blacks
Hey rugby fans. While last night's superb match was played live and uninterrupted on Sky Sport, you've told us you didn't like seeing an ad break after the haka and before the match started. We hear you, and for the remaining matches of the Lions tour you won't see it again
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