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@antipodean So he made a good offload in a few games. That isn't "a tangible and significant difference to the way the All Blacks play". He also got a few cards in a few games, missed tackles etc. He doesn't belong in that same sentence with Retallick, Whitelock, Read and BFA. He isn't that influential and he isn't or has ever been that good.
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@Stargazer said in Exodus 2019:
When has SBW ever made "a tangible and significant difference to the way the All Blacks play"?
Playing with 14 men generally requires a significant difference to the defensive pattern.
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@Stargazer said in Exodus 2019:
When has SBW ever made "a tangible and significant difference to the way the All Blacks play"?
The most important off the top of my head was the semi in 2015 against SA. He came on, bent the line, ran hard and smashed people. Really made a difference in a very tight game
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@Stargazer said in Exodus 2019:
@nzzp Performing well (or badly) in one or a few specific games is not the same as making "a tangible and significant difference to the way the ABs play".
Changed world rugby with his offloading skills. There's that
Also - ask the saffers about him. He seemed to play really well, and (like LIam Messam) they generally seemed to consider him god-like and couldn't believe he wasn't starting all the time
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SBW - polarizing opinions since ages ago!
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@cgrant said in Exodus 2019:
Not sure if it is the right thread but Ronan O'Gara should join the French coaching team for the RWC.
Sorry cg but do you mean "is likely to" rather than "would benefit if he did"?
You have a sauce?
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Was watching a bit of the scarlets v Cardiff blues game,Commentator mentioned Willis Halaholo will be eligible for Wales in the upcoming autumn ..how the worm is turning..!
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Glad to see them doing something about the loss of players.
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Ryan Crotty to leave NZ at the end of the year. He's signed with Kubota Spears.
http://www.allblacks.com/News/33918/crotty-to-farewell-new-zealand-rugby
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@Stargazer said in Exodus 2019:
Ryan Crotty to leave NZ at the end of the year. He's signed with Kubota Spears.
http://www.allblacks.com/News/33918/crotty-to-farewell-new-zealand-rugby
That makes the RWC midfield selections easier
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Sam Lousi leaving the Canes to join Welsh club Scarlets.
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@gt12 said in Exodus 2019:
Glad to see them doing something about the loss of players.
No, it’s all true. I read it on a reputable rugby site from Stephen Jones. I can’t seem to find it now but if you google “Poaching Kiwi Bastards”, I’m fairly sure you’ll find it.
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@Catogrande said in Exodus 2019:
No, it’s all true. I read it on a reputable rugby site from Stephen Jones. I can’t seem to find it now but if you google “Poaching Kiwi Bastards”, I’m fairly sure you’ll find it.
Atlantis is in the Pacific Islands isn't it? Next to the tiny country of Tokoroa.
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@rotated said in Exodus 2019:
@Catogrande said in Exodus 2019:
No, it’s all true. I read it on a reputable rugby site from Stephen Jones. I can’t seem to find it now but if you google “Poaching Kiwi Bastards”, I’m fairly sure you’ll find it.
Atlantis is in the Pacific Islands isn't it? Next to the tiny country of Tokoroa.
I have it on good authority that you lot know no boundaries and will travel far and wide in your search for plunder. Atlantis is jus a threepenny bus ride.
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