Ireland vs All Blacks (2018)
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Foster confirmed as ABs Head Coach post Hansen, as he is now responsible for banter/mind games/wind up
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12160555&ref=rss
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@southernmann said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:
All Blacks: Damian McKenzie, Ben Smith, Jack Goodhue, Ryan Crotty, Rieko Ioane, Beauden Barrett, Aaron Smith, Kieran Read (capt), Ardie Savea, Liam Squire, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Owen Franks, Codie Taylor, Karl Tu'inukuafe. Reserves: Dane Coles, Ofa Tuungafasi, Nepo Laulala, Scott Barrett, Matt Todd, TJ Perenara, Richie Mo'unga, Anton Lienert-Brown.
Fuck, it's Thursday. I've got shit to do.
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@rocky-rockbottom said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:
@machpants said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:
Foster confirmed as ABs Head Coach post Hansen
PLEASE don't do that again.
Same reaction when Hansen, ABs greatest coach was announced...
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@machpants Don't know what Foster hopes to gain from criticising Aki for doing what was best for his career when Foster didn't pick him for higher honours.
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@sparky said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:
@machpants Don't know what Foster hopes to gain from criticising Aki for doing what was best for his career when Foster didn't pick him for higher honours.
Aki has been copping a fair bit this week from various sources. It's kind of like people just worked out that he's playing for Ireland now, but hey I'm sure he's shrugged it off.
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Aaron Smith will play his 82nd Test match and become the most capped All Blacks halfback in history, overtaking Justin Marshall, while Brodie Retallick and Samuel Whitelock will set a new record for an All Blacks starting lock partnership, starting in their 50th Test together.
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@siam said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:
Hand grenade time....
Marshall was better than Smith is.
Eras make it difficult to judge but Marshall was bloody effective and 96 vs boks best series ever by a NZ halfback
Dare I say it, discuss
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@siam said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:
Hand grenade time....
Marshall was better than Smith is.
Eras make it difficult to judge but Marshall was bloody effective and 96 vs boks best series ever by a NZ halfback
Dare I say it, discuss
No, just no.
noSimon Culhane was bloody effective on that series too and held a world points scoring record at one stage. See if you can find anyone who thinks he's better than Carter.
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@derm-mccrum said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:
@sparky said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:
@machpants Don't know what Foster hopes to gain from criticising Aki for doing what was best for his career when Foster didn't pick him for higher honours.
Aki has been copping a fair bit this week from various sources. It's kind of like people just worked out that he's playing for Ireland now, but hey I'm sure he's shrugged it off.
There was some quite animated discussion about it here a few years back, some twat from the emerald Isle tried to claim it wasn't poaching . Apparently its not poaching there was a "tacit agreement" according to him.
There was talk/mockery about how ridiculous it was to give Michael Bent a jersey when he turned up at Dublin airport too.
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@antipodean said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:
How does Kearney still keep getting picked? Surely there's better fullbacks in Ireland.
He's not a NZ style FB in that he's not really that much of a threat on attack anymore, but he's far and away the best defensive FB Ireland can choose. If you watched Argentina last week, Larmour was a bit at sea under the high ball. The Irish team is not the same without Murray, it's a big loss.
I think they will bring Toner in, and we should relentlessly target him. Ireland also have Ryan and especially O'Mahony as lineout options. Best can have off-days with the throws, we should try and force him to throw long.
It would be nice for NZ to start well for a change, rather than rely on catch-up. If Ireland get a lead, the crowd will come into play.
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@bovidae said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:
Imagine if Meg had a decent pass?
He's not even the best AB halfback to come out of Canterbury. No, not Bruce Deans but Bachop.
Remember when Southland almost cloned him and came up with Jimmy Cowan? During the 2011 rwc Alby Mathewson was watching a game from the comfort of his couch and tweeted "someones going to pull a hammy trying to catch Jimmys passes".
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@jegga said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:
During the 2011 rwc Alby Mathewson was watching a game from the comfort of his couch and tweeted "someones going to pull a hammy trying to catch Jimmys passes".
Harsh coming from Alby
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@jegga said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:
@bovidae said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:
Imagine if Meg had a decent pass?
He's not even the best AB halfback to come out of Canterbury. No, not Bruce Deans but Bachop.
Remember when Southland almost cloned him and came up with Jimmy Cowan? During the 2011 rwc Alby Mathewson was watching a game from the comfort of his couch and tweeted "someones going to pull a hammy trying to catch Jimmys passes".
Good bants, but Cowan did have a couple of good years between about 2008 and 2010. He did fall off a cliff before 2011 and was very lucky to get a RWC-winners medal. Thank God for Andy Ellis (never thought I'd say that!)
