TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98)
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@MN5 said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
@hydro11 said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
We wouldn't have scored our try without a good pass from SBW. It wasn't perfect, but good enough to put him in the hole. ALB looked better when he came on but we were dominating the game at that point (and should have put it away).
Is your real name Khoder Nasser ?
I don't think SBW at his best is as good as Laumape is now, so hardly a fanboy. Still don't think he was shit today.
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@hydro11 said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
@MN5 said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
@hydro11 said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
We wouldn't have scored our try without a good pass from SBW. It wasn't perfect, but good enough to put him in the hole. ALB looked better when he came on but we were dominating the game at that point (and should have put it away).
Is your real name Khoder Nasser ?
I don't think SBW at his best is as good as Laumape is now, so hardly a fanboy. Still don't think he was shit today.
Ok. Is that acceptable for All Black Rugby these days ? stink.
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To all those people bagging RM already. This was his first start in a big game and only his 3rd overall. He got very little game time last year, due to the coaches being so stuck to their dmac-project. He's a good 10, but needs time in black to reach his potential.
BB is best at fullback; he was just okay at 10 last week against a weaker opposition and was very good today at 15. They should continue that.
I have the impression that we're going to see more of RM-BB as a playmaking duo, so no clear 10-15 split.
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You're mistaken
I'm not excited more intrigued by sudden decline in ABs skill levels overall especially amongst their backline2019 RWC is a different beast to last 2 Comps when ABs were the best side by far TBH there were no serious challengers
If ABs are not at their best they will lose
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@Kirwan said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
I don’t we have a choice but to play Read at 6 and have Savea and Cane on at the same time. We don’t have a good six replacement and they won’t drop Read so might as well make him useful.
Switching positions this close to a World Cup......
Well could be worse, could be playing fullbacks as centres I guess.
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What I like about Mounga and ALB (and Coles) against rush D is they use footwork so you can’t get a good shot on them. Mounga fir me helped us get some momentum through his runs where as Barrett just runs hard and straight which often gets nullified by massive forwards. Noticed a change in A Smiths game as well, was running across 2-3 steps to hold rush then hitting first reciever which was having a lot of success. Worth persevering.
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@Stargazer difference is that BB has delivered against sides like SA at ten. Three months before a WC is not time to develop a ten who’s not ready yet.
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Hands up those of you able to remember 1991?
A stellar team for the ages 4 years ago still packed with a spine of greats, a little bit rusty leading into it but, it'll be alright in October, " just look at the talent and experience "...
I don't get how our gameplans of the last 18 months or so, gives us the best chance of winning on any given day.
Are we always going to battle and out-cute " balls to the wall" psycho rush defences or are we one day going to go up the guts for 5 phases, once, in a game?
Greatest powder dry ruse in the history of professional sport? 🤨
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@98blueandgold spot on
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@Siam said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
Hands up those of you able to remember 1991?
A stellar team for the ages 4 years ago still packed with a spine of greats, a little bit rusty leading into it but, it'll be alright in October, " just look at the talent and experience "...
I don't get how our gameplans of the last 18 months or so, gives us the best chance of winning on any given day.
Are we always going to battle and out-cute " balls to the wall" psycho rush defences or are we one day going to go up the guts for 5 phases, once, in a game?
Greatest powder dry ruse in the history of professional sport? 🤨
Lots of 1991 echos.
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@Kirwan said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
@Stargazer difference is that BB has delivered against sides like SA at ten. Three months before a WC is not time to develop a ten who’s not ready yet.
Yes, but BB has also had a lot more games in his career. BB is the best fullback we have. Full stop. It definitely isn't Jordie, and BFA has been quite disappointing thus far, too.
I agree that 3 months before a RWC is short, but we have no better option than RM-BB as a 10-15 combo.
And RM wasn't half as bad as some people are saying.
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@Kirwan Mo'unga's had it easy at SR level where he's always playing on the front foot. He'll take a good lesson out of tonight but needs to learn quickly on how to play when his forwards are going backwards. So far he just looks like a flat track bully like his mate George Bridge who needs to learn some defence.
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@Jaguares4real I think we are not showing too Much and working through combos and small movements in the direction we want to play
A few world cups ago we smashed everyone leading up to the WC and didn’t get the job done at WC time
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@Stargazer he really was.
Playing Richie means we move our best 10 and best fullback. Not smart.
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@Machpants dude that's my delusional exhibit A propping up my powder dry glimmer of hope!
We never seem to look to "earn" yards or field position, an all black strength historically. Very little forward play as I can see. All seems vulnerable to a psycho defence and a decent kicking five eight
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BFA played pretty well, but as previously mentioned, he isn't fast enough for a winger anymore. Read and SBW are well past their use-by dates, but can't be dropped, so the rest of the team selection needs to make up for that.
In that we never know which pair of kicking boots BB is gonna put on each game, I'd be more comfy if RM did that duty. Bit gutted for BBBR. Huge blow if he's out.
