TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98)
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Strange feeling, perhaps for the first time ever in my life, of being slightly pleased and relieved that the ABs didn't win.
Even in World Cup year, I thought it was staggeringly disrespectful of Steve Hansen and Clown Foster not picking his first-choice 23 against a touring Springbok team. I hope the Old Foe never again face any sort of All Black B+ team when they visit New Zealand.
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@Machpants not much...
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@Kirwan said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
@Stargazer said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
@Kirwan I think BB would have struggled at 10 tonight.
He’s handled this sort of pressure before, and he was our best player today, so I don’t accept that.
Difference too in SR where he doesn’t get the front foot ball that Richie is used to. A whiff of being a flat track bully about him.
I don’t think TJ’s service helped RM tonight. He also looked anxious early doors, kicking straight into Bok defenders twice, shovelling pill straight out to SBW without moving forward first. Just a deer in headlights first half
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Not counting his 2 clean drops tonight, when was the last time Kieran Read did anything noteworthy in a black jersey?
I know it’s game 2 of a World Cup year, and we must be patient because Mr Hansen is keeping his real game plan under wraps, but these last 2 games have me bloody worried. The amount of basic errors we are making is horrendous and our decision making has been awful.
Worst 160 minutes of All Black rugby I’ve seen in a long time.
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@akan004 said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
The most crucial thing from this game is BBBR's injury. I don't think we will win the Rwc without him.
Yeah all the debate about who plays in the back row, at ten and in the midfield, is meaningless if he’s not on the pitch.
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@Kirwan said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
@hydro11 said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
Dislocated shoulder shouldn't be out for the World Cup. He should be back for the playoffs...
Time for a ZinZan miracle recovery ala 1995.
Get Naholo to sort him out
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Got to love a post shit performance TSF meltdown.
Losing BBBR is a big one. Probably one of the two guys i would pick as essential for our RWC chances.
How long does a dislocated shoulder take to heal?After the shakey start i thought the RM-BB pairing went ok. Worth giving more time, unless people wanting RM lynched would rather Jordie has the 14 or 15 on his back. Worth remembering back to this same game last year. BB’s goal kicking cost us, Jordie had his well documented issues and DMac dropped the game at the end. In this game Bridge who everyone seems to be pinning their hopes on showed he is also capable of a howler with the try down his wing at the end.
Thought Frizzel was ok in the second half. Better than Fifita was last week anyway. Todd and Read pretty forgettable. We really missed Cane and Ardie.
Think the way we had TJP-AS and Taylor-Coles is probably the best way around moving forward. Really allows us to speed it up late in the game.
SBW got through his minute uninjured but other than one nice pass looked old and slow and didn’t get much go forward.
Anyway. Weird feeling after this game. Hard to give a shit after a game they clearly didn’t give a shit about by leaving out guys like Cane and Ardie.
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Bring back Cory Jane!
Our work under the high ball, both offence and defence has dropped off a cliff...did we field a kick clean tonight?
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@taniwharugby said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
Bring back Cory Jane!
Our work under the high ball, both offence and defence has dropped off a cliff...did we field a kick clean tonight?
Beaudy did a couple, mo'unga one (boith dropped at least one tho)
Yeah re-instate the bomb squad
Mick the Kick?
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@taniwharugby Wonder if Byrne leaving also had something to do with that?
