RWC: All Blacks v South Africa (Pool B)
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@sparky One of the most impressive things in that movement was A Smith line he ran after his pass. He made a direct line to where Reece would likely be if he made a break, turns out he did and Smith was in the perfect place to take a pass and link to Savea. Its those little things that make the difference.
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Also as mentioned elsewhere aren't all the forwards in front of A Smith offside and have to retreat until Smith puts them onside? They all literally start moving forward after the kick. A Smith in fact never gets in front of the forwards. I must admit I don't know the exact rules but this might be one of those that is ignored in todays game due to all the box kicking?
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@chimoaus said in RWC: All Blacks v South Africa (Pool
:Also as mentioned elsewhere aren't all the forwards in front of A Smith offside and have to retreat until Smith puts them onside? They all literally start moving forward after the kick. A Smith in fact never gets in front of the forwards. I must admit I don't know the exact rules but this might be one of those that is ignored in todays game due to all the box kicking?
No they are put onside immediately by the blindsided winger and also Read on the openside. It doesn't have to be the kicker that puts them on, just a player who was behind the kicker.
They wouldn't have to retreat anyway, just not move forward (unless they are within 10 m from the line of touch where the ball lands.
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@chimoaus said in RWC: All Blacks v South Africa (Pool
:@sparky One of the most impressive things in that movement was A Smith line he ran after his pass. He made a direct line to where Reece would likely be if he made a break, turns out he did and Smith was in the perfect place to take a pass and link to Savea. Its those little things that make the difference.
Also loved how quickly he unloaded to Ardie. Knows Ardie is the better carrier, but even more, knows he is better off supporting and clearing the ball quickly from the next ruck.
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@Bones said in RWC: All Blacks v South Africa (Pool
:Thought Bridge had a pretty ordinary game eh. A couple of nice touches but more ugly moments, including one where he seemed to almost be avoiding attempting to catch a kick. He really shouldn't be being beaten by a midget in the air.
Really, I thought he was pretty solid. I'll have to rewatch. I love the lines he runs in support, genuine pace and smarts. He's obviously more Howlett than Rokocoko, but I think he did enough to earn his spot for the big dance in the QF
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Good game? Worth watching a replay?
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@Frank said in RWC: All Blacks v South Africa (Pool
:@sparky
Top rated comment on that highlight claims Reece's pass to Smith was forward. Dummies don't even know backward from the hand = not forward.Saffas are some of the worst at understanding the forward pass rule in my experience. I think they should all be forced to watch the IRB video before commenting on forward passes in future.
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@mariner4life said in RWC: All Blacks v South Africa (Pool
:Good game? Worth watching a replay?
Yes. Excellent 2nd 20 mins, final 15 mins, we were tested and came through well
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@voodoo said in RWC: All Blacks v South Africa (Pool
:@chimoaus said in RWC: All Blacks v South Africa (Pool
:@sparky One of the most impressive things in that movement was A Smith line he ran after his pass. He made a direct line to where Reece would likely be if he made a break, turns out he did and Smith was in the perfect place to take a pass and link to Savea. Its those little things that make the difference.
Also loved how quickly he unloaded to Ardie. Knows Ardie is the better carrier, but even more, knows he is better off supporting and clearing the ball quickly from the next ruck.
I read someone saying Ardie is this rwcs Kaino, that’s pretty high praise
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12269880
Bloody lucky that this stupid rule didn't cost us the game
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@jegga said in RWC: All Blacks v South Africa (Pool
:@voodoo said in RWC: All Blacks v South Africa (Pool
:@chimoaus said in RWC: All Blacks v South Africa (Pool
:@sparky One of the most impressive things in that movement was A Smith line he ran after his pass. He made a direct line to where Reece would likely be if he made a break, turns out he did and Smith was in the perfect place to take a pass and link to Savea. Its those little things that make the difference.
Also loved how quickly he unloaded to Ardie. Knows Ardie is the better carrier, but even more, knows he is better off supporting and clearing the ball quickly from the next ruck.
I read someone saying Ardie is this rwcs Kaino, that’s pretty high praise
He is one of those really frustrating players.
In that, whenever you see him fight for every single inch of ground, with immense leg drive , on every single carry or defensive play, you're reminded how frustrating it is that all our other more gifted athletes don't do the same.
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@taniwharugby said in RWC: All Blacks v South Africa (Pool
:I see some are having a moan about the 'disrespect' shown during the Haka by opposition fans.
Fark some people are so precious they need to pull their farking heads in.
It is sport, fans can react how they like.
Reactions Update: No singing during the Tongan Sipi Tau, singing before but stopped when it was being done.
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@bayimports welcome back. Does the timing of your return have anything to do with a certain 20+ win against the Taniwha today 😀
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@Bones said in RWC: All Blacks v South Africa (Pool
:Thought Bridge had a pretty ordinary game eh. A couple of nice touches but more ugly moments, including one where he seemed to almost be avoiding attempting to catch a kick. He really shouldn't be being beaten by a midget in the air.
Yeah, we did miss an in form Rieko on the left, he offers a lot more on attack and is as good defensively. Hope they try and play him into some form in the next 3 games.
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@Bovidae said in RWC: All Blacks v South Africa (Pool
:@akan004 said in RWC: All Blacks v South Africa (Pool
:Can't say I agree. Felt the Boks were on top in most scrums and Moody was fairly lucky not to get penalised in the first two scrums.
I was surprised when Moody wasn't penalised there as he clearly had his hand on the ground.
The biggest challenge for the scrum will be against NH opposition as they aren't as familiar and the technique can be different.
Bok TH was pushing slighly downwards and dropping bind to pull down on Moody's arm. THs have been doing so forever but @NTA can confirm if latter no longer legal.
