All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider
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@Chester-Draws be good not to give up points so early again too.
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@Frank said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Stargazer said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Taukei’aho didn't have the impact in the Ireland tests that he had last year. I can also understand them not starting Coles, who hasn't played much at all, this year. So in that light, starting Taylor makes a lot of sense. I don't think he's been as bad as people are posting here.
Yep almost seems some players are more effective against super defences etc huh Star?
You clearly didn't pay any attention to Taylor or Sami' in the last two games (or in all the games last year for that matter). I can therefore only conclude you aren't you aren't a true rugby man.
Mate, I only trying to work out why he not there, and I thinking only reason is there maybe concern with some part of his game?
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Chester-Draws be good not to give up points so early again too.
Amen, would make for a little more relaxed viewing without giving a team as good as them a 7 point start.
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@Duluth said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Tim said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
NZ TAB odds:
NZ $1.25
IRE $4.00
Draw $21.009 point spread.
Well there seems to be a few people on TSF picking the AB's to lose
Time for them to make same easy money. Bet big on Ireland. Post receipts.
I'm more interested in seeing receipts from those people who think $1.25 is worth the risk.
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@Dan54 we gave up points early in the 1st test too didn't we?
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@taniwharugby Yes. The ABs need to show intent and start strongly for once in this series.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Dan54 we gave up points early in the 1st test too didn't we?
The two starts were carbon copies almost
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@Crucial said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Dan54 we gave up points early in the 1st test too didn't we?
The two starts were carbon copies almost
Only 2nd test was even quicker, I almost just shrugged and went oh yeah? here we go again, but we didn't go again lol
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@Machpants the lack of self awareness when people say things like this is always funny
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Machpants the lack of self awareness when people say things like this is always funny
Yeah it would be more correct after two awful performances last year, after the win in the first Irish test to say ‘We haven’t become a great team overnight!’ Yup that’s why we are ranked 4th
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@Tim said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
- Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD) 45 caps
- Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 9 caps
- Tadhg Furlong (Leinster/Clontarf) 59 caps
- Tadhg Beirne (Munster/Lansdowne) 32 caps
- James Ryan (Leinster/UCD) 45 caps
- Peter O'Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution) 86 caps
- Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD) 42 caps
- Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary's College) 19 caps
- Jamison Gibson Park (Leinster) 19 caps
- Johnny Sexton (Leinster/St Mary's College) 107 caps CAPTAIN
- James Lowe (Leinster) 14 caps
- Bundee Aki (Connacht/Galwegians) 39 caps
- Robbie Henshaw (Leinster/Buccaneers) 59 caps
- Mack Hansen (Connacht) 5 caps
- Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) 22 caps
Reserves:
- Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 27 caps
- Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf) 117 caps
- Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers) 24 caps
- Kieran Treadwell (Ulster/Ballymena) 7 caps
- Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere) 29 caps
- Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen) 98 caps
- Joey Carbery (Munster/Clontarf) 34 caps
- Keith Earls (Munster/Young Munster) 97 caps
That's a good looking bloody line up too. Is Henshaw as good at 13 as 12?
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@Machpants i think they said similar things after the argentinian loss and i was happy to go with it, bit of a blip, ambushed but a hungry pumas side, took our eye of the ball etc....but there are been too many "blips" now
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Machpants i think they said similar things after the argentinian loss and i was happy to go with it, bit of a blip, ambushed but a hungry pumas side, took our eye of the ball etc....but there are been too many "blips" now
People rubbish the WR rankings, and I think that RWC shouldn’t be weighted as it is, but the decline under Foster is easy to see on that line
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@Machpants yeah, theyve always made some sense to me, i think people look at the position and put a lot more weighting on that than the actual score, people claiming to be infinitely better than another team thats only fractions of a point off them
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Machpants yeah, theyve always made some sense to me, i think people look at the position and put a lot more weighting on that than the actual score, people claiming to be infinitely better than another team thats only fractions of a point off them
I agree, I’d love to see how it went with the RWC weighting removed (only added in so there is almost no way a RWC winner not be ranked 1 after the final) as that would be a better indication of actual relative performance.
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Machpants yeah, theyve always made some sense to me, i think people look at the position and put a lot more weighting on that than the actual score, people claiming to be infinitely better than another team thats only fractions of a point off them
And they lost a bit or credibality when Boks remained on top for a year by simply not playing. I think maybe if you need rankings that's what we got, that's as good as anything. Until such time as we get a world league or something they will stay same. And didn't realise there was WC winner weighting.
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@Dan54 said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Machpants yeah, theyve always made some sense to me, i think people look at the position and put a lot more weighting on that than the actual score, people claiming to be infinitely better than another team thats only fractions of a point off them
And they lost a bit or credibality when Boks remained on top for a year by simply not playing. I think maybe if you need rankings that's what we got, that's as good as anything. Until such time as we get a world league or something they will stay same. And didn't realise there was WC winner weighting
It is not just for the winner, all games in the RWC are worth double points, plus and minus
