All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider
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@booboo said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@reprobate said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
I will add that last night it occured to me what I finding most disconcerting about the position we find ourselves in (or ABs) and the reaction on rugby forums. We are tied in a test series and 4th on the rankings in world rugby, and while being a bit disppointed, not as disappointed as maybe the reaction on forums by so called AB supporters, there seems almost no credit given to Ireland for winning 2nd test, only tearing clothes and screaming about how poor ABs were, want to know something Irish were bloody good and made us look poor, and we 4th on rankings, prehaps French (in my opinion clearly best team), Ireland , and Boks (though I feel some of theirs is residual points from year off) just deserve to be in the positions they are in. When I was thinking of it I was thinking how much as a rugby nation we used to enjoy and celebrate bloody good teams and players, 71 Lions tour the whole of NZ knew all the Lion's players, and while wanting ABs to win would seemingly enjoy the Edwards, Johns, Gibson ete, etc skils, same as Wallabies when they had the likes of Ella, Campese, Eales etc, why has it in internet days changed where we can't give the likes of Doris, Sexton etc credit for being good players? I an starting to understand why maybe AB supporters are disliked by others at times.
Ok my rant over, but I think it came to me when I wondered why I was disappointed to miss club rugby this weekend while going to test, and that's one thing that came to mind, we don't think it our right to win at the club etc.It's not about a 'right to win', it's frustration with no game plan, seeing talented players underperform, and weird selections not based on form.
As for not celebrating players from other countries - for me and many others on here, that is just bullshit. We're not talking about O'driscoll, Horan, Eales, Dusattoir, Burger etc - we're talking about James Lowe and JGP beating the ABs, a team they couldn't make..... Isaac Boss ...eLowe and JGP
Did Boss get offered an AB position? Really?
Would have made the XV from the republic of Tokoroa ... but ABs?
And Lowe would still be out of the squad. Might not even make the MABs.
JGP ... better than Christie? Maybe, but barely.
Yep I didn't know Boss had either, he was talking about it on tv last week, said he had always wanted to play for Ireland as his Dad was a passionate Irishman, and thought probably he would be a reserve behind Marshall & co, hey and many young fellas like the idea of living overseas. He was in Chiefs, and let's face it Tokoroa sneak a few test players in lol,
James Lowe had already played for MABs before he left as a still young fella. and hell I think if we get the likes of Bridge, Ennor etc making ABs, he would have to be up around as good as them at least.
JGP, well at test rugby he has been better than Christie I think, not a hell of a lot (I like Christie) but he has been bloody good in 6N s etc, and you know he a pretty reasonable 9 if he can knock Connor Murray out of team. I not saying any are really World XV players, but they not bad , and to say Ireland are no good because these fellas play for them is perhaps not giving them credit is all I saying. -
Hope Roger goes well ,
Out of curiosity, have there been any other Allblacks grow up in otara ?
Been great league players such as wiki .
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@kiwiinmelb Eric Rush went to Tangaroa College. Their one and only AB.
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@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Hope Roger goes well ,
Out of curiosity, have there been any other Allblacks grow up in otara ?
Been great league players such as wiki .
Wasn't Jonah from around there?
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Tim said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Dan54 Mariner4Life's username is based on the club he played for ...
Your "only real rugby fan" act is getting rather tired.
and coached
and served on the committee for a decadebut yeah, just a TV guy with no clue.
But in Australia. What do you know about NZ rugby ... ?
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@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@pakman manukau , close
Isn't he from Mangere?
I think Tupou Vaai might be from Otara.
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@Dice said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@pakman manukau , close
Isn't he from Mangere?
I think Tupou Vaai might be from Otara.
Yes, Mangere for Jonah.
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JGP has been a slow burn in Ireland, being used as a back up to Luke McGrath, a player who was a great white hope early in his career, at Leinster more often than not up until last year. Murray has been in decline since suffering a serious neck injury a couple of years ago, but the real reason JGP is picked is that on top of improving hugely since he arrived here he suits the style of football Farrell wants Ireland to play. He isn’t as brilliant defensively as Murray, or have the passing speed and range of Aaron Smith, but he is very quick to the breakdown, has a very decent pass, and his kicking game has improved beyond belief. He is virtually unrecognisable from the guy who arrived here a few years ago.
I’m not as convinced by Lowe, as I think he is very vulnerable defensively both technically and tactically, and I think he’s a bit unreliable when the chips are down. I would never question his commitment though.
Aki has been outstanding for us, and even in the few games where he has been a bit poor it has never been due to lack of effort or commitment, I’m not a fan of the poached player model, and along with the vast majority of Irish rugby people am very happy it’s been tightened up, but we have generally been very lucky with the character and commitment of the guys we’ve poached especially when you include the likes of Jarred Payne and CJ Stander in the mix.
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@booboo said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Tim said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Dan54 Mariner4Life's username is based on the club he played for ...
Your "only real rugby fan" act is getting rather tired.
and coached
and served on the committee for a decadebut yeah, just a TV guy with no clue.
But in Australia. What do you know about NZ rugby ... ?
Fuck all
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@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@pakman manukau , close
I was thinking of Jonah saying he had seen his uncle’s head cut off in Otara in a gang related fracas.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
RTS went to Otahuhu College, so did he not go to school in his area?
Played league for oatahuhu as well I’ve been told , but I think he played a bit for the scorpions when he was really young
From what I understand, he was a talented junior in both codes , may have been a case of getting into the better playing environments
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@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Hope Roger goes well ,
Out of curiosity, have there been any other Allblacks grow up in otara ?
Been great league players such as wiki .
Pita Alatini?
EDIT
Yes, he was from Otara. It’s mentioned in an article discussing a childhood friend who was convicted of murder: link
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@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
RTS went to Otahuhu College, so did he not go to school in his area?
Played league for oatahuhu as well I’ve been told , but I think he played a bit for the scorpions when he was really young
I read this article after posting above. I never knew there was a RTS-Rush connection.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
Newshub was making a big deal about Mark Robinson being at the ABs training yesterday. NZR is based in Wellington, of course.
you know if he HADN'T been there they would have said that meant something too
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@Kiwiwomble maybe he was there giving our centres some tips...
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Kiwiwomble maybe he was there giving our centres some tips...
A USB stick full of videos of Ma’a and Conrad hopefully.
Edit: Just typing that out made me shake my head. How blessed were we to have had that team?
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@JC said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:
@Kiwiwomble maybe he was there giving our centres some tips...
A USB stick full of videos of Ma’a and Conrad hopefully.
Edit: Just typing that out made me shake my head. How blessed were we to have had that team?
The drop off was always going to be painful
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