All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham
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@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@Smuts said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
Used up in 2011. Now in the red again after 2019 opener.
in fairness, the final was tight as a drum, and refereeing could go either way. Some of the rugby world think Joubert swallowed his whistle and that benefitted us.
We left a lot of points out there that day; every RWC has a game like that to win, squeaky bum time with not a lot of points available
Yeah I think that’s what happened, in a tight game with a lot on the line there wasn’t a lot of risks taken .
France had a lot of ball late in the game and didn’t look like breaking the line, those supporting them wanted penalties, those not supporting them saw predictable attack and a good defence .
Those supporting them got kickable penalties, they just conveniently seem to forget this.
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@Nepia didn't they miss four? Didn't Piri with his crook hammy or groin miss a few ? Also, Beaver came on and played a blinder. He made at least one line break that should have lead to points but his defence was spectacular.
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@Joans-Town-Jones said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@Nepia didn't they miss four? Didn't Piri with his crook hammy or groin miss a few ? Also, Beaver came on and played a blinder. He made at least one line break that should have lead to points but his defence was spectacular.
Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy
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@Joans-Town-Jones said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@Nepia didn't they miss four? Didn't Piri with his crook hammy or groin miss a few ? Also, Beaver came on and played a blinder. He made at least one line break that should have lead to points but his defence was spectacular.
I was talking about the French getting kickable penalties.
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@Smuts said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@scribe said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@Smuts said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
Day of the 07 final we’re smashing overpriced Kronenberg’s on the Champs Elise when a London double decker rolls up filled with the worst of middle england and Sir Bloody Clive on a microphone on the top deck.
My little boet runs out and calls out in his best Etonian: Sir Clive, Sir Clive?!
Cliveward leans out to have a chat with his adoring public and the little legend lands the unanswerable: Go fuck yourself.
Amongst the roaring laughter, the sad twat’s (probably piss weak) reply was lost.
Brilliant
Somehow it wasn’t even the best chirp of the day.
Caught
NoddyTimothy Horan carrying his missus’ shopping on St Germain. He was pretty sheepish but a good sport after we told him we were in the stands when his knee exploded and we’re pretty impressed he came back to rip us apart in 1999.As he’s grinning into my camera between my two starstruck mates, my half-cut old man stumbles by looking seriously unimpressed muttering:
“Hmmph Timmy Horan. Master of the Marginally Forward Pass.”
Essential skill for a 12: TMOs never check the short slip marginally forward. Happens a couple of times most games.
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@pakman said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@Smuts On Horan, loved how for several years after his knee Oz played him everywhere but 12, much to their disadvantage. But by Bok semi in 99 he was back in his rightful place and was close to MOTM in Oz win.
Ridiculous. I remember him playing 10 and 14 at test level.
Shit he was good though. You’d pick him at 12 in an all time oz XV
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@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@pakman said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@Smuts On Horan, loved how for several years after his knee Oz played him everywhere but 12, much to their disadvantage. But by Bok semi in 99 he was back in his rightful place and was close to MOTM in Oz win.
Ridiculous. I remember him playing 10 and 14 at test level.
Shit he was good though. You’d pick him at 12 in an all time oz XV
You'd pick him at 12 in an all time world XV until Nonu came along. Phenomenal player.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@pakman said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@Smuts On Horan, loved how for several years after his knee Oz played him everywhere but 12, much to their disadvantage. But by Bok semi in 99 he was back in his rightful place and was close to MOTM in Oz win.
Ridiculous. I remember him playing 10 and 14 at test level.
Shit he was good though. You’d pick him at 12 in an all time oz XV
You'd pick him at 12 in an all time world XV until Nonu came along. Phenomenal player.
Better than Nonu imo. At least that’s my recollection.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@pakman said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@Smuts On Horan, loved how for several years after his knee Oz played him everywhere but 12, much to their disadvantage. But by Bok semi in 99 he was back in his rightful place and was close to MOTM in Oz win.
Ridiculous. I remember him playing 10 and 14 at test level.
Shit he was good though. You’d pick him at 12 in an all time oz XV
You'd pick him at 12 in an all time world XV until Nonu came along. Phenomenal player.
Good save. My dander was starting to be raised.
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@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@pakman said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@Smuts On Horan, loved how for several years after his knee Oz played him everywhere but 12, much to their disadvantage. But by Bok semi in 99 he was back in his rightful place and was close to MOTM in Oz win.
Ridiculous. I remember him playing 10 and 14 at test level.
Shit he was good though. You’d pick him at 12 in an all time oz XV
You'd pick him at 12 in an all time world XV until Nonu came along. Phenomenal player.
Better than Nonu imo. At least that’s my recollection.
Your recollection is wrong.
That is Justin Marshall-esque "fairness".
My dander has been re-raised.
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Best of all time conversation continues here:
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@pakman said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
Good to see them talking about the Boks line out tactics and ref interaction. This proactivity is what we have been lacking for years.
Nice guys finish last. Unfortunately these press conferences are an extension of the modern game.
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@Nepia said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@Joans-Town-Jones said in All Blacks vs Springboks - Twickenham:
@Nepia didn't they miss four? Didn't Piri with his crook hammy or groin miss a few ? Also, Beaver came on and played a blinder. He made at least one line break that should have lead to points but his defence was spectacular.
I was talking about the French getting kickable penalties.
I remember the French getting one kickable penalty with about 15 to go and butchering it, can't remember any others, at least not in the second half??
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As I've said Joubert's decisions favoured France, although as has been said I recall only the one shot at goal on the aecond half (that missed).
But that was pretty much had down to how the ABs backed off the offside line.
They were determined not to concede a penalty. And rightly didn't.
