RWC Week 1: France v All Blacks

[Tim]

@booboo Was he around at the same time as the guy who used to post things like "Australia will win because the players are just so muscly, muscly, muscly, muscly!"?

[booboo]

@Tim don't recall that. And I need to look up when those matches happened, because I don't think I was Ferning in '03 ...

Off to Google.

[No Quarter]

@booboo said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

@No-Quarter said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

don't know what bullduster means

You around in 2003?

Bulldusta was a poster who went all in on the ABs crushing the away legs of the Tri Nations. Given there were plenty of us, err them, picking that Mitch's Voyagers were about to get smashed. Super enthusiastically so.

"Just trust me."

Man was right. Ran up fiddy in both games.

Didn't hang for the RWC though ...

Ah, gotcha, nah I joined in 07. I was all in on the ABs in 03 as well so may as well have been me 😁

[voodoo]

@booboo said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

@kiwiinmelb said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

Yeah I picked abs by 1-8 , same as been mentioned , heart not head.

France is actually a team I enjoy watching, if we can’t win the tournament I hope they do.

They are the only other allowable option.

Argentina also ok

Any country that prioritises rugby, beef and wine is ok with me.

Except SA obvs, they’ve had enough wins to last them another 40 years

[akan004]

@booboo said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

@No-Quarter said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

we will only win the cup if we get really lucky

Name a winner other than 1987 that didn't have their fair share of luck.

2015

[booboo]

@akan004 said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

@booboo said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

@No-Quarter said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

we will only win the cup if we get really lucky

Name a winner other than 1987 that didn't have their fair share of luck.

2015

Tell me about the semi final ...

[booboo]

@booboo said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

@Tim don't recall that. And I need to look up when those matches happened, because I don't think I was Ferning in '03 ...

Off to Google.

OK. Something wrong with my memory.

I'd have sworn Bulldusta was the 03 3N ... but I also wasn't on the Fern until 2004 after I moved to Aus.

If anyone can point out my errors I'd appreciate it.

[Toddy]

I thought Bulldusta was around 2006+. Was obsessed with large dutchmen wasn't he?

[Duluth]

@booboo you & bull dusta both joined in 2005. He last posted in 2008

[Tim]

I was thinking of supertusker.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Nepia said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

@1kiwi said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

Jordie Barrett didn't train yesterday. Has a calf issue

Even though he was part of the collective Barrett whanau shitting the bed last match I fucking hope he's right for this match and we don't go into it with Havilli.

Just read he didn’t train today either….

[Daffy Jaffy]

Early Weather forecast is for fine and 27 degrees at kick off time in Paris.

[Stargazer]

@1kiwi said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

Jordie Barrett didn't train yesterday. Has a calf issue

According to these French articles, it's his left knee. He did train, but not with the group.

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[pakman]

Stormy's French isn't too shabby. Big boot: 'son puissant coup de pied'!

[pakman]

From All Blacks's Bokk rep:

[Bones]

@pakman Findlay 🤦

[taniwharugby]

@Bones with him and no JB, I wanna change my vote...

[KiwiMurph]

Finlay - such a Fozzie decision.

[Bones]

I was more concerned at a journalist not being able to spell a name he's got right in front of him.

[Bovidae]

Roll out the dirty dirties for the press conference.