RWC Week 1: France v All Blacks
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@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@chimoaus said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Looks like it will be hot and humid - even factoring in the 9pm local kickoff time
Why the fuck would they start a game so late?
Well for an opening game you've got an opening cemerony for an hour or so beforehand
From memory the 2011 RWC in NZ there were games kicking off at 9pm local.
There were, but the aim as I understood it was to enable TV audiences in Europe.
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@KiwiMurph yuck.
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we'll win by 2 scores
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I reckon we will sneak it, 6 points...Think the pressure on the French will be immense, but by the same token I think they will see this as a better path to victory.
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I’d so love to be wrong but I think France will pip this. They’ve won 12 in a row at home. The injuries to Retallick and Frizzell and a lack of forward power are exposing weaknesses in the All Blacks that a ruthless side led by a great player like Antonie Dupont will expose.
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Bad guys by 9 plus setting us up to play SA again in the quarters (yes I'm also making other predictions)
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@chimoaus said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Looks like it will be hot and humid - even factoring in the 9pm local kickoff time
Why the fuck would they start a game so late?
Because France
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@KiwiMurph sure is, although I expect there has been alot of work done in the last 9 days on scrummaging and having a full pack will no doubt help, ball in ball out, no fucking around we should be sweet.
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@nzzp said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@chimoaus said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Looks like it will be hot and humid - even factoring in the 9pm local kickoff time
Why the fuck would they start a game so late?
Well for an opening game you've got an opening cemerony for an hour or so beforehand
From memory the 2011 RWC in NZ there were games kicking off at 9pm local.
There were, but the aim as I understood it was to enable TV audiences in Europe.
Which is exactly what they’re doing here
Friday night rugby is a big thing in France
Oh and it’s the French RWC not NZ’s
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@MiketheSnow said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@nzzp said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@chimoaus said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Looks like it will be hot and humid - even factoring in the 9pm local kickoff time
Why the fuck would they start a game so late?
Well for an opening game you've got an opening cemerony for an hour or so beforehand
From memory the 2011 RWC in NZ there were games kicking off at 9pm local.
There were, but the aim as I understood it was to enable TV audiences in Europe.
Which is exactly what they’re doing here
Friday night rugby is a big thing in France
Oh and it’s the French RWC not NZ’s
piston wristed gibbons.
Don’t they know New Zealand Rugby has an aura ? I’m not sure it still works at 9pm
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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.
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@MiketheSnow said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@nzzp said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@chimoaus said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Looks like it will be hot and humid - even factoring in the 9pm local kickoff time
Why the fuck would they start a game so late?
Well for an opening game you've got an opening cemerony for an hour or so beforehand
From memory the 2011 RWC in NZ there were games kicking off at 9pm local.
There were, but the aim as I understood it was to enable TV audiences in Europe.
Which is exactly what they’re doing here
Friday night rugby is a big thing in France
Oh and it’s the French RWC not NZ’s
Their cup, their rules. Plus 9pm is better viewing time here. It does seem very gallic though, a 9pm kickoff
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@Unite said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Are the All Blacks in their alternate strip for this one? I vaguely remember an article RE home team assignments etc but can’t remember the result
Nah ABs are in black. Darren "Hand" Shand won a coin toss.
