RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland
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@akan004 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Foster shat the bed with his selections in his first test as head coach against Australia in 2000, and it looks like he has done the same in what will probably be his last test as ABs head coach. That bench is average tbh.
Big fan of Talea but he has let the team down badly. He's been our most lethal back at the RWC and his absence will be felt.
Jeepers. 23 years. No wonder Foster has gone a bit stale. Time for him to go.
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@canefan said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
He's ready and waiting. In Chch...
And working on George Bridge's side-stepping skills
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@Victor-Meldrew I reckon he’d make him feel world class at the v least 😉
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It pains me to say I have never been more confident of an impending All Black loss
Under Foster we have arrived at RWC QF 4 years later as a massive underdog.
Even against England in the 2019 RWC semi final there was reasonable degree of confidence the ABs would get the job doneHoping for the best expecting the worst
I would imagine that’s what many other supporters use to think when their team was taking on the All Blacks -
Not one to cause alarm but Roigard was a breath of fresh air at Twickenham. It was only South Africa though.
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@Steven-Harris said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Hoping for the best expecting the worst
Are you gonna drop the bomb or not
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@BerniesCorner said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Not one to cause alarm but Roigard was a breath of fresh air at Twickenham. It was only South Africa though.
Christie was a breath of carious, decaying tooth air in many other Tests, though, which has its fans, too
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@Victor-Meldrew that is baffling to me.
Any supposed superiority in Christie's defence is more than negated by Roigard's superiority elsewhere.
So again, I think it's baffling.
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@BerniesCorner said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Not one to cause alarm but Roigard was a breath of fresh air at Twickenham. It was only South Africa though.
Any new bloke coming on with the game well and truly over and having a go would have looked a breath of fresh air in that shit-show.
What was way more impressive was the way he calmed himself down after a shit start against Uruguay and then played like he was born to the role.
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@stodders said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Schmidt must have had an input into the 9. He coached Christie with the Blues, so maybe he swayed Foster 😬
Yes, it would be good to know how much influence the assistant coaches have in the final selections. Ryan has rolled the dice with the young props while Schmidt has gone all conservative.
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He missed a flight to Argentina mate! 😂
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Schmidt was always conservative with Irish selections. I really think not picking Roigard is a msssive mistake. Christie is the kind of halfback the Scottish would choose. Oh wait he is Scottish.
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@foobaNZ said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Victor-Meldrew that is baffling to me.
Any supposed superiority in Christie's defence is more than negated by Roigard's superiority elsewhere.
So again, I think it's baffling.
Not for me. I understand the thinking and decision
I also understand it's shit thinking and a shit decision..
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@Victor-Meldrew Well his laser like focus and determination was what set him apart.
Oh yeah and he scored a try from halfway. -
@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Not for me. I understand the thinking and decision
Really though? What is the actual defensive edge he has, any idea? It's been said a lot, but there hasn't been any substance put to it.
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@Dan54 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@foobaNZ said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Like most, my first reaction is why TF Christie is there over Roigard. Absolutely baffling.
Looking at it overall, it's the best 23 aside from that one glaring selection (and Telea being unavailable).
My concern though is the starting props haven't had a lot of recent game time. They're our best, no doubt, but that is a worry.
I must admit I would go for Roigard, but I think (well and Foster says it) Christie is considered a better defender, which is hard to argue with or against as I haven't really taken a lot of notice, and with Irish you will see that Gibson-Parkes does cause problems for teams in and around breakdowns.
Christie will be 95% matching up against Murray, not JGP. They play quite differently.
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@Kirwan said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Hilariously bad selections. Slow unproven winger, inexperienced props, the wrong 9 on the bench.
Man Foster is hard to like.
At least they didn’t pick Blackadder
I can accept the props, I can accept the winger (this is stupid) but the non selection of Roigard is on a par with the forever non selection of JB at 12.
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@Kirwan said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Hilariously bad selections. Slow unproven winger, inexperienced props, the wrong 9 on the bench.
Man Foster is hard to like.
At least they didn’t pick Blackadder
They want to make it fair for the Irish I guess
