RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina
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@Donsteppa said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Slow start, moved through the gears, won it surprisingly easily.
An extra day of recovery too, and hoping for a bruising and confrontational semi final tomorrow.
Slow start I think was a lot to do with an excellent Argentinean start. They held the ball as long as they wanted and didn't make errors. And for all that they never looked like scoring. Then basically our first opportunity was 5 points
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@NTA said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@canefan said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
As long as we win, I'm good with that
ABs winning is the least-fluffybunny-option at this point.
Plus it'll be amusing to see all the Foster haters have to eat crow
I've been very critical of Fozz. If he wins I'll gladly eat a plate of crow. And smash some humble pie for dessert!
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A few years after the goal line drop out rule has come in it's great to see the ABs attacking smartly near the line. Have a half crack at the line but if it's not on recycle back rather than get held up over the line. Also good to see them using space wider than simply bashing close only. See Jordan's first try.
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@BerniesCorner keep it up Bernie
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@MN5 said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@stodders said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
https://x.com/skalabrak/status/1715453801346281633?s=46&t=Xyr9rqvpyxuZ6mu4OxMcYA
Certainly not Walrus level…..but disappointing from Schalk.
That's enough for me. SA definitely got the rub of the green last week.
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@akan004 said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Sky continues to embarrass themselves. How pathetic.
Yep let’s not miss a chance to have a lame dig at Australia.
You’d hope as a country we’d grown out of this embarrassing, completely unfunny shit.
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@KiwiMurph said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@MN5 said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
embarrassing, completely unfunny shit.
Would make a good motto for sky
Angus Ta’avo was good value I thought. The old “ring ring, try time” was class comedy.
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There is nothing more tedious than a massive online ref whinge from supposed "neutrals"
Oh no, if only Angus had found ways to scrub off 4 AB tries, then they would only have won by
Checks notes
3 triesI thought Gardner was good today. Super clear in his communication. Didn't blow little shit, but obvious shit. The dominant team got the rub, same as always.
Irish fans thinking thats a stitch up are completely devoid of self-reflection.
I don't expect perfection, I expect a guy to manage thr game and let the players sort it out
(If I had a whinge I thinknthe worst call of the game was binning a guy for an infraction 80+ metres from.his try line with no warning)
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@mariner4life said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
There is nothing more tedious than a massive online ref whinge from supposed "neutrals"
Oh no, if only Angus had found ways to scrub off 4 AB tries, then they would only have won by
Checks notes
3 triesI thought Gardner was good today. Super clear in his communication. Didn't blow little shit, but obvious shit. The dominant team got the rub, same as always.
Irish fans thinking thats a stitch up are completely devoid of self-reflection.
I don't expect perfection, I expect a guy to manage thr game and let the players sort it out
(If I had a whinge I thinknthe worst call of the game was binning a guy for an infraction 80+ metres from.his try line with no warning)
Everyone goes against the ABs when they start winning. Especially from the British Isles, that’s nothing new.
Which makes Burgers comments all the more disappointing. That’s not the bloke that used to smash and be smashed by JC back in the day then have a beer afterwards !
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@Winger said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@sparky said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Richie denied Will Jordan the chance to do a Jonah!
Really poor by Richie. He needs to sort his head out before the final. Not only denied Jordan 4 tries. But NZ a record semi winning margin. F++king idiot
Firstly, Richie played well. His tackling has improved out of sight. His linking play superb. Got a few deep kicks in too.
No one really remembers scores from RWC semi finals anyway. And he knows to keep Jonah’s record in tact.
Now just hand me the Knight in Shining Armour Fernie.
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@KiwiMurph said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
A few years after the goal line drop out rule has come in it's great to see the ABs attacking smartly near the line. Have a half crack at the line but if it's not on recycle back rather than get held up over the line. Also good to see them using space wider than simply bashing close only. See Jordan's first try.
We were very patient and didn’t get over excited with a half chance. We built up the middle and then when the space was there we pounced. In the past we have pushed it too early.
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@stodders said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Was the pass from Savea to Jordan forward or flat for Jordan’s last try? Asking for a troupe of grumpy journalists
Definitely not forward, there was an overhead shot that proved it FFS
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@stodders said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
https://x.com/skalabrak/status/1715453801346281633?s=46&t=Xyr9rqvpyxuZ6mu4OxMcYA
Isn’t it beautiful. Love a whinging former Bok player. I’ll go easy on Burger missing all the cynical crap that the Argies did at the breakdown that Gardner missed mind you, given he made a living parking his body on the opposite side of the ruck, entering in from the side, I gotchu
