RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks
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Just had a google, nah doesn’t look great on the hour by hour forecast , 90 percent rain between 7 - 10 pm in Paris
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@kiwiinmelb Rain during the match is very likely.
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@pakman said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
I'm leaning towards Ofa, Colesy and Nepo to bring Bill home.
We should select to our strengths not react to theirs.
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@Billy-Tell said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
@pakman said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
I'm leaning towards Ofa, Colesy and Nepo to bring Bill home.
We should select to our strengths not react to theirs.
That is true in general, but the undue influence of scrum penalties late on can easily be worth 10 points, so simply cannot be disregarded.
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@stodders said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
@pakman which back packed down for NZ in the scrums after Barrett’s red at Twickenham?
Who was in the second row - Lord and ?
Up to 51 it was Whitelock and Vaa'i, but probably a back making up numbers, so fair point.
Boks bench scrum front row averages about 5' 10", so need props comfortable with packing very low.
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@pakman said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
Boks bench means at 60 tight five will be same as that which chowed through Tamaiti, Sami and Fletch in scrums in Twickenham friendly.
Can't blame them for trying to replicate that.
Meh. Everyone was plowed through, but that's all they have to go on I guess. Can't fucking wait.
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@pakman said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
@Billy-Tell said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
@pakman said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
I'm leaning towards Ofa, Colesy and Nepo to bring Bill home.
We should select to our strengths not react to theirs.
That is true in general, but the undue influence of scrum penalties late on can easily be worth 10 points, so simply cannot be disregarded.
Still waiting on those stats bro! The ones that prove the theory that Laulala gives away less penalties than any average prop?
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@sparky said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
@pakman I’m tempted to play Newell and Williams for the first 30 minutes, then to bring on De Groot and Lomax after the last 50 minutes to deal with Ox Nché when scrums are more likely.
Is that you Fozzie ?
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@Canes4life said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
Boks gone with a 7-1 split again. I hope it blows up in their face.
You mustn’t question Rassie the master. But yes, I hope his ‘genius’ is exposed on the biggest stage and he spends the next month making videos.
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@MajorRage said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
Wouldn't surprise me if the team is changed due to injury a couple of hours before kick off ...
That's what I think too. Just Mr Traffic Light twat doing what he does best.
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@stodders said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:
@Dodge he’ll get away with it and be remembered as the greatest RWC mind ever. I’m sure he’ll accept the plaudits humbly 😂
To be fair, if they win you can’t say that they don’t fully deserve it and Rassie is a colossal part of that.