Springboks vs All Blacks I
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@Canes4life said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@darylmitchell said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@KiwiMurph said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@darylmitchell said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
where's your memory, Jordie made his debut for the Hurricanes in 2017 aged 19 - and he and his brother spent that season terrorizing Saffa and Australian sides
2017?...I remember the Hurricanes getting smoked by the Lions in the semi final....at...you guessed it.... Ellis Park.
they were leading when Jordie went off injured, which is who I was talking about, they also didn't play NZ sides due to the conference system and were undeservedly gifted a home playoff run, Canes were a better team in 2017 than Lions, they beat NZ teams home and away and Lions didn't have to play the NZ teams.
also wasn't that other Saffa ref Rasta Rivinge reffing that Semi, he was overwhelmingly voted the worst ref in SR in the NZ players survey, he gifted SA sides many wins over the years.
I remember the game well, the Canes went out to a big lead fast and then completely ran out of puff and the Lions came back with a wet sail and rolled us at the end.
Probably worth mentioning that Jordie was at FB and, from memory, it was Laumape who did most of the damage in that game and against the Cheetahs and Stormers (the only other two SA sides they played that season.)
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@Jet said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@BerniesCorner said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
I really hope the second half structure doesn't turn to custard.
What with Saffa time wasting tactics of drink and injury breaks; along with a recent AB trend of subs and second half lack of structure this game could end up another dour spectacle.How their skullduggery hasn’t been reined in yet is beyond me. I’d be on to the refs week in week out. Ramping it up in the media etc.
That's the problem. Rassie would be all over it, and a decent Captain in the refs ear. Gotta game the game, we don't, boks do and it helps
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@Bones said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@junior I don't think anyone here has been looking at the Boks and going "wow, what a backline! Imagine if they had Aaron Mauger too!". So it's a bit odd to stamp a mark in the ground about them being overrated.
They're no mugs, but.
Not sure why Mauger is getting mentioned. Weird.
But speaking of 2003 I wouldn’t pick a single All Black in a combined 15…..there, that should do it
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@darylmitchell said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
NZ's point of difference has always been our explosive dynamic backs. Only France come anywhere close of the current int. player pools.
Our midfield is incredibly average. Reiko really hasn't kicked on at 13 as we hoped and while Jordie is a big lump at 12, he's hardly world-class.
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@MN5 said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@Bones said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@junior I don't think anyone here has been looking at the Boks and going "wow, what a backline! Imagine if they had Aaron Mauger too!". So it's a bit odd to stamp a mark in the ground about them being overrated.
They're no mugs, but.
Not sure why Mauger is getting mentioned. Weird.
But speaking of 2003 I wouldn’t pick a single All Black in a combined 15…..there, that should do it
Mauger, sensational player.
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@Smuts said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@kiwiinmelb you’re right. Not in the spirit of the Fern.
I’ve given myself an uppercut and said 10 Hail Suzys
The guy on Reddit lost all credibility when he said 64% win rate was ok. Probably Wayne’s mum
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@darylmitchell said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
NZ's point of difference has always been our explosive dynamic backs. Only France come anywhere close of the current int. player pools.
Our midfield is incredibly average. Reiko really hasn't kicked on at 13 as we hoped and while Jordie is a big lump at 12, he's hardly world-class.
……and he’s not even that really, much of his weight is cos he’s 25 feet tall. Tuilagi, De Allende, Aki, Henshaw etc would all weigh about the same
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@darylmitchell said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
NZ's point of difference has always been our explosive dynamic backs. Only France come anywhere close of the current int. player pools.
Our midfield is incredibly average. Reiko really hasn't kicked on at 13 as we hoped and while Jordie is a big lump at 12, he's hardly world-class.
It really isn't.
Were you saying that after dismantling the Boks 6 tries to 1 at Mt Smart last year? after Argentina 42-11, 42-10, 44-6 in the Semi, 42-14 against Aus in 2022 after almost losing in Melbourne the week before the change?
Of all the All Blacks problems midfield talent & depth isn't a serious one, other nations would love to be in our position, Jordie, Reiko, ALB, Proctor, Tupaea, Poihipi, Rona, AJ Lam, Higgins, Grindley, Sullivan, TUJ, Leicester coming back iin 2026, Toby Bell coming through, etc.
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@darylmitchell lol I think you watch a lot of SR and not much premiership, URC or top 14
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@Machpants said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@darylmitchell lol I think you watch a lot of SR and not much premiership, URC or top 14
I do, the quality of the Prem is poor atm, URC has a few elite teams & lots of cannon fodder much like SR, the Top 14 though... now that's a proper rugby comp, that and European Cup are closest to int. rugby.
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@darylmitchell said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@darylmitchell said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
NZ's point of difference has always been our explosive dynamic backs. Only France come anywhere close of the current int. player pools.
Our midfield is incredibly average. Reiko really hasn't kicked on at 13 as we hoped and while Jordie is a big lump at 12, he's hardly world-class.
It really isn't.
Were you saying that after dismantling the Boks 6 tries to 1 at Mt Smart last year? after Argentina 42-11, 42-10, 44-6 in the Semi, 42-14 against Aus in 2022 after almost losing in Melbourne the week before the change?
Of all the All Blacks problems midfield talent & depth isn't a serious one, other nations would love to be in our position, Jordie, Reiko, ALB, Proctor, Tupaea, Poihipi, Rona, AJ Lam, Higgins, Grindley, Sullivan, TUJ, Leicester coming back iin 2026, Toby Bell coming through, etc.
Our depth is SO deep you couldn’t even find room for David Havilli.
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@DaGrubster said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@Smuts said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@kiwiinmelb you’re right. Not in the spirit of the Fern.
I’ve given myself an uppercut and said 10 Hail Suzys
The guy on Reddit lost all credibility when he said 64% win rate was ok.
A clear sign he's not an All Black supporter.
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@darylmitchell said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@darylmitchell said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
NZ's point of difference has always been our explosive dynamic backs. Only France come anywhere close of the current int. player pools.
Our midfield is incredibly average. Reiko really hasn't kicked on at 13 as we hoped and while Jordie is a big lump at 12, he's hardly world-class.
It really isn't.
Were you saying that after dismantling the Boks 6 tries to 1 at Mt Smart last year? after Argentina 42-11, 42-10, 44-6 in the Semi, 42-14 against Aus in 2022 after almost losing in Melbourne the week before the change?
If you are going to attribute wins to one player, then you're also arguing Jordie is also single-handedly responsible for record losses to SA, Argentina and losing RWC2023. Which is complete bollocks.
Of all the All Blacks problems midfield talent & depth isn't a serious one, other nations would love to be in our position, Jordie, Reiko, ALB, Proctor, Tupaea, Poihipi, Rona, AJ Lam, Higgins, Grindley, Sullivan, TUJ, Leicester coming back iin 2026, Toby Bell coming through, etc.
Maybe there are some gems in there, but that doesn't make JB a world-beater. does it?
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@Bones said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@MN5 said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@Bones said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@junior I don't think anyone here has been looking at the Boks and going "wow, what a backline! Imagine if they had Aaron Mauger too!". So it's a bit odd to stamp a mark in the ground about them being overrated.
They're no mugs, but.
Not sure why Mauger is getting mentioned. Weird.
But speaking of 2003 I wouldn’t pick a single All Black in a combined 15…..there, that should do it
Mauger, sensational player.
I see your Aaron Mauger and raise you a Lee Stensness.
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@Frank said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@Bones said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@MN5 said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@Bones said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@junior I don't think anyone here has been looking at the Boks and going "wow, what a backline! Imagine if they had Aaron Mauger too!". So it's a bit odd to stamp a mark in the ground about them being overrated.
They're no mugs, but.
Not sure why Mauger is getting mentioned. Weird.
But speaking of 2003 I wouldn’t pick a single All Black in a combined 15…..there, that should do it
Mauger, sensational player.
I see your Aaron Mauger and raise you a Lee Stensness.
Jason O'Halloran
/closed
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@Kirwan said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
I'm normally a glass half full supporter, but I've not been impressed by this coaching group. Their selections seem more geared to a Super Rugby level than the realities of Test level.
I think we are in for a bit of a lesson.
Seems to be coaching on vibes.
Id want to be seeing some dry powder unveiled and soon.
Serious stench of emperors clothes off the whole thing at the moment, with 2 games against the Boks, Ireland, England and France all to come.
Could get ugly.
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@Jet said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
@Kirwan said in Springboks vs All Blacks I:
I'm normally a glass half full supporter, but I've not been impressed by this coaching group. Their selections seem more geared to a Super Rugby level than the realities of Test level.
I think we are in for a bit of a lesson.
Seems to be coaching on vibes.
Id want to be seeing some dry powder unveiled and soon.
Serious stench of emperors clothes off the whole thing at the moment, with 2 games against the Boks, Ireland, England and France all to come.
Could get ugly.
Dry powder is bollocks. We are playing how we are playing g and that’s it
