All Blacks vs Ireland
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@Bones said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
@Crazy-Horse I guess if you win it back, there's a higher chance of catching the opposition out, with a staggered defence and it's not uncommon to make good yards off a regathered restart. If you don't, then kick it deep for what would have been the result anyway?
Agree on the broken play potential, but the downside of losing the ball 10m from your own line without having your own defensive line set does rate a mention - and the take from Clarke was not uncontested.
Perhaps I'm being harsh. Barrett kicked long off the very first ruck after winning it back - their defence was well formed - but I guess that's a good decision after the first decision was not really worth the risk, no point throwing good money after bad. -
@Mauss said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
@booboo Oh, no worries, I didn't take it as harsh at all. If anything, I'm more uneasy about the fact that I do seem to have some credibility here.
then don't worry, as the Fern is consistently fickle.
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@booboo said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
That 23 is more than capable of beating NZ
And the Captain Obvious Award goes to ... 😀
In response to no chance without Keenan and Furhlong
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@Mauss said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
I still think that there’s been something really different about Tuipulotu these past few weeks, a confidence and assuredness I hadn’t really seen before. There aren’t a whole lot of Test matches in a year so when a player makes a case like that, you don’t have a lot of time as a coaching unit to make decisions. For now, they’ve gone with continuity, and I assume Tuipulotu will see a lot of time on the field from the bench again.
I hope you are right.
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@Frank I think a lot of Test rugby comes down to gambling mathematics. You can't really control the outcomes but you can shift the probabilities. I think Tuipulotu offers something interesting within those probabilities.
I also think that's why Rassie Erasmus is such an excellent coach at Test level while not being similarly as successful at Super Rugby or Pro 14 competitions. He's an incredible gambler (and I mean that in a positive way).
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@Mauss said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
I still think that there’s been something really different about Tuipulotu these past few weeks, a confidence and assuredness I hadn’t really seen before. There aren’t a whole lot of Test matches in a year so when a player makes a case like that, you don’t have a lot of time as a coaching unit to make decisions. For now, they’ve gone with continuity, and I assume Tuipulotu will see a lot of time on the field from the bench again.
I think he's been different all through SR as well. He was a warrior, coming back early from injury to lead the Blues to the title. And he was excellent last week against England. That said, I'd be happy for Razor to actually sub him on just after the half on purpose this week, as opposed to being forced to by injury. We need to take a leaf out of Rassie's book, and utilise some of our bench players for a longer period in order to allow them to make the most impact
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With Furlong out, I guess EdG's scrummaging is not critically needed. Williams is usually a good scrummager too and a better all round forward than EdG. Ofa T was excellent from the bench and it would not have been a sensible decision to let one of these two out of the 23.
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@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
Friendly reminder: this is 9am SATURDAY morning not Sunday. Don't get caught.
Well shit. I had no clue. I was working out how to watch this on Sunday morning, and would never have clicked that I was a day late if you hadn’t posted this.
Thank you sir 🙏🙏
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@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
@booboo said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
That 23 is more than capable of beating NZ
And the Captain Obvious Award goes to ... 😀
In response to no chance without Keenan and Furhlong
Might not need them. Keenan needs to show interest and a fit Furhlong is some distance away.
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