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When is Quinn Tupaea back? Any talk about our midfield should include him assuming he can get back to where he was.

@canefan said in The Current State of Rugby:

This might have already been posted, but here goes. Shag telling it like it is

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby-world-cup-2023/133225114/get-rid-of-it-out-of-our-game-sir-steve-hansen-wants-major-changes-to-rugby-rules

He's not wrong but his timing sucks. Say this just after you've won because of a favourable ruling people may listen. But say it now it'll be seen as sour grapes.

@W32 said in NZ and World Rugby Awards 2023:

Heard on a pod that no one from the French team or coaching team showed up at the awards presentation ?

Players are all back with their top 14 teams as games on yesterday so understandable. But coaches is very odd.

I could see cane as a straight up 6 but not as a 7 for Razor, he has always had a fetcher in his teams.

Over all I think its been a really weird world cup. Some cities in France blew it big time. Fan Zones need to be a thing now and they need a screen and a bar. If they can manage it for football I don't know why rugby can't do the same. They missed a trick here.

Also France going out let a lot of the air out of it. The last 2 weeks would have been hard to tell anything was going on.

Finally the draw I know they have a solution in place lets hope it works out better. Not many upsets in this world cup either which is a shame. I am hoping with another cycle the Island teams get a big benefit from the new eligibility rules as I feel Samoa and Tonga under performed a bit.

Whoever was in charge of the tv production needs an uppercut. To many here is a famous person shots. Not enough here is what the ref just whistled for shots. I know they went impartial but wouldn't it just be easier to get a few crews over and mix them up?

For the final well TMO is going to TMO. Its killed a lot of passion for me. As soon as they make a TMO call for me its a total lottery and I can't fault the players or even the refs when the outcome is affected. All I can say is thank god I don't gamble on games.

@His-Bobness said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

Who wants to fund a class action against Bill Beaumont and the World Rugby board?

Scotland is that you?

Abs 87,11,15
Crusaders and Canterbury so plenty.

Then it's Scotland so never

For top 14 it's Pau when we avoided relegation last year we partied like we won does that count.

Finally playing I only ever made two finals Christchurch U18 4th div. We lost.

Senior div 6 we won. Timpsons Tigers!

Did Eddie really say the senior players were no longer interested in winning? Fuck me Hooper had always seemed like someone that would put the fucking team bus on his back to get you over the line.

That Steven Adams tweet says it all. Fans shouldn't need to know word for word a 10 step protocol to understand a decision. Even the fans that do know it often don't come to the same conclusion as the tmo. Make it simple.

Razor is partial to a fetcher so Christie or Harmon or even Boshier in with a chance.

@Nepia said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

I kind of wish that I wasn't reminded of Barnes admitting the penalty wasn't a penalty as I was a fairly contented (as contented as you can be) but now I'm starting to get angry about it.

All he had to do was keep his mouth shut!

@antipodean said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

@Joans-Town-Jones said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

I don't blame Barnes.

How can you not? He abrogated his responsibility to a clown of a TMO.

The cards are out of his hands that's fine. But the sorry penalty and the Etzebeth lazy runner are just bad calls. Also he needs to ask the tmo how many phases back the knock on he missed was. That's on him 100%

He managed general play really well but the big moments yeah he fluffed an couple.

What could we have done differently.

I think Roigard on the bench could have given us what we needed at the death. I think we missed a few touches we would have liked to have again and I think we went for the corner too early when there were points on offer. Should Cane have made more of the forearm to the face. Probably squeaky wheel and all that. Finally I think dmac needed more time to work some magic for us. He looked dangerous with every touch.

Hard to take that but we rolled the TMO dice one too many times. So proud of that effort. We had our chances. Barnes honestly I expected better on the big stage.

Rain won't bother us. Will make Barnes sympathetic to slips at scrum time. We need that fast start though want to see the spirit of athletic park 96 out there! Can't watch and comment on this one. See you on the other side boys!

We got this!

@sparky said in RWC Final: All Blacks v Springboks:

@mooshld There are worse cities to kill time in. I would thought a walk along the Seine and a trip to see Napoleon would be a decent way to pass a few hours before the big match.

Sorry big misunderstanding I live in France I'm not in Paris.

Also anyone over a prop that is only capable of playing 35 minutes of rugby. I don't care how good his scrummaging is.

Game day here in France. Sadly not much atmosphere since France got knocked out. But also not many neutrals either. Everyone I've spoken to wants a New Zealand win.

Feeling pretty laid back about it. If you asked me before the France game I would have happily taken a final but now that we are here I hope the boys put together a performance like the Ireland match. That way win or lose we put it all out there.

12 hours till kick off going to be a long day.

Sanchez needs to retire. Cost them the game tonight.

Argies don't want it. Options in the last 5 minutes just make no sense.