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Tyma posted:You'd think that by now, teams would have learnt not to piss off the All Blacks in the lead-up to a game. NZ don't need extra motivation when they're playing Australia, besides they're not even needing to do anything special, the wallabies are just awful tonight, I'm at the game right now, we're all shocked by how bad they are.
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Aug 20, 2016 12:12
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Have the Wallabies just forgotten how to operate a lineout?
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loving lol this is an absolute pantsing.
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The Rabbi T. White posted:Ditch Dagg and put McKenzie at fullback and give him goalkick duties. Problem solved. Why? Dagg is playing well, and McKenzie is iffy, at best, on defence.
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Aug 20, 2016 12:37
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That's at least 3 stone cold drops by Kiridrani.
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Aug 20, 2016 12:41
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Who was the Ab's bench player who didn't get a run? Every time the camera was on him he looked like someone poo poo in his cereal
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Aug 20, 2016 13:02
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"right off Adrian Strauss's face...that's a tough hooker"
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A Small Toilet posted:"right off Adrian Strauss's face...that's a tough hooker" A Small Toilet posted:"right off Adrian Strauss's face...that's a tough hooker" http://gfycat.com/DisastrousImmaterialGalapagostortoise Springboks.gif
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so previously I would go to the ESPNscrum website for good info. Seems like they have gone full retard. Like proper dumb. Why would you ruin a one stop shop for rugby news? Anywho, does anyone have a good alternative?
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Warren Whitely and Faf de Klerk are both really good
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A Small Toilet posted:Warren Whitely and Faf de Klerk are both really good 
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slothrop posted:Who was the Ab's bench player who didn't get a run? Every time the camera was on him he looked like someone poo poo in his cereal Probably Codie Taylor, who started the game, but had to be pulled off due to failing a concussion test early in the first half.
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Vagabundo posted:Probably Codie Taylor, who started the game, but had to be pulled off due to failing a concussion test early in the first half. Early like first or second minute.
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For all we know, it could potentially end his season. Charlie Ngatai got a concussion shortly before his call-up to the All Blacks earlier this year, but hasn't been able to play since and James Broadhurst, who was a stand-out from the Hurricanes last year, didn't even get to log a single minute during the current season due to a concussion. Of course he'd look a bit glum. So anyway, that' now 5 consecutive losses for the Wallabies, 4 of which are within this calendar year. They have had 4 consecutive losses in 2009 (All Blacks, Springboks, All Blacks, Springboks) and in 2013 (Lions, All Blacks, All Blacks, Springboks), but it's their worst run of results since 2005 where they lost 7 in a row (Springboks, Springboks, All Blacks, Springboks, All Blacks, France, England), which cost then-Wallabies coach Eddie Jones his job. Prior to that, you have to go all the way back to the 68/69 seasons for a run of results this bad (Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and 4 consecutive losses to South Africa). edogawa rando fucked around with this message at 23:46 on Aug 20, 2016 |
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So what happens now, they disband Australian Rugby and they all go to league?
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Smorgasbord posted:So what happens now, they disband Australian Rugby and they all go to league? The way we played against England, you'd have thought we already have... Unfortunately, I don't even know what game we were playing against NZ...
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Vagabundo posted:So anyway, that' now 5 consecutive losses for the Wallabies, 4 of which are within this calendar year. They have had 4 consecutive losses in 2009 (All Blacks, Springboks, All Blacks, Springboks) and in 2013 (Lions, All Blacks, All Blacks, Springboks), but it's their worst run of results since 2005 where they lost 7 in a row (Springboks, Springboks, All Blacks, Springboks, All Blacks, France, England), which cost then-Wallabies coach Eddie Jones his job. Prior to that, you have to go all the way back to the 68/69 seasons for a run of results this bad (Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and 4 consecutive losses to South Africa). Ha, I claim a moral victory! The ABs fell for Australia's cunning plan of giving them space on the right wing! Unfortunately the plan didn't say what to do after they went into the space.
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Vagabundo posted:4 consecutive losses to South Africa. just reading this makes me feel sick and i'm not Australian
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So it looks like Gatland is going to be the Lions coach. I wonder what the odds are on the Lions losing every game by at lest 30 points? Feels like a very tempting bet.
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I was going to say "but they won the 2013 series against Australia" and then I remembered what happened this past weekend...
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So it turns out Matt Giteau has a broken ankle.quote:Turning 34 next month, Giteau is shattered in the knowledge that he has almost certainly played his last match for Australia. Giteau made a big financial sacrifice to put his country before French club side Toulon, where the midfield playmaker is among the highest-paid players in world rugby. I used to make fun of him for being a lovely kicker, but I feel really bad for the guy. He made the decision to put country ahead of paycheck and got a really rough deal out of it. Not to mention that he lost two RWC finals, more than a decade apart.
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The Pro 12 are tagetting New York, Boston and Philaelphia as potential locations for the USA-based teams. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/full-story-behind-amazing-guinness-11789612
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Apollodorus posted:So it turns out Matt Giteau has a broken ankle. I used to think he has garbage but I've definitely grown to respect him. He was also the last remnant of a once great Australian team.
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Tyma posted:The Pro 12 are tagetting New York, Boston and Philaelphia as potential locations for the USA-based teams. I would welcome a NYC based club and any opportunity to watch a live match without waking up at 03:30 
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Philly!!!! Yet another reason for me to go visit the city I used to live in. And they already have a great stadium...which is actually in Chester, an economically depressed and majority African-American city that has essentially zero rugby fan base beyond Widener University who a) are a poo poo school rankings-wise and b) their rugby team always beat my college's team and I wish we'd gotten a win over them just once dammit.
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Anyone who wants to feel better about the state of their country's rugby organization should just take a look at this: https://blog.ridnell.com/2016/08/22/a-letter-to-usa-rugby-congress-re-rim-pro-eagles-etc/
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Apollodorus posted:Anyone who wants to feel better about the state of their country's rugby organization should just take a look at this: I see the US looked at ways to build a rugby in their country and decided to pick the Scottish Rugby Union as their model.
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All Blacks 1. Joe Moody 2. Dane Coles 3. Owen Franks 4. Brodie Retallick 5. Sam Whitelock 6. Jerome Kaino 7. Sam Cane 8. Kieran Read (C) 9. Aaron Smith 10. Beauden Barrett 11. Julian Savea 12. Anton Lienert-Brown 13. Malakai Fekitoa 14. Israel Dagg 15. Ben Smith 16. James Parsons 17. Wyatt Crockett 18. Charlie Faumuina 19. Liam Squire 20. Ardie Savea 21. TJ Perenara 22. Aaron Cruden 23. Seta Tamanivalu Wallabies 1. Scott Sio 2. Stephen Moore (C) 3. Sekope Kepu 4. Kane Douglas 5. Adam Coleman 6. Scott Fardy 7. Michael Hooper 8. David Pocock 9. Will Genia  10. Quade Cooper11. Dane Haylett-Petty 12. Bernard Foley 13. Samu Kerevi 14. Adam Ashley-Cooper 15. Israel Folau 16. Tatafu Polota-Nau 17. James Slipper 18. Allan Ala'alatoa 19. Dean Mumm 20. Will Skelton 21. Tevita Kuridrani 22. Reece Hodge 23. Nick Phipps
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I'm sure he'll get a warm reception. All blacks by 50.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/37176409 Does anyone actually know what the circumstances of Finn's injury was? it sounds nightmarish, but I didn't see the replay nor has there been any real information on what exactly happened? It sounds like his head got squished. EDIT: Of course the Scottish curse strikes again in that we almost annihilated another player.
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It's funny how Quade tickles Kiwi bums that way... To me he's just an unreliable player who doesn't handle pressure well, which is why he always fails against the ABs. Unfortunately of the five SR teams, one plays a Saffer at 10, two have 10s that are barely above club level and one has a 10 that has just been diagnosed with cancer. Leaves Foley and Quade, and given our deep injuries at 12 and Foley's very bad form this year, we have no choice. ABs by 50.
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Mister Chief posted:I'm sure he'll get a warm reception. All blacks by 50. Uhh... Except Quade Cooper is the best, so All Blacks lose by 50!
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Unimpressed posted:It's funny how Quade tickles Kiwi bums that way... To me he's just an unreliable player who doesn't handle pressure well, which is why he always fails against the ABs. Unfortunately of the five SR teams, one plays a Saffer at 10, two have 10s that are barely above club level and one has a 10 that has just been diagnosed with cancer. Leaves Foley and Quade, and given our deep injuries at 12 and Foley's very bad form this year, we have no choice. ABs by 50. Because he's a joke.
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Vagabundo posted:Because he's a joke. Seriously? So the knee to Sir's head has nothing to do with it? QC is the worst player Australia has ever fielded, and that's why you all hate him so much? Whatever, he's the best we have to put into the position, which reflects badly on the state of our Rugby for sure, but not much choice, unless Gits or Beale make a miraculous comeback.
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Unimpressed posted:Seriously? So the knee to Sir's head has nothing to do with it? QC is the worst player Australia has ever fielded, and that's why you all hate him so much? Honestly, it's a mixture of amusement at a guy who's made a career of being a gently caress-up in 9 games out of 10 getting selected on the back of that 1 game and the coaches that get dazzled by that bullshit, and the fact that despite all his bravado, he clearly gets rattled by a crowd. I'm sorry you clearly feel like you have to defend that he gets chance after chance after chance, but surely, there's someone better that can be picked in the short term. edogawa rando fucked around with this message at 11:00 on Aug 25, 2016 |
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Vagabundo posted:he clearly gets rattled by a crowd. And the NZ rugby fans know this and will keep exploiting it until he gets over it. Which isn't going to happen.
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WMain00 posted:http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/37176409 He and Fagerson attempted to tackle the same player at the same time from opposite sides and they smashed heads. Bonus picture Russell posted from hospital afterwards https://www.instagram.com/p/BGCYAaehU6V/
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