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slothrop posted:so anyone care to comment on the 2nd place in the Rugby Championship match? Wait, so the Wallabies played this weekend? Wow that's a spectacular way to make sure you're in a game literally no Australian will give a poo poo about.
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Oct 1, 2017 00:17
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Well a bullshit yellow card each I suppose it balances out
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Smorgasbord posted:Well a bullshit yellow card each I suppose it balances out
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Combative second half, shame we couldn't go on with it.
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Oct 1, 2017 01:22
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This Rugby Championship has shown that Australia and South Africa are as bad/good as each other and Argentina down a level from them. But is anyone outside of New Zealand concerned about how much better the All Blacks seem to be? Even during their worst half of rugby all year they dominated the Pumas. Not that I am complaining but I can't see them getting knocked of the number one spot until after the 2019 world cup (and even then it doesn't look too likely).
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ElectroMagneticJosh posted:This Rugby Championship has shown that Australia and South Africa are as bad/good as each other and Argentina down a level from them. I still don't believe this is anything more than New Zealand feeling like they should've won the Lions tour and taking it out on the Southern Hemisphere.
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Oct 1, 2017 11:29
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Sadly makes the Rugby Championship a bit dull as far as a contest is concerned. NZ are a step above anyone in that tournament and barring a pretty bad game from them, no one seems capable of beating them just now.
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Schlesische posted:I still don't believe this is anything more than New Zealand feeling like they should've won the Lions tour and taking it out on the Southern Hemisphere. They're playing pretty similarly I think, the Lions were just better competition.
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ElectroMagneticJosh posted:This Rugby Championship has shown that Australia and South Africa are as bad/good as each other and Argentina down a level from them. It's weird because Aus and the boks both look decent on paper. But yeah if Aus, SA and France continue to be bad then world rugby might be in big trouble
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Oct 1, 2017 15:00
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One thing I'm wondering about is how a player getting tackled in the air, mid-leap, is suddenly no longer a penalty offence after a couple of months.
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So apparently Toulon know something we all dont as they have signed noted showboater and game giver awayer Rhys Webb. This also fucks over Rhys Webb as Wales are not going to burn a Wildcard spot to bring him in. gently caress Rhys Webb
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Oct 5, 2017 16:54
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NBC have signed a 6-year deal to broadcast The Six Nations in the USA. The England vs Ireland game will be heavily promoted and broadcast on NBC, with full pre and post-game game studio coverage. The other games will be shown on NBCSN, CNBC and NBC Sports Gold, with plans to roll out additional studio coverage as the competition picks up steam.
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Oct 6, 2017 08:20
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Tyma posted:NBC have signed a 6-year deal to broadcast The Six Nations in the USA. This feels like a good thing, a bit of extra cash into the 6 Nations won't go amiss unless they just funnel it all into England and France. I know the SRU could do with a cash injection so they could fire everyone and hire competent staff.
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Aramoro posted:unless they just funnel it all into England and France. Everyone knows this is what's happening.
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Schlesische posted:Everyone knows this is what's happening. I like to dream the impossible dream.
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The Dragons are winning a game. It's not against Italians. It's not even a home game.
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goatface posted:The Dragons are winning a game. It's not against Italians. It's not even a home game. Gavin Henson is unironically the best player in Wales by such a margin right now that it's not even funny. Both Blues/Dragons and Cheetahs/Warriors are amazing right now.
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I love that The Dragons started a fight, so that their defensive line could have a 5-minute rest.
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Tyma posted:I love that The Dragons started a fight, so that their defensive line could have a 5-minute rest. 99 call has been a legit tactic for a long time now...
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Garces is a loving joke.
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butros posted:Garces is a loving joke. Skipped the SA-NZ expecting another 57-0, really surprised by the score line. What'd Garces do this time? E: just watched it, never a red. Similar thing went unpunished in the Ulster-Connacht game last night, the inconsistency in reffing collisions after charge downs really needs to be addressed. MyChemicalImbalance fucked around with this message at 18:55 on Oct 7, 2017 |
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MyChemicalImbalance posted:Skipped the SA-NZ expecting another 57-0, really surprised by the score line. What'd Garces do this time? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV2uu63hmIw
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Oct 7, 2017 18:52
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Lol, on what planet is a late elbow to the head not a red card!?
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Lima milked that. Penalty for marginally late sure but that's it.
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HappyCamperGL posted:Lol, on what planet is a late elbow to the head not a red card!? I'm not opposed to a NFL style roughing the kicker rule where any contact following a charge down is a card but we don't have that at the minute. Sometimes it's a red, sometimes it's nothing and the inconsistency is loving infuriating.
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Oct 7, 2017 20:16
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I agree that if the only issue was the lateness, then a penalty and a talking to would suffice. But the fact he hit the black 22's head with the elbow with force makes it a red. That's just the rules with regards to head contact now.
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Malcolm Marx had an amazing match Interesting how two blow out games produced two all time classic test matches in the return match (NZ vs Aus Bledisloe 2, today's Nz vs SA)
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Yeah that's 100% a red for me. Once the ball is gone he takes two steps then twists/jumps to make first contact with his elbow/forearm to the head. That's malicious and deserves the red.
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Yeah I dunno. Just looked lazy to my eyes. Was stupid, sure, but a yellow would have been more than enough. Fantastic match. Hope Barrett's okay, but I fear for Mulder-Scully. SBW had a terrible night with the ball, but was a monster on defence. 22 loving tackles. McKenzie stepped up and Havili is an exciting talent. The SA front row were brilliant at turning the ball over and their backs looked great running. Shame their halfback kept kicking the ball in the first half instead of giving them a go.
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Yellow card in the arg vs Aus game...not a fan of that call. Just a big collision. Argentina again their worst enemies though with cards and missed opportunities.
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Well I am relieved the All Blacks won. Thanks SA for kicking the ball away for a good portion of the game.
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Was it this thread where people were saying McKenzie was the worst all black ever?
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bigfoot again posted:Was it this thread where people were saying McKenzie was the worst all black ever? It was me, and he was one of the worst at that point.
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Smorgasbord posted:It was me, and he was one of the worst at that point. Do you recant your heresy now?
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Smorgasbord posted:It was me, and he was one of the worst at that point. Yeah he has certainly grown into the jersey this year but there were some rather less satisfactory displays at first.
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Sometimes players need time to find their feet at the test level, and that means patience. If they're hitting double digits and still loving useless, like Lauaki was, then yeah, they're terrible. To say he's one of the worst when there have been some shockers over the years like Chris Tegaskis or the aforementioned Sione Lauaki, and McKenzie, even at his worst, was nowhere near as bad as those two. Tregaskis couldn't even do the core duties of his position and Lauaki won a Bledisloe test for Australia because he was so abysmal, for goodness' sake.
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