Teret Posted September 8, 2007 Author Share Posted September 8, 2007 not a bad start for the boys, The Conrad Smith saga is becoming a joke. The first 20 minutes was great to watch, looked more like a game of sevens. Boys got pretty sloppy in the second half. TV3s coverage was below par to say the least. The only thing more irritating than the dodgy picture was Hamish McKays terribly bias commentary. Bring back Murray and TJ!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 I think I may just mute the TV =p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makky2 Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Good game by pretty much everyone in the ABs last nite. Most notibly Leon McDonald and Ali Williams imo. Graham should leave leon at fullback and keep mills at centre. mid field crisis solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teret Posted September 9, 2007 Author Share Posted September 9, 2007 Graham should leave leon at fullback and keep mills at centre. mid field crisis solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsoluteValue Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 TV3s coverage was below par to say the least. It was the IRB feed from the stadium that was corrupted. Half the country was calling into the station complaining but there was nothing we could do expect yell at some french guys to fix the problem. So apologies for that, and hope it doesn't happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cramer Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 good game, ABs are looking mean. coverage was fucked tho eh, had some mushroom tea which didnt help the situation either... ABs 50+ ... was i right... eh eh i did a bit of a calculation, and barring any miracles, it will be: S.A. in the final for sure... VS the winner of AUS v NZ which really means that the world cup is just a glorified tri-nations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solkai Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 oh i dunno about that. england have a funny way of doing just what is necessary to win. i wouldn't rule them out this early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakage Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 whens our next game on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard M Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Saturday 15th - NZ vs. Portugal @ Lyon 22.00 http://www.bnz.co.nz/binaries/rwc_matchschedule.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakage Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 thanks dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teret Posted September 14, 2007 Author Share Posted September 14, 2007 South Africa looked shit hot this morning, Du preez(sp?) was impressive and Habana, the most influential wing since Lomu? Favourites to take the cup over the ABs IMO. England are in Dire straits no fly halfs and now an injury to their centre and Robinson, who played out of his skin for England. Fuck I Love the RWC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub_Frequency Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 noit a huige rugby fan but, get on a few beers with your mates and watch your county smash the crap out of another, yeah its primative but fuck it! really? it was awesome to watch the AB's waste Portugal! 108 - 13 I think.. something like that, point is we won and it was crack up to watch the other team get shat on! LOL ~! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grind Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 -the French were outstanding and proved once again that when they get passionate they are capable of beating anyone in the world. They switched up their game-plan brilliantly from half-time onward, playing more a traditional French running game (that coach Laporte had more or less quashed until now) with ruthless defence. The ABs pick & go is the best in the world. They held out. Respect -the referee was absolutely fucken shocking!!! the IRB needs to sort this shit out. Luke McAlister should NOT have been sinbinned, this cost us their first try. The second French try was from a blatant forward pass. There was a lot of indirect influence as well- at the breakdown French players got away with murder! totally strangled our game. also, what was with the French getting awarded possession from those scrums? -when McAlister was switched to 1st 5 and Ice moved to 2nd 5 you could tell Graham Henry was having a mare. In hindsight he probably realises that Aaron Mauger and Doug Howlett should've been there. Gutted.. -the reconditioning theory was a failure. The only player who peaked at this WC was Ali Williams, and arguably McCaw although not so much in this game -the rotational policy throughout the pool stage also proved to be a poor move, as most of us suspected. The team didn't really gel, most telling example of this was Byron Kelleher and Leon MacDonald colliding (literally, and more than once) -the concern that we weren't able to play the inevitable "3 point game" materialised. There would have been half a dozen < 30m drop-goal opportunities from that last pick & drive sequence had we been prepared to play it. dropgoals = crucial in post-Wilkinson era rugby. We need to realise this -it's good for the game that NZ and Australia are out of the WC. -the boys gave it their all. I'm heartbroken, dejected, gutted.. but I actually feel sorry for them. Particularly as half this team are going off-shore now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Ditto to what Grind said. The boys did us proud, but lost composure after that try (can you say grid-iron pass?) Always next time =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Gunn Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 will G.H survive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teret Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 - -the referee was absolutely fucken shocking!!! -the concern that we weren't able to play the inevitable "3 point game" materialised. There would have been half a dozen < 30m drop-goal opportunities from that last pick & drive sequence had we been prepared to play it. dropgoals = crucial in post-Wilkinson era rugby. We need to realise this These were the key points for me. I'd say without a doubt drop-goals were discussed before the game but probably from Carter or Evans. Im taking this loss pretty hard. Maybe we didnt deserve to win but we didnt deserve to go out like, Poor refereeing, does nothing for the game :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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