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@junior said in All Blacks - New Coach Selection:

@restofit said in All Blacks - New Coach Selection:

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks - New Coach Selection:

@mohikamo said in All Blacks - New Coach Selection:

Having just watched the Brad Thorn padcast, I want him!
Think he ticks all the boxes, just.

The likes of BBBT should def. be part of NZR's coaching development plans

Are you crazy? The guy was absolutely loathed by his players at end of his Red's tenure for his incessant bible thumping - And you want to bring that to the All Blacks?

Maybe Ardie and Brad could consolidate Bible groups and achieve unity that way?

Mary Foster has a good ring to it.

@Steven-Harris said in Blues vs Hurricanes (pre season wk 1):

Great to see Ofa Tuangafasi and Stephen Perofeta get through 40 minutes of rugby
The Canes rolled some of their big guns in the 2nd half and definitely showed against the what was a younger Blues pack in the 2nd
Replace Hooker Eli Oudenryn looks like he could be some player , his physicality and awareness is sharp .not sure who he hit with a big tackle but it was bloody impressive as was against one of the Canes tight forwards
Hit of the day

Oudenryn should be a really good pick-up - I'm very disappointed to lose him. He's fast and dynamic - and got enough height that they can surely pack quite a few more kgs onto him. Should contend for AB honours down the track.

I hope the Crusaders have made the right call in keeping Letiu.

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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks MOTM v Wales:

@antipodean said in All Blacks MOTM v Wales:

@Toddy said in All Blacks MOTM v Wales:

Rieko was poor. Was it two bad defensive reads leading to two tries

No. If he hadn't turned in when Holland was coming across the attacker likely wouldn't have passed and his momentum would've got him well over the line.

The other I'd have to recheck - I think that's the one he turned in because it was the "world's best fullback" next to him.

That was a poor read and he didn’t trust the inside (who had the ball carrier covered).

Other than those, he was pretty solid.

While I agree that he should have stayed on his man, after watching it a couple of times I don't think it was conclusive at the time he turned in that WJ was going to get the attacker - he only really scragged him.

And 100% agree with your following post.

@SouthernMann well keep us abreast of your analysis 👍

@taniwharugby said in Walking around:

@Virgil funny, I recently just bought a pair of running shoes (usually only went for cross-trainers) and the comfort level is much better, so is def worth spending money on good shoes.

i can imagine, just starting noticing recently how the soles of my feet would feel a bit tender after a long walk.
Might check out for any sales this long weekend

Posting just got very fast