RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina
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@stodders said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@MiketheSnow and @Billy-Tell hope you enjoyed the game. Let us know your thoughts when you get time
Firstly I love the stade de France. It’s an amazing stadium. The only thing that would make it better was if it was a pure rugby stadium then you wouldn’t have the gap to the seats that is created by a round pitch.
The ABs currently look really well coached. The only off note was the short distances on the touch finders. At the ground you see how well smith organises the team. Rieko was doing that a fair bit too. The starting props were pure class. Frizzell also gets really stuck into the defence.
We had Irish lads in front of us, Argentinians around us but bumped into a heap of kiwis on the metro home and they were great.
I’d be very confident vs England. I’d also be confident vs SA if we dont make the errors the French made.
Telea has a great work rate and his slippery eel yards in close were very useful.
You guys will have seen more detail on the TV but we looked really organised and with a game plan.
@Billy-Tell always great to read an account from the ground. How good.
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Slow start, moved through the gears, won it surprisingly easily.
An extra day of recovery too, and hoping for a bruising and confrontational semi final tomorrow.
@Donsteppa said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Slow start, moved through the gears, won it surprisingly easily.
An extra day of recovery too, and hoping for a bruising and confrontational semi final tomorrow.
Slow start I think was a lot to do with an excellent Argentinean start. They held the ball as long as they wanted and didn't make errors. And for all that they never looked like scoring. Then basically our first opportunity was 5 points
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@canefan said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
As long as we win, I'm good with that
ABs winning is the least-fluffybunny-option at this point.
Plus it'll be amusing to see all the Foster haters have to eat crow
@NTA said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@canefan said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
As long as we win, I'm good with that
ABs winning is the least-fluffybunny-option at this point.
Plus it'll be amusing to see all the Foster haters have to eat crow
I've been very critical of Fozz. If he wins I'll gladly eat a plate of crow. And smash some humble pie for dessert!
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Sky continues to embarrass themselves. How pathetic.
https://twitter.com/skysportnz/status/1715426128028963265?t=_fTAaFj4-8qeuc65HwO9Og&s=19
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A few years after the goal line drop out rule has come in it's great to see the ABs attacking smartly near the line. Have a half crack at the line but if it's not on recycle back rather than get held up over the line. Also good to see them using space wider than simply bashing close only. See Jordan's first try.
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Come on Foz you got this
@BerniesCorner keep it up Bernie
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@stodders said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
https://x.com/skalabrak/status/1715453801346281633?s=46&t=Xyr9rqvpyxuZ6mu4OxMcYA
Certainly not Walrus level…..but disappointing from Schalk.
@MN5 said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@stodders said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
https://x.com/skalabrak/status/1715453801346281633?s=46&t=Xyr9rqvpyxuZ6mu4OxMcYA
Certainly not Walrus level…..but disappointing from Schalk.
That's enough for me. SA definitely got the rub of the green last week.
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Sky continues to embarrass themselves. How pathetic.
https://twitter.com/skysportnz/status/1715426128028963265?t=_fTAaFj4-8qeuc65HwO9Og&s=19
@akan004 said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Sky continues to embarrass themselves. How pathetic.
https://twitter.com/skysportnz/status/1715426128028963265?t=_fTAaFj4-8qeuc65HwO9Og&s=19
Surprised they didn't put a clown nose on him TBH.
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Sky continues to embarrass themselves. How pathetic.
https://twitter.com/skysportnz/status/1715426128028963265?t=_fTAaFj4-8qeuc65HwO9Og&s=19
@akan004 said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Sky continues to embarrass themselves. How pathetic.
https://twitter.com/skysportnz/status/1715426128028963265?t=_fTAaFj4-8qeuc65HwO9Og&s=19
Yep let’s not miss a chance to have a lame dig at Australia.
You’d hope as a country we’d grown out of this embarrassing, completely unfunny shit.
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@akan004 said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Sky continues to embarrass themselves. How pathetic.
https://twitter.com/skysportnz/status/1715426128028963265?t=_fTAaFj4-8qeuc65HwO9Og&s=19
Yep let’s not miss a chance to have a lame dig at Australia.
You’d hope as a country we’d grown out of this embarrassing, completely unfunny shit.
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@MN5 said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
embarrassing, completely unfunny shit.
Would make a good motto for sky
@KiwiMurph said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@MN5 said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
embarrassing, completely unfunny shit.
Would make a good motto for sky
Angus Ta’avo was good value I thought. The old “ring ring, try time” was class comedy.
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There is nothing more tedious than a massive online ref whinge from supposed "neutrals"
Oh no, if only Angus had found ways to scrub off 4 AB tries, then they would only have won by
Checks notes
3 triesI thought Gardner was good today. Super clear in his communication. Didn't blow little shit, but obvious shit. The dominant team got the rub, same as always.
Irish fans thinking thats a stitch up are completely devoid of self-reflection.
I don't expect perfection, I expect a guy to manage thr game and let the players sort it out
(If I had a whinge I thinknthe worst call of the game was binning a guy for an infraction 80+ metres from.his try line with no warning)
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There is nothing more tedious than a massive online ref whinge from supposed "neutrals"
Oh no, if only Angus had found ways to scrub off 4 AB tries, then they would only have won by
Checks notes
3 triesI thought Gardner was good today. Super clear in his communication. Didn't blow little shit, but obvious shit. The dominant team got the rub, same as always.
Irish fans thinking thats a stitch up are completely devoid of self-reflection.
I don't expect perfection, I expect a guy to manage thr game and let the players sort it out
(If I had a whinge I thinknthe worst call of the game was binning a guy for an infraction 80+ metres from.his try line with no warning)
@mariner4life said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
There is nothing more tedious than a massive online ref whinge from supposed "neutrals"
Oh no, if only Angus had found ways to scrub off 4 AB tries, then they would only have won by
Checks notes
3 triesI thought Gardner was good today. Super clear in his communication. Didn't blow little shit, but obvious shit. The dominant team got the rub, same as always.
Irish fans thinking thats a stitch up are completely devoid of self-reflection.
I don't expect perfection, I expect a guy to manage thr game and let the players sort it out
(If I had a whinge I thinknthe worst call of the game was binning a guy for an infraction 80+ metres from.his try line with no warning)
Everyone goes against the ABs when they start winning. Especially from the British Isles, that’s nothing new.
Which makes Burgers comments all the more disappointing. That’s not the bloke that used to smash and be smashed by JC back in the day then have a beer afterwards !
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@sparky said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Richie denied Will Jordan the chance to do a Jonah!
Really poor by Richie. He needs to sort his head out before the final. Not only denied Jordan 4 tries. But NZ a record semi winning margin. F++king idiot
@Winger said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
@sparky said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Richie denied Will Jordan the chance to do a Jonah!
Really poor by Richie. He needs to sort his head out before the final. Not only denied Jordan 4 tries. But NZ a record semi winning margin. F++king idiot
Firstly, Richie played well. His tackling has improved out of sight. His linking play superb. Got a few deep kicks in too.
No one really remembers scores from RWC semi finals anyway. And he knows to keep Jonah’s record in tact.
Now just hand me the Knight in Shining Armour Fernie.
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A few years after the goal line drop out rule has come in it's great to see the ABs attacking smartly near the line. Have a half crack at the line but if it's not on recycle back rather than get held up over the line. Also good to see them using space wider than simply bashing close only. See Jordan's first try.
@KiwiMurph said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
A few years after the goal line drop out rule has come in it's great to see the ABs attacking smartly near the line. Have a half crack at the line but if it's not on recycle back rather than get held up over the line. Also good to see them using space wider than simply bashing close only. See Jordan's first try.
We were very patient and didn’t get over excited with a half chance. We built up the middle and then when the space was there we pounced. In the past we have pushed it too early.
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Was the pass from Savea to Jordan forward or flat for Jordan’s last try? Asking for a troupe of grumpy journalists
@stodders said in RWC SF: All Blacks v Argentina:
Was the pass from Savea to Jordan forward or flat for Jordan’s last try? Asking for a troupe of grumpy journalists
Definitely not forward, there was an overhead shot that proved it FFS
