Official Rugby Thread

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Is Tony Woodcock a winger now?

 

[Johnners]

Haha, seems like it. Has 5 career tries, all against the Wallabies

 

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Decent game that.

 

[Johnners]

*sigh*

We had the chances, but really missed Barnes tonight imo. The 10 minute lapse in defence in the 2nd half when the ABs got both their tries was atrocious

 

[social]

Looking forward to seeing just one game where McCaw is policed at the break-down

Great player but could be yellow carded in every single match for repeated infringements

 

[Somerset]

Really enjoyed the match, was a bit nervous at 17-7 down and then for the final two minutes so thrilled to see the ABs hold onto the win. Not sure why Deans hardly used his substitutes, whereas Mealamu, Afoa, Donald and Weepu all added impact. Giteau again came second best to Carter IMO, mixing a few brilliant plays with some aweful lapses. And gee that Ryan Cross can be a handful on attack.

 

[Somerset]

Looking forward to seeing just one game where McCaw is policed at the break-down

Great player but could be yellow carded in every single match for repeated infringements

You could say exactly the same about George Smith TBH.

Is Tony Woodcock a winger now?

Apparently - hes scored more tries this year than Sivivatu I believe.

 

[ohtani's jacket]

Just got back from an Aussie Sports bar. Spoke to some passionate Wallaby supporters and we spent a lot of time complimenting each other’s side. The Wallabies I thought were outstanding. New Zealand won by the skin of our teeth. They reckoned the All Blacks made better use of their possession and deserved to win, but I thought the Wallabies were awesome.

 

[Smudge]

Looking forward to seeing just one game where McCaw is policed at the break-down

Great player but could be yellow carded in every single match for repeated infringements

Haha, you're a joke. Do you have any idea how the yellow card system works? Apparently not. GTFO until you understand how. What the **** are you? A Greg Martin disciple? Dead-set joke.

 

[social]

Haha, you're a joke. Do you have any idea how the yellow card system works? Apparently not. GTFO until you understand how. What the **** are you? A Greg Martin disciple? Dead-set joke.

Gee, let me guess, you're a one eyed kiwi

How about repeated infringements - also known as "the McCaw"

Anyway, enjoy the next couple of years because the Kiwis inevitable choke in the RWC at home will really hurt

 

[Smudge]

A openside's job is to play on the edge of the law. McCaw does it better than anyone else. You simply don't understand how he gets away with it - it's because he's streets ahead of Smith at understanding the breakdown.

Classy line about the choke too - proves you're nothing more than a troll. But we all knew that anyway.

 

[Craig]

Have to say Voltman is correct once again.

 

[James]

What a game of rugby, made for fantastic watching.

Those subs by Henry really paid off, and Carter really was at his brilliant best. You'd have to say though, there's pretty much nothing between the two sides, and the battles next year should be just as close.

 

[Smudge]

Very strange use (or non-use as the case may be) of the Wallabies reserve bench. Perhaps Deans was concerned about the depth, but I would have brought McMeniman on much earlier.

 

[ohtani's jacket]

Plenty of Aussies blaming Kaplan this morning for what was really Deans' fault. He effed up the Aussie backline and the Wallabies' defence has fallen right off from the standards MacQueen introduced.

 

[Craig]

So does this mean it was a good choice by the NZRFU to bypass Robbie Deans for the top job then?

 

[social]

A openside's job is to play on the edge of the law. McCaw does it better than anyone else. You simply don't understand how he gets away with it - it's because he's streets ahead of Smith at understanding the breakdown.

Classy line about the choke too - proves you're nothing more than a troll. But we all knew that anyway.

And if you think he is on the correct side of the law 90% of the time, then you really dont have a clue

BTW, if you dont want people stating the obvious, then dont tell them to GOGF

 

[Perm]

Yeah, McCaw is a cheat, but so are all open-side flankers. You can't single him out just because he is the best at it.

 

[Johnners]

But we can single him out because he's a Kiwi

 

[social]

Yeah, McCaw is a cheat, but so are all open-side flankers. You can't single him out just because he is the best at it.

ABs had more more people at the breakdown than their opposition (generally do in almost every match), which will go a long way towards determining the outcome of a game.

Certain players are masters at pilfering and/or slowing the game up

Generally, it's 50/50 whether it's done legally

IMO, McCaw, who must be amongst the greatest ever, IMO gets the benefit of doubt with those 50/50 calls more than anyone else in the game at present