Official Rugby Thread

[ripper868]

Pumas just not accurate tonight, too many errors and never able to get any momentum. Much more polished hy the ABs as we all expected.

Hopefully wallabies keep within 20 of SA

 

[ripper868]

Perth local with South African surname sings anthem badly shocker.

 

[Spikey]

why are australia playing a game against south africa in perth. you may as well just cross the ocean if you want to be playing an away game

 

[social]

Call full time

 

[social]

why are australia playing a game against south africa in perth. you may as well just cross the ocean if you want to be playing an away game

Do it virtually every year

$ rules

 

[ripper868]

Given the conditions, it's clearly unsafe to play, full time, score to stand as it is.

Have to think these conditions massively favour the boks.

 

[social]

Given the conditions, it's clearly unsafe to play, full time, score to stand as it is.

Have to think these conditions massively favour the boks.

Unless they knock on with try line open

Twice

 

[ripper868]

Yep, massively lucky. 1st chance off the back of a horrible box kick from White inside the attacking half. Why we'd be kicking like that from there is ridiculous. The kick to Mapimpi was school boy.

And since whites Box kick, Aus not been back to the SA half. Hold the ball. Ffs.

 

[ripper868]

Lolesio missing that last kick is horrible.

Wallabies lucky not be 3 tries down.

Would like to see something more imaginative than an up n under inside the 22 with penalty advantage.

 

[social]

Our maul defence is still terrible

 

[social]

Lolesio missing that last kick is horrible.

Wallabies lucky not be 3 tries down.

Would like to see something more imaginative than an up n under inside the 22 with penalty advantage.

He needs to be a top goal kicker to justify his place & simply isn’t

 

[ripper868]

Nic White got away with that. Should be off. Would be helpful for the wallabies.

 

[social]

Only taken the Wallabies 1.5 tests to work out that running at massive humans isn’t a great idea

 

[ripper868]

Only taken the Wallabies 1.5 tests to work out that running at massive humans isn’t a great idea

Kicking to them while in good field position hasn't worked out well either

 

[social]

Another try from a maul

It’s obstruction but while it’s still legal, they need to learn how to defend it

 

[the big bambino]

Incredible to think how far rugby in Australia has fallen. Competing with the Olympics offers an excuse but there is zero coverage of these games here. Had to check this thread to find out tests were on.

 

[social]

Incredible to think how far rugby in Australia has fallen. Competing with the Olympics offers an excuse but there is zero coverage of these games here. Had to check this thread to find out tests were on.

Try finding it in Australia

RA almost had to give the rights away to get a broadcast deal & tests are put on a secondary channel if there’s something more popular on

Funny thing is that the tests are drawing good crowds

 

[andruid]

Just saw now that 38 points is the most ever conceded by the All blacks in NZ. Not a great confidence builder just before heading off to South Africa.
It's been 30 years since we lost a match at Eden park yet we have lost 5 consecutive matches in Wellington!!!???
FGS burn the ****ing Cake Tin down and bring Athletic park back into play. Or better yet stop playing test matches in Wellington.

I feel like an exorcism would be more appropriate.

 

[ashley bach]

Most test match tries for the All blacks:

1. Doug Howlett 49
2. Christian Cullen 46
3. Joe Rokococo 46
4. Julian Savea 46
5. Jeff Wilson 44
6. Beauden Barrett 44
7. Ben Smith 39
8. Jonah Lomu 37
9. Tana Umaga 36
10. Rieko Ioane 36

Could Beauden Barrett, a fly half possibly get to the top of this list? I'm sure even @James would be proud of that if he could pull it off.
About 5-6 years ago I was saying to mates how Rieko Ioane would get there one day. But he seemed to lose much of his pace at a young age
hence the switch to centre years ago. While still only 27 he's still a chance but I doubt he'll get close now.
Gonna stick it out there and say that Will Jordan down in 13th position with 33 is eventually going to the top in a canter barring further serious injuries.

 

[ripper868]

With two tests v the Wallabies coming up, it's basically a certainty.