2015-16 rugby, world cup year

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2015-16 rugby, world cup year
deadlydarcy
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I’m pleased for Papé that he’s recovered enough after being in violent pain for this game. I just kinda hope it doesn’t turn into a humiliation.

Posted 8 years ago

Stoner
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Savea is 6’4 and 17.5 stone

He’s same height and heavier than me!

Blimey. Was just saying to Stoner Jr that that’s what strength from a smaller player can do. Oops
Just like biggsy last night for Worcester

Posted 8 years ago

deadlydarcy
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Those New Zealand wings are nearly as good as Tommy Bowe aren’t they? Awesome stuff from them.

Posted 8 years ago

Kryton57
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You do have to have well quiffed hair to be an AB wing though.

Posted 8 years ago

cudubh
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Amazing skills from the ABs. The intensity is something else. Not just big hits but the whole package. I noticed McCaw had a dig with his elbow on the side of one the French player’s heads as he was turning away. I am sure other teams do exactly the same but no need when you are better than the rest.

Posted 8 years ago

CaptainFlashheart
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Should be a red for Picamole.

And once again, McCaw gets away with it….

Posted 8 years ago

letmetalktomark
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Not a punch just a fist in the face 😆

Posted 8 years ago

anagallis_arvensis
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Mcaw milked that.

Posted 8 years ago

letmetalktomark
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Even when NZL cock it up its still brilliant 8)

Posted 8 years ago

tallie
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Mcaw milked that.

Agreed. The ABs and their Captain are the best in the world at most areas of play including “ref management” or cheating as it used to be known…

Naive play from Picamole but I’m not sure how we’ve gone from 15 a side fist fights to a yellow card for a little bit of niggle…

Posted 8 years ago

Lifer
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anagallis_arvensis
Mcaw milked that.

Well he is a cheat:

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZB9TuTJ9UY[/video]

I wish Pulp Sport was still around 😥

Posted 8 years ago

alpin
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Bonne nuit

Posted 8 years ago

tallie
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dleJon – Member
How much of a dick do you have to be to go to Wales to watch NZ v Georgia and think that singing Swing Low is the thing to do?

Is Fields of Athenry more acceptable?

Posted 8 years ago

Lifer
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Now the scrums work better, can they start putting the ball in straight please?

Posted 8 years ago

ourmaninthenorth
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Absolute rout.

SA are in for a tough one in the semis. Ireland did well to swerve this one – oof.

Posted 8 years ago

NZCol
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Bloody hell we are going well tonight.
EDIT:Got to say this is what this team is capable
Of. I’m pissed, this is farkin awesome

Posted 8 years ago

legend
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Jeebus 😯

Posted 8 years ago

ourmaninthenorth
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Forward pass!!

(Or is that more “ref management”?)

Posted 8 years ago

pedlad
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Wow. Carter just masterful.

Speed of rucking is just amazing. French defense just all over the place.

Posted 8 years ago

CaptainFlashheart
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Forward pass!!

And Carter “managed” taking the kick quickly.

They play brilliant rugby, and also cheat better than everyone else. 🙂

Posted 8 years ago

wrecker
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I think they take turns to score. I was convinced aus would win this but now I’m very much doubting my initial thoughts. The ABs have found their stride.

Posted 8 years ago

teamhurtmore
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Just walked past a bar in Paris and saw the score. Now back in hotel to watch the end of a masterclass.

Copybook turnover there from the French break..French commentary is funny!

And another!!!!

Posted 8 years ago

anagallis_arvensis
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Amazing performance. Simply stunning

Posted 8 years ago

Lifer
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AB coaching staff look a bit bored.

Posted 8 years ago

ourmaninthenorth
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Disappointed though I am at Wales losing today, I can’t help but think a semi final drubbing has been avoided.

(Cheating aside) it’s extraordinary stuff in open play. Not sure I can see even the Aussies living with this.

Posted 8 years ago

CaptainFlashheart
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Not sure I can see even the Aussies living with this.

Australia have looked the best team all tournament so far, even against good opposition. Bar one or two passages, France have been piss poor.

I feel sorry for Italy. Opening game of the 2016 Six Nations is France v Italy. Bear with a sore head…….

Posted 8 years ago

BruceWee
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I don’t think you can tell much about NZ from this game. It’s kind of like assessing England’s future by watching the Uruguay game.

First 20 minutes they were forcing the ABs into mistakes. Mistakes that other teams would have punished them for.

Posted 8 years ago

dragon
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Oh dear it’s a cricket score, hope no French player has the papers ordered for the morning.

Richie McCaw is the biggest cheat out there its,amazing what the refs show him to get away with at times.

Posted 8 years ago

inigomontoya
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50 points not far off! Just amazing.

Posted 8 years ago

scotroutes
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A record quarter final points gap (until tomorrow?)

Posted 8 years ago

deadlydarcy
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NZ could have come on without McCaw and started with 14 men. They’d still have won it. Everyone was hoping for something like 2007 or the last RWC final with NZ rattled. But France have very little at the moment. Ireland showed that last Sunday. And thank jeezus they did – wouldn’t have fancied that display this evening.

Posted 8 years ago

deadlydarcy
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Also hearing that that’s the highest ever total conceded by France in a test match…wonder if that’s true.

Posted 8 years ago

IdleJon
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tallie – Member
dleJon – Member
How much of a dick do you have to be to go to Wales to watch NZ v Georgia and think that singing Swing Low is the thing to do?
Is Fields of Athenry more acceptable?

No. It’s a bit, what’s the word….boorish?

Maybe everone does it, though, and we just don’t recognise the Georgian/Tongan/Namibian/whatever droning excuse for a dirge. 😉

Posted 8 years ago

Teetosugars
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Looks like we’re in for a tough Semi…

Posted 8 years ago

IdleJon
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A record quarter final points gap (until tomorrow?)

Does that show how poorly the groups were seeded? Again.

Posted 8 years ago

deadlydarcy
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Ok, haven’t checked veracity of this, but from reading on Twitter, a lot of travel packages for Irish fans, tickets, accom and all the gubbins, only were available if tickets for both tonight’s and tomorrow’s games (ie both QFs that Ireland would have qualified for) were purchased. Hence the high number of Ireland fans in there this evening. Not condoning it – I tend to think “it’s not your game, sit back and enjoy it” but the singing only really started in the second half when 1, the match was lost and it was just an exhibition and 2, everybody’s probably got a bit hammered. 😀

Posted 8 years ago

IdleJon
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In defence of Irish fans – at least they know more than two lines of their song. 😆

Posted 8 years ago

scotroutes
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How else could they have been seeded?

Posted 8 years ago

Teetosugars
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scotroutes – Member
How else could they have been seeded?

Beat me too it Colin..

Posted 8 years ago

IdleJon
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Not sure, but if teams are conceding 50+ points in the quarters then something’s not right imo.

Posted 8 years ago