All Blacks have the luck of the draw. (Tri nations)

[disco]

10-07-2010 7:35pm All Blacks v Springboks Eden Park, Auckland
17-07-2010 7:35pm All Blacks v Springboks Westpac Stadium, Wellington
24-07-2010 8:00pm Qantas Wallabies v Springboks Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
31-07-2010 8:00pm Qantas Wallabies v All Blacks Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
07-08-2010 7:35pm All Blacks v Qantas Wallabies AMI Stadium, Christchurch
***week break***
21-08-2010 5:00pm Springboks v All Blacks Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
28-08-2010 5:00pm Springboks v Qantas Wallabies Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
04-09-2010 5:00pm Springboks v Qantas Wallabies Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
11-09-2010 8:00pm Qantas Wallabies v All Blacks ANZ Stadium, Sydney

Pretty good draw for the All Blacks the only time they have to really travel they get the week off & then only play one game before another two week break.

It's gonna be tough for our boys coming back from SA & having to play a fresh all blacks side in Sydney, the super 14 has shown that coming back from the republic is tough going.

The Bokke will be tough to beat at home so if they win one of their 3 away games I'd almost back them to retain the tri nations from there.

 

[JJJ]

Great, we get Loftus. All the Springbok home matches will be played at altitude I see.

 

[DPK]

Not the best draw for our boys. First game being in Brisbane is a big plus, a win could kick off some momentum and rustle some publicity for the Melbourne test.

 

[Richard D. James]

We also get two weeks before playing at altitude so the squad will have a fair bit of time to acclimatise.

But yeah, the return journey will be tough.

Edit: That will be three weeks all up actually, won't it?

 

[PaarlBok]

The draw is always the toughest on the Bokke.Playing three on the trot at the start and in the end is not going to be easy. Well the WC is in NZ next year, so the first test all important. Knocking them over in NZ any Bok dream and the tougher the better.

Know the S14 dont play a role compare to test rugby but its all in the head. The Sharks past two wins all important for the Bokke playing for them, hope the Brutes and Stormers will keep that record in tact.

The Wallabies, they'll make up the numbers. :fishing

 

[Scotty]

I reckon it is a good draw for the Wallabies. They play the boks after they have had NZ twice, then the ABs at home and then the ABs away. There is a chance we could be 3 from 3 in the first half of the comp.

If we pick up one of the SA games we could have won it before the Sydney test. I'd be happy with the draw if I was Deans.

 

[cyclopath]

The draw is always the toughest on the Bokke.Playing three on the trot at the start and in the end is not going to be easy. Well the WC is in NZ next year, so the first test all important. Knocking them over in NZ any Bok dream and the tougher the better.

Know the S14 dont play a role compare to test rugby but its all in the head. The Sharks past two wins all important for the Bokke playing for them, hope the Brutes and Stormers will keep that record in tact.

The Wallabies, they'll make up the numbers. :fishing

Yes, well, just because you repeat it every year doesn't make it so, PB. The Bokke travel, then play 3, then have a nice break, go home, then play 3.
Aus play 3 in a row, then travel, then play 3 in a row INCLUDING one flying straight back to play the ABs after 2 against the Bokke in the Republic. How is one of those scenarios any worse than the other?
I won't even go into the psychology of the Shark Springbok players winning 2 games in the first half of the S14 and how that impacts on the 3N. :nta:

 

[Blue]

I won't even go into the psychology of the Shark Springbok players winning 2 games in the first half of the S14 and how that impacts on the 3N. :nta:

I think Paarl means winning two games in NZ recently will be good for the Boks in the Sharks squad. They will have that winning feeling when they return to NZ with the Boks.

Personally I think it's bullshit. Sorry Paarl. :lmao:

Should be a close 3N I reckon but I have a feeling we are going to struggle this year. Just a feeling.

Black Bastards could have the thing almost stitched up after the Christchurch match.

 

[PaarlBok]

Ag Cyc just pulling your leg Boet , historically after two weekends of Springbok vs All Black tests there aint much feul left in the tank for a third one. But you never know, the Bokke have been great in 2009 and have all the experience to do it all over again with the away challenge first up.

 

[cyclopath]

I know what he thinks, I was being more polite, Blue!! :lmao:
And PB, if you didn't post this at least once a year, we would think someone had stolen your avatar!!

 

[PaarlBok]

This will be the last one , things will change when the Argies join.

 

[Biffo]

This will be the last one , things will change when the Argies join.

Yes, things will change, PB. The ANZAC conspiracy to stuff the South Africans with travel hasn't been completely successful, so we've added Argentina to your schedule. That will do the trick.

 

[cyclopath]

This will be the last one , things will change when the Argies join.

Yes, things will change, PB. The ANZAC conspiracy to stuff the South Africans with travel hasn't been completely successful, so we've added Argentina to your schedule. That will do the trick.

That's right, Atlantic Ocean miles are not counted by SANZAR, only Indian Ocean miles. Of course, if you fly over the Pole you get bonus miles!

 

[disco]

The draw is always the toughest on the Bokke.Playing three on the trot at the start and in the end is not going to be easy. Well the WC is in NZ next year, so the first test all important. Knocking them over in NZ any Bok dream and the tougher the better.

The Saffas have blown a lot of smoke about how tough they've got it but last year & 2008 they put a lot of their own gripes to bed.

2008 they shot themselves in the foot a couple of times but they didn't lose matches because of fatigue or travel.

2008 they went to NZ & won 1 from 2 & then got pipped in Perth by the aussies, looking good going into the three home games. In the 1st home game against NZ they should have been up by 30 but somehow managed to lose that match.

Game 2 they looked all at sea against us & we got up again. Game 3 at home they played like they did in game 1 against NZ except they finished off & ending up spanking us by about 60.

2009 thrashed the Aussies & Kiwis at home 3 from 3

2009 On the road thrash the Aussies in Perth, go to brisbane & get spanked. Everyone writes them off as it's the 3rd game in a row & of all places the All Blacks send them to Hamilton the city of fun.

Dominate the All Blacks for 60 minutes but eventually sneak home to win the Tri-nations

So the Boks have form in NZ something the Aussies haven't had since 2001 they've won their last two games on NZ soil. That's pretty good going.

 

[PaarlBok]

The Saffas have blown a lot of smoke about how tough they've got it but last year & 2008 they put a lot of their own gripes to bed.

2008 they shot themselves in the foot a couple of times but they didn't lose matches because of fatigue or travel.

2008 they went to NZ & won 1 from 2 & then got pipped in Perth by the aussies, looking good going into the three home games. In the 1st home game against NZ they should have been up by 30 but somehow managed to lose that match.

Game 2 they looked all at sea against us & we got up again. Game 3 at home they played like they did in game 1 against NZ except they finished off & ending up spanking us by about 60.

2009 thrashed the Aussies & Kiwis at home 3 from 3

2009 On the road thrash the Aussies in Perth, go to brisbane & get spanked. Everyone writes them off as it's the 3rd game in a row & of all places the All Blacks send them to Hamilton the city of fun.

Dominate the All Blacks for 60 minutes but eventually sneak home to win the Tri-nations

So the Boks have form in NZ something the Aussies haven't had since 2001 they've won their last two games on NZ soil. That's pretty good going.

Pretty much right. Myself thought in 2008 they had 2007 WC babbelaas going in the TriNations with a new coach. That House of Pain win was a defnite turn around , had that break and turned pear shape at Newlands and then blasted the Wallabies in the last game another turn around. 2009 they pretty much put the All Black barrier away and drop the one against you lot. The EYT a disaster but hopefull we start 2010 where we left off in 2009 in the TriNations.

 

[chief]

Its a shame Carisbrook really isn't used for All Blacks tests. Looking forward to the new stadium to opening, hopefully will bring more tests to Dunedin. The Wallabies in 09 had the Eden Park test for the first 60 minites and the same for the ANZ test. I'm hoping the ANZ crowd can pull a sell out for the Bledisloe, signs pointing to no.

 

[#1 Tah]

This will be the last one , things will change when the Argies join.

Yes, things will change, PB. The ANZAC conspiracy to stuff the South Africans with travel hasn't been completely successful, so we've added Argentina to your schedule. That will do the trick.

That's right, Atlantic Ocean miles are not counted by SANZAR, only Indian Ocean miles. Of course, if you fly over the Pole you get bonus miles!

They should just hold it in one country like the league tornament

 

[chief]

This will be the last one , things will change when the Argies join.

Yes, things will change, PB. The ANZAC conspiracy to stuff the South Africans with travel hasn't been completely successful, so we've added Argentina to your schedule. That will do the trick.

That's right, Atlantic Ocean miles are not counted by SANZAR, only Indian Ocean miles. Of course, if you fly over the Pole you get bonus miles!

They should just hold it in one country like the league tornament

Absolutely not, the beauty of this tournament is it incorporates all these teams in different countries, we don't want it to become like the Euro Football tournament. I'm hoping that one day a Bledisloe can be held in Adelaide when there new oval is revamped.

Imagine the whole 4 nations being held in some of those crummy stadiums NZ has. Would be a disaster, ARU makes a lot of money from the Bledisloe Cup match at ANZ Stadium, definintely keen for that to continue. If in the odd chance Australia wins the 2011 RWC, I would certainly love to see a 2012 Tri Nations Bledisloe being held at the MCG, I would hazard a guess that over 80,000 would show up

 

[PaarlBok]

Well the Argies are currently playing Vodacom and staying in Stellenbosch. They played at the weekend on Newlands against WP in a home game and it felt a bit strange.

Home and away for all the teams will be fair and the way to go.

 

[chief]

Where will the Argies play there home games in 2012 anyways? Will they play at home, or away?