Yep.. Really only the tah;s game we shouldn't have won in my mind..Brumbies performances against good sides has to be concerning. Yes I count the Blues at Eden Park a good side.
On form White has been the best Australian 9 so far this year....
He was poor tonight and against the Tahs, but let's not choose to forget the other half a dozen games he performed strongly in....
If we only had 2 halfbacks going to the RWC it would be Phipps and White with daylight third....
White needs to take hold of his mental state, and learn to handle shitty refereeing better..... because when he gets into a negative mindset he falls apart.....
Or the other likely explanation was Larkham, Lees and Kirwan met pre-game and agreed they would make it competitive, but the Blues would win nonetheless.I wonder if Larkham had a chat to Lees at HT? The only explanation to the lopsided penalty count to the Brumbies in the 2nd half
On form White has been the best Australian 9 so far this year....
He was poor tonight and against the Tahs, but let's not choose to forget the other half a dozen games he performed strongly in....
If we only had 2 halfbacks going to the RWC it would be Phipps and White with daylight third....
White needs to take hold of his mental state, and learn to handle shitty refereeing better..... because when he gets into a negative mindset he falls apart.....
And WOB, I know the NZ teams are showing good win stats etc, will change a lot over next while as they play each other. All gets a little harder then I think
^^^^^^^^^^ NZ teams are 12/19 as Super Rugby champs c.f. Aus 4 & SA 3 but we're each 1/4 as RWC winners over the same period. Put another way, Super Rugby success is no guarantee of RWC success & vice-versa.
1999 Super Rugby champs Crusaders (NZ) RWC winners Australia
2003 Super Rugby Blues (NZ) RWC England
2007 Super Rugby Bulls (SA) RWC South Africa
2011 Super Rugby Reds (Aus) RWC New Zealand
So just the one Super Rugby + RWC double.
Another "interesting" stat: as of last night NZ teams are 22/36 (61%) in Super Rugby 2015 c.f. SA 18/37 (49%) & Aus 14/35 (40%). Haven't done the inter-conf numbers.
I wonder if Larkham had a chat to Lees at HT? The only explanation to the lopsided penalty count to the Brumbies in the 2nd half
IN fact winning the Super Rugby has been the kiss of death on all but one occasion.