Rugby Championship 2025 (non-Aus matches)

[Dan54]

You know the interesting thing in that head injury WOB?
Seems there was no concussion or anything. He passed all HIA protocols etc and showed no signs, just a bloody great dent in head!

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Ouch!

Blues Killdozer Koalface Kog gets a bit of his head caved in during National Service and is all like

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

All Blacks team to play Argentina: Will Jordan, Sevu Reece, Billy Proctor, Jordie Barrett, Rieko Ioane, Beauden Barrett, Cortez Ratima, Simon Parker, Ardie Savea, Tupou Vaa'i, Fabian Holland, Scott Barrett (capt), Fletcher Newell, Codie Taylor, Ethan de Groot. Reserves: Samisoni Taukei'aho, Tamaiti Williams, Pasilio Tosi, Josh Lord, Wallace Sititi, Finlay Christie, Quinn Tupaea, Damian McKenzie.

Just the one new cap.

 

[Dan54]

All Blacks team to play Argentina: Will Jordan, Sevu Reece, Billy Proctor, Jordie Barrett, Rieko Ioane, Beauden Barrett, Cortez Ratima, Simon Parker, Ardie Savea, Tupou Vaa'i, Fabian Holland, Scott Barrett (capt), Fletcher Newell, Codie Taylor, Ethan de Groot. Reserves: Samisoni Taukei'aho, Tamaiti Williams, Pasilio Tosi, Josh Lord, Wallace Sititi, Finlay Christie, Quinn Tupaea, Damian McKenzie.

Just the one new cap.

Actually don't mind the team at all. Pleased to see Parker there, they obviously have decided we want a big pack (which I like). I perhaps would of not minded Preston on bench for Christie, but not strongly against what they are obviously trying to do. Real pleased to see Williams and Sititi fit enough to be back in squad too.

 

[zer0]

Outside of the front rowers and Sititi, that bench of Chiefs and he-who-must-not-be-named-at-halfback does not fill me with confidence.

Good sized forward pack though.

 

[Dan54]

Hell I liking the bench, Tamaiti Williams, ST, and Tosi , along with big bodies like Lord and Finau? Like it, I know Lord a step down at this stage to PT, but I reel keen on where we going.

 

[KiwiM]

Finau isn't on the bench but I quite like the loosie mix (including bench) on paper. Let's see how it plays out on the field.

Pleased to see Tamaiti and Tupaea on the bench. Tupaea is a far better bench player than ALB and while potentially rusty, Tamaiti will be a weapon if he is anywhere close to his best.

 

[Dan54]

Finau isn't on the bench but I quite like the loosie mix (including bench) on paper. Let's see how it plays out on the field.

Pleased to see Tamaiti and Tupaea on the bench. Tupaea is a far better bench player than ALB and while potentially rusty, Tamaiti will be a weapon if he is anywhere close to his best.

Apologies meant Sititi, who I wonder if he covering 7, meant we seem to want big uns there.

 

[KiwiM]

Apologies meant Sititi, who I wonder if he covering 7, meant we seem to want big uns there.

Yep I would say Sititi will cover 7 - will be interesting where he comes on - if all is going well he might come on at 6 - if things aren't going so well I could see him coming on at 8

 

[Crashy]

Think Argentina has got this..

 

[Heavyd]

Wallabies missed bonus point now looks even more crucial!

 

[Linerunner2023]

Bloody hell international rugby is hard to watch at the moment
So much stop start - referee gets into everything and going play 20 phases and 3 min to find a penalty or dropped ball
ABs went 3 steps backs today - they had a good forward pack but every time they got close wanted to go wide to the backs which wasn’t working

Sititi needs to start next week

well done Argentina their discapline was better despite scoring less tries and rush defence pushed the ABs to hard

 

[Tomthumb]

All Blacks backline continues to look absolutely drab under Robertson

 

[Dan54]

All Blacks backline continues to look absolutely drab under Robertson

I wish it just looking drab TT, any coach who is coming up against ABs is going to the air.
Pumas were good, don't get me wrong, but by the powers ABs did some dumb shit. Discipline that Razor has talked about fixing, well f*** me is 3 ycs is showing improvement I am surprised.

Anyway, thems the breaks , the game finished over 5 minutes ago so I not pissed anymore.(well much)

 

[Willin1]

I‘m still pissed!
An inept performance by the AB’s with no one standing out.
They‘ll have to lift considerably to be any chance against the boks.
Jordan had a bad night, while Reiko and Reece were awful. Still not sold on Ratima or Proctor and DMac added nothing.
Watching Macca Springer for Tasman; I’d have him in black in a flash.

 

[KiwiM]

This is the worst AB backline I can ever remember.

They are poorly coached and severely lacking in both athleticism and skills.

It needs both a new backs coach and a number of new faces.

The scoreline flatters the ABs.

Well done Argies. Wish ABs played with as much passion as the Argie fans in the stands.

 

[KiwiM]

Bloody hell international rugby is hard to watch at the moment

Boks Wallabies was a great watch

It's just ABs deadshit backline that is a punish.

 

[Linerunner2023]

23 penalaties the ABs need the game to flow and it never did for them
Forwards should have kept on in there when they were close to the line as they would have borrowed their way over instead of going wide

the backline needs a shake up
Missing roigard a lot
Burdens kicking was off
Maybe T at 12 and Jordie at 13? Billy isn’t quick enough
Reiko has lost all his spark as a winger

pressure on back on razor now

also sititi needs to start next week

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Argie coaches appeared to be entrenched in a camo'd-up duck hunting hut. A new look, I like it.

Ranga Christie subs on after 18 mins and NZ immediately score through the hands in the corner, Mr Sulu we appear to have entered a parallel dimension in time and space.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

NZ cannot win any 50/50 contest in the air = NZ cannot maintain any possession of the rugby football = NZ forced into making too many tackles and knackering themselves

Argies tonk over their sideline conversions using silky soccer skills.

vs

Beauden f******* BARRETT sort of half-arsed airs it out there with no conviction and not really much of a fuck given either way. It misses. And again. It misses. And again. 1 from 4. Thanks for coming, lads.