RWC 2015 Final - Australia v New Zealand, Twickenham, Sunday 1 November, 3:00 AEDT

[Bullrush]

None of the players are. But Hansen.....yes. He needs to be reminded of how he went in Wales from time to time.

What a load of shit

 

[FrankLind]

ABs named:

15. Ben Smith
14. Nehe Milner-Skudder
13. Conrad Smith
12. Ma'a Nonu
11. Julian Savea
10. Daniel Carter
9. Aaron Smith
8. Kieran Read
7. Richie McCaw (c)
6. Jerome Kaino
5. Sam Whitelock
4. Brodie Retallick
3. Owen Franks
2. Dane Coles
1. Joe Moody
Reserves: Keven Mealamu, Ben Franks, Charlie Faumuina, Victor Vito, Sam Cane, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Beauden Barrett, Sonny Bill Williams.

Looks weak. Wobblies by 50.

 

[Chunderstruck]

Keep the faith

 

[Joe Blow]

What a load of shit

It may be that to you Bull. Maybe you should cool your heels a little huh?

 

[Dewald Nel]

What a load of shit

I'm 99% sure he was joking.

 

[qwerty51]

Sio and Folau starting.

 

[Riptide]

Jesus.. just read Dwyers column. Week of a big game..Dwyer out right on cue to throw shit out of his adult diaper. When can we have Campo also write or say something ridiculous? It's just a churlish cheerleading at best, or simply whinging.

 

[Marcelo]

Jesus.. just read Dwyers column. Week of a big game..Dwyer out right on cue to throw shit out of his adult diaper. When can we have Campo also write or say something ridiculous? It's just a churlish cheerleading at best, or simply whinging.

Link?

 

[Groucho]

Image doin' the rounds...

Not sure what the message is? That pic of the All Blacks was taken after their loss in Sydney, when the Wallabies clinched the Rugby Championship.

 

[Riptide]

That NZ team is vulnerable at scrum time, at the breakdown where they lack mobility (relatively speaking) and a real jackal threat, and NMS under the high ball. I expect all will be targeted, but the breakdown is where we can have the most joy. The more phases NZ go through, the more likely of a turnover.

 

[Marcelo]

Oz named:

1. Scott Sio (15 Tests)
2. Stephen Moore (c) (101 Tests)
3. Sekope Kepu (62 Tests)
4. Kane Douglas (23 Tests)
5. Rob Simmons (59 Tests)
6. Scott Fardy (29 Tests)
7. Michael Hooper (vc) (50 Tests)
8. David Pocock (54 Tests)
9. Will Genia (65 Tests)
10. Bernard Foley (26 Tests)
11. Drew Mitchell (69 Tests)
12. Matt Giteau (101 Tests)
13. Tevita Kuridrani (30 Tests)
14. Adam Ashley-Cooper (vc) (113 Tests)
15. Israel Folau (37 Tests)

Reserves

16. Tatafu Polota-Nau (60 Tests)
17. James Slipper (73 Tests)
18. Greg Holmes (23 Tests)
19. Dean Mumm (43 Tests)
20. Ben McCalman (46 Tests)
21. Nick Phipps (37 Tests)
22. Matt To'omua (30 Tests)
23. Kurtley Beale (59 Tests)

 

[Riptide]

Link?

Dwyer's column is on the home page of this site.

 

[Riptide]

Sio and Folau starting.

Folau could be a game breaker and still want him in there even if he cant get off the ground as well pre-injury.

Sio and Kepu really have the beating of the AB scrum. Re-watched the Bled 1 and we had them on toast. Not sure that Moody is much of a difference for them at all.

 

[Groucho]

I'm 99% sure he was joking.

He must have great, comic... timing.

 

[Hell West & Crooked]

I was going to simply "like". But honest at some point you get the shits. Well I do.

Anyway, let's just see what happens.

Couldn't have said it better - Defeatest Shit.... Wallabies by 7.

 

[JJJ]

Somehow I don't think England organised the schedule. WR (World Rugby) is responsible for that.

Actually that makes more sense. It was in WR (World Rugby)'s interests for England to progress through as host nation, hence the extremely sympathetic scheduling. But once in the finals, there's no motivation to bias the result. It's not like they'd make more money out of an England win. The amount of money they make out of it is the same as long as England make the finals.

 

[Sully]

That NZ team is vulnerable at scrum time, at the breakdown where they lack mobility (relatively speaking) and a real jackal threat, and NMS under the high ball. I expect all will be targeted, but the breakdown is where we can have the most joy. The more phases NZ go through, the more likely of a turnover.

We might have the upper hand in the scrum but they will do us in the lineout.

They don't have an out and out fetcher but they do have forwards who are good over the ball. They actually pilfer more ball than we do. And I have never noticed a problem with their mobility.

 

[Tex]

Sometimes I think all this guff about a deep and enduring respect between NZ and SA rugby would be different if there were 650,000 Kiwis living there and you were separated by a short flight.

It's all a bit academic when Bokke and All Black fanboys are circlejerking on the Internet.

Of course we respect the All Blacks. They are arguably the greatest sporting team in the world. Our (my) problem rests with the fans and I'm sure the sentiment is shared by my cousins across the ditch.

No surprises in either team. Hopefully Sio isn't too undercooked, but I said that about Poey last week and look at his performance! Cane and Vito are some energetic fresh legs.

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[Inside Shoulder]

Seriously? Most Aussie fans are claiming parity at best.

I'm probably one of the most optimistic Aussies, and I've continually said that New Zealand's a better team, and that if we win, it'll be against the odds.

Unless even the contemplation of Oz winning is "smugness".

Beware the trolls.
Assume every kiwi and saffer is trolling and work backwards from that

 

[KOB1987]

I'd back both Sio and Folau to lift. If the ABs try to target Folau it could backfire immeasurably so I doubt it's on the cards.

Interesting that the ABs are out to $1.47 on Betfair. It's predominantly UK money on there .


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