RWC 2019 4th Place Losers Match NZ vs Wales

[Dismal Pillock]

AB's team already named:

1 Hansen
2 Coltman
3 Fozzie
4 Pat T
5 worst barrett
6 Sam Cane
7 Ardie Savea
8 Akira Ioane
9 Weber
10 Foxy
11 Rieko Ioane
12 Crotty
13 Goodhue
14 Reece
15 Ben Smith

Foxy's boot to see us home 9 to 6 in a tight one.

AB's to hit the shock and awe nitro and go full-blown Paremoremo Jailbreak Vengeance Blitzkrieg 2000 on the kick-and-hope leek touchers

 

[cyclopath]

Perfect game to start Tasea Lavea.

 

[Up the Guts]

I couldn't think of anything worse than just losing a semi and having to front up against NZ.

 

[Derpus]

I couldn't think of anything worse than just losing a semi and having to front up against NZ.

The Welsh deserve it.

 

[fatprop]

I couldn't think of anything worse than just losing a semi and having to front up against NZ.

Losing the 1/4?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Ref: Barnes
AR's: Peyper & Gauzere
TMO: Jonkers

 

[Derpus]

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

UK media reporting that Owens wasn't considered for a Final or 3rd/ 4th gig due to injury:

https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/r...y-costs-nigel-owens-a-chance-to-referee-final

 

[Shaker]

Decent Lineup

 

[Flavio]

TVNZ will not screen the All Blacks' playoff for the Rugby World Cup bronze medal with Wales on Friday night
"TVNZ was given rights to cover 12 matches and unfortunately the bronze game wasn't one," a TVNZ spokeswoman said.
Guess they never thought they would be in it, interesting as the 4 pool games, 4 qtr's 2 semi's, final and 3/4 playoff is 12 games

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ source? TVNZ website says it's on one-hour delay from 10 pm Friday:

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/rugby-world-cup-2019/tvnz-1-match-schedule

EDIT: wasn't going to be shown but now is due to AB being in it (& probably also due to ongoing issues with spark's streaming of AB matches).

https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/r...ze-medal-match-to-be-screened-delayed-on-tvnz

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Wales: Hallam Amos, Owen Lane, Jonathan Davies, Owen Watkin, Josh Adams, Rhys Patchell, Tomos Williams, Ross Moriarty, James Davies, Justin Tipuric, Alun Wyn Jones (c), Adam Beard, Dillon Lewis, Ken Owens, Nicky Smith.

Nine changes from SA match.

https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/r...wales-coach-warren-gatland-makes-nine-changes

 

[Teh Other Dave]

TVNZ expected NZ to lose to Ireland? That's a bit rough.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

I couldn't think of anything worse than just losing a semi

WOAAAAAHHH, family show

 

[Up the Guts]

WOAAAAAHHH, family show

Eagle-eyed use of the quote function.

 

[zer0]

This is an entirely lose-lose match for the AB's. Lose and they're known as the team who lost to a heroic walking intensive care unit representing a country we've not lost to since about the mid-Jurassic epoch. Or they win, and they're instead known as the guys who beat up a bunch of cripples from a country that's not even represented on their own states flag, in a game no one cares about.

Just scrap the thing.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Back in the day the 3rd-place playoff winner qualified automatically for the next Cup while the loser had to qualify. Now that the top three in each Pool qualify automatically it's a bit (as in a lot) irrelevant & I'm struggling to think of another comp outside the Olympics where the losing semi-finalists play off for Bronze (& I think at least some Olympic sports now give Bronze medals to both SF losers).

That said I'll be parked up in front of my TV at 10 tonight 'cos it's still AB v Wails.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Three things about NZ v Wales:

1. Wales are the only Test team to have beaten NZ in their first meeting.

2. Wales once had a 75% win ratio (literally 3-from-4) v NZ: SA peaked at ~60% after their 4-0 sweep in 1949, no-one else has ever cracked 50%.

3. Just prior to the 2011 Semis an Aussie colleague asked a Welsh customer (in his 40's, only moved out from UK 2-3 years prior) who he'd rather Wales play if they made the Final. "Australia" he said "because we've never beaten NZ". Wouldn't believe me when I tried to tell him they had, a few days later he comes back & says "you're right, but 1953 may as well be never".

 

[Dan54]

Well my mate I attend rugby with all the time is Welsh, and I do remind him Wales have knocked over the ABs, but as we are both only 65 it has to be our older siblings who can tell us about game. I do find it amazing in truth as Wales have had some bloody great teams with amazing players over the years, I still look back at 71 Lions as probably best rugby team to tour NZ in my time, and was full of brilliant Welsh players!!

 

[Dismal Pillock]

No way NZ should do the haka in this match.
"Ooh, look at us we're so brave and scary here in the plate final tea-ladies bake-off for last fucken place."