RWC 2023 - All Blacks pool matches

[The Red Baron]

Just watched the game:

I have one question. Why did the All Blacks play like the Wallabies?

 

[Micheal]

I woke up this morning at 7:30AM and checked the score.

I smiled a full smile to myself, checked Green and Gold for Dismals reaction to the game and when I saw it was missing, I went back to bed.

It is a very warm feeling knowing that you have something superb to look forward to at the start of your weekend.

 

[Micheal]

PS I can’t wait until France put 40 on these All Hack pretenders in the first game of the World Cup. It will be a lifeboat of joy in the frothing fifty foot swells that make up the ocean of disappointment that is being a Wallabies fan.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Barrett could be in real trouble for that filthy clean out on Marx.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

One of the superfluous outside backs needs to be sent home & Lord added to the RWC 33: I believe we can do that up to 29 August without WR (World Rugby) approval?

 

[ForceFan]

So pleasing to see a ref penalise the ABs for the frequent transgressions we've repeatedly seen unpenalised during SRP (Super Rugby Pacific).
They must have lost their cloaks of invisibility on the flight.

 

[zer0]

I woke up this morning at 7:30AM and checked the score.

I smiled a full smile to myself, checked Green and Gold for Dismals reaction to the game and when I saw it was missing, I went back to bed.

It is a very warm feeling knowing that you have something superb to look forward to at the start of your weekend.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Dismals reaction to the game

psLOL@Scrote

Beaudy too lol@, cnut decided he'd cotton wool himself for this one. Barely a fuck given from fullback.

Perfectly paced game for bokball. An NH ref who fastidiously noticed and pinged every single transgression and infringement yet indulged the bok forwards taking turns to have a wee sit down to fake an injury in order to allow their pack to catch a breather every 5 minutes.

I am usually the first to pile on Fozzie's fuckups, and it might sound insanely arrogant to say, but I dont think the AB's will give a flying fuck about that result. After Scrote's red they played most of the 2nd half with a scrum of Tamaiti, Newell, Lord, Vaai and Jordie motherfucking Barrett ffs.

Although at lineout time, if the answer is Lord and Vaai then the question is mummy, mummy when are you going to hold me?

TL/Dfr Scrote gonna scrote

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

So I've now seen the Lomax injury & my God it looks like a drunk man's attempt to carve the Sunday roast. Lack of blood isn't necessarily a good sign, if I remember my St John's training blood means soft tissue damage, no blood means joint or connective tissue i.e. possibly ligament(s) and/or tendon(s) & I note Foster said something about the wound being "down to the thigh muscle" so in my expert First Aid Cert opinion I reckon he's fucked & will be coming home at some point next week.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Looked pretty grizzly didn't it

 

[Dismal Pillock]

FFS the bokkes with their 7-1 bench split.

Why don't they just go the whole hog at 8-0? "Reserve hooker, you are also reserve halfback tonight."

 

[drewprint]

Just started the replay now and an interesting moment already in the 1st minute - Vermulen not rolling from a ruck due to being hurt. Every other game I see the poor injured sod penalised regardless of level of injury. Even if they are knocked out I’ve seen them pinged.

 

[The Red Baron]

Just started the replay now and an interesting moment already in the 1st minute - Vermulen not rolling from a ruck due to being hurt. Every other game I see the poor injured sod penalised regardless of level of injury. Even if they are knocked out I’ve seen them pinged.

I saw that. The cynical side of me wonders whether he tried his luck and feigned an injury, as he knew he was caught on the wrong side. There was the faintest of smiles from him after he got up.

 

[zer0]

FFS the bokkes with their 7-1 bench split.

Why don't they just go the whole hog at 8-0? "Reserve hooker, you are also reserve halfback tonight."

Should just drop the charade and select 15 forwards to compliment the 8-0 bench.

 

[Derpus]

I woke up this morning at 7:30AM and checked the score.

I smiled a full smile to myself, checked Green and Gold for Dismals reaction to the game and when I saw it was missing, I went back to bed.

It is a very warm feeling knowing that you have something superb to look forward to at the start of your weekend.

 

[Dan54]

Just started the replay now and an interesting moment already in the 1st minute - Vermulen not rolling from a ruck due to being hurt. Every other game I see the poor injured sod penalised regardless of level of injury. Even if they are knocked out I’ve seen them pinged.

I had seen that and commented to Mrs as soon as it happened.

 

[KiwiM]

I could tell from the haka we were in big trouble - going through the motions.

All the AB weaknesses under Foster exposed:

Discipline, handling skills, pop gun exits (huge fucking issue), a lack of leadership, a lack of depth in the forwards.

It boggles my mind Foster picked 5 wingers in his RWC and now will be without an actual 6 to play France. Fucking hell.

ABs would be far better off with a fullback who could A) provide an attacking running threat or B) provide a long kicking game. Beauden adds neither but is undroppable under Foster. Ridiculous.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Foster has given an update on Lomax's injury:

"Tyrel is very sore," Foster updated.

"He's our worst injury. He's got 30 stitches, he got stitched by a surgeon last night at different depths. It's actually gone into the muscle.

"His leg will be in a brace for four or five days as we give that a chance to heal.

"Long term, he looks good. But that's put him into the 'unlikely' category in a fortnight."

Also wrt Lurch & Frizzell:

"Both [are] running pretty well," said Foster. "[They're] probably slightly ahead of schedule, but unlikely for France.

"But [they're] going well."

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

ScoBar's date with the judiciary confirmed for Monday night NZT. I'm expecting a two- or three week ban.

On a brighter note Blackadder is currently playing for Mako, hopefully he stays in one piece in case AB need him at some point.

Edit: ditto Moody, currently in action for Cantabs.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Somewhere in Onehunga I hope Akira and Hoskins Sotutu are watching this trainwreck of tenured flankers fall short and going

"To Luke Jacobsen! To the shell of Sam Cane! To speedbump Savea!"