The 2018 Rugby Championship

stephen_n

Yeah_Right wrote: »

I think England is still considered the big one. We hate England, we hate losing to England, we love embarrassing England and the rivalry/niggle has been around for a long time.

We like Ireland, we don't really have any experience of losing to Ireland (the one time it happened, they seemed nice), there's no history of animosity, no bitterness. Beating Ireland is like beating your 10 year old nephew in a game of 1v1 rugby in the backyard.

Of course that could all change when you guys win a few more against us. Then we'll start hating you.

FYP

Yeah_Right

stephen_n wrote: »

FYP

Huh?

sydthebeat

Yeah_Right wrote: »

Huh?

yeah... i cant see any change either??

Yeah_Right

Yeah_Right wrote: »

Huh?

sydthebeat wrote: »

yeah... i cant see any change either??

Come on guys tone it down, save it til November. This is worse than Munster Leinster ever was.

Yeah_Right

Yeah_Right wrote: »

Huh?

He's saying in a couple of millennia when Ireland having beaten us a few times, we'll start hating them.

Thankfully we'll be dead and buried by then, and can continue to like them in the meantime.

swiwi_

swiwi_ wrote: »

The tea leaves tell me you will miss the final 20 minutes of the match.

Thanks again for the heads up on this one swiwi, I got in touch with the organisers and they were happy to accommodate my schedule

The first match of the Rugby Championship, and the first of three Bledisloe Cup tests, will get underway at 9.45pm (NZT), 20 minutes earlier than initially publicised.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12109070

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGWBAY4M4X8

This whole welcome to country thing is bizarre

Basil3

Basil3 wrote: »

This whole welcome to country thing is bizarre

Almost as bizarre as that kiwi dance :pac:

Don't get me started on the pesky Irish and their two songs

Sad to see a lot of empty seats in the nose bleeds

Payper ref, this should be brutal!

irishbucsfan

Nothing is surprising when Payper runs the show!

Aussies have even resorted to trying to get ABs yellow carded by jumping and contorting their body position in tackles.

troyzer

The Aussie lineout still awful I see.

Ha. Peyper really hates giving cards to the All Blacks. Need to see it again but looks a pretty clear yellow.

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Ha. Peyper really hates giving cards to the All Blacks. Need to see it again but looks a pretty clear yellow.

I would have given Folau a yellow

pickarooney

Folau clearly throws his legs up but I'd just about give him the benefit of the doubt that he was softening his own landing.

irishbucsfan

Basil3 wrote: »

I would have given Folau a yellow

Hahaha hilarious

irishbucsfan

Deleted User wrote: »

Ha. Peyper really hates giving cards to the All Blacks. Need to see it again but looks a pretty clear yellow.

Ah it was obvious enough. It was very very early in the game though I guess.

That's the furthest off side in front of the ref I've ever seen not to be penalised in international rugby.

irishbucsfan

That's brilliant from Cane, he read that like a book

irishbucsfan

That's a knock-on from Crotty. Not sure how this could end up being a lineout to NZ?

Really hope he's all right

EDIT: Ah the forwards are standing in midfield, guess they'll go back for it

The player was in front of him, but the ball definitely went backwards.

Where do they dig up these Aussie commentators? At least the kiwi commentators are completely impartial.

2 all blacks straight in off their feet, awful from Australia not to score with the overlap.

What was the call there? Too late?

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

What was the call there? Too late?

Yeah, and then the replay shows he was first man in and on his feet. Anyhoo....

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

What was the call there? Too late?

He got the ball but had been told to leave it and wasn't on his feet at any point before he actually got the ball so clear penalty.

irishbucsfan

I reckon the kiwis are considerably better here if they can just get on the ball and keep it

irishbucsfan

Pocock is just ridiculous

irishbucsfan

How to attack against the Aussies

1) Check which side of the ruck Pocock is on

2) Go as far as possible the opposite direction, regardless of numbers