Rugby Championship 2019 chat

sydthebeat

Dog Botherer wrote: »

If James Lowe was playing in NZ right now he’d be starting ahead of Reece, I reckon.

Maybe, however 22 yo Sevu Reece is better than 22 yo James Lowe.

NeonWolf

Fancy Australia here to do a smash and grab. The k train and Kerevi to bust them open . Naisirani and Lukhan to give the back row long needed ballast.

9/4 worth a tickle at the price. Faf and the rest of the first teamers are down in Wellington already.

NeonWolf

Dog Botherer wrote: »

If James Lowe was playing in NZ right now he’d be starting ahead of Reece, I reckon.

If he couldn't get selected ahead of an under par and overweight Julian Savea he was never getting in.

NeonWolf

Blight on the game. Local tv producer wants the try chalked off

did the same to Sevu Reece a while back

Clegg

South Africa's 12 has been dreadful. Knock ons, kicks out on the full then a yellow for a high tackle.

NeonWolf

was that grounded ? jeez

Clegg

Really rate DHP as a player. But that's a terrible mistake to make. Knock on over the try line.

NeonWolf

Clegg wrote: »

Really rate DHP as a player. But that's a terrible mistake to make. Knock on over the try line.

Need to dive on it and slide. Easy to say from from the couch but that was an open goal.

AdamD

Nic White's a very tidy player

troyzer

Australia are utterly reliant on Kerevi for go forward ball.

There are a lot of worrying signs in this game from an Irish perspective. That Bok Blitz is monstrous.

sydthebeat

Strange game where Australia are living off scraps but should actually be leading.

Esterheuizen has been crap.... Most of what he touches turns to sh!te.

Loue has been immense. Bokke really need pollard at 10 as Elton isn't a test class out half.

NeonWolf

troyzer wrote: »

Australia are utterly reliant on Kerevi for go forward ball.

There are a lot of worrying signs in this game from an Irish perspective. That Bok Blitz is monstrous.

True but offside all day. Needs to be policed the world over.

Lucas44

Dog Botherer wrote: »

If James Lowe was playing in NZ right now he’d be starting ahead of Reece, I reckon.

He wouldn’t be in the abs squad never mind starting, Lowe is a left winger only and is neither near the level of reiko or as good as George bridge.. playing for an under par chiefs squad this year aswell wouldn’t of helped

NeonWolf

Thats a rubbish call. Bok player did the same .

NeonWolf

Australia so wasteful/unlucky today.

Squidgy Black

I can see Australia losing to the Pumas.

NeonWolf

Squidgy Black wrote: »

I can see Australia losing to the Pumas.

If they went 0/3 or 0/4 if you include Bledisloe 2 would you sack Cheika pre world cup as a gamble or plough on?

Squidgy Black

NeonWolf wrote: »

If they went 0/3 or 0/4 if you include Bledisloe 2 would you sack Cheika pre world cup as a gamble or plough on?

I'm not sure if Cheika is as big a part of the problem to be honest as much as the players he has available to him. The squad is made up of a lot of players who aren't playing anywhere near like they used to.

It's also probably way too short of a turnaround to the world cup to even think about getting someone in when all of the game plans etc would already be drafted etc for September, it's only 2 months away now.

I think regardless of how they do at the WC, barring an appearance in the final he has to go.

RugbyLover123

Squidgy Black wrote: »

I'm not sure if Cheika is as big a part of the problem to be honest as much as the players he has available to him. The squad is made up of a lot of players who aren't playing anywhere near like they used to.

It's also probably way too short of a turnaround to the world cup to even think about getting someone in when all of the game plans etc would already be drafted etc for September, it's only 2 months away now.

I think regardless of how they do at the WC, barring an appearance in the final he has to go.

Who would you say isn’t playing anywhere near what they were? Genia has never rediscovered his form from 11-13. Foley is playing behind a pack that is always being dominated. No Folau or Pocock. Just simply don’t have the players anymore. Out of that team that started today I’d say only Hooper and Kerevi would start for Ireland or even Wales and England. They always have the odd big performance against ABs but wouldn’t surprise me if Fiji beat them first up in WC

All_in_Flynn

The **** was that? About 90 verses.

All_in_Flynn

Should that not be a penalty against Barrett for intentional knock on? Argentina had man over

Dog Botherer

Lucas44 wrote: »

He wouldn’t be in the abs squad never mind starting, Lowe is a left winger only and is neither near the level of reiko or as good as George bridge.. playing for an under par chiefs squad this year aswell wouldn’t of helped

Lowe has definitely played across the back 3 for the Chiefs. He’s also playing substantially better for Leinster than he was for the Chiefs, and he was very good for them. I look at Reece and see an incredibly talented finisher, whereas Lowe makes as many as he scores.

It’s all a moot point anyway, under different circumstances Lowe could be playing today against Argentina while Reece was starting preseason with Connacht.

NeonWolf

Try time Laumape

NeonWolf

no arms in a lot of these argentina tackles.knee choppers

accensi0n

Game over

Squidgy Black

The All Blacks trademark. Score right before halftime and straight after the second half kick off and bury their hopes and dreams.

AbusesToilets

Gardner has been poor, rucks a ****show

AbusesToilets

AR watches Savea walk around the side of the ruck and pull the Puma player off the ball.

Simo08

Both teams looking tired, Scrappy enough game.

Matera an absolute beast of a player

Squidgy Black

AbusesToilets wrote: »

AR watches Savea walk around the side of the ruck and pull the Puma player off the ball.

Pulled the puma player off the ball, as he's standing in front of the scrum half blocking the ruck. Breakdown has been a disaster all game.