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2023 RWC Buildup, Squads, Fixtures 'etc'

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,672 standardg60
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    Carley having enough now🙂



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,790 Burkie1203
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    Dreadful stuff from SA



  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 8,836 fitz
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    Two player advantage in the forwards and SA still can't buy a try.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,745 Clegg
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    South Africa really are the business up front. So much power and excellent technique.

    But attacking structure is so poor.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 562 MaddChris
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    Embarrassing they still haven't scored



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,076 ersatz
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    You'd say Ireland would be scoring tries in those situations. But worryingly for NZ, when the pressure comes on in their 22 they go to pieces, very much like last year.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,122 Shehal
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    But couldnt score a try from a maul against a pack with 2 less forwards...



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 562 MaddChris
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    Thats a try, even after falling over themselves at the last maul



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,745 Clegg
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    Carley should be giving New Zealand a third yellow.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,672 standardg60
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    Growing in confidence from an Irish point of view watching this



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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 29,748 Podge_irl
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    Neither of these teams are impressing...



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,122 Shehal
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    The take away from this is looking good against Australia & Argentina doesnt make you a world beater.



  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 8,836 fitz
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    Agree, and close to full strength selections. France will be watching with interest. Scotland are a far more creative side in attack than SA, if they can deal with SA power, could be an interesting game.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 562 MaddChris
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    Not quite the spectacle people were expecting I think.

    NZ going for the world record for how many penalties you can concede in 40 minutes.



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 29,748 Podge_irl
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    A break into the oppo 22 and you go for a kick pass quickly against 13 men. What on earth are SA thinking.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,672 standardg60
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    SA half backs are really poor, there for the taking, NZ haven't started yet



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,867 lawrencesummers
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    SA wont be winning anything in france with this OH.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,938 Paul Smeenus
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    If either team plays like this against us, we will take them apart.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,867 lawrencesummers
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    NZ will win this game, they have soaked up everything SA have thrown at them and wont make the same mistakes when they get their chance.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,790 Burkie1203
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    De groot getting treatment now



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 562 MaddChris
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    That pass the highlight of the half.......... then Willemse hoofs it away



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,377 SaoPaulo41
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    Not sure if these are 2 brilliant teams or 2 not so great.Boks wasteful. AB defending well.

    Maybe just cancelling each other out. But very messy .



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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 29,748 Podge_irl
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    These are absolutely not 2 brilliant teams. A team that spends 10 minutes hammering away against 13 men to score a close range try under the posts (and at another point in time goes straight to kickpass against 13) is not a great team.

    And a team that gives away 12 penalties in 20 minutes...



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,122 Shehal
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    My big issue is NZL have no momentum whatsoever at the moment, if NZL can get back level I would back them as they are bound to have their purple patch at some point and when they do they sure as hell wont only be 7-0 up.



  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 8,836 fitz
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    None of this is too surprising having watched the RC...folks have overstated NZs improvement imo.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,377 SaoPaulo41
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    Boks pack will murder Scots



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    This is why my namesake (sort of) banned offloads.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,122 Shehal
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    They have I agree, NZL have improved that there is no doubt but I've still remain unconvinced that they are really back to their pre 2020 best. Top 4 in the world obviously but anymore than that im not convinced and performances like tonight cast further doubts for me as these are the kind of games that have always been the big question marks over where NZL really stand.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 562 MaddChris
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    New Zealand looking like the tribute band version of themselves



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