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Guy Smiley
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It’s almost as if I didn’t actually post that a whole day ago, just two posts back in the thread.
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Biffer wrote: Fri Jul 01, 2022 9:12 pm NZ Rugby’s casual approach to head injuries coming out again?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/62007519
Nothing says casual approach like reviewing an incident and strengthening protocols.
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Snooze wrote: Thu Jun 30, 2022 2:57 pm
Guy Smiley wrote: Thu Jun 30, 2022 1:28 am
Gumboot wrote: Thu Jun 30, 2022 12:08 am

What combo would you have preferred?
Papaili to start at 7 for my money, he's the best this year in that position.
That puts Cane in at 6 because god forbid we drop a captain and he goes alright there, whereas I don't like Scott Barrett anywhere near the back row...
and Sotutu should be in at 8. Ardie's not suited to playing 8 in my view, he's better at 7 or off the bench to cover.

Where's Sotutu?
This 'ere post by GS is pretty much exactly what I think. I nearly dropped my fucking beer last night when I saw who was at 6 (thank god I didn't though). Before team selection I was 60% sure we got this. Now I'd be lucky to get near 40%. Foster you twat.
While Foster can be blamed for many things, I don't think it's his fault Ioane's under an injury cloud and Papali'i's recently had appendicitis.

It is his fault he picked the squad he did, but with that squad the loosie mix is about as good as it could be. Barrett may not be ideal at 6, but he's a lot better than the alternatives (Ioane?, Sowakula?) It'd be good to play a proper 8 and have Savea off the bench, but anybody who watched the soup final would know Sotutu is not (yet) that 8. He'd give it his best, but that best is not yet up to international standards.
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Don't think I've ever felt this pessimistic going into the first test of the year.
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30 minutes to go. I'm backing the Blackness. Southern hemisphere solidarity!
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O’Gara shocked at the lack of crusader representation in the starting line up.

Covid has affected it (3 in back line), but partly he’s right, with R Mo, Cullen Grace, etc.
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FalseBayFC wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:35 am 30 minutes to go. I'm backing the Blackness. Southern hemisphere solidarity!
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Ymx
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Game nerves starting … for me
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Go, All Blacks!
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ASMO
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Here we go.

Ireland need to throw the kitchen sink at the AB's from the get go...win this and they will put real doubts into them. If Ireland win this test, i think they win the series.
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They could have at least got someone who can sing to do the anthem.
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Lady P
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The most Kiwi singers for the NZ anthem there. Doing a nice job tbf
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Naturally backing the ABs but as nervous as all fuck
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ASMO wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:02 am They could have at least got someone who can sing to do the anthem.
The blokes in beanies looking shifty are not as bad as what my Grandad would have called the Tittering Aggie doing the Irish one. Though my five year old just announced “that was complete crap”
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Lady P wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:04 am
ASMO wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:02 am They could have at least got someone who can sing to do the anthem.
The blokes in beanies looking shifty are not as bad as what my Grandad would have called the Tittering Aggie doing the Irish one. Though my five year old just announced “that was complete crap”
Your 5 year old has a good ear, keewee one was fine, the Irish one was dreadful
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Love the Ka Mate!
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Wait, Dickson is the ref?

Sorry guys, no way is he ready for a big game like this.
Give a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
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Dickson ref? Oh shit there goes the game.
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ASMO wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:07 am Dickson ref? Oh shit there goes the game.
Great minds :D
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Really good from Ireland, very accurate
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FalseBayFC
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Jeez they've certainly come to play! That was pure Leinster.
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ASMO
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Really good continuity there from Ireland.
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Pleasantly impressed :thumbup:

Sheehan very good so far.
Over the hills and far away........
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Ireland looking far sharper
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Tichtheid
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BB has saved the ABs twice there
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That was brave by BB, knock on there YC and penalty try
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Ymx
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Who knocked that on???
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bok_viking
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The AB forwards look a bit soft and off the pace. They Irish are completely dominating them in the contact area and aggressiveness.
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Ymx
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Great little passage there.
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Nice score, this is very evenly balanced.
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Irish need to keep composure. They win a turnover then dumb attempt to kick by number 8 was it? Next play, try to ABs.
“It was a pet, not an animal. It had a name, you don't eat things with names, this is horrific!”
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Furlong hasn’t looked his beastly best for a while now
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ASMO
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Furlong scrummaging totally illegally there, released his bind and tried to put his arm under the kiwi props.
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Oh Ringrose.
“It was a pet, not an animal. It had a name, you don't eat things with names, this is horrific!”
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What a chase from Dan Sheehan! Unreal!

Sexton went down and as usual started holding his head. He'll be at the ref, maybe some more hysterics to try and have the tmo have a look.
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Stupid stupid from Ireland, just needed to be patient
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I like neeps wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:40 am What a chase from Dan Sheehan! Unreal!

Sexton went down and as usual started holding his head. He'll be at the ref, maybe some more hysterics to try and have the tmo have a look.
You like Sexton quite clearly.
“It was a pet, not an animal. It had a name, you don't eat things with names, this is horrific!”
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PCPhil wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:41 am
I like neeps wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:40 am What a chase from Dan Sheehan! Unreal!

Sexton went down and as usual started holding his head. He'll be at the ref, maybe some more hysterics to try and have the tmo have a look.
You like Sexton quite clearly.
Well, most of us could have typed that without even watching the game.
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
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Carberry is playing on his home turf.
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