NPR

Biffer wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:16 amWhat a miss

Ymx wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:17 am I haven’t done wordle this morning. That’ll do

Tichtheid wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:25 am How many times has someone typed “Peter O’Mahony is a right pain in the arse for the opposition”?

Tichtheid wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:25 am How many times has someone typed “Peter O’Mahony is a right pain in the arse for the opposition”?

Biffer wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:26 am Is this what happens when New Zealand sort out their discipline? All of a sudden they’re pretty ordinary?

Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:26 am ABs playing like England in the 6Ns. Fair to say the aura is long gone and whoever gets them in the quarters will be excited

Slick wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:33 am

Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:26 am ABs playing like England in the 6Ns. Fair to say the aura is long gone and whoever gets them in the quarters will be excited

This is the first test I’ve been able to watch but NZ look like a team playing yesterday’s rugby when they are usually the innovators

Thor Sedan wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:29 am I think this is a case that us AB's supporters always have a feeling that it will click and we will slap 30 points on in 15 minutes at any given time.

But opposition are better than that....and not only that - better than us. Ireland are just genuinely better than the AB's right now.

Unfortunately - Foster isn't the guy to change that.

Tichtheid wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:35 am That is a terrific try

Chilli wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:37 am

Thor Sedan wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:29 am I think this is a case that us AB's supporters always have a feeling that it will click and we will slap 30 points on in 15 minutes at any given time.

But opposition are better than that....and not only that - better than us. Ireland are just genuinely better than the AB's right now.

Unfortunately - Foster isn't the guy to change that.

Maybe so, but please keep him as your coach.

Slick wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:33 am

Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:26 am ABs playing like England in the 6Ns. Fair to say the aura is long gone and whoever gets them in the quarters will be excited

This is the first test I’ve been able to watch but NZ look like a team playing yesterday’s rugby when they are usually the innovators

Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:39 am

Slick wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:33 am

Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:26 am ABs playing like England in the 6Ns. Fair to say the aura is long gone and whoever gets them in the quarters will be excited

This is the first test I’ve been able to watch but NZ look like a team playing yesterday’s rugby when they are usually the innovators

Agreed. They seem reduced here to kicking and hoping, I’d say right now it’s 50/50 as to whether Ireland are going to pull their pants down in the second half

Thor Sedan wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:41 am

Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:39 am

Slick wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:33 am

This is the first test I’ve been able to watch but NZ look like a team playing yesterday’s rugby when they are usually the innovators

Agreed. They seem reduced here to kicking and hoping, I’d say right now it’s 50/50 as to whether Ireland are going to pull their pants down in the second half

It's because the AB's know that Ireland will destroy them in thr contact. Weakest AB's side in contact pretty much since time began.

Slick wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:43 am

Thor Sedan wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:41 am

Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:39 am

Agreed. They seem reduced here to kicking and hoping, I’d say right now it’s 50/50 as to whether Ireland are going to pull their pants down in the second half

It's because the AB's know that Ireland will destroy them in thr contact. Weakest AB's side in contact pretty much since time began.

Their accuracy of passing seems to have gone as well. You could always bank on any NZ team being terrific at the basics but this lot are not.

Tichtheid wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:45 am I think Ireland deserve a bit of credit, it’s not all about New Zealand being shit