Rolling Rugby Thread

luka

Well-known member
no one fancied nz but they could do it. do feel a bit bad for france and ireland. specially france.
 

WashYourHands

Cat Malogen
I worship at the temple of rugby union too

France pack/tight 5 specifically wasn’t quite up to it vs the Boks but their backs were better. As an ex blindside the Bok scrum penalty on their own 22 when they could’ve easily kicked to touch/lineout/recycle was one the most epic psychological ploys seen in the sport. Can’t recall a move so ballsy and France couldn’t quite recover from, transfixing rugby

All the drama round DuPont and then heartbreak, they’re back to their best when JP Rives, S Blanco, Berbizier you know the cunt were buzzing round, playing off 9 rather than fly half and when they click they can beat anyone now

England Boks was one try ultra attrition, check Curry’s schnoz but all the Bok subs changed their team’s progress Erasmus going nuts

Farrell, Edwards, Kevin Sinfield, massive coaches from league have improved union, it’s been gradual but their system analysis is apex predator and English rugby is missing a trick not getting them together
 

WashYourHands

Cat Malogen
That France SA game was bananas. Made the Ireland NZ game look boring

mental as you said, made a lot of other games in history look boring too

France might been the complete package but they folded after that insane Bok scrum penalty, Ireland game was muddy grim tension by comparison

I don't think Australia are that far away but they lack brains and a forward pack.

Kerevi et al are some of the most skilful backs out there, need more than Skelton‘s huge frame but would question fitness, Australia did well when they brought in Ledesma
 

luka

Well-known member
you can work on fitness tho. thats why i dont think they're a million miles away. league is probably going to end up costing nz too cos the polynesians seem to be increasingly drawn to it.
 

WashYourHands

Cat Malogen
Australia wanted the scrum axed a decade or so back, fortunately a cultural shift began which Ledesma overhauled


true you can build fitness but Oz need a few dogs in their pack, players who can overpower monsters like Etzebeth and outthink savants like du Toit
 
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