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Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 8:39 am
by Eugene Wrayburn
East of Java off the pitch. Real shame.

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 8:42 am
by cashead
Mellsblue wrote:Big fan of the lady singing the NZ anthem......what a voice....
Lizzie Marvelly. She's pretty fantastic all-round, actually.

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 9:00 am
by Mellsblue
cashead wrote:
Mellsblue wrote:Big fan of the lady singing the NZ anthem......what a voice....
Lizzie Marvelly. She's pretty fantastic all-round, actually.
With those eyes, I don't doubt it.

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 9:09 am
by cashead
Mellsblue wrote:
cashead wrote:
Mellsblue wrote:Big fan of the lady singing the NZ anthem......what a voice....
Lizzie Marvelly. She's pretty fantastic all-round, actually.
With those eyes, I don't doubt it.
She's a regular columnist for the Herald, and her opinion pieces quite often tend to be on point. She also does a blog about gender politics, and it actually rules.

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 9:11 am
by Eugene Wrayburn
Eugene Wrayburn wrote:East of Java off the pitch. Real shame.
He's back. Yay! Fekitoa really does cut easily.

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 9:16 am
by Mellsblue
cashead wrote:
Mellsblue wrote:
cashead wrote: Lizzie Marvelly. She's pretty fantastic all-round, actually.
With those eyes, I don't doubt it.
She's a regular columnist for the Herald, and her opinion pieces quite often tend to be on point. She also does a blog about gender politics, and it actually rules.
She'll probably not appreciate my comments then. She sounds like one of those annoyingly perfect people - good looking, intelligent and an elite level talent.

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 9:19 am
by Puja
Eugene Wrayburn wrote:
Puja wrote:Right, I've put a small amount of money on NZ beating Wales by more than 40 points, with the returns getting more interesting the higher the score goes. If you guys could manage to win by 81 point plus, then it's 1000-1 and I'd be very grateful.

Puja
Ooh. Where's that?
A series of small winning margin bets on Ladbrokes, starting at 41-50 at 16-1 and going up to 81+ at 1000-1.

Mind, it's not looking so sound at the moment.

Puja

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 9:19 am
by Lizard
Mellsblue wrote:
cashead wrote:
Mellsblue wrote: With those eyes, I don't doubt it.
She's a regular columnist for the Herald, and her opinion pieces quite often tend to be on point. She also does a blog about gender politics, and it actually rules.
She'll probably not appreciate my comments then. She sounds like one of those annoyingly perfect people - good looking, intelligent and an elite level talent.
I can tell you that is a burden not easily borne.

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 9:27 am
by cashead
God damn it, Wayne Barnes.

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 9:29 am
by Mellsblue
Lizard wrote:
Mellsblue wrote:
cashead wrote: She's a regular columnist for the Herald, and her opinion pieces quite often tend to be on point. She also does a blog about gender politics, and it actually rules.
She'll probably not appreciate my comments then. She sounds like one of those annoyingly perfect people - good looking, intelligent and an elite level talent.
I can tell you that is a burden not easily borne.
If you'd put 'annoying' in bold I'd have been inclined to take you seriously.

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 9:53 am
by cashead
When's the last time both tries were scored by players in their 50th test? Lizard?

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 9:59 am
by Eugene Wrayburn
Puja wrote:
Eugene Wrayburn wrote:
Puja wrote:Right, I've put a small amount of money on NZ beating Wales by more than 40 points, with the returns getting more interesting the higher the score goes. If you guys could manage to win by 81 point plus, then it's 1000-1 and I'd be very grateful.

Puja
Ooh. Where's that?
A series of small winning margin bets on Ladbrokes, starting at 41-50 at 16-1 and going up to 81+ at 1000-1.

Mind, it's not looking so sound at the moment.

Puja
Then again...

jamie Roberts looks in bits.

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 10:02 am
by jared_7
Barrett changing the game. Wales have conceded a few penalties in their red zone, keep the pressure here and one will go.

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 10:03 am
by jared_7
Fitness difference is unbelievable.

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 10:07 am
by Eugene Wrayburn
jared_7 wrote:Fitness difference is unbelievable.
Turns out that training for a game which involves passing and running has advantages in a game that involves passing and running.

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 10:10 am
by cashead
This needs to be projected on Gatland's hotel room wall on repeat.


Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 10:11 am
by Eugene Wrayburn
cashead wrote:This needs to be projected on Gatland's hotel room wall on repeat.

Is that Israel dagg?

Point a minute this half.

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 10:14 am
by zer0
Wasn't paying too much attention at the time, but that was a backward cross field kick, right?

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 10:23 am
by cashead
As a St Kents Old Collegian, it is my duty to say "Seta, I am disappoint."

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 10:35 am
by zer0
"All Black captain, Kieran Read". Doesn't sound right. Will take some getting used to, I think.

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 1:25 pm
by WaspInWales
Any news on Cruden?

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 11:38 pm
by zer0
Doesn't seem to have been anything serious.
Indications are Aaron Cruden's neck injury sounded worse than it was.

The All Blacks first five-eighth was stretchered from Westpac Stadium after 33 minutes of the team's 36-22 win over Wales on Saturday night. Cruden heard a "crack" as his neck was compressed in a tackle by Wales lock Luke Charteris, leading to fears he could have suffered a serious injury.

But after being rushed from the ground for X-rays, reports from Wellington Hospital suggested Cruden had escaped with little more than a big fright.

"Doc [team doctor Tony Page] has been in touch and it sounds like he's going to be OK. They're just doing a few other precautionary things at the moment, but the word is he's pretty good," New Zealand coach Steve Hansen said after the match.

...

"There was a bit of a crack. But by all accounts back at the hospital there's nothing that's damaged, from a broken point of view," said Hansen.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all- ... -of-health

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 3:09 am
by Len
Compared to the 2015 side this is a much much weaker ABs squad. The 2015 vintage would lay waste to this Welsh side. Players overseas like Piutau would be nice to have back, SBW away with the 7s and NMS injured. Wales really missing their opputunity to score a win I feel. Still pretty impressed by this new look set up but at the end of the year we'll have to send a stronger squad north.

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 7:20 am
by Doorzetbornandbred
Len wrote:Compared to the 2015 side this is a much much weaker ABs squad. The 2015 vintage would lay waste to this Welsh side. Players overseas like Piutau would be nice to have back, SBW away with the 7s and NMS injured. Wales really missing their opputunity to score a win I feel. Still pretty impressed by this new look set up but at the end of the year we'll have to send a stronger squad north.


You had 7(a pretty bloody good 7 as well, that could all be argued a place in an All Time AB's XV maybe even an All Time World XV) missing from the World Cup Final squad? Then proceeded to beat another tier one side comfortably, I don't think anyone else could have done that. Considering your 2 tests into a new side your not in a bad place. I think maybe Hansen has to be a bit brutal with some picks, the pack are pretty good as a whole, its in midfield that you look a bit at sea atm. Then again the previous pair had what 80 tests together?

Re: All Blacks v Wales II: The Decider?

Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 8:01 am
by cashead
Fekitoa's case wasn't helped by getting dinged early, and I'm not really convinced by Ryan Crotty. It's a real shame that Ngatai's recovering from a concussion, because I'd like to see what he can bring at 12 at the international level.