Official Rugby Thread

[James]

Interesting to see that the NZ TAB still have the All Blacks as favourties:

$2.10 South Africa
$1.65 New Zealand

I've just put a $10 bet on SA. An easy $20 I reckon

 

[Fiery]

Rolland likes a free-flowing game, but yer yarpies are taking the Mickey Bliss.

I'll say. Where's Kevin Skinner when you need him? Bakkies Botha and Burger could both do with some rough justice

 

[BoyBrumby]

7 points gift-wrapped from Mauger there. Schoolboy stuff.

 

[atisha_ro]

never seen the all blacks play such a dire rugby...
i begin to feel more optimistic about the World Cup game
seriously, they look so ordinary today, no imagination, no speed, casual play...
and south africa isn't much better tbh, but at least they seem to care about this game.

 

[Fiery]

Get some balls ref and start sending some people off

 

[Fiery]

never seen the all blacks play such a dire rugby...
i begin to feel more optimistic about the World Cup game
seriously, they look so ordinary today, no imagination, no speed, casual play...
and south africa isn't much better tbh, but at least they seem to care about this game.

Harsh post. Trust me, the All Blacks do care about this game. and they have played much worse than this before.

 

[Fiery]

Finally!

 

[atisha_ro]

i take your word on it, but as i can remember i never seen them like today.
but they look a little more lively now.

 

[jot1]

I'm not sure who many warnings you get for cheating but SA were in our back-line and infringing constantly every break-down all 1st half. Ref needs to get some cards out soon

Ha ha. From your point of view, we're cheating. From ours, your teams cheating!

 

[Fiery]

Ha ha. From your point of view, we're cheating. From ours, your teams cheating!

yeah right, ask someone neutral like Brumby who's deliberately infringing the most

 

[NZTailender]

i take your word on it, but as i can remember i never seen them like today.
but they look a little more lively now.

How do you rate Romania's team these days? Hasn't been the same since Ceauşescu, IMO.

 

[atisha_ro]

we are feuding with Georgia actually.
the decline was evident when England routed us 85-3 in 1988 at Bucharest.
rugby isn't the mass game that used to be any longer, football is killing media interest for other sports.
rugby takes hard work and strength, and the latest years empoverished the country and the selection base is small.
in the communist era rugby and sports in general was an attractive career and there were not so many tentations. now it's surely different.
too good we can see the Tri Nations on TV though.

finally some good rugby for NZ as i type.

 

[James]

and its all over. SAF 21-13 with 14 minutes left.

 

[BoyBrumby]

yeah right, ask someone neutral like Brumby who's deliberately infringing the most

Ha. Well big Kev's just proved the ABs are no saints, but a fussier ref than Rolland could've really pinged SA to death.

 

[James]

Haha - that worked. I should say the same again

 

[BoyBrumby]

Great score from the ABs there. Super stuff from all the back row.

 

[Fiery]

and its all over. SAF 21-13 with 14 minutes left.

Not yet it's not James. McCaw over!! Game on

 

[Fiery]

You little beauty!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[James]

Wow - what a three minutes of rugby!

Great stuff All Blacks!

 

[BoyBrumby]

Wow. Can't ever write 'em off, can you? Thought Rokocoko has arsed it up when he scuffed that grubber.