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Player Ratings v South Africa v1 |
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Written by BartMan
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Saturday, 05 July 2008 |
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That makes four in a row for the All Blacks
since 'that match' at 'that tournament'. But this the first genuine test
match of the season. It had felt like a test week for the first time this
season, and the anticipation before the kick off, genuinely having no idea who
would win the match - just like the first test I remember watching, the 1981
third test between the same two teams.
I will save you a trip down memory lane though,
and we'll look at the performances of then men in black circa 2008, not the 1981
version, which had such legends as Andy Haden, a young Gary Whetton, Manawatu
hard man (via Horowhenua) Gary Knight. Hell, that was a legendary side.
This current crop of All Blacks, a mix of old and young did pretty well tonight
too, and I think some of the new boys will go on and be able to be mentioned in
the same breath as the class of '81.
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Written by BartMan
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Saturday, 05 July 2008 |
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Would have much rather have been able to write
World Champs win, with the result being the same, but we won't go there...
Anyway, the first real test of the season for
the All Blacks, and a pass with flying colours. They were tested
physically for 80 minutes by the Steroid Brutes of Boerland, but the young side
came through the baptism of fire on the right side of the ledger by 11 points,
19-8.
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Written by RadioNowhere
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Friday, 04 July 2008 |
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At the time of
writing, the Black Caps have one more ODI against Scotland left before they fly
home. Why they are playing this tri-series with Scotland & Ireland is anyone’s
guess, and a huge waste of time, so I’ll focus on the England part of the tour.
In terms of the
three forms of the game, this tour has highlighted what everyone already knew:
Twenty20 is just a massive novelty which has nothing on real cricket (did
anybody even watch the T20 game?), our boys can perform very well in ODI
cricket, and that even though we may threaten to do well in test cricket, at the
moment we are just not up to it.
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Bokke's favourite for test 1 |
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Written by BartMan
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
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Well, it has rolled around again, another
season of Tri Series, another three matches against the Boers and the Shackle
Draggers. It would not be so bad if the three tests were part of a series
that included the words 'tour' and 'midweek games', but it doesn't,
unfortunately. No, it is the play the same opponents 400 times a year Tri
series.
The game though, All Blacks versus South Africa, has plenty of spice (don't they always), the Boers
arriving on these shores as the current RWC holders. They have not beaten
the All Blacks in New Zealand since 1998, that year of the four losses on the
trot. A 13-3 win over the Taine Randell led men in black. This must
be their best chance since then to win a match though, with, what is it, 12 RWC
All Blacks gone, the rugby nation divided with the reappointment of the Cartel
coaching, and most importantly, the All Blacks with no McCaw.
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Stat Attack - All Blacks v South Africa v1 |
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Written by BartMan
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
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Seven hundred caps. SEVEN HUNDRED CAPS.
Yes, 700 caps running out onto the field for the steroid brutes from the
Republic this weekend. Have I said that there are 700 caps trotting onto
the field this weekend for the Boers yet...?
Anyway, holy shit aside, South Africa have a
pack that is ooooozing experience this weekend, and that is where the test will
be won and lost - if our boys in the pack can handle the men in the Boer pack,
then the backlines, where experience slightly favours the All Blacks.
Anyway, let the figures tell the story.
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Written by Scorz
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
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I've just seen the team sheet for the All
Blacks vs Springboks game. I'm more excited than at any time during last season
- because this time, it's about the rugby.
The weather reports are not good, and it will
affect the handling, and the pace of the game of course. It will affect the
outcome. But some things are above temperatures and wind-speed. The fire of
pride will still be burning bright in the hearts of 30 young athletes attempting
to maim each other on the park, and maybe the cold will only serve to numb the
inevitable bruising nature of these Tests.
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The Silverfern Spotlight : Thomond78 |
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Written by Thomond78
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Wednesday, 02 July 2008 |
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Thomond78, the member born to remind us that the All Blacks have lost to an Irish team in their history, just not to the international side. Thomo blends Irish whimsy with Boer talk and comes out with his won unique stule of posting - usually worth reading his posts, just for the education! Joined the Fern tribe in July 2004.
Forum member number 959
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Blacks on Boks' Breakfast Menu? |
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Written by His Bobness
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 |
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Less than one year ago, the All Blacks were world rugby's number one ranked team and tipped by all and sundry to have the World Cup in their rather nifty black bag.
But, as we now know (although many of us are doing our ample best to forget), the ABs crashed out in the quarter final against a dogged French side and a dog of a referee. This left the way clear for Jake White's gritty Springboks to claim both the title and top IRB ranking.
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What shall we do with the drunken halfback? |
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Written by Voltman
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 |
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What is it with New Zealand and halfbacks? In our search for the perfect halfback during the last 25 years, we’ve uncovered as vast a range of Kiwi blokes as you’re likely to find – the Rhodes scholar, the Glenmark farmer, the travelling bullet-thrower (Graeme Bachop, who incidentally is back playing for Lyttelton in second division), the Mataura meatworker, the preening Dunedinite and more recently another Mataura product.
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