Rugby Championship 2025 (non-Aus matches)

[KOB1987]

Gotta love Nisbet calling this one of tte greatest Springbok performances of all time. Nothing to with it being one of the All Blacks worst of course

 

[Tomikin]

@Dismal Pillock Just doing a welfare check.. you alright buddy

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Annihilated.

National Humiliation.

Scrum capitulation

Lineout capitulation.

ffs poor Ricci Ric Riccitelli shunned in favour of this Brodie Mcalister doofus who has fucked up his lineouts with horrific scoreboard consequences

.... and we're back to both Barretts failing to secure ONE single high kick all night. Surely the final nail in Beauden's creaking clunking petalled career.

 

[LeCheese]

Biggest EVER defeat

 

[drewprint]

Geez that’s a paddlin’. The perennial question for us here in Aus - does this help or hurt us? ABs stinging after a loss and on the rebound are always vicious. But this was bit more than just a loss. Might be some demons with that one.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

NZ win the Eden Park test: .....and all the pressure will be released. Job done. AB's will talk the talk about backing it up in Welly but will be mentally as flat as a pancake and will lose with what appears to be only one half of one mailed-in fuck given.

 

[Tomthumb]

Razor setting records I see

 

[Wilson]

Geez that’s a paddlin’. The perennial question for us here in Aus - does this help or hurt us? ABs stinging after a loss and on the rebound are always vicious. But this was bit more than just a loss. Might be some demons with that one.

It is not good for our rankings in that it makes it harder for us to gain points from NZ and easier to lose them while also making it easier for Argentina to gain points from SA and harder to lose them.

That said, I think it probably suits us to come into the bledisloe games with a bit of the shine taken off us (in what was actually a close loss) while NZ have just copped an absolute hiding and will be panic stations. We'll be back down to earth and focused, while they will really feel the pressure if the game is still in play at 60 minutes.

More likely than not NZ lock in and get it done in 2 weeks time, but the cracks are growing.

 

[Ignoto]

When is the sos going out to the Foz?

 

[Linerunner2023]

Serious question will razor make it to the European spring tour?
that was a dour half from the ABs they didn’t even try in the end

also is the talent not there now is razor coaching just not working?

 

[Dismal Pillock]

When is the sos going out to the Foz?

 

[Wilson]

When is the sos going out to the Foz?

Don't be ridiculous, they'd never go back to Fozzie, not considering the alternatives.

John Mitchell on the other hand might be a world cup winning coach in a few weeks time - a day after Razor loses the Eden Park record (and likely the Bled with it) to the Wallabies.......

 

[zer0]

Frankly, it seems like Robertson is treading water until Schmidt is finished with the Wallabies. Wildly inconsistent performances. Weird selections. Wanderballz Will looking like he plays for the Chiefs. The question is whether he becomes another sock puppet a la Foster, or we don't bother with the charade this time around. Frankly I'd prefer the latter. We don't need to see any of that cringe break dancing.

EDIT: Leon MacDonald looking like a regular rugby coaching mastermind by noping out so early.

 

[Wilson]

I don't think Schmidt will take another (international) head coaching gig until after the 2027 world cup, and the AB's will be hard pressed to get him as an assistant before then. It'll be impossible if RA have locked him up as an advisor for Les Kiss, which was the talk earlier this year.

 

[Teh Other Dave]

I snuck out to take a slash* in the second half and it was all over when I emerged.

*deux

 

[jason08]

The cake tin seems to be cursed for NZ. I think since 2017 they've lost 5 and drawn 2 there. It's the reverse eden park.

 

[Willin1]

I’ve never seen an All Black team shit the bed so spectacularly.
Confidence sapping for the team, and it will be hard to pick themselves up from, after a record loss of that magnitude.
Lots of weaknesses on display for the wallabies to exploit, and I’m bracing myself for the Eden park record to end, and the expected outrage on social media.
Scott Barrett’s typically bland and uninspiring post match interview was in keeping with his teams performance.

 

[KiwiM]

Tonight just confirmed what we already suspected. This entire regime is fraudulent. Coaching, leadership. Players.

They are absolutely cooked.

There are some many things wrong I dont know where to begin.

I cannot recall a worse AB performance off hand. Just atrocious.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Rieko probably had to go but I don't like WJ at 14 & can't get behind having DMac in the same XV (or 23 for that matter) as Beaugan. Oh well, at least Love's on the bench if it all goes horribly wrong.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

AB:

1. Ethan de Groot (35)
2. Samisoni Taukei’aho (36)
3. Tyrel Lomax (46)
4. Scott Barrett (84) (Captain)
5. Tupou Vaa’i (43)
6. Simon Parker (2)
7. Ardie Savea (100) (Vice-Captain)
8. Wallace Sititi (12)
9. Noah Hotham (2)
10. Beauden Barrett (139)
11. Leroy Carter *
12. Jordie Barrett (74) (Vice-Captain)
13. Billy Proctor (7)
14. Will Jordan (47)
15. Damian McKenzie (67)

RESERVES
16. Brodie McAlister (1)
17. Tamaiti Williams (20)
18. Fletcher Newell (28)
19. Fabian Holland (6)
20. Du’Plessis Kirifi (5)
21. Finlay Christie (26)
22. Quinn Tupaea (18)
23. Ruben Love (2)

The 23 names that will be forevermore etched into the tableture of infamy alongside the Cribb's and Flavell's and Mayerhoflers.

Biased Gnome Ryan cockily talking about the "never again moment" in the scrums.

"Never Again" until the next fucking weekend when it happens about 6 more times.

1. Ethan de Groot (35)
2. Samisoni Taukei’aho (36)
3. Tyrel Lomax (46)
4. Scott Barrett (84) (Captain)
5. Tupou Vaa’i (43)

FFS. if this is the best we've got it aint good enough.

Scrote Barrett is fucked now. Your All Black captain is a cuck. Who would have any faith in that.