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It is like throwing in sort of straight at the front of the line out. Last weekend the Hurricanes threw to no 1 in the line out who took the ball directly on the chest. Scored from both. There was never an opportunity to contest the ball. It often happens more often than not with the short...
I do not agree we have the players. When Deans was coach, he wanted the players to play what was in front of them. He was not a great success because unlike NZ players, the Aussie ones are not up to it. See how the All Blacks are so quick to see what is happening and how when an unexpected...
I thought someone had given the Sunwolves the Brumby jerseys but then I remembered the Sun Wolves at least can throw the ball around and look flash at times.
Blackadder could well be another Dean's. Used to coaching players who can "play what's in front of them" who have a complete set of skills and good vision. Might not do as well with players who are more used to set plays.
Not fair, the Chiefs were not playing the chiefs I was impressed with the Chiefs warm up. Not just trotting along in a line passing but doing it at pace and interchanging in the line. The difference was in my opinion that the Chiefs players overall were quick and could do the basic things at...
Probably because he did not have the influence to get the IRB to state the ref had a shocker and made a gross error in allowing Scotland's try which cost them the game and denied Japan its first Qtr final.
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The ABC this morning said the review panel was headed by an former Scots flanker. If true it is a travesty. There is no point in the IRB dumping on a referee unless they actually intend to do something about it ie take the game away.
Even if they are right it is their stupid fault for using...
Thanks very much for the analysis. Unfortunately I see an iPad to view them and blue on black is hard to see. The names of the players are lost completely against the black background. I am not sure whether the colour choice is an artefact of the system or whether Force Fan is choosing them...