All Blacks V Ireland. The "Pick and go"

[toycollector10]

Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. - Confucius

Nice Tag Line dude...can I use that on my other forums?

[Usarka]

Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. - Confucius

Nice Tag Line dude...can I use that on my other forums?

No, I hold the copyright for quoting confucious

[Swoop]

Not fucking thugby AGAIN?

That happened last year as well. Loads of morons running around...
Can we have more motorsports on television please? Pointy-ball stuff is boring!

[toycollector10]

Nice post, but too late!.....It's already gone, mofar..

I liked this one though

"Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses".
Confucius


So true.

[toycollector10]

Hey Swoop. I was asleep back then old son.

I have just woken up to the cr*p that is All Black Ruby in the Third Millenium.

[Hitcher]

All I can say is "Thank god for covered seats". It was cold, wet and miserable at the Stadium this evening.

I take back all of the criticism I have ever levelled at gridiron for being more no-play than play. An average game of rugby, as tonight's "test" was, cannot compete with League, Soccer or Rules for non-stop, crowd-absorbing action. At least viewers at home have action replays and other relief, rather than the crushing boredom people at the ground have to content with while an army of trainers dispense litres of water at every available opportunity.

Tonight's display by the All Blacks was pathetic -- following on from last year's World Cup debacle -- deja vue all over again. Clearly the only thing they have been practising over the past couple of weeks has been the haka and pointless kicking. Dan Crater had an exceptional display of inane kicking. If that's the best this overrated jock can do, then Toulon are welcome to him. He should have been subbed off after seven minutes in preference for Stephen Donald.

I don't know what the coaching staff do. Giving a game plan to 15 players to implement clearly isn't part of their role.

The ABs' tight five struggled against a willing and determined Irish pack. Our lineout sucked, scrums were average, and the less said about performance at the restart, the better.

Ma'a Nonu, despite scoring a try from the only time in the match Dan Crater forgot to kick and decided to have a run, must have surely convinced the selectors by now that he is a waste of space at international level.

The Wallabies and Springboks won't be losing much sleep after watching last night's AB performance.

[Swoop]

Hey Swoop. I was asleep back then old son.

I have just woken up to the cr*p that is All Black Ruby in the Third Millenium.

Bunch of over ego'ed, over paid, arsehole-fingering, handbag carrying, makeup wearing twats.
It sounds like the NZ cricket team should have played instead.

They might as well because they choke at their own game.

Where's the fucking motorsports? IOM would be good for a start.

[toycollector10]

Nice post Hitcher, sorry that you had to get wet and all. "Pine Tree", Tremain, Laidlaw, Herewini, Kirton, Murdoch, McKormic, Thorne, Clarke, Williams, Murdoch, Norton, Mains, and lord knows who else will probably have been sitting a home going "OMFG, What the F*ck are they doing"

I think I'm going to watch ladies netball to get my thrills this winter.

[Hitcher]

I've just heard Graham Henry's after-match comments. The man is clearly delusional and living on a different planet. There are few positives that should be taken from tonight's match.

Prediction: Most of next week will be spent practising the "other" haka.

[toycollector10]

"The other haka"...You crack me up mate.

This is a Haka, not a bloody girlie dance..


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKnUMaR5IkA

[Hawkeye]

All I can say is "Thank god for covered seats". It was cold, wet and miserable at the Stadium this evening.

I take back all of the criticism I have ever levelled at gridiron for being more no-play than play. An average game of rugby, as tonight's "test" was, cannot compete with League, Soccer or Rules for non-stop, crowd-absorbing action. At least viewers at home have action replays and other relief, rather than the crushing boredom people at the ground have to content with while an army of trainers dispense litres of water at every available opportunity.

Tonight's display by the All Blacks was pathetic -- following on from last year's World Cup debacle -- deja vue all over again. Clearly the only thing they have been practising over the past couple of weeks has been the haka and pointless kicking. Dan Crater had an exceptional display of inane kicking. If that's the best this overrated jock can do, then Toulon are welcome to him. He should have been subbed off after seven minutes in preference for Stephen Donald.

I don't know what the coaching staff do. Giving a game plan to 15 players to implement clearly isn't part of their role.

The ABs' tight five struggled against a willing and determined Irish pack. Our lineout sucked, scrums were average, and the less said about performance at the restart, the better.

Ma'a Nonu, despite scoring a try from the only time in the match Dan Crater forgot to kick and decided to have a run, must have surely convinced the selectors by now that he is a waste of space at international level.

The Wallabies and Springboks won't be losing much sleep after watching last night's AB performance.

After over 12 years living in NZ, I finally went to a 'live' rugby game. All I can say is that thank god I didn't have to pay for the tickets. Kiwi's complain that football (soccer) is boring. If tonight was the alternative, I'm away to paint a wall and watch it dry.
I sat in disbelief that I was watching the national team, playing the national sport. The game was boring. The atmosphere none existant. The irish dancers at the start were more exciting.

[toycollector10]

Correct me if I'm wrong but a loose translation of the Haka (Te Raupraha's) is "I see dark, I see light..etc etc I will kill..." Sorry, it's too graphic and it will get me banned from KB so I won't go on....

But there is ONLY one AB haka and I don't want to hear the sanitised PC version. Do you?

What they are saying in the YouTube video is "Don't F*ck with us, or we will F*ck you up"

I like the attitude which is clearly spelt out on the paddock. Puts the opposition on the back foot right from the start.

[toycollector10]

Something about a "Cutting of the throat" movement that was meant to signify the life force of the football or some other thing ???? Was it???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zvs4T4RU30

[Oakie]

and we re-hired the guy who failed his #1 goal in his job

ummm ... we replaced all the coaches who didn't win the cup in 1991, 1995, 1999 and 2003 and that didn't result in a subsequent win did it? Perhaps it was time to try something other than the time honoured 'sack the coach' tactic.

instead of a guy who has been successful in arguably the toughest comp in Rugby for the last 8 years.

with the team lineups the Crusaders have had over the years my mother could have coached them to win. Just tell them where the park is would probably do it.

[Oakie]

I thought both teams played quite well considering the weather.

Yep. Like us when riding, they played to suit the conditions.

Strong Irish defence and a untried mixture of ABs.

Indeed.

I actually enjoyed the game. It was like one of those tight, tense tests of years gone by. Interestingly for a game played in such frustrating conditions, it was a very clean game too. One bit of unneccesary footwork and one soft elbow thrown but apart from that, played hard but fair.