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Carpelone says...
APV1
Of course, I
it was a banter. Keep posting, the sense of humour of mankind is constant, but the population is increasing.
Posted 21:02 24th July 2012
APV1 says...
@ Carpelone - Touché
:-)
Posted 15:35 24th July 2012
Carpelone says...
@ kooper
Well said.
Posted 12:42 24th July 2012
APV1 says...
@ rico - absolutely right, England have been great exponents of running the clock down, or letting the attacking line (yes, we have one!) get set. Not the only ones, but we're pretty darned good.
The only thing that takes longer is setting the scrum:
CROUCH!
(Everyone here? Good. C'mon then chaps, let's do this thing!)
TOUCH!
(Actually let's have a sit down and relax, shall we chaps, this could take a while?)
PAUSE!
(Now, who's turn is it to put the kettle on? Yours? Ok. Mine's a tea - white, no suger. Thanks. Who's deal? Great! I'm all in, as I'm holding two aces. Or am I bluffing? C'mon lads, don't dither - there'll be a scrum as soon as this "pause" is over and we've got to get another couple of hands in. Yes. Texas Hold 'em. No you can'y play rummy. No the "Gin" in gin rummy doesn't refer to a drink. So what if it's called "Texas Hold 'Em", we can play it anywhere! Oh, thanks for the tea. I did say "no sugar", but thanks anyway. No, don't remake it, that'd be a waste of time. Like a scrum's pause, you reckon? Well, I suppose you could say that. What now? Oh. ok!)
ENGAGE!
And now we can resent, as a prop dropped his bind and the front rows collapsed. Again.
Posted 12:09 24th July 2012
sandal says...
Speaking of halfback/first-fives, what of Piri Weepu? But for straining a muscle during his warmup, he might have played both halfback and first-five in a World Cup final. How could Loose Ends overlook Piri?
And a word for Ian Stevens, halfback for Petone and Wellington in the early 1970s. After a few games at first-five he was selected in that position for an All Blacks tour of the British Isles.
Posted 11:50 24th July 2012
sandal says...
I'm not at all sure that Gatland is widely thought of in New Zealand. He shoots his mouth off too much for the liking of many New Zealanders. And the target of his venomous nonsense (for that is what it often is from Gatland) has on occasion been the All Blacks themselves. I imagine his copybook is blotted and the NZRU's board wrote him off some time ago.
But I see that several people here have already kicked Richard Anderson's Gatland nomination into touch.
Anyway, who says Hansen is going to fail? In the event that he should, however, I think there would be more support for Rennie or Joseph as his successor, as that_mai suggests.
Posted 11:42 24th July 2012
Carpelone says...
APV1
Average, mediocre NH's poster.
Posted 11:42 24th July 2012
fattysock says...
@Kiwilad
I know he played at fullback when he first played Super 12... but before that I'm sure he was a #9 at club level. I've done a little digging... and Ewen Mckenzie seems to back me up on the Sydney Morning Herald website ('Wave the wand for these magicians' - see about the 10th line down).
Admittedly I can't find anything else that mentions it... but if anyone would know about Larkham's past, I'm sure it's Mckenzie
Posted 11:38 24th July 2012
rico says...
dragons v blues at rodney parade has some of the best banter and can get a little heated at times - bu Everyone back in the clubhouse for a few beers after - nothing better than that.
5 second rule will stop what we have coined "cappacino time" ....have seen in particular Dickson and England main proponents in their own 22 of this when 2 or 3 england forwards loosly attach themsleves using 'ball not out if inside back foot' slowly rolling it back, then Dickson sets himself has a cappacino and then does a simple clearing box kick zzzzzzzzz.
Posted 10:27 24th July 2012
AWEBLAX says...
Nice to hear the guys in CHCH are looking out for Basson, though totally expected, Goood Luck Bjorn heal quickly.....
Posted 09:26 24th July 2012
APV1 says...
@ Kiwikev - exactly! Nothing wrong with a little inter-sport snobbery, is there..?!
A good friend of mine is a professional soccer player and I take great delight in telling him what a rubbish game it is. Unfortunately he then takes great delight in pointing out how fat and useless I am. And that he gets paid (quite well, thank you very mich!) to do a hobby he loves, everyday. And that I have to commute for an hour and spend the day in an office. Which is mean, but true.
Posted 09:26 24th July 2012
markpat says...
Aren't the comments about Genia moving to fly half more about the fact that they had a centre on the bench and Harris at centre who already played fly half for much of the season? If Genia at fly half was a better option than Harris, then why wasn't he playing there mid-season - why the sudden experiment in the middle of a quarter-final?
As the Reds didn't have a replacement #10 on the bench, then, presumably, they must have already decided what their plan was in the event of an injury ay fly half.
Posted 08:58 24th July 2012
kiwilad says...
No fattysock, he was a fullback.
Posted 05:36 24th July 2012
kybone says...
Fozza- Yea i don't think it'll make that much difference to the game overall. But certain teams will feel the difference i.e. Sarries, Italy, Argentina and Scotland at times, and even my own England from time to time.
Posted 20:31 23rd July 2012
Kiwikev says...
@ AVP1 - Well put about the conduct of fans. God forbid we should wake up one day and realise that rugby fans have gone the way of the common football fan!
Gatland - meh...I see many of our current crop of Super 15 coaches as better prospects as noted by 2eyedkiwi. He has a decent CV but is not engaged with the current players in NZ and not sure that his personality is right for AB position.
Posted 18:37 23rd July 2012
Storm says...
BREAKING NEWS BULLETIN:
GATLAND TO COACH WALLABIES IN 2015.
Posted 18:25 23rd July 2012
Fozza says...
Kybone - couldn't agree more, not against it and glad they acted relatively quickly but not sure it's going to prove the huge change everyone is expecting... As for red related banter: one of my favourite stories: mike Teague (look him up if you're too young) has an issue with a refs decision and approaches him. "Ref," he says barely keeping his frustration in check "what would you do if I called you a fiddling airhead?" (some words changed to protect tender ears) the ref responded, I'd send you off mike". Teague pauses and says "Ref what would you do if I thought you were a fiddling airhead?". "Not much I can do about what you think mike". Teague takes a deep breath and says "ref, I think you're a fiddling airhead....
Posted 18:19 23rd July 2012
APV1 says...
@ kooper - Cheers!
Posted 17:56 23rd July 2012
kooper says...
The thing that I love about Rugby is that the respect displayed between players of opposing teams, especially between those of the Boks and ABs, is on a different level than most sports.
The games are more often than not as hard as they get, but afterwards it's all compliments and handshakes.
Dammit, internet beers for everyone!
Posted 17:27 23rd July 2012
kybone says...
fozza- Yea it doesn't happen that much, but when it does its pretty frustrating to watch. Ive seen a fair few games where its been close to half-time or full-time and the ball is at the back of the ruck for probably the entire final minute of the half, then kicked in to touch. Anything that speeds the game up is good in my view as i feel that players have discovered too many ways to take a breather over the past 6/7 years i.e too much kicking/ trying to keep the ball out of play for as long as possible, strolling to the lineout AND then having a discussion about what they're gonna do before actually getting on with it, and the delay in playing the ball from the back of the ruck.
Posted 16:55 23rd July 2012