RWCR3 New Zealand vs Italy - Fri 29th - 20.00 BST

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Thor Sedan
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How far has NZ rugby fallen you ask.....well....I am genuinely worried about this match and Italy will be coming in to it with a real belief that they can do something.

NZ just doesn't have game breakers across the park anymore. Maybe Will Jordan, maybe Telea.....Mackenzie? Do any AB's get into a world XV?

How did we get here?
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Ymx
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Why am I so stupid that I’m going out to town to watch this.

There’s nothing more these local English will love to rub my nose in it.

Yet, I’m foolishly going ahead - with an AB top on.
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Ymx wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 11:53 am Why am I so stupid that I’m going out to town to watch this.

There’s nothing more these local English will love to rub my nose in it.

Yet, I’m foolishly going ahead - with an AB top on.
I think its gonna be a comfortable NZ win
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tc27 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:30 pm
Ymx wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 11:53 am Why am I so stupid that I’m going out to town to watch this.

There’s nothing more these local English will love to rub my nose in it.

Yet, I’m foolishly going ahead - with an AB top on.
I think its gonna be a comfortable NZ win
I agree. This Italian team is all flashy backs and lazy forwards. NZ by 18.
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The All Blacks will put at least 50 past Italy.
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Ymx wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 11:53 am Why am I so stupid that I’m going out to town to watch this.

There’s nothing more these local English will love to rub my nose in it.

Yet, I’m foolishly going ahead - with an AB top on.
Stop snivelling.
The AB's will win this comfortably.
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SaintK wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 1:41 pm
Ymx wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 11:53 am Why am I so stupid that I’m going out to town to watch this.

There’s nothing more these local English will love to rub my nose in it.

Yet, I’m foolishly going ahead - with an AB top on.
Stop snivelling.
The AB's will win this comfortably.
Agree. You've lost a couple of matches to world class opposition and now suddenly you're going to lose to Italy!
Not going to happen, never in a million years, not a hope in hell.......etc etc
“It was a pet, not an animal. It had a name, you don't eat things with names, this is horrific!”
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PCPhil wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 2:05 pm
SaintK wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 1:41 pm
Ymx wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 11:53 am Why am I so stupid that I’m going out to town to watch this.

There’s nothing more these local English will love to rub my nose in it.

Yet, I’m foolishly going ahead - with an AB top on.
Stop snivelling.
The AB's will win this comfortably.
Agree. You've lost a couple of matches to world class opposition and now suddenly you're going to lose to Italy!
Not going to happen, never in a million years, not a hope in hell.......etc etc
I can see what you’re doing.

Don’t listen to this prick, oh gods who mocker thee.
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The ref is Matthew Carley (Eng), who botched the Fiji-Wales game so who knows...
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Insane_Homer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 2:19 pm The ref is Matthew Carley (Eng), who botched the Fiji-Wales game so who knows...
Is it? Italy by 2.
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Sandstorm wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 2:25 pm
Insane_Homer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 2:19 pm The ref is Matthew Carley (Eng), who botched the Fiji-Wales game so who knows...
Is it? Italy by 2.
Yeah, Italy 2RC+1YC to NZ 1RC
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Ymx wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 11:53 am Why am I so stupid that I’m going out to town to watch this.

There’s nothing more these local English will love to rub my nose in it.

Yet, I’m foolishly going ahead - with an AB top on.
Unless you’re in a tiny minority of towns you must have worked out by now that 99% of people don’t give a shit.

Anyway, guess who has two thumbs, seemingly pissed off his boss, got a call at 7:45 to tell him to drive to Northumberland to sort some paperwork on a deal ASAFP and now has to try and bomb it home for kick off?
Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot, But he'll remember with advantages, What feats he did that day
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Paddington Bear wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 2:52 pm
Ymx wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 11:53 am Why am I so stupid that I’m going out to town to watch this.

There’s nothing more these local English will love to rub my nose in it.

Yet, I’m foolishly going ahead - with an AB top on.
Unless you’re in a tiny minority of towns you must have worked out by now that 99% of people don’t give a shit.

Anyway, guess who has two thumbs, seemingly pissed off his boss, got a call at 7:45 to tell him to drive to Northumberland to sort some paperwork on a deal ASAFP and now has to try and bomb it home for kick off?
Drive safe
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please count the fouls
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BnM
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Sergio, Jonny and Sean, no Lol or Gareth.
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TheNatalShark
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No point watching, NZ by like 40
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BnM
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Topsy is still in his PJs
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Gumboot
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This is it; do or die. If we can't get a bonus point win we won't deserve to make the QFs.

No injuries or cards to either side, pretty please.

I've never felt so nervous about a pool game.

Go, All Blacks!
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Hopefully a reversion back to Fozz's expansionist vision, with no more schmidtkickball.
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Really hope Italy give a proper account of themselves here and we get an exciting game
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Forza Azzurri!
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I've broken out the traditional AB jersey from the 70s, going full Blackness this morning to get the team over the line ... or something
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Guy Smiley
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That Haka was quite.... intense.
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Guy Smiley wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 6:59 pm That Haka was quite.... intense.
My kids are going nuts - Italians looked up for it as well

Looking forward to this
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sturginho wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 6:53 pm Forza Azzurri!
They’ll need a lot, I hope you guys win but I doubt it.
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sturginho
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Negri fancying himself as a winger!
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Marylandolorian wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 7:02 pm
sturginho wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 6:53 pm Forza Azzurri!
They’ll need a lot, I hope you guys win but I doubt it.
Obviously not but to dream costs nothing
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TheNatalShark
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After some initial control in possession, Italy giving away easier yards in defense and started struggling with composure without offering variety
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BnM
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Great kick fantastic finish. I thought he'd lost it initially.
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Air Jordan :grin:
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7-3
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sturginho
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Tommy needs just one more point to equal Dominguez
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Paddington Bear
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ABs feeding off silly mistakes from Italy then capitalising ruthlessly
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TheNatalShark
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Snekky try there, almost hilarious how Italy just falls apart Vs NZ. Like Wales Vs Aus last decade and Scotland Vs SA
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tcc_dc
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14-3...come on Italy...steady the nerves
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Blackmac
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That's was utterly pathetic from Italy.
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tcc_dc
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welp...try of the tournament so far...

it's over...poor Italy :(
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Blackmac wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 7:19 pm That's was utterly pathetic from Italy.
Feeble. Telea should never have been ale to get that ball down.
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TheNatalShark wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 7:18 pm Snekky try there, almost hilarious how Italy just falls apart Vs NZ. Like Wales Vs Aus last decade and Scotland Vs SA
We've had such genius comments from the likes of Bortolami and Mirco Bergamasco saying that we shouldn't even bother and put all our efforts into beating France instead. With such confidence is it any wonder we always fall to pieces?
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