Tri Nations Test Argentina v NZ ‘Nero Fiddles’ thread.

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Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:34 am Why have Clarke's socks got vertical stripes?
They haven't that's his calf support. Socks are down.
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Puma B team under the pump at half time.
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Good sign for Argentina if their second XV is only losing 10-0 against All Blacks at half time after playing badly
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Flockwitt wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:40 am The guys should have got more points on the board than that. Might as well tried some long range droppies as a couple of those up and unders. Another 10 meters forwards and they could have had a crack.
More impatience. It seems to be a hallmark of our teams for the past several years.

We've seen both Mo, BB and Clarke break the line, our forwards are making craters, if not punching big holes, so stick with it.
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NZ A vs ARG B

Only 10 points in it????
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Not_Couch wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:14 am Let's not forget this scrum was not the same scrum that we lost to
No and not the same scrum ABs had when they lost either.
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Not_Couch wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:44 am NZ A vs ARG B

Only 10 points in it????
That's unclean. :sick:

You must've been been listening in to the Saffer's daisy chain.
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Get the impression the cross kicks is to try to keep Puma's defence moving around, instead of bashing their way through middle like last time?
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Reality Arg have not looked like scoring last 2 games from phase play (ignoring turnover/interceptions) and so one more score of any kind seals this for the ABs.
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Dan54 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:43 am
Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:34 am Why have Clarke's socks got vertical stripes?
They haven't that's his calf support. Socks are down.
Ah. Thx.
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Gumboot wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:41 am What an outstanding forty minutes of rugby by Akira Ioane.
Hasn’t kicked it away once. It’s a low bar for outstanding in this game.
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Out of about 6 or 7 of the kicks really on 2 have been on as genuine options though. And those 2 were both miss-kicked. Fine if you're not going anywhere otherwise but the ball in hand was making ground. Should have stuck with it more.
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Liking Akira, good runs, took matera out at a ruck when he was looking at a turnover. Apart from the seatbelt tackle he's going well -although so is the rest of the pack
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Dan54 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:47 am Get the impression the cross kicks is to try to keep Puma's defence moving around, instead of bashing their way through middle like last time?
Yeah I think they want the defence to stretch to cover them. Not sure I like it, every cross kick is a gamble and the execution so far has been pretty shit.
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ScarfaceClaw wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:49 am
Gumboot wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:41 am What an outstanding forty minutes of rugby by Akira Ioane.
Hasn’t kicked it away once. It’s a low bar for outstanding in this game.
Nah, he's been brilliant.

Still another 40 to go of course...

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Gumboot wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:51 am
ScarfaceClaw wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:49 am
Gumboot wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:41 am What an outstanding forty minutes of rugby by Akira Ioane.
Hasn’t kicked it away once. It’s a low bar for outstanding in this game.
Nah, he's been brilliant.

Still another 40 to go of course...

gulp
A good turnover to start the half.
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I didn’t realise Whitelock was playing...
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Poor Isa not having a great day.
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Not_Couch wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:41 am
Steve wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:40 am I don't think Caleb Clarke gets 30 caps. Not sold on him at all.
He definitely isn't as powerful as Julian or Jonah and he looks a little on the short side imo
I think historically allblack wingers would have scored where he had his arm in touch.

It reminded me of Riekos try for the blues against the lions off the Perofeta pass and his try for AB's against lions in first test. I think a good winger finds the corner there.
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Yellow card surely...
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ScarfaceClaw wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:52 am I didn’t realise Whitelock was playing...
He's doing a lot or work taking Arg players off the ball in, around and beyond the ruck. Not all legal but contributing to Arg being nowhere near as effective in turnovers this game.
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It was on if they kept going wide twice there if we hadn’t cut back.
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Massive overlap and ALB passes to his inside :crazy:
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Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:54 am
ScarfaceClaw wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:52 am I didn’t realise Whitelock was playing...
He's doing a lot or work taking Arg players off the ball in, around and beyond the ruck. Not all legal but contributing to Arg being nowhere near as effective in turnovers this game.
He’s shaved and cut his hair off. I didn’t recognise him.
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White lock looks like a fucking boss tbh.
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Akira channeling his inner McCaw there.
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Mo!
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Steve wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:57 am Akira channeling his inner McCaw there.
That was... unexpected
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Arg chop tackling has remained superb.
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Sanchez is a filthy cunt.
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Great defence Argentina
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ABs attack is rudimentary at best
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Bar one time Snecky wanted a pillar for a box kick and Akira trundled over like a drunk uncle to a wedding dancefloor he has been outstanding.
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Wild Beef wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:58 am
Steve wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:57 am Akira channeling his inner McCaw there.
That was... unexpected
:lol:
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Ted. wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:59 am Sanchez is a filthy cunt.
Dirty Sanchez?
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Not_Couch wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:59 am ABs attack is rudimentary at best
There’s no flow or pattern to it. It’s aimless.
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Ah Caleb. Come on
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Arg get lucky after Sanchez criminally fails to get ball off the park.

His fwds will be unhappy.
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Clarke gotta catch those.

Not good enough
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Kiap wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:00 am
Ted. wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:59 am Sanchez is a filthy cunt.
Dirty Sanchez?
Yup. Spot on Kiap. :mad:

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