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Posted: **Mon Sep 23, 2024 6:53 am**

Curtain Raiser

New Zealand vs Australia

Sky Stadium, Wellington
Local: 7:05pm, Sat 28 Sep
AEST: 5:05pm, Sat 28 Sep
SA: 9:05am, Sat 28 Sep
Arg: 4:05am, Sat 28 Sep
Japan: 4:05pm, Sat 28 Sep

Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Damian Schneider (UAR)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)

Main Event

South Africa vs Argentina

Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
Local: 5pm, Sat 28 Sep
Arg: 12pm, Sat 28 Sep
AEST: 1am, Sun 29 Sep
NZDST: 4am, Sun 29 Sep*

Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR)
Assistant Referee 1: James Doleman (NZR)
Assistant Referee 2: Craig Evans (WRU)
TMO: Glenn Newman (NZR)

Posted: **Mon Sep 23, 2024 8:27 am**

Gumboot

Great OP for this thread. Japan kick-off is 4:05PM.

Posted: **Mon Sep 23, 2024 8:55 am**

Kiwias wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 8:27 am Gumboot

Great OP for this thread. Japan kick-off is 4:05PM.

Posted: **Tue Sep 24, 2024 8:18 pm**

Etzebeth set to break Victor Matfield's record for most SA test caps.

Saffer fans must be ecstatic with Libbok at 10. What a player!

Posted: **Tue Sep 24, 2024 8:25 pm**

Libbok have a way with supporters.

Posted: **Wed Sep 25, 2024 11:06 pm**

All Blacks for Bled 2:

1. Ethan de Groot (27 caps)
2. Codie Taylor (92) (Vice Captain)
3. Tyrel Lomax (39)
4. Scott Barrett (75) (Captain)
5. Tupou Vaa’i (33)
6. Wallace Sititi (4)
7. Sam Cane (99)
8. Ardie Savea (89) (Vice Captain)
9. TJ Perenara (86)
10. Beauden Barrett (130)
11. Caleb Clarke (24)
12. Anton Lienert-Brown (78)
13. Rieko Ioane (76)
14. Sevu Reece (29)
15. Will Jordan (36)

16. Asafo Aumua (13)
17. Tamaiti Williams (13)
18. Pasilio Tosi (2)
19. Patrick Tuipulotu (45)
20. Luke Jacobson (23)
21. Cortez Ratima (7)
22. Damian McKenzie (55)
23. David Havili (27)

Posted: **Wed Sep 25, 2024 11:23 pm**

Boring. This was the time to blood some newbies to see how they go - not go back in time. I think we will see a lot of shit close to the rucks and no flair at all.

Posted: **Wed Sep 25, 2024 11:43 pm**

Yep. Agreed. It’s effectively a dead rubber so why not build for the future. The only point to it I can see is trying for some consistency when the subs come on and we get an 80 minute performance.

Posted: **Wed Sep 25, 2024 11:44 pm**

This will probably be the last test for Cane, Tuipulotu, and TJP. I am disappointed Plummer is not even in the squad. I would have preferred to see Proctor instead of Havili.

Posted: **Thu Sep 26, 2024 1:55 am**

Wallabies named, as per the OP.

Posted: **Thu Sep 26, 2024 3:48 am**

Kiwias wrote: ↑Wed Sep 25, 2024 11:44 pm This will probably be the last test for Cane, Tuipulotu, and TJP. I am disappointed Plummer is not even in the squad. I would have preferred to see Proctor instead of Havili.

Havili must be in there as cover for midfield out to FB and has a decent boot. It's that flexibility in kicking options they want. I find it curious they've basically swapped DMac out with BB... it's a weird sort of statement and with Plummer not named and ALB placed at 12, it all feels like some arsewhipped compromise.

This whole season so far has felt like an arsewhipped compromise.

Posted: **Thu Sep 26, 2024 6:35 am**

To me this looks like they are trying to address the last quarter drought. It could work so thumbs up for that.

Still would prefer Plummer play though - and Proctor.

Posted: **Thu Sep 26, 2024 1:18 pm**

Argentina: 15 Santiago Carreras, 14 Rodrigo Isgro, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Santiago Chocobares, 11 Mateo Carreras, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Gonzalo Garcia, 8 Joaquin Oviedo, 7 Santiago Grondona, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Pedro Rubiolo, 3 Joel Sclavi, 2 Julian Montoya (captain), 1 Thomas Gallo.
Replacements: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Ignacio Calles, 18 Pedro Delgado, 19 Franco Molina, 20 Pablo Matera, 21 Lautaro Bazan Velez, 22 Lucio Cinti, 23 Juan Cruz Mallia.

Date: Saturday, September 28
Venue: Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Kick-off: 17.00 (12.00 Argentina time; 15.00 GMT)
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: James Doleman (New Zealand), Craig Evans (Wales)
TMO: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Posted: **Thu Sep 26, 2024 7:55 pm**

Cheers, Oom.

Posted: **Fri Sep 27, 2024 5:37 am**

Enzedder wrote: ↑Wed Sep 25, 2024 11:23 pm Boring (team). This was the time to blood some newbies ...

I see it as an Opportunity Selection.

Razor selected those he selected to enable the selected to have the Opportunity to Aspire to their Aspirations.

Posted: **Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:06 am**

No cockiness from the Saffers...........
Its very quiet.

Anyway........4 World Cups.

Posted: **Fri Sep 27, 2024 9:33 am**

All boils down to stop the Pumas not to score more then 2 tries as the Springboks. Rassie have it all worked out, dominate possession, score as many tries as possible and defend like dogs. Any kicking points from Libbok will be a bonus in this process. No intercept passes.

Posted: **Fri Sep 27, 2024 9:55 am**

I think I've mentioned before that the first international I went to was to watch Grahame Mourie's ABs play Scotland at Murrayfield. Every tour they did after that, or wherever I got a chance to watch them on tv there seemed to be a new kid on the block who was a real player, a Jones, Shelford, Brooke, Kronfeld, Collins, McCaw, no doubt I've missed others.

Although I've always rated Savea, it seems to me to be a shift in that he and Cane are homing in on a combined 200 caps for New Zealand.

Posted: **Fri Sep 27, 2024 10:15 pm**

Game day, and so many questions to be answered by Razor's ABs...

Is this now our long-term starting pack?

Can Wallace Sititi continue to build on his stellar start to test footy?

Does Beauden still have it as an international 10?

Will we finally score some frickin' points in the last quarter? (pretty please!)

Will Havili come on with 20 minutes to go and throw one of his trademark no-look intercept passes to cost us the game?

Can we somehow overcome the dreaded Cake Tin Curse after 6 years of shit performances in the capital?

Will today be "ton and done" for Sam Cane's test career?

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:18 am**

Is this a swansong for other favourites selected to play a dead rubber at home and ride off into the sunset with the adoration of fans ringing in the ears after yet another dismally unimpressive performance that has the Breakdown frothing over the excitement?

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:59 am**

Looking forward to a good game this morning

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 6:48 am**

Sards wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:59 am Looking forward to a good game this morning

Yeah I reckon the Pumas will be well up for it, but the Bokke at home breathing fire after a loss ... could be a long day at the office for the Argentinians. Oh and a curtain raiser between the ABs and the Wallabies ... caketin hoodoo or are the Blackness going to final go to the afterburners.

Taking a break from the AFL, not pretty from a Swans point of view, Missus J is ecstatic, the celebration champers already flowing ...

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 6:53 am**

Gumboot wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 10:15 pm Game day, and so many questions to be answered by Razor's ABs...

Is this now our long-term starting pack?
> Not unless Cane has a change of heart about going to Japan. And Vai'i will come under pressure next year from Holland in particular.

Can Wallace Sititi continue to build on his stellar start to test footy?
> 'Mixed' is the way I'd describe it. His defense has been, well, lacking.

Does Beauden still have it as an international 10?
> He's never had it.

Will we finally score some frickin' points in the last quarter? (pretty please!)
> Can but hope...

Will Havili come on with 20 minutes to go and throw one of his trademark no-look intercept passes to cost us the game?
> Havili was the AB starting 12 2 years ago until he got injured and was a damn sight better than his replacement J Barrett mostly was, at least when playing outside Mo'unga (not so much outside B Barrett; nobody is).

Can we somehow overcome the dreaded Cake Tin Curse after 6 years of shit performances in the capital?
> Can but hope...

Will today be "ton and done" for Sam Cane's test career?
> In the absence of an obvious successor, I suspect he may well be kept on until the end of the year.

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 6:58 am**

Go, All Blacks!

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 7:10 am**

Butchered.

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 7:17 am**

Finally, we are going to get the ball - I hope

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 7:18 am**

And Barrett kicks it away

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 7:23 am**

Barrett doesn't get the ball- and we score.

But he does miss the conversion

7 to 5 Oz

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 7:23 am**

Lovely final pass

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 7:29 am**

Got a bit of a end of 6 nations wales v Italy match feel this one.

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 7:29 am**

Jordon on fire! Shrugs off the half tackle and is gone

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 7:30 am**

Much better from the ABs, Jordan glides in for a try

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 7:39 am**

Wright is making Cane his play thing

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 7:41 am**

Surely the first infringement was the props standing up there

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 7:47 am**

Perenara is putting his "sorry" hands up too often.

Caleb Clarke scores on the cut and saves Tupou from a card I reckon

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 7:49 am**

Enzedder wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2024 7:41 am Surely the first infringement was the props standing up there

The Wallaby prop clearly stood up

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 7:50 am**

Enzedder wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2024 7:47 am Perenara is putting his "sorry" hands up too often.

Caleb Clarke scores on the cut and saves Tupou from a card I reckon

I’d like to see Ratima on early in 2H

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 8:15 am**

TJP is a joke.

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 8:15 am**

Terrible kicking out of hand from BB. It's been about 6 years straight of this crap. I was so happy not to see this bum start for the Blues this season...

Bring on the Chiefs halves, please. TJP is having a mare.

Posted: **Sat Sep 28, 2024 8:16 am**

Take the calm pill, FFS, TJ

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