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>mfw the WC is literally over
edition
>0 posts early
Autist detected
>>63279192
confirmed desu
>>63279056
is Launchbury going to be triggered when he receives MOTM awards for real from now on? Must be traumatic tbqeh (to be quite entirely honest with you gents)
>>63279056
Four more years
Four more years
:(
fatt on weight watchers
Should the Wallabies continue with "Pooper" ?
I mean it's working pretty well, but I kind of feel like they'd be better off with Fardy/Pocock/big traditional 8 cunt who is good at lineouts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSVQxiQlhPw
>>63279450
Which big traditional 8 cunt who is good at lineouts would you recommend?
Higginbotham? Jake Schatz? Dave Dennis? Stephen Hoiles?
None of those are very impressive prospects. Maybe if Higgers was playing the way he was 5 years ago, but not now.
>>63279500
;_;7
>>63279192
>>63279384
a-am not...
>WC over
Hello darkness my old friend
>the all blacks are 2 for 2 in world cup finals when they have Willie apiata talk to them before the game
>mfw Toulon put out a midfield of Nonu and Bastareaud
>>63279614
>Henry-Hansen era (2004-2015) = 137 wins, 18 losses, 2 draws (87% win rate)
new coach NEVER
>>63280138
>tfw the era of the three wise men will one day be truly over
>>63280138
>>63280515
Gatland awaits
>>63280138
>18 losses
#teamincrisis #decline
>>63281336
""""""""""""""NO""""""""""""""""""""
>>63281389
>Only three of those have been during the Hansen era
fug
>>63281336
>Gatland takes over the All Blacks
>no more offloading
>no more passing past 13 on first phase
>Robbie Fruean gets an immediate call up
>>63281642
WAKE ME UP INSIDE
>>63281336
>>63282337
>Just won the world cup
>Gatland taking over would be an improvement
I get that you're just memeing, but at least use them right. Fucking spoilt as shit.
>>63282672
I'll meme however I want cunt.
So what does everyone think about the ABs?
Will they get better or worse next year with all the players they are cutting loose?
I assume the incoming players will include Cane and SBW/Fekitoa. Who will slip in for Read and C. Smith?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-34690924
wew
>>63283738
Read is staying. Crotty/Fekitoa seem likely to be the Nonu/Smith replacements at least at first.
We'll be worse undoubtedly, but the team should be fully settled by 2017 imo.
>>63281642
>NMS starts getting used less and less
>Fekitoa gets ignored completely
Save me from this meme hell
>>63283738
Read isn't going anywhere and will likely be captain. Fekitoa is an outside centre so he's pretty much the natural replacement for Conrad. As to everyone else:
>Woodcock
Moody and Crockett are there. Nothing to worry about for now, though I imagine Crockett won't be in NZ come 2019.
>Mealamu
LFWRLABM has already been confirmed as better than him. All I'm concerned about is now there isn't nearly as much depth in our hookers as there used to be. Time for Taylor to step up desu
>Richie
I still believe in Cane
>Dan
Hansen better make Soap our top first five.
>Nonu
The biggest worry IMO. Crotty and Buckman would be the suitable replacements but none of them have impact in their game like Nonu does that balances out the more agile styles of Conrad/Fekitoa. I'm sure something can be figured out.
>>63284081
>but the team should be fully settled by 2017 imo.
>This being the year that Hansen's contract ends
I feel like Hansen leaving will be the worst loss of all t b h
>>63283808
You can just smell the anger in him as he wrote this lel.
>>63279056
What the fuck is wrong with his shoulders? Does he even lift?
>>63284408
>And so the best team won. And it wasn't Australia. Hurrah.
>>63284408
He didn't seem that mad to me if he did take a few sly digs at New Zealand.
>>63284622
I don't think he was mad, but it's just an opinion piece that sort of never needed to be written. It doesn't set out any interesting facts or opinions, just re-trods old ground. I guess it's meant for people who are neither from Aus or NZ.
>>63284622
He literally didn't have to write this, and his /nrl/ pooposting-tier understanding of NZ sporting culture is a pretty clear indication of him being at least slightly flustered.
>2019
>NZ, lead by Codie Taylor win a third world cup in a row
>international interest in rugby hits an all time low
>RFU and ARU both go in to insolvency
>the 2023 World Cup is played between Wales and New Zealand in front of a crowd of 50 in Buenos Aires
You could have stopped this new zealand.
>>63284622
>write up on the outcome of the RWC final
>dedicate the majority your article to talking about how New Zealand cares more about rugby than Australia, feels overshadowed and patronised by Australia, and that New Zealand doesn't perform well at the olympics in comparison.
>"Congratulations to the All Blacks. The little guys won."
I mean, fair enough. But damn.
>>63285178
Just wait till Hansen's gone lad.
>>63285210
We're literally 1 Gold behind poopeelia
>>63285178
crashing this plane
>>63285516
>>63285745
>>63284836
Yeah, it seems that way.
>>63283738
>B Franks
Moody/Laulala are better in their specialist roles. We'll just be missing someone who can cover both sides.
>Woodcock
Crockett and Moody aren't a drop off on current Woodcock. They've got absolutely nothing on prime woodcock, but we've been fine without that for years.
>Mealamu
Only worry is the bench and depth desu. Taylor has potential to be like Coles, but at the moment he's not good enough in the tight or at throwing. Just got to hope he comes good after being in the setup for a couple of years (like how Coles was garbage for most of 2012/13). We'll be fine unless Coles gets injured.
>McCaw
Cane is really athletic and skillful, but Richie's experience, genius and leadership is a huge loss. Should be OK though.
>Carter
Nobody matches him at his peak like in the rwc final, but Cruden is very good. He was the best 10 in the world and 2013 and led us to our best season of the pro era.
With Barrett in the super sub role and Sopoaga as the reserve we're fine.
>Nonu and Smith
Panic.jpg
Crotty, Fekitoa, Buckman, Moala and Ngatai all look really good...but they're not our greatest center pairing of all time. We should still match other teams in this area, but we can't expect dominance and cool heads under pressure like we're used to.
>Slade
Was the 5th best 10 in NZ this year desu. I guess there's less depth with him gone but who cares lol.
Thrush/Piutau are also going overseas for a few years, but as they didn't make the 31 that should tell you that it won't impact us.
Messam/SBW will miss the Wales tour and Rugby Championship but we'll be fine.
>>63284221
>>63285864
>Foster is likely to be the next AB coach
>>63285864
>Nobody matches him at his peak like in the rwc final, but Cruden is very good. He was the best 10 in the world and 2013 and led us to our best season of the pro era.
>With Barrett in the super sub role and Sopoaga as the reserve we're fine.
But his kicking stats let him down. Sopoaga is the most well-rounded firstfive we have. Great runner and best kicker in the country.
>Paul O'Connell out for 8 weeks
Boudjellal on suicide watch
>>63279520
Luke Jones
Lopeti Timani
That blonde guy from Reds (Korcyzk)
Ita Vaea
but seriously we should have coughed up the money to keep Ben Mowen. He was about the best lineout 8 in the world for 2 years.
>>63286050
maybe he should hire guys that are unpopular with NT coaches, rather than fucking retiree's.
>>63285949
I hope he sucks at it desu. I feel like we need teams to beat us more to make things interesting.
"So I told him that giving his medal to a kid while the press was watching would go viral and make everyone think he was a nice guy, and he actually did it the absolute madman"
>Look at transfers for Crusadersfor the 2016 SR season
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2015%E2%80%9316_Super_Rugby_transfers#Crusaders
CALL MY NAME AND SAVE ME FROM THE DARK
>>63281642
Fruean would be the quintessential Gatlandball player. Made of glass and a big fucking islanders that can plow through people, but that's about it.
>>63286965
Please shut the fuck up. Every time you post I want to fucking strangle you.
>>63287838
No need to be so angry friend
>>63279450
Yes, as Hugecock consumes more babby teams he will only grow stronger. So strong he the Wallabies won't need lineouts to win, because Hugecock will just pilfer the lineout ball immediately
>>63283808
when have the Wallabies called themselves the 'Working Class Wallabies'? Absolute madman he is
Someone needs to make RWC 2015 videos of these
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XRGJpMJDUk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZAi-wzUnRw
It was the same thing all over again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLNSmpWYLfU
love the comparison
>>63286965
>Glen Fisiiahi to the Chiefs
Wtf lol
>>63290288
Yea I thought that was interesting. Haven't heard/read anything about that.
>>63285784
kek this is my screen shot and someone saved it. famous
>>63291594
oh wait
>>63291594
I literally took that screenshot myself lad but ok
>>63283738
It might benefit us having a more youthful team, we are losing a lot of experience though.
Centre pairing will be SBW/Fekitoa, Fekitoa/Crotty, Ngatai/Fekitoa, Ngatai/Crotty.
There will be a watchful eye on Rene Ranger and George Moala in the upcoming Super Rugby season.
Read will be our Captain, if he is un-available the job will probably go to Bin Smith.
>>63291700
i was shitposting in a thread about australians and i tried to impress some big strong americans with our per capita prowess
posted my version in>>63291690
looked familiar because of the autistic T next to Cuba
>>63292800
>Bin Smuth
>making a back your captain ever
NZ aiming for the memest of teams in the history of rugby.
>>63290125
Fuck English commentary is always some insufferable shit.
Why did they even bother?
>>63293019
34 - 17
>>63289611
>>63293019
Ben Smith unironically was the winning captain of SR this year.
>>63285745
Yorkshire has a population of 5million, they won 7 golds.
>>63293573
>>63285784
>>63285745
>You now remember Australia's shit showing at the Olympics
>You now remember Australia claiming NZ's successes out of sheer desperation
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10825019
>>63293482
Nasi Manu was.
Bender was vice captain or some shit.
>>63293702
>Australasia, the first to win 5 world cups
>>63293776
Australasia was the first to win 2, 3, 4 and 5 cups.
>>63293702
>In displaying the medal table over the weekend, Channel 9 showed only the top nine nations, therefore not showing New Zealand who were then sitting in tenth.
Kek, I remember that.
>Ausilvera
Those ANZAC threads were fucking GOAT t.b.h famille
Sir GOATie now has a Facebook page lads
>Join Facebook
>Get over 120,000 likes in an hour
memebook com RichieMcCaw07/?fref=ts
>>63293821
>Australasia has held the Bledisloe Cup for 81 years
Akira Ioane and Ardie Savea will not earn caps next year, deal with it faggots.
Hansen isn't going to pick 2 debutantes who aren't even available until after TRC.
>>63293776
>>63293821
>>63293937
As sad as it is this actually makes me feel better about australian rugby.
>>63293702
>confusing desperate clickbait media with any substantial opinion
KO ys 2b hono friend
lol lads
League vs Union which is better?
>>63294115
Probably the best meme I've seen ever. I love snarky agreement with things!
>>63293989
Ardie Savea is going to 7s anyway so isn't eligible.
He will probably go with Luatua, Read, Cane, Taufua, Todd.
I think Messam and Vito are looking to 7s too.
>>63294200
I think they're both unigue in their own way. : )
>>63293990
Australasia has won 17 of the 20 Super Rugby Championships.
>>63294228
lmao
>>63294115
>Chieka named coach of the year
>>63294333
It's pretty fair desu. All you have to do to justify his nomination is look at this Wobblies team in comparison to last year's.
New Zealand won the Melbourne cup lads.
poopeelia well and pooly on pooicide watch
>>63295239
>Caring about old-timey turn-left
kys
>>63295239
the ride literally ends with a new zealand victory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLNSmpWYLfU
dont watch this video if you dont want to open the wounds again lads, have a look at that fucking trip on Drew Mitchell. Fucking all blacks cheaters all across the park, and the regs missed 95% of it
>>63295425
that were diabolical
>>63295425
Fuck didn't even notice. You have to admit that's just downright skillful. Also I still think Kepu should have been carded
>>63295588
if it wasnt in the final 2 minutes of a world cup final my team was involved in I might appreciate how a massive prop is covering 2 backs (even if he is covering one with a trip) at the end of a very physical game. But its just so fucking annoying, NZ got away with murder.
>>63295425
Yeah, if he doesn't trip Mitchell on that play, we win that game 100 times out of 100. End of story.
>>63295622
checked and i kek'd
>current
Head: Hansen
Assistant: Foster
Defence: Smith (leaving next year)
Skills: Bryne
Forwards: Cron (leaving next year)
>2016-17
Head: Hansen
Assistant: Foster
Defence: Mclean (defence coach until this year's RWC campaign where he was analyst)
Skills: Bryne
Forwards: Dermody
>2018-19
Head: Foster
Assistant: Rennie
Defence: Mclean
Skills: Bryne
Forwards: Dermody
imo.
>>63295425
>>63295582
>>63295618
It happens man. Refs missed stuff and to slate them just brings the game into disrepute.
Just take it on the chin and think about how rugby was the real winner on the day.
>>63295425
You say that after Kepu got no card for:
1) Late tackle on Carter
2) Head high tackle on Carter minutes later
3) Head high tackle on McCaw as he passes for NMS' try
4) Head high tackle and eye/face rake on NMS 15 seconds prior to Nonu's try
And then Pocock got no card for stamping McCaw.
Be glad the refs missed stuff.
>RWC semi final
>3 Six Nations titles, 2 grand slams
>Lions series win
>3 English Premierships
>1 Heineken cup
>1 ITM cup
vs
>RWC quarter """final"""
>2 Six Nations titles, 0 (zebo) grand slams
>No Lions series win
>2 Heineken cups
>1 Pro 12
When will the "Schmidt is better than Gatland" meme end?
>>63295425
kek, he wasn't even looking at him
>poopeelia
>>63295668
Pocock's stomp was unintentional t.b.h, he wasn't looking where he was putting his foot at all. Richie was also holding him back, shit like that happens.
Kepu was another story, motherfucker look determined to be sent off.
>>63295827
Yes he fucking was, I don't get why this is being said
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw0rDTSuOGo
He's looking right at McCaw.
>>63284971
The old "Rugby is a religion in NZ!" one get me. It's just the most popular sport but we just happen to be the best at it. Football in the UK is much closer to a religion but nobody brings it up because they're shit at it
>>63295871
>Football in the UK is much closer to a religion but nobody brings it up because they're shit at it
That's actually a good point.
>>63289611
Is there a bigger meme player in world rugby than Quade?
>>63295871
>Football in the UK is much closer to a religion but nobody brings it up because they're shit at it
Well the competition in football is a bit stronger than rugby. It's literally played by hundreds of countries, and by tens of millions of people.
>>63295895
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>>63295911
This.
Beaver has a fucking movie about him for fucks sake. Literally a living meme.
>mfw /cric/ right now
>>63295992
Come for a break, have you Daniel?
So lads I heard we lost some sort of game against England a few days ago. Am I the only one who didn't know it was even on?
>>63296016
Were there even any gamethreads about it?
Also is Michael Cooper related to Michael Hooper?
>>63295926
when you think about it his final performance wasn't even that good
props to him for nailing the crucial penalty under pressure, but his defence and playmaking...
lads the greatest English athlete of all time Sam Burgess will be returning to Rugby League
Rate his Union "career"
>>63296158
13/33
/cric/ is bullying us again lads
:(
>>63283808
Interesting how in Australia Rugby is regarded by everyone as;
>elitist group
>the thinking mans game
And in NZ it's viewed as
>everyday mans game
>anyone can play it
So the only conclusion we can draw is that the NZ commoner is equal to an Elite Aussie.
And that's by their own admission.
TOPKEK
>>63296174
Elite Aussies don't exist. That's why poonion is a pooicided sport here.
>>63296174
It's the snobby prissy private schoolgirl attitude the ARU still has. It's just going to keep fucking us
>>63296158
slammin/10
>>63296072
He was never really international tier as far as complete first fives go. He did >us a solid by slotting that penalty, but even that was pretty shaky.
And if we had played better and scored more points, no one would've given a fuck.
>>63296173
/cric/ is pure cancer m8. Why would I care?
>>63295425
What a limp dick commentator.
The SkySports coverage in NZ with marshal and whoever was intense
>>63296173
>Go to /cric/
>See them calling rugby a flawed sport
I mean fuck I don't disagree but seeing /cric/ criticise it as if their sport is squeaky clean is pretty fucking funny.
>>63296210
Even the Aussie commentators were getting into it. Why is Englel so shit?
>>63296174
>regarded by everyone as
only in sydney and brisbane, WA and SA are completely unaware of the sport's existence
>128 posts
>16 posters
K E K, nice poomunity you got here
I see you're sport is still growing strong after the big big big WORLD cup, your population of BSAs is staggering!
>>63296304
No need to act out Daniel
>>63296304
BOMBS OF TRUTH
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>>63296293
Wait, so you're saying they don't care about rugby, like at all in Australia? I also heard someone mention it's only like the 5th most popular sport over there. Is this really true?
Pls respond.
>>63296321
As a New Zealander I am legally obliged to believe Australians care about rugby.
>>63296321
it's popular in two states and the rest of the country doesn't give a fuck
>>63296335
I wonder what it's like to live in that tiny part of the Northern Territory that cares about rugby. Is that where Kurtley Beale came from?
>>63296174
>elite aussies
literally no better than the bogans but instead they're snobby cunts. Basically, the best of a very small talent pool combined with the islanders who weren't grabbed by New Zealand.
>>63296349
Kurtley Beale is a PPSB Thugby League bogan from Blacktown who was stolen generation'd into a boarding school.
>>63295425
Thanks for posting this, that' hilarious. Poo Bitchlel got BTFO
>>63295425
"G-go beauden!!!"
Lmao thank god no one could fucking hear that shithouse commentary in the room
Ps there's no way that trip was on purpose he was looking the other way
>>63281336
its going to be Rennie right?
>when you realise there is no more world cup games
>weekends are shit again
>it'll be months before you see Gorumaru again
>>63296293
can confirm, to become honest. WAns are clueless and confuse >east coast with Melbourne
>>63296321
The most important part of Australia cares about rugby, and that's the eastern/northern suburbs of Sydney. That's where Based Tone and Malcolm Turnbull (he doesn't have a meme name yet) come from
>>63296629
weird way to spell /gong/ desu
>>63296634
Gong is to Sydney what 2011 Wallabies are to 2015 Wallabies. soz tb h
Cheika's BaaBaas squad
Backs: Ryan Crotty, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Tevita Kuridrani, Pat Lambie, Nehe Milner-Skudder, Nemani Nadolo, Waisake Naholo, Cobus Reinach, Lima Sopoaga, Joe Tomane, Francois Venter.
Forwards: Bakkies Botha, Scott Fardy, Charlie Faumuina, James Hanson, Stephen Hoiles, Lood de Jager, Jamie Mackintosh, Victor Matfield, Stephen Moore, Tendai Mtawarira, Ardie Savea, Toby Smith, Warren Whiteley.
>>63296450
>Hating on based Marshy and based^2 Nisbo's commentary
You Zhangs make me sick sometimes.
>Friend just got back from World Cup
>Explains that the media circus over there actually hyped the English people so much they legitimately thought they were favorites to take out entire tournament
>People would actually ask her 'Do you actually think Australia has a chance against England', and not sarcastically or for da bantz, simply legitimately
Grats on the cup nu zuulanders, easily the better team, but after hearing all these actual stories of their media circus I am gonna remember the month we killed English Rugby just as fondly as our 2 cups.
just a served a 3 day ban when did kuk get turned to kek
>>63296895
>her
>>63296895
>England unironically thought they would thrash Australia
lol
>this actually happened
it will never not cheer me up
>>63296959
First post should have been the last. International league is worst than netball.
>>63296835
So the lineup would surely be:
1 Mtawarira
2 Moore
3 Faumuina
4 Botha
5 Matfield
6 Fardy
7 A Savea
8 Whiteley
9 Kerr-Barlow
10 Sopoaga
11 Nadolo
12 Crotty
13 Kuridrani
14 Naholo
15 NMS
16 Hanson
17 Mackintosh
18 Smith
19 de Jager
20 Hoiles
21 Reinach
22 Lambie
23 Tomane
I don't know how Venter could fit in other than being injury cover.
>>63296996
Probably Skudder 14 and Lambie fullback
>>63297026
Kinda thought Lambie would be good at 22 so he could cover first five and FB desu.
>"world" cup
>less interest than a mid-table EPL match
nice "sport" you got there lol
>>63297035
Yeah I'm sure 120 million bothered to watch a shit 0-0 draw.
>>63296996
What is this even for? Cheika is coaching the barbarians?
>>63297035
>>63297102
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF_uOgyBK1c
>>63279056
Daily reminder
>>63297109
yeah against argentina
>>63297109
Cheika is coaching the Baabaas for tehir upcoming matches against Gloucester and Agrentina this month
>>63296996
guess they could go venter instead of crotty but yeah
>>63297102
Main story on Sky Sports News was fucking Mourinho on the day of the final.
>>63297121
>Daily reminder that South Africa won a RC match at Ellis Park by 2 points
>>63297202
It was a year ago. Get over it
1- Japan
2- Argentina
3- Georgia
4- Wales
5- Australia
6- Scotland
7- Fiji
8- New Zealand
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9001- South Africa
9002- England
9003- Ireland
>>63297234
What's with the Saffa hate?
>>63283808
>the little guys
KEK
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>>63297240
Historically dirty but they seem to be a bit cleaner recently. Etzebeth gets them bonus hate.
>>63297234
Nah Welsh are scum.
enjoyed the world cup
when is the next major rugby competition lads
>>63297267
This weekend when the mighty Connacht play against Italian powerhouse Treviso.
Nah six nations in february lad
>>63297253
If we're going off likability of the teams themselves and not their fans then Englel is the only one that should be that low. Irelel may have shitty fans but the players are mostly ok aside from the odd cheap shot.
>>63297209
That was more of a statement as to why it would be something worthy of a daily reminder.
The only reason NZ won the world cup was because their spies had collected so much info on Australia's tactics.
>>63297304
Not that hard when Australia leave them open for the world to see lel
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/oct/30/australia-reveal-tactics-new-zealand-rugby-world-cup-final
any news about the argie SR team?
>>63297410
Yeah, they gon' be stacked breh
>>63290125
>GO BEAUDEN
>>63297559
>He will never have commentators that based
s m h
>>63297559
How's he doing at Bath?
Wish he stayed just to piss off the Ulster fans even more.
>>63297234
Scotlel didn't seem to get much love but that's probably because off all the Aussies posting in these threads after the quarters who got very defensive whenever Jew Bear was brought up.
If they do well at the next 6N, they might start becoming more likeable, otherwise they'll remain the butt of jokes about relegation and the like
>>63297860
I blame Edin'Our Year'Burgh guy
Haven't been following the pro12 seeing as the rwc was on. Have an oppertunity for time off in December. So I'm just wondering if there will be any decent games on worth going to?
>>63297860
>Aussies posting in these threads after the quarters who got very defensive whenever Jew Bear was brought up.
Well they got their comeuppance in the end.
Thank you based NZ.
>>63297877
Surely that depends on who you support?
>>63297877
>Surely that depends on who you support?
That tbqh lad, all the WC players will be returning so it'll stop being a shitfest.
>>63297888
Any of the Irish clubs, really. But I'd quite content lay support the Welsh or Scots either so it makes little difference.
>>63298000
Glasgow v Leinster, 5th of December.
There might be some Europe games on too then which will be good, because I see a gap from the 6th of December to the 26th.
>>63297234
>poo peeland
>likeable
good joke
>>63297869
you're just mad because it's true
OK lads after finding out that Brock James never got an Aussie cap I want to ask which current/recent player is the best to not have a cap for each country.
Preferably avoid young up and comers and focus on established club players who never played Test rugby
>>63300040
Roddy Grant probably.
>>63300040
That's tricky. I can't think of many for NZ. A lot of our guys are capped just once or twice and then never again, so that makes it difficult. Maybe Sean Maitland before he went to Scotland? >We've always been pretty stacked for wingers, so he was probably never realistically going to get in, but potentially could have if too many injuries had piled up.
Maybe circa 2010-2012 Robbie Fruean as well? But that was also a time when >we were stacked for centres too. Hard to think of that many, good question though.
>>63297240
QUOTAS
>>63300331
Was Casey Laulala ever capped?
>>63297234
Is this players or just the cunts?
>"world" cup
>only existed for 20 years
nice "sport" u got there lmao
>>63300523
Yea I think he was one of the ones that has only had 2 or 3 caps. Like I said, A LOT of >our players have only player one or two, so there aren't really that many I can think of that have really deserved at call up but haven't.
>>63300934
>Filo Tiatia
>Regan King
>Ben Blair
>>63300523
>>63300040
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_players
This highlights what I mean about NZ players. It's a long list, but if you filter it to fewest caps first you'll get an idea of how many have played fewer than 5 caps for the ABs.
>>63300962
>Ben Blair
Now that's a blast form the past. He was pretty handy back in the early 2000s from memory.
>>63301002
He was a decent fullback. Played for cardiff for a few seasons, never really international quality but a good goal kicker.
>>63301159
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gvsvQU82q8
No BMT though
>>63301193
Oh dear..
>>63283808
That is one bitter cunt.
>>63279056
Is that the kid from Outnumbered?
>>63283808
Kek didn't read this before, what a salty man. He writes like a teenager too.
>>63300040
International Caps have been devalued by the fact that many more Test matches are played these days than in the amateur era. I'm really struggling to think of any good quality Irish players of a decent age who are uncapped. Even mediocre players will have picked up one or two against tier two teams. Munster fans seem to rate James Coughlan, who's playing for Pau now.
>>63300040
>>63300291
Probably the only Scottish pro player left that hasn't been capped at least once on a summer tour. Fraser McKenzie is probably in the same tier of decent club pro without a cap, though that hasn't stopped guys like Fusaro picking up a few appearances
>>63297275
You guys recommend me the crusaders last time, when are they playing next? Also, should i watch rugby league or stick to union?
>>63293573
How can one county be so fucking based?
The farthest Western parts of West Yorkshire and all of South Yorkshire can eat shit, though, desu
>>63306752
Trouble is, Ireland are like Wales and only have 1 or 2 good test quality players in each position
It only takes a couple of injuries and they either have to completely reshuffle their team or start scraping the barrel with mongs like Keet Earls
>>63307198
rugby league is shit. Avoid it
>>63307198
depends what you want to watch
The NRL is objectively the premier domestic Rugby comp in the world. League as a sport is also incredibly and you can basically understand it the first time you watch it.
Don't watch any domestic Rugby Union comp, they're all garbage and all have mediocre support. Certainly don't watch the Super Ugly and >watching NH "rugby" >ever.
Just watch the Test matches. And by watch the test matches, I mean watch the Rugby Championship. NH "rugby" is boring as fuck. Even fucking cricket is more exhilarating.
>>63307237
Sheffield's the best part of Yorkshire by far you mong
>>63307334
is incredibly basic*
>>63307342
poptarts
>>63307334
>>63307352
>HURR MY SPORT IS THE MOST EXCITING SPORT EVER
>number of countries who give a shit: 1
>>63307198
League is terrible and irrelevant, it's pretty much checkers to rugby's chess
Also my BSN friend watch Super Rugby which is what the crusaders do which starts in February
Otherwise watch Stade Francais in Top 14 as they have the best FH in the game
Anyone have screencap of international rugby league match thread
>>63307198
Please mr. Big Strong Nicaraguan sir, watch some European rugby, the Crusaders don't play until February
daily reminder that if joubert hadn't been paid literally millions to rig the tournament, Scotland would have won the rwc comfortably
>>63307375
>being THIS insecure
Thugby League isn't "my" sport, I don't even watch it except for the State of Origin and Grand Final.
But Union is boring as fuck. And we may be the only cunt that cares about League but there is only one cunt that cares about Union and its fucking NEW ZEALAND. KEK. Nice """sport""" you have there. The Wallabies are fucking shit and they are L I T E R A L L Y the second best team in the world. That is pathetic.
I'll leave the pasta for you.
The pinnacle of Rugby Union is viewed as the penalty goal. Every rule in the entire game is geared towards maximizing the amount of penalty goals that can be attempted within 80 minutes. Its great viewing. What a thrilling sport.
Rugby league is OK but I can't deal with all that running and passing. Sometimes a whole game can pass without a single penalty goal being kicked! Can you imagine?
I hardly ever get to sit and watch for eight minutes while a scrum collapses and repacks six times, followed by a penalty goal, in rugby league. If league wants to compete they need far more of it.
Also, there's far too much game time in rugby league. They set up too many plays and go far too long without slowing the game down with penalties, line outs and 4 scrum re-packs. What rugby league need to do is make field goals and penalty goals worth more, so more time is spent standing around watching one guy kick a ball. Did you guys see the latest Durban Pirates vs Roturua Razorbacks game? Six penalty goals to five! The pirates had no answer to the Razorbacks tactics of kicking the ball out then collapsing the scrum.
Its this level of tactical sophistication that is missing in rugby league, where as you rightly point out, its just a bunch of athletic guys trying to score tries against each other. Yawn.
Shit man Argentina's SR team looks strong, my darkhorses for this year.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3301961/The-Blacks-celebrate-World-Cup-victory-night-morning-London-strip-club-don-t-emerge-6am.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
>The Hask gets in on AIGB celebration banter
Is there anything he can't do?
>>63307342
>Sheffield's the best part of Yorkshire by far you mong
>>63307491
Name any other place that could hope to compete
>>63307448
>but there is only one cunt that cares about Union and its fucking NEW ZEALAND
Yeah only New Zealand, and those douzen or so other countries
>>63307508
Richmond
Catterick Training Area
>>63307342
>>63307491
>>63307508
>Sheffield has any area at all with redeemable features
ayyyyyy
good one la's
Oh shit Chippie le Poo is joining the Sharks, christ I'm way behind on rugby transfers
>>63307256
I don't think any country apart from NZ has more than two test quality players for every position. The English are always on about their amazing depth, but all they have is is a huge pool of mediocre players.
>>63307535
go on name one other country where Rugby is the no1 sport in besides Poo Peeland
protip: Wales isn't a country
And it's completely beside the point. League, like AFL & the BSA sports is played as a domestic game. And the NRL is objectively FAR better than Super Ugly or any Poorthern Hemorrhoidshere """""""""""""Rugby""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""""""competition""""""""""""""""""""""""""
I've already explained this to you. Australia is L I T E R A L L Y the second best team in Rugby Union despite the fact that the sport is fucking dead here (LITERALLY on the same level as netball and basketball) and that the Wallabies are a joke. The Wallabies are just full of foreigners and Coconuts on dodgy 457's and they are unironically better than your "country". THAT is the state of your "sport".
kek
KEK
K E K
>>63307607
Yeah but you can decimate England with 5 or 6 injuries in one position and the drop off isn't that much.
Is Lawes significantly better than Attwood? Or Barrit significantly better than Eastmond? Probably not
>>63307508
Anywhere in the countryside.
>>63307465
didn't THE BRAND play with the highlanders one season a couple years back?
>>63307615
> name one other country where Rugby is the no1 sport
Madagascar. Fiji. Samoa. Tonga
Next
>>63307671
>this is an unironic post
kek
KEK
>>63307667
Yeah. He probably knows some of the AIGBs and went along for the banter.
>>63307701
>"t-they don't count"
Madagascar is more populous than Australia and yes rugby is the #1 sport there. So you've been BTFO
>k-kek ;_;
>>63307667
Oh, and he also played with Nonu when he had his season in Japan.
>>63307651
>Is Lawes significantly better than Attwood? Or Barrit significantly better than Eastmond? Probably not
Lawes and Barritt are both significantly worse than Attwood and Eastmond
>>63307403
kek, im 185 but i get your point, people that play here are usually frenchs/aussies or manlets. I always liked the sport but people sell it as if I am going to broke my spine playing it.
>>63307378
>>63307326
No rugby league for me then
>>63307334
I want to see the crusaders and the new Argentina team, why super rugby is bad?
>>63307866
There's literally nothing wrong with Super Rugby.
He's just mad nobody gives a shit about league
>"world' cup
most of the world doesn't evem care about it
nice "sport" lads
>>63308040
But Canada were there
>>63307651
If that's true then it's surely more of an indictment of England's first teamers than anything else.
>>63307866
>why super rugby is bad?
Horrific timezones
Little to no public support
in 2014 the NSW Waratahs (Wallabies-lite) hosted the Crusaders (All Blacks-lite) in the Grand Final. They only managed to fill 2/3 of the stadium IN THE GRAND FINAL
that is how little of a shit anyone cares about Super Ugly
>>63308434
>p-please watch my sports instead big strong Nicaraguan
>>63307825
this desu...particularly barrit
>>63307866
Nothing wrong with it. It's just a mad australian trying to get you to watch his sport that is irrelevant everywhere but the east coast of australia
>>63308654
>>63308536
>thugby yawnion fans are THIS insecure
I told you, I don't even watch nor care about Rugby Lelgue. I'm from an AFL state anyway and I could give two shits if the BIG STRONG foreigner watched my sport.
But your "sport" is dead and a colossal joke. Even in Shitney and Pisspain (the only two cities that care about any Rugby) they don't give a toss about Yawnion.
Super Ugly has literally no following here and is played infront of empty grounds against Kiwi and Shit Efrican teams no one gives a fuck about. And the fact that Super ugly is the ""premier"" domestic comp in your ""sport"" is an indictment on the pathetic state of your ""sport"".
>>63308770
So fuck off out the thread then m8. Why are you trying to convince active union fans in an active /rug/ thread that their sport is dead.
You're arrogant and a cunt.
Now fuck off.
