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Rugby Pass Podcast: The Barrett vs Cruden Conundrum

By Scotty Stevenson

27 Apr 2016

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This week Scotty Stevenson has a bye so Mark Stafford steps in to host. He’s joined by Daniel Richardson, a former journalist and commentator. Mark and Daniel discuss the cracker Sunwolves / Jaguares match which Scotty rightly predicted would result in a win to the Japanese team. They also discuss the Jason Emery 4 week ban for a dangerous tackle, rave about the Beauden Barrett / Aaron Cruden matchup, give Damian McKenzie his dues and look ahead to the games for this weekend’s Super Rugby competition.

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SadersMan 3 minutes ago

'They smelt it': Scott Robertson says Italy sensed All Blacks' vulnerability

Fair comment but we also can't ignore the the fact that NZ Rugby had to threaten to sack the guy & his coaching team in 2022. The ABs were literally a laughing stock at that point. The flow on effects don't disappear overnight. But yeah, I hear ya. Moving on.

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EatBreath7s 5 minutes ago

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Seriously world rugby, you gave the mens 7s player of the year to someone who played....... 3 tournaments.

It does beg the question, In almost 25 years of this mens award there has only been 1 X2 winner of the award, does everybody eventually get a turn at winning it?

Please don't get me started on the womens 7s player of the year, it had to be Jorga Miller in my book

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KVI 6 minutes ago

TJ Perenara clarifies reference to the Treaty in All Blacks' Haka

He's not trying to re write it or eradicate a culture - have you even read the principles?? It's pretty straight forward. Equal rights for all.

Perenara is paid to play rugby and not push his political agenda. It was disrespectful and not the time or place. All Blacks - stick to rugby!

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JW 7 minutes ago

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BB is terrible, can't pass and can't clear.

How on earth you think he's a 10 I don't know!

That was a nice kick into the 22 of his brothers pass though.

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JW 12 minutes ago

'They smelt it': Scott Robertson says Italy sensed All Blacks' vulnerability

Not really, the problem areas are his. I do think Razor made a conscious choice to continue with those problems and see if he was good enough to fix them though (Ukitu makes an argument above). Ultimately you would have hoped for more future development last year or two to bring in this year, but of course it was crisis modem so there was very little. Just really lucky a few players played well this year imo.

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JW 17 minutes ago

'They smelt it': Scott Robertson says Italy sensed All Blacks' vulnerability

Always going to be the way with Beauden leading.

As in you think from his first year at the Crusaders he thought he might have discovered the right way to transition into a team?

That would seem to fit, but agree he took it way too far. Other than that I would have been pretty happy with the year. Can add Aussie to that list too! Crikey.

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YeowNotEven 27 minutes ago

'They smelt it': Scott Robertson says Italy sensed All Blacks' vulnerability

It isn’t Ian fosters fault that the All Blacks played garbage 14 months after he left the job.

Surely we can put responsibility for current ABs performances on the current coach and players.

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CL 28 minutes ago

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Coach of the Year...who? What a farse!!

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JW 34 minutes ago

'They smelt it': Scott Robertson says Italy sensed All Blacks' vulnerability

Needing to select those players champing at the bit for a chance to play.

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JW 37 minutes ago

'They smelt it': Scott Robertson says Italy sensed All Blacks' vulnerability

Yeah needed that try much sooner.

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JK 39 minutes ago

Pieter-Steph du Toit crowned World Rugby men's 15s player of the year

Well done, now go tackle something

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HU 39 minutes ago

Pieter-Steph du Toit crowned World Rugby men's 15s player of the year

in a time, where World Rugby (the functionaries not the public) seems to have little love left for the scrum, it may have been looked at as slightly inconsistent to nominate a Prop ...

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HU 43 minutes ago

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congrats to PSDT ...... any of the four nominees would have deserved the award and hope someday they will all be intruduced to the Hall of Fame ....

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JW 44 minutes ago

'They smelt it': Scott Robertson says Italy sensed All Blacks' vulnerability

Why would you see him go instead of give him that time though?

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SM 50 minutes ago

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It's not Dmacs size that's the problem, he's just not good enough for the ABS like Reiko Tj and Cane,feels like Foster 2.0 we could have dropped them and blooded new hungry young ones.

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Mamba 59 minutes ago

'They smelt it': Scott Robertson says Italy sensed All Blacks' vulnerability

We should of beaten Italy much much easier and further.

Was lucky England lost the game - they should have beaten us ans were the better team on the field.

We also caught Ireland on a night where they were playing terrible footy.

Time for Razor to go before it’s too late. Test rugby is levels of magnitude up from Super rugby, and one simply does not make that transition with a snap of a finger. Boy is out of his depth and is hurting NZ rugby…

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The One 59 minutes ago

Pieter-Steph du Toit crowned World Rugby men's 15s player of the year

Any one of the four would've been a worthy recipient.

But my candidate is Ox.

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OJohn 1 hour ago

Another Wales player has backed Warren Gatland to stay in job

Ian Botham would never be so weak

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JW 1 hour ago

'They smelt it': Scott Robertson says Italy sensed All Blacks' vulnerability

Don't be condescending, theyv'e been a good side fo a few years now.

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OJohn 1 hour ago

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