Scans confirm Jordie Barrett will be sidelined with knee injury

Who is Ben Smith to write such f$%king trash on #RugbyPass ? The whole article smacks of sour grapes. If all you can do is sheer the Springboks then choke on your bloody sour grapes!

Bledisloe Cup takes: D-Mac the game-winner, Jordan flat track bully

JWH 46 minutes ago

So what your saying is that he scored crucial tries in important games against various tough opponents? Hardly a critique.

Mark Telea is the worst winger in terms of defense I have ever seen.

Also, Jordan had the most tackles completed in the RWC final and conceded 0 tries.

He was unimpressive because he had just come back from injury and was getting used to his role again.

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fl 46 minutes ago

World Rankings: Ireland replace Springboks at Number 1

do wins not count anymore if they are only by 1 point? maybe SA should give the webb ellis back...

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fl 50 minutes ago

yes, if results were different then the rankings would be different!

Stuart Hogg triggers all-in Top 14 scrap with shunt on France star

Thomas K 52 minutes ago

Ramos did

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fl 54 minutes ago

Stuart Hogg triggers all-in Top 14 scrap with shunt on France star

he pushed over a child

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R 59 minutes ago

Gee Mr Smith, tell me, does this "juice" apply to all teams that get to the finals? Or just South Africa?

What a pathetic individual you are. Do you not think someone smarter than you calculated how this should all work?

Jelous maybe because the AB's lost out? You know, 3 world cups vs 4 and South Africa playing TWO less world cups!

Suck it up sunshine!

How the embattled Wallabies pushed the All Blacks to the brink

NH 1 hour ago

You can basically see the shift in the two halves of that game ad. As Nick said, part of it was ball retention and not giving the abs as many opportunities, but I think we also saw more aggression and intent from the forwards hitting that first pod in defence and the next man out (usually hunter). They came up quicker and hit with more venom. This meant abs had slower ball which meant they could put more ruck pressure on, which then snow balls to the next ruck etc. lsl and hunter put on some big hits and guys like Wilson, bpa, Gleeson and Bobby? All got turnovers in that 2nd half as a result.

How the embattled Wallabies pushed the All Blacks to the brink

NH 1 hour ago

Bpa and lsl vital ballast in the 2nd half I'd suggest.

How the embattled Wallabies pushed the All Blacks to the brink

NH 1 hour ago

Also, who would call those lineout strike plays in today's game? The coaches have obviously devised and id'ed then for the opposition, but who on the field calls it? Noah didn't touch the ball in that first try for eg but is he still the one barking the order? Or does the lineout caller decide a play like that...?

How the embattled Wallabies pushed the All Blacks to the brink

NH 1 hour ago

Nice one Nick. Defence is obviously an issue but do you think it's a coaching issue or an implementation issue? Those first two tries the defensive line was set perfectly fine for mine, first try bell bit in on the forward pod letting Jordan walk through his gap, and on the second Williams slipped off Clarke. The tidy up of d in the second half suggests to me it was more a mental thing perhaps. As you and Schmidt id'ed, turnovers were the issue for the wbs for mine. I doubt the wallabies held the ball for more than 3 phases in that first half. As the old adage goes, they can't score without the ball! The question is how do the wallabies stop these fade ins/outs in games - first half game 1 against sa, 2nd half game 2 Arg, 1st half game 1 abs all simply not good enough. Re the lineout, Schmidt must've been taking notes during Rennie's tenure, I distinctly remember hunter getting a ball over the back, busting a tackle and putting Kellaway away.

LindaBokAnn 1 hour ago

Dear Mr Smith, as a proud SA mum and lover of Rugby played by any country, kindly refrain from such demeaning comments, which, for some odd reason, you always seem to only direct towards SA. Please endeavour towards being humble whilst commenting on a team that has beaten the odds no matter what, persevered unrelentingly, and risen like a Phoenix. Most of these players were given few opportunities to start with, which other countries had, and you seem incapable of offering any form of kindness towards them. May I suggest an extended holiday, so that you too can make your mom proud whilst re-evaluating the error of your ways.

'Turnaround Tyrel' epitomises the foggy state of the Bledisloe Cup

NH 1 hour ago

Point is the tahs and wbs to a degree found value in him and used him just as nadolo was used by saders, obviously to different degrees of success. But there is your talent id and use of a player outside the mould in Aus. I'd argue Aus has a long history of using atypical players - big league wingers early on, skillful small hookers like Jeremy Paul, whippet sevens like g smith and hooper although these are obviously mostly old examples. Not as true anymore.

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NH 1 hour ago

'Turnaround Tyrel' epitomises the foggy state of the Bledisloe Cup

He did get one and from memory they wanted to keep him (could be wrong there), but he obviously could've gotten more money and was interested in going to Ireland by all reports. The player's do get a say in these things sometimes... Did you I'd Mack as a goer before he left?

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Nicholaus 1 hour ago

Disgraceful indeed. Makes rugbypass look very bad.

How the embattled Wallabies pushed the All Blacks to the brink

Otagoman II 1 hour ago

Good read Nb, thanks. Seems there are little technical details that are holding a player like Aumua back.

Also, one fix for the ABs with Jordie out injured is to call up a marginal Crusader fullback/wing pick. Nice from a team that finished bottom of the NZ sides in Super.

All Blacks player ratings vs Australia | Bledisloe Cup I

RD 1 hour ago

I want a player who can kick and tackle. Jordan played fine but not once was he tested in any of his core roles, he did nothing he can't do at 14.

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AllyOz 2 hours ago

How the embattled Wallabies pushed the All Blacks to the brink

Didn't we start our rankings under Schmidt at 10? We haven't fallen anywhere.

WG 2 hours ago

A disgraceful piece of sports writing that rugbypass should be ashamed to have published.