In the last ‘lockdown’ episode of The Breakdown, the crew are joined by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Hurricanes outside back Jordie Barrett, new Highlanders signing Nehe Milner-Skudder and referee Ben O’Keeffe to discuss the impending start of Super Rugby Aotearoa.
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Sign up for freeOnce omitted from the Leinster sub-academy, the Ireland full-back has taken a long and arduous road to a fairytale moment Melbourne.
Despite a heavily disrupted season, Ireland's cornerstone tighthead is rolling back the years Down Under as he prepares to start an eighth straight Test.
The All Blacks are stacked at least four deep in most positions, but Scott Robertson will be concerned by his options in the playmaking roles.
They don’t mention the 1996 tour, because that was when the All Blacks smashed them! 👍
42 Go to commentsYou don’t think the Lions have been sensational this tour? That’s not what I’ve been reading.
I thought the same too, this is Australia after all, but they held in their. I think the only difference between the two, besides some obvious depth that may or may not be relevant, is the experienced Lions players don’t switch off as much as Aussies do.
50 Go to commentsWallabies clearly good enough, they’re much much better than what they have been.
50 Go to commentsItoje was the Aussie captain? No RB, just no.
As we know with try reviews, it’s normally the TMO. How theyre were refed on the field is normally fairly irrelevant. Hopefully it wasn’t in this case.
50 Go to commentsYes Tate not stopping the previous try was more of a game changer for me.
You don’t want to critize the fella because he was great on the wing, but holding up tacklers is supposed to be a halfbacks MO.
50 Go to commentsAh, I see you have outlined the criticisms of the officiating without even realising it.
It was good that the ref kept to his decision and didn’t change it as is normally the case when its the TMO’s decision.
No? What where you trying to say? Morgan would have known he was late on the clean but still tried anyway. Sometimes the spirit takes a back seat in clinchers like this.
50 Go to commentsYep good game. What do you mean by hiccups?
50 Go to commentsneutral observer. it was a clear penalty. every day of the week.
7 Go to commentsYou must be one of those cape crusaders then.
42 Go to commentsI'm South African… no denial here.
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