VIDEO : le premier essai d'Owen Farrell en Top 14 avec le Racing 92

Yeah but it's the QB role right right, they should feel the brunt of citicisms for a directionless second half (I was meant to say). It is like you say but that's the job of a AB ten.

JW 30 minutes ago

All Blacks player ratings vs Japan | Lipovitan-D Challenge Cup

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JW 37 minutes ago

Report: New Zealand win tug-of-war for France U20 star

Watchout!

And it's were his dad went I think too.

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JW 38 minutes ago

Report: New Zealand win tug-of-war for France U20 star

Actually it's precisely that. It's banter towards Ireland because you need the leg up, so now one's really concerned. It's finger wagging to NZ, because you feel they're good enough already.

You've made a great accidental delineation between the two, I'm happy to continue with that directive for now RW!

PS, no one else is reading this reply apart from you.

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JC 40 minutes ago

Jacobson ruled out as Robertson updates injured All Blacks timelines

ALB and Procter at 12 & 13 all day long. Barrette and Ioane offer very little passing and handling ability and therefore affect the all blacks attacking platform hugely. Ioane is a finisher nothing else , he should be either on the wing or not in the squad. Barrett is crash bang with good defence but ye will need more of what alb and Procter will bring to the table against the northern hemisphere 3.

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Jmann 58 minutes ago

20-year-old sparks 'New Zealand's answer to Kwagga Smith' hype

never really nailed down a starting spot though has he.

Can't see this as a crisis. SA are just churning out talent similarly to AB a couple of years ago

Lulu 1 hour ago

South Africa's injury crisis deepens as listed player misses plane

Then this could be an absolute master stroke. Ackerman would add to the Stormers DNA without compromising their flair. Would love to see this happen.

DP 1 hour ago

URC side on verge of SOS call to Johan Ackermann

Yep! Silver linings and all that..!

DP 1 hour ago

South Africa's injury crisis deepens as listed player misses plane

That's all very "Captain Hindsight" Nick. When the squad was picked Razor was hardly to know that Sititi would be such a good test 6 on the basis of two matches at NPC level and none at SR level in his entire career. He was only selected there after two months in camp, with injuries to other contenders and Finau not being effective requiring a creative solution.

JD Kiwi 1 hour ago

Bad blood swirls as the All Blacks head north

It wasn't me who brought up the word "arrogant" or the concept of arrogance. I talked about their behaviour making them widely disliked. I only used the A word in that last post you're replying to, in response to your use of it.

JD Kiwi 1 hour ago

Bad blood swirls as the All Blacks head north

As for me as "an intelligent poster" getting involved in "a strategic off-field war" you should have read up the thread before posting that. You got involved first by twisting a positive comment about Argentina into a negative one about Ireland and then stating that "spats ensue" "when NZ feels challenged by the likes of Ireland".

You also twisted my words in your final post above. I didn't say that 'Anyone who doesn't believe Ireland is arrogant must be arrogant themselves'. I said that it was arrogant to believe that "people don't like us because we're so good".

Bull Shark 2 hours ago

20-year-old sparks 'New Zealand's answer to Kwagga Smith' hype

“Hype”?

Kwagga played 150 caps for a highly successful Blitzboks team and has two World Cup medals.

He’s a legend of the game and the hype is real.

No arguments from me about the first three, others may know more about one or two of them but I doubt it.

JD Kiwi 2 hours ago

Bad blood swirls as the All Blacks head north

As for Sexton, POM and Faz, how they've acted may or may not be more effective than Cane but a lot of their behaviour isn't exactly statesmanlike.

I don't know him well enough to be sure but I'd have thought so.

JD Kiwi 2 hours ago

Bad blood swirls as the All Blacks head north

I think everyone needs to stay calm and not pressure the kid.

MakeOllieMathisAnAB 3 hours ago

20-year-old sparks 'New Zealand's answer to Kwagga Smith' hype

My views in Dobson is that the last few years he had good players and the players made the Stormers in terms of Game Knowledge, currently he have great players but he has a lack of good Coaching Skills himself,therefore these current great players are not coached well and forced to play a gameplan that does not work for anybody, but forced down by Dobson. What a pity, my views are he must be taken out completely, then a new Coach must be brough in with Vision in terms of players , skills and great Rugby knowledge.

Shanana 3 hours ago

URC side on verge of SOS call to Johan Ackermann

Zammit mentioned the speed of the nfl. Consider the winners of the Olympic 100 and 200 metre events ... pretty much all top men and women are black ... but more than that they are descendants of slaves in America, Jamaica, UK....

Speed 3 hours ago

Louis Rees-Zammit settles NFL vs rugby athleticism debate, but has one caveat

Why is that? It's because they are the survival of the fittest

1. They survived the brutal conditions on the slave ships

2. Then the weak were culled by the harsh working conditions on the plantations

3. The best of the best were bred like race horses creating super humans

This is why black athletes dominate the NBA and NFL - speed and power.

This Michael Johnson documentary says more on this https://youtu.be/oD2pbpibmlg

Most of the players in the NFL are black ... Zammit is up against genetics + lack of experience. Even incredible American white athletes struggle to get a spot

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JWH 4 hours ago

20-year-old sparks 'New Zealand's answer to Kwagga Smith' hype

Kid could be better than Kwagga if he plays well in SRP.

Would really love to see Lio-Willie turn up in these games; could be just what the ABs need off the bench: power, workrate, clever, and a hunger for minutes.

JWH 4 hours ago

'Some young guys have really got us thinking': Jason Ryan reacts to Japan win

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Bull Shark 4 hours ago

South Africa's injury crisis deepens as listed player misses plane

What’s the use of having all that depth and then calling it a crisis when we have injuries.

No crisis here. Calm down everyone.

What’s more interesting to me is who gets called into take Malherbe’s place in the touring squad. A backline player? A forward?

Safe bet would be another tighthead and Mchunu would be a good choice. Spending some time with the team on tour will be good development for him. Even if he spends most of his time warming Ox up. But I can see him playing in Wales if he got called up.

Jordan Hendrikse would be a great backline call up. Well deserved. That kid looks on fire are the moment. @DP