Roof will be on

Every point scored against NZ will be roared on like we’re shagging the best looking girl in the bar

Every point conceded won’t matter because we’re chatting up the best looking girl in the bar

A fantastic day in store

@taniwharugby said in Wales Vs All Blacks:

Yeah right, I mean even if some were jettisoned or walk, who is gonna join this shit show?

This. Any potential decent AB coach would have second thoughts after the NZR shit-show of the last 5 years

@MiketheSnow said in Wales Vs All Blacks:

Roof will be on

Every point scored against NZ will be roared on like we’re shagging the last best looking girl in the bar Chip Alley.

Fixed it for you.

This is probably Wales’ best chance to beat the ABs since….

This match is huge for NZ

Perform badly against us and it's a real downer on which to end the year

Lose - we can dream - and NZ is in the fucking toilet

Realistically - and barring injury - Razor should pick his strongest side and destroy us

If he tinkers then it could be his undoing

@MiketheSnow said in Wales Vs All Blacks:

This match is huge for NZ

The pressure on Robertson to resign is growing. If we lose on Saturday, he won't be given that courtesy. He'll be fired.

@MiketheSnow said in Wales Vs All Blacks:

This match is huge for NZ

Perform badly against us and it's a real downer on which to end the year

Lose - we can dream - and NZ is in the fucking toilet

Realistically - and barring injury - Razor should pick his strongest side and destroy us

If he tinkers then it could be his undoing

Made that mistake against Italy last year.

Don't make wholesale changes, but the team certainly needs freshening up.

Last match ffor Beauden Barrett. Give him a good farewell. Same thing for Savea

@game_film We've got no chance but 2004 still haunts me, I was in the stadium and honestly thought we could do it until the Joe Rokocoko show. 24-25 🥴

@pooler-fan said in Wales Vs All Blacks:

@game_film We've got no chance but 2004 still haunts me, I was in the stadium and honestly thought we could do it until the Joe Rokocoko show. 24-25 🥴

Me too

I'd go with something like:

1. Ethan De Groot
2. Codie Taylor
3. Fletcher Newell
4. Scott Barrett (c)
5. Josh Lord
6. Wallace Sititi
7. Peter Lakai
8. Christian Lio-Willie
9. Finlay Christie
10. DMac
11. Caleb Clarke
12. Quinn Tupaea
13. Leicester Fainga'anuku
14. Will Jordan
15. Ruben Love

16. George Bell
17. Tamati Williams
18. Tavatio Mafileo
19. Fabian Holland
20. Ardie Savea
21. Folau Fakatava
22. Rivez Reihana
23. Reiko Ioane

@pourfasse

Watched that. Noticed:

Tony Spreadbury was a bloody good Ref, Martyn Williams was world-class as was Gethin Jenkins, Dan Carter was as chilled in his early career as he was at the end.

Oh, and Jonathan Davies actually added value to a commentary back then.

@MiketheSnow said in Wales Vs All Blacks:

This match is huge for NZ

Perform badly against us and it's a real downer on which to end the year

Lose - we can dream - and NZ is in the fucking toilet

Realistically - and barring injury - Razor should pick his strongest side and destroy us

If he tinkers then it could be his undoing

Even a non convincing win would put him under all sorts of pressure

So did we find out what the deal is with Holland?

@Bones People think it's the same as The Netherlands. It's not.

It's just two provinces of the country. North Holland and South Holland. Okay, they are the most historically important and richest parts of the country. North Holland = Amsterdam. South Holland = Rotterdam and The Hague.

But the whole country is called The Netherlands.

@antipodean said in Wales Vs All Blacks:

@frugby said in Wales Vs All Blacks:

Predicted Team

1. Williams
2. Taukei'aho
3. Mafileo
4. Barrett
5. Holland
6. Sititi
7. Kirifi
8. Savea
9. Ratima

Stopped there. That's a fucking dreadful team.

Sititi isn't a blindside's arsehole. I'm in my 50s and I put in more dominant tackles.

Kirifi has shown the disparate leap between Super Rugby and Tests. Literally too small to have a positive impact.

Savea is fucking arse. Useless fluffybunny won't hit a ruck. Might as well select my dead grandmother.

I am expecting this to be the worst team we’ve seen all year. It is going to be a combo of those who haven’t played and those needing more chances… I can’t see anything other than farewells in the backline especially

@frugby no chance of a recall for two players loyal to nz rugby who are seemingly back in form in Folau Fakatava & Braydon Ennor?

@Grooter One can only hope

I'd like to have sees what a 9-10-12 of Roigard, McKenzie, Jordie could do this season, but unfortunately because of Raygun's insistence on BB and now injury we're only likely to see Ratima, McKenzie, Tupaea this week. Which is okay, but tells us nothing.
If he is going to make wholesale changes so we achieve nothing, then @Grooter at least I'd like to see him throw his toys and tell a few guys to watch this one from the stands because it's not fucking good enough. But sadly I don't think he has the cajones for that and we'll get what @frugby says.