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Cullen was my first genuine man-crush. I farking loved that guy and couldn't believe how he was treated by Mitchell. Win/lose/draw, pretty much any game he was in had something memorable.

BB gives me the same feeling. Hope he kicks on a little longer than Cullen, who was effectively gone from NZ aged 27. Fark you again Mitchell/Deans.

Oh yeah that 13, 14 crap was kneejerk bullshit to the 98 season. Apparently Cullen needed to touch the ball more and Goldie was a better fullback. Dickheads.

@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Highlight Clips:

Cullen was my first genuine man-crush. I farking loved that guy and couldn't believe how he was treated by Mitchell. Win/lose/draw, pretty much any game he was in had something memorable.

100% same for me. I wasn't raised in a rugby family and Cully is the reason I started watching rugby, and it seems to consume a lot of my life these days.

@Rancid-Schnitzel at the time I was working in a sports shop, we had a picture of cully on the wall, I don't know that my boss ever realized the poster was for Mizuno boots that the ABs wore at this time, cos we didn't sell Mizuno gear haha

Watching the documentary from earlier on the year on Sky about the 1996 AB series win in SA.

Cullen was in his first year in the team and was just insanely good. Pre-knee injury, he was a monster.

I must try and find those rugby matches in full on YouTube -- there were just all black and springbok greats. Mark Andrews for the Bokke was off the charts good - as good a lock as you'd ever see. Combined with Joost vdw and their monster pack (Os Du Randt), it was a hell of an achievement.

Also amazing to see Zinny kicking a 35 m droppie at a critical time in the series decider ... that guy was just incredible. Skill levels up the wazoo

Youtube's algorithm picks another winner.

Dave Bishop was an absolutely terrible referee.

Loved what passed for a big call at the time:

Well, Lee Stensness has played ... good rugby, in my mind.

Clicked on it and got bored after about 8 seconds of Nisbo talking...

Anyone got footage of Lions vs Auckland from 1983?

Another request for the 1987 Bledisloe Cup game. A forgotten classic.

@Tim Have to follow that one up with this.

@Dice

I grabbed this from PR-too good not to share...
Springbok defeats to help you through self isolation

0-57 vs. NZ, 2017:

3-53 vs. England, 2002:

0-49 vs. Australia, 2006:

15-57 vs. NZ, 2016:

and the fights:

@Wairau TBH, aside from the ABs and Japan I'd rather the Boks win.

@Nepia Ha, yes, I think you are right.
I sent the following to a SA friend, some fantastic rugby.

@Daffy-Jaffy I like how Howlett was worried that Ralph wouldn't be quick enough to get the ball so ran him and the English defenders down to score the try.

@Nepia Ralph woulda got there if Dougie wasnt offside

@taniwharugby said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@Nepia Ralph woulda got there is Dougie wasnt offside

Camera angle man, and he got checked going through.

Sometimes forget how good Mils was as a running fullback back in those days.

@Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

Sometimes forget how good Mils was as a running fullback back in those days.

really? how do you forget this?

@mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

Sometimes forget how good Mils was as a running fullback back in those days.

really? how do you forget this?

I just do (early on-set dementia?), maybe because I compare him with the gold standard Rangi (I'm not @Chris-B) Cullen, and remember him as the solid all round fullback he was more than the attacking dynamo.

@Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

Sometimes forget how good Mils was as a running fullback back in those days.

really? how do you forget this?

I just do (early on-set dementia?), maybe because I compare him with the gold standard Rangi (I'm not @Chris-B) Cullen, and remember him as the solid all round fullback he was more than the attacking dynamo.

Mils is our 2nd best FB is have seen. Great runner, really good at bringing his wingers in to the game. He's the man. One of my favourite ABs of the past 20 years (probably 2nd behind Kaino)

@mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

Sometimes forget how good Mils was as a running fullback back in those days.

really? how do you forget this?

I just do (early on-set dementia?), maybe because I compare him with the gold standard Rangi (I'm not @Chris-B) Cullen, and remember him as the solid all round fullback he was more than the attacking dynamo.

Mils is our 2nd best FB is have seen. Great runner, really good at bringing his wingers in to the game. He's the man. One of my favourite ABs of the past 20 years (probably 2nd behind Kaino)

I'd probably go Cullen, Kipper, Mils of the ones I've seen.

Agree with you on Kaino for favourite AB of the last 20 years.

@mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

Sometimes forget how good Mils was as a running fullback back in those days.

really? how do you forget this?

I just do (early on-set dementia?), maybe because I compare him with the gold standard Rangi (I'm not @Chris-B) Cullen, and remember him as the solid all round fullback he was more than the attacking dynamo.

Mils is our 2nd best FB is have seen. Great runner, really good at bringing his wingers in to the game. He's the man. One of my favourite ABs of the past 20 years (probably 2nd behind Kaino)

And beautifully soft, fast hands. The amount of tries he was the last one to put someone away.

So reliable too, at both ends. Barely made mistakes. And that Franck Bunce temperament.

@Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

Sometimes forget how good Mils was as a running fullback back in those days.

really? how do you forget this?

I just do (early on-set dementia?), maybe because I compare him with the gold standard Rangi (I'm not @Chris-B) Cullen, and remember him as the solid all round fullback he was more than the attacking dynamo.

Mils is our 2nd best FB is have seen. Great runner, really good at bringing his wingers in to the game. He's the man. One of my favourite ABs of the past 20 years (probably 2nd behind Kaino)

I'd probably go Cullen, Kipper, Mils of the ones I've seen.

Agree with you on Kaino for favourite AB of the last 20 years.

Kipper can't compete with Cullen in terms of sheer brilliance (despite being quite brilliant himself) or with Mils in terms of longevity

@antipodean said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

Sometimes forget how good Mils was as a running fullback back in those days.

really? how do you forget this?

I just do (early on-set dementia?), maybe because I compare him with the gold standard Rangi (I'm not @Chris-B) Cullen, and remember him as the solid all round fullback he was more than the attacking dynamo.

Mils is our 2nd best FB is have seen. Great runner, really good at bringing his wingers in to the game. He's the man. One of my favourite ABs of the past 20 years (probably 2nd behind Kaino)

And beautifully soft, fast hands. The amount of tries he was the last one to put someone away.

Yep, it was like having another play maker out the back, together with the pace of winger and the usual hallmarks of a top notch fullback

@Tim before soccer mums got involved in the sport

@Daffy-Jaffy faaaaark yes. I could watch that angle from Cully against the Boks all day.

@Tim love that one early, but puts hands in ruck, gets the rewards...

@junior said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@mariner4life said in Classic Rugby Vids:

@Nepia said in Classic Rugby Vids:

Sometimes forget how good Mils was as a running fullback back in those days.

really? how do you forget this?

I just do (early on-set dementia?), maybe because I compare him with the gold standard Rangi (I'm not @Chris-B) Cullen, and remember him as the solid all round fullback he was more than the attacking dynamo.

Mils is our 2nd best FB is have seen. Great runner, really good at bringing his wingers in to the game. He's the man. One of my favourite ABs of the past 20 years (probably 2nd behind Kaino)

I'd probably go Cullen, Kipper, Mils of the ones I've seen.

Agree with you on Kaino for favourite AB of the last 20 years.

Kipper can't compete with Cullen in terms of sheer brilliance (despite being quite brilliant himself) or with Mils in terms of longevity

Yeah, and that's why he's second, and I don't generally have longevity as one of my key metrics when picking my favourite/best players.

@Tim said in Classic Rugby Vids:

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it was almost a different game really.

2015 QF All Blacks v France masterclass with Brit commentary.