I've gone ABs 1-8 as I'm both mentally and physically unable to pick against the ABs.
The mention of Frizzell being missing in this thread is making me chuckle though, one swallow ....
Bad guys by 9 plus setting us up to play SA again in the quarters (yes I'm also making other predictions)
@chimoaus said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Looks like it will be hot and humid - even factoring in the 9pm local kickoff time
Why the fuck would they start a game so late?
Because France
@KiwiMurph sure is, although I expect there has been alot of work done in the last 9 days on scrummaging and having a full pack will no doubt help, ball in ball out, no fucking around we should be sweet.
@nzzp said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@chimoaus said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Looks like it will be hot and humid - even factoring in the 9pm local kickoff time
Why the fuck would they start a game so late?
Well for an opening game you've got an opening cemerony for an hour or so beforehand
From memory the 2011 RWC in NZ there were games kicking off at 9pm local.
There were, but the aim as I understood it was to enable TV audiences in Europe.
Which is exactly what they’re doing here
Friday night rugby is a big thing in France
Oh and it’s the French RWC not NZ’s
@MiketheSnow said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@nzzp said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@chimoaus said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Looks like it will be hot and humid - even factoring in the 9pm local kickoff time
Why the fuck would they start a game so late?
Well for an opening game you've got an opening cemerony for an hour or so beforehand
From memory the 2011 RWC in NZ there were games kicking off at 9pm local.
There were, but the aim as I understood it was to enable TV audiences in Europe.
Which is exactly what they’re doing here
Friday night rugby is a big thing in France
Oh and it’s the French RWC not NZ’s
piston wristed gibbons.
Don’t they know New Zealand Rugby has an aura ? I’m not sure it still works at 9pm
@sparky said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@MN5 9pm starts are not unusual for sport in Continental Europe.
I know, I’m just aghast at the arrogance of the French for not checking it was ok with the All Blacks who prefer 7.05pm as a general rule.
Are the All Blacks in their alternate strip for this one? I vaguely remember an article RE home team assignments etc but can’t remember the result
Yeah I picked abs by 1-8 , same as been mentioned , heart not head.
France is actually a team I enjoy watching, if we can’t win the tournament I hope they do.
@MiketheSnow said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@nzzp said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@chimoaus said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Looks like it will be hot and humid - even factoring in the 9pm local kickoff time
Why the fuck would they start a game so late?
Well for an opening game you've got an opening cemerony for an hour or so beforehand
From memory the 2011 RWC in NZ there were games kicking off at 9pm local.
There were, but the aim as I understood it was to enable TV audiences in Europe.
Which is exactly what they’re doing here
Friday night rugby is a big thing in France
Oh and it’s the French RWC not NZ’s
Their cup, their rules. Plus 9pm is better viewing time here. It does seem very gallic though, a 9pm kickoff
@Unite said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Are the All Blacks in their alternate strip for this one? I vaguely remember an article RE home team assignments etc but can’t remember the result
Nah ABs are in black. Darren "Hand" Shand won a coin toss.
@taniwharugby said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph sure is, although I expect there has been alot of work done in the last 9 days on scrummaging and having a full pack will no doubt help, ball in ball out, no fucking around we should be sweet.
Frogs aren’t the same without Baille at LH. Wobblies bossed them in scrum.
@DaGrubster said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
9pm is a typical start time in Europe for rugby and football
For example, majority of champions league matches start at this time.
And long may it continue. spot on time for me to get out of bed and watch a bit of rugby over brekky!! Very civil!
To elaborate on my above comment: we found good form on the EOYT, and we've continued that by smacking Argentina, SA and Aus in consecutive games when it mattered this season.
Far too much is being made of the warm up game. SA were out for blood, after the cards do you really think we were going to risk injury by trying to match their physicality, especially when they had a 7-1 split? Not a chance, we've got this game and the quarter to prepare for.
We're on an upward climb at the moment and France have some pretty key injuries. All of the pressure is on them.
Bring it on!
@nzzp said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Their cup, their rules. Plus 9pm is better viewing time here.
This. I much prefer the 9 pm kickoffs in France to the afternoon starts in the UK for us.
@No-Quarter said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
I'm picking an ambush and we smack them by 20+
Nothing would be more Foster than that, and a QF exit
@Chris said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@Crazy-Horse
we can play 5 wingers in the QF though that is a bonus.
When have we ever been exposed up the kazoo with lightweight, out of position, or injured, forwards? I ask no one in particular..
@1kiwi said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Jordie Barrett didn't train yesterday. Has a calf issue
Even though he was part of the collective Barrett whanau shitting the bed last match I fucking hope he's right for this match and we don't go into it with Havilli.
@kiwiinmelb said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Yeah I picked abs by 1-8 , same as been mentioned , heart not head.
France is actually a team I enjoy watching, if we can’t win the tournament I hope they do.
They are the only other allowable option.
@No-Quarter said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
I'm picking an ambush and we smack them by 20+
Your AB optimism is matching your Black Cap optimism....
@No-Quarter said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
To elaborate on my above comment: we found good form on the EOYT, and we've continued that by smacking Argentina, SA and Aus in consecutive games when it mattered this season.
Far too much is being made of the warm up game. SA were out for blood, after the cards do you really think we were going to risk injury by trying to match their physicality, especially when they had a 7-1 split? Not a chance, we've got this game and the quarter to prepare for.
We're on an upward climb at the moment and France have some pretty key injuries. All of the pressure is on them.
Bring it on!
I'm getting Bullduster vibes
I don't know what bullduster means, but too many negative Nellie's on here, we have a team that can win it and we're in good form. Be excited!
I also love comments like "we will only win the cup if we get really lucky". Such a nothing comment, if we don't win then it's "I told you so" and if we do it's "we got lucky". Psh to that, luck plays a role in every knockout tournament. Put your balls on the block and make an actual call.
@No-Quarter said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
don't know what bullduster means
You around in 2003?
Bulldusta was a poster who went all in on the ABs crushing the away legs of the Tri Nations. Given there were plenty of us, err them, picking that Mitch's Voyagers were about to get smashed. Super enthusiastically so.
"Just trust me."
Man was right. Ran up fiddy in both games.
Didn't hang for the RWC though ...
Edit: was that 2007?
@No-Quarter said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
we will only win the cup if we get really lucky
Name a winner other than 1987 that didn't have their fair share of luck.
@booboo said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@No-Quarter said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
don't know what bullduster means
You around in 2003?
Bulldusta was a poster who went all in on the ABs crushing the away legs of the Tri Nations. Given there were plenty of us, err them, picking that Mitch's Voyagers were about to get smashed. Super enthusiastically so.
"Just trust me."
Man was right. Ran up fiddy in both games.
Didn't hang for the RWC though ...
Ah, gotcha, nah I joined in 07. I was all in on the ABs in 03 as well so may as well have been me 
@booboo said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@kiwiinmelb said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Yeah I picked abs by 1-8 , same as been mentioned , heart not head.
France is actually a team I enjoy watching, if we can’t win the tournament I hope they do.
They are the only other allowable option.
Argentina also ok
Any country that prioritises rugby, beef and wine is ok with me.
Except SA obvs, they’ve had enough wins to last them another 40 years
@booboo said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@No-Quarter said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
we will only win the cup if we get really lucky
Name a winner other than 1987 that didn't have their fair share of luck.
2015
@akan004 said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@booboo said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@No-Quarter said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
we will only win the cup if we get really lucky
Name a winner other than 1987 that didn't have their fair share of luck.
2015
Tell me about the semi final ...
@booboo said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@Tim don't recall that. And I need to look up when those matches happened, because I don't think I was Ferning in '03 ...
Off to Google.
OK. Something wrong with my memory.
I'd have sworn Bulldusta was the 03 3N ... but I also wasn't on the Fern until 2004 after I moved to Aus.
If anyone can point out my errors I'd appreciate it.
@Nepia said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
@1kiwi said in RWC: France v All Blacks:
Jordie Barrett didn't train yesterday. Has a calf issue
Even though he was part of the collective Barrett whanau shitting the bed last match I fucking hope he's right for this match and we don't go into it with Havilli.
Just read he didn’t train today either….