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[2013 TRC] New Zealand vs South Africa in Auckland (14/09/2013)
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<blockquote data-quote="Larksea" data-source="post: 591628" data-attributes="member: 43875"><p>biggest game of rugby so far this year for sure</p><p></p><p> Shame McCaw wont be involved, I think that will give the boks a psychological boost I mean any team coming up against an AB team with McCaw and carter fit probably only has a 5-10% chance of winning, that changes when one or both of them are out.</p><p></p><p>For the ABs</p><p> I like how Read is starting to come into some form again, this should be the biggest game of his carrier so far. Captian against the Boks at Eden Park</p><p>Selection issues of the good kind to ponder at 6, I hope Messam gets the nod I think his style of game will be more suited for this one and added experience is important with McCaw out. Stopping Sprinbok forwards on or behind the gain line is going to be critical and that is Messams Game, much more so than Luatua.</p><p>Carter is key as always I mean if he has a good game then the ABs will win its as simple as that.</p><p>Aaron Smith has been prety damn awesome and looks like he is playing with authority and leadership. Man I love seeing him pull team mate forwards off the ground and shout at them, be their eyes. Really playing like he belongs.</p><p>Really want to see big games from Nonu and Dagg they have been a bit quiet while Ben Smith, Conrad Smith and Savea have been fantastic.</p><p>Retalick and Whitelock have been epic, kinda a little worried about their workload, I guess I shouldn't be I mean Retalick is maybe the fittest lock in the world and whitelock is not far off.</p><p>Also think this is one of those games Hore may shine in, we need some presence at the breakdown with McCaw gone, was a couple years ago Hore was man of the match in this encounter and he's due for something similar.</p><p></p><p>Huge test for same cane, another chance for him to step out of McCaws shadow and i think he generally fears well against South African Teams. Need a 20 tackle game from him and his running game, his established combo with Messam Will be important.</p><p></p><p>It will be close so the bench will be critical. I persionally would like to see Luatua as lock cover and Matt Todd on the bench as well, with the likes of Barrett, coles and Piutau it will be a genuine high impact bench which has worked for the ABs in the past.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larksea, post: 591628, member: 43875"] biggest game of rugby so far this year for sure Shame McCaw wont be involved, I think that will give the boks a psychological boost I mean any team coming up against an AB team with McCaw and carter fit probably only has a 5-10% chance of winning, that changes when one or both of them are out. For the ABs I like how Read is starting to come into some form again, this should be the biggest game of his carrier so far. Captian against the Boks at Eden Park Selection issues of the good kind to ponder at 6, I hope Messam gets the nod I think his style of game will be more suited for this one and added experience is important with McCaw out. Stopping Sprinbok forwards on or behind the gain line is going to be critical and that is Messams Game, much more so than Luatua. Carter is key as always I mean if he has a good game then the ABs will win its as simple as that. Aaron Smith has been prety damn awesome and looks like he is playing with authority and leadership. Man I love seeing him pull team mate forwards off the ground and shout at them, be their eyes. Really playing like he belongs. Really want to see big games from Nonu and Dagg they have been a bit quiet while Ben Smith, Conrad Smith and Savea have been fantastic. Retalick and Whitelock have been epic, kinda a little worried about their workload, I guess I shouldn't be I mean Retalick is maybe the fittest lock in the world and whitelock is not far off. Also think this is one of those games Hore may shine in, we need some presence at the breakdown with McCaw gone, was a couple years ago Hore was man of the match in this encounter and he's due for something similar. Huge test for same cane, another chance for him to step out of McCaws shadow and i think he generally fears well against South African Teams. Need a 20 tackle game from him and his running game, his established combo with Messam Will be important. It will be close so the bench will be critical. I persionally would like to see Luatua as lock cover and Matt Todd on the bench as well, with the likes of Barrett, coles and Piutau it will be a genuine high impact bench which has worked for the ABs in the past. [/QUOTE]
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