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[2014 TRC] New Zealand v South Africa in Wellington (13/09/2014)
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<blockquote data-quote="Big Ewis" data-source="post: 672351" data-attributes="member: 57076"><p>sorry I'm late for this one, just a few comments if you will:</p><p>I didn't think the Boks would get hammered, although I saw it as a possibility. They did come up against a raging Puma side twice, and won both, and then almost did win in Australia, away so...not exactly bad. I thought they were strong in this one again, they did come really close IN N.Z. and came up with the same score we did in 2009, 14-10. Kept the black wave in check and it never looked dominant.</p><p></p><p>I appreciated Mccaw a lot when he presented the gifts and made speeches for JdV and Habana, I thought he was incredibly pro with his performance, concise but not dismissive, and very direct but not vulgar either. 100 caps for country man, that's fkng awesome !</p><p></p><p>Individually, I'd like to extend my criticism towards <strong>Le Roux</strong>: he's got the whole cute guy demeanor, like he's confident and knows his shiit and all, but he authored the worst 15 performance I've seen from a Tier 1 nation in a very, very long time. Didn't count, but smt like 5 or 6 forward passes, a couple of stupid kicks, bad decisions, ran a bit but a lot of show little substance. He's a good FB, but I reiterate resoundingly: putting him in the company of B.Smith or Folau is just...</p><p><strong>Vermeulen</strong> was a big beast mega power man monster truck madness. What a fkng 3rd rower.</p><p><strong>McCaw</strong> was class. For a flanker to beat Habana with craftiness and set himself up to take the Read pass and score...</p><p><strong>Aaron Smith</strong> is so clearly the best SH in the world.</p><p><strong>Ben Smith</strong> I think had Michael Jackson turn in his grave he was so good with his dance moves.</p><p><strong>Savea</strong> is just monster. Not, Savea is a monster. No. Savea is monster. That is all.</p><p></p><p>All-Blacks weren't as genius as we sometimes see them, like in Test 3 England, but they were fkng good. An absolute joy to watch. People saying TRC is boring and predictable just because the Pumas don't win games and the AB always win is ridiculous and isn't criticism that can be taken seriously. The AB come out every weekend to dominate, and it's a thing of beauty to watch. Each match is different and usually exciting, and every opponent has just as much a chance to win as they do.</p><p>Scrum looked troubling at a point for them but they came back with more of a response in the later scrums.</p><p></p><p>Finally, for the Boks, again they played well and couldn't have done a whole lot more, it's not like they have crazy things in reserve they haven't showed today. That's it, it was all there. Blacks were just better on the night. The try they scored was fukking beautiful though. Awesome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Ewis, post: 672351, member: 57076"] sorry I'm late for this one, just a few comments if you will: I didn't think the Boks would get hammered, although I saw it as a possibility. They did come up against a raging Puma side twice, and won both, and then almost did win in Australia, away so...not exactly bad. I thought they were strong in this one again, they did come really close IN N.Z. and came up with the same score we did in 2009, 14-10. Kept the black wave in check and it never looked dominant. I appreciated Mccaw a lot when he presented the gifts and made speeches for JdV and Habana, I thought he was incredibly pro with his performance, concise but not dismissive, and very direct but not vulgar either. 100 caps for country man, that's fkng awesome ! Individually, I'd like to extend my criticism towards [B]Le Roux[/B]: he's got the whole cute guy demeanor, like he's confident and knows his shiit and all, but he authored the worst 15 performance I've seen from a Tier 1 nation in a very, very long time. Didn't count, but smt like 5 or 6 forward passes, a couple of stupid kicks, bad decisions, ran a bit but a lot of show little substance. He's a good FB, but I reiterate resoundingly: putting him in the company of B.Smith or Folau is just... [B]Vermeulen[/B] was a big beast mega power man monster truck madness. What a fkng 3rd rower. [B]McCaw[/B] was class. For a flanker to beat Habana with craftiness and set himself up to take the Read pass and score... [B]Aaron Smith[/B] is so clearly the best SH in the world. [B]Ben Smith[/B] I think had Michael Jackson turn in his grave he was so good with his dance moves. [B]Savea[/B] is just monster. Not, Savea is a monster. No. Savea is monster. That is all. All-Blacks weren't as genius as we sometimes see them, like in Test 3 England, but they were fkng good. An absolute joy to watch. People saying TRC is boring and predictable just because the Pumas don't win games and the AB always win is ridiculous and isn't criticism that can be taken seriously. The AB come out every weekend to dominate, and it's a thing of beauty to watch. Each match is different and usually exciting, and every opponent has just as much a chance to win as they do. Scrum looked troubling at a point for them but they came back with more of a response in the later scrums. Finally, for the Boks, again they played well and couldn't have done a whole lot more, it's not like they have crazy things in reserve they haven't showed today. That's it, it was all there. Blacks were just better on the night. The try they scored was fukking beautiful though. Awesome. [/QUOTE]
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