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Even TJ can/has played 10 if really needed
This 1996 team v the 2015 RWC winning team. Who wins?
Yeah, honestly the level of Info in rugby is really poor, they rely on people already liking rugby, then catering to the fans through sky sport. That's a really good point about marketing because I wouldn't say they do much with regard to marketing (they have never even really had to ads like they do for the nrl), they should be owning it, not relying on the media to disseminate information.
NZ herald has a little bit more for the less than casual fan, but you have to pay for it (I don't).
the media resource is relatively limited, so they tend to prefer to say something high level or write about nzr failings, or silver lake, or changes due to covid, or how crap the wallabies are, or how foster is crap, rather than saying something about fosters game plan or vision.
Well, that series win in South Africa is the most impressive thing the all blacks have done since I've been watching, ranks much higher than a World Cup to me, and to the players at the time (that was the first series victory against the boks in south africa, and back then we had a close to 50 50 win loss ratio against the boks at any venue, boks I think having slightly more wins).
but that doesn't mean they would beat the 2015 all blacks (assuming they played in the same era). The 2015 all blacks only scraped passed the boks though.
I cant remember if lomu was playing against the boks, might have been sick? He played against the wallabies on that fateful rainy day at Eden park. still, without lomu we had umaga or Osborne, in addition to Wilson, with Cullen at the back.
I dont know, your question is too hard, neither of those teams could lose.
They really emptied the tank in that one, as did the whole nation watching it (yeah, back then pretty much the whole nation followed the all blacks, now it's a minority of us).Yep, put up an impossible question, which has no answer. All subjective really. But those two line ups against each other. Wow. Still, can only compare achievements and seeing SF banging his fists on the ground at end showed how much it meant from a historical basis.
Post amateur era v Peak pro era so far.
Lomu did not play in that 2nd test v SA. Osbourne played on the left wing. Not sure he played in the first one.
He's a really passionate player who is calm under pressure, thats a very rare combination. And he's a nice guy. I know people don't agree but to me he's a natural leader.Stuff
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Well, that series win in South Africa is the most impressive thing the all blacks have done since I've been watching, ranks much higher than a World Cup to me, and to the players at the time (that was the first series victory against the boks in south africa, and back then we had a close to 50 50 win loss ratio against the boks at any venue, boks I think having slightly more wins).
but that doesn't mean they would beat the 2015 all blacks (assuming they played in the same era). The 2015 all blacks only scraped passed the boks though.
I cant remember if lomu was playing against the boks, might have been sick? He played against the wallabies on that fateful rainy day at Eden park. still, without lomu we had umaga or Osborne, in addition to Wilson, with Cullen at the back.
I dont know, your question is too hard, neither of those teams could lose.
He's a really passionate player who is calm under pressure, thats a very rare combination. And he's a nice guy. I know people don't agree but to me he's a natural leader.
problem is they're playing him at 8 where it's not clear he's the best player. Though To be fair he played really well there in the last game, and played a proper eights role.
Interesting too that hes apparently captain for the remainder of the rugby championship.
Classic Bledisloe from 25 years ago with one of the all time great AB line ups. This one with Lomu playing. Made a few good classic Lomu runs, without ever threatening to score. Don't know how often this full XV played. Defo comparable to the 2015 lineup.
Lol at 11:06 of the video when Bunce gets clobbered 8 or so times by the Wallaby number 8. And just gets a telling off by the Scottish ref Jim Fleming.
*pumasWe all expected the AB's to win, but I didn't think the Jaguares would get skunked 39-0. They've really fallen off.
It's not the first time I've gotten them confused. I guess it's because they're both big cats...or I'm going senile.*pumas
and they're both argentinian rugby teamsIt's not the first time I've gotten them confused. I guess it's because they're both big cats...or I'm going senile.