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Andydog
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London
Jan 2001
time: 05:31
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Originally posted by Tamerlin
I am sorry but I don't agree, I have seen one of the worst game of Rugby this year. Several knock-on each minute from both teams, unimaginative Tonga players bumping into a wall of AB that didn't need to organize themselves to stop them, inefficient AB mauls unable to move forward with 5 or 6 All Blacks blocked by 2 or 3 lazy Tonga players, unpushed scrums...  |
 Utter poppycock!
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If your forwards have been good it is certainly not in the phases where they are supposed to use their strength... As usual they have been used to pierce through the opponent's defense, a job I agree they do fairly well. |
I've been concerned as much as any AB fan about the flimsy technique of our driving and rolling maul play. I know it was only Tonga, but we exhibited the patience and technique required to set up men, bind correctly, hold the ball at the back (bound - unlike Neil  ) and get the shove on, all while maintaining perfect control. The Tongans threw everything they had against it, so we’d just spin it out wide and run through the resulting gaps.
There was a try by Daniel Braid that resulted from our maul driving him over the line, and a penalty try awarded for a Tongan’s preventing a guaranteed push-over try.
Clive, Eddie and Rudolf must be more concerned than anything else about this aspect of our improvement, as there was a chink in our armour that they could expose.
You all continue to underestimate our forwards.
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IMO you definitely need to reassure yourself and you are thus clinging to what you can.  |
You can believe that if you want to. Why don’t you spend an hour or two head bashing to Metallica – you obviously need to up your supply of ’s.
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LDiCesare
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La Ferté sous Jouarre France
Jan 2001
time: 05:31
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Wales 27 Italy 15.
Italy's pair of halves made too many bad choices and bad passes. Troncon gave the ball back to the Welsh by kicking far too often.
The Welsh defended well, and countered the Italians well, but they will be reduced to pulp by the AB next week.
Now on to France - Scotland!
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LDiCesare
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La Ferté sous Jouarre France
Jan 2001
time: 05:31
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France Scotland half time 19 - 6.
The Scots kick the ball and tackle high, they also catch most of the balls in lineouts, causing some problems to the French there. They don't look very dangerous though, so unless Rougerie fumbles too many ball receptions, the game should be won by France.
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LDiCesare
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La Ferté sous Jouarre France
Jan 2001
time: 05:31
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Final score:
France 51 - 9 Scotland
Very good match from the French, though they never opened the ball wide on the centers.
Michalak, Dominici and Betsen in particular were excellent. The pack ruled in scrums, though they had problems in lineouts. There were too many balls lost by the French, but Scots are notorious for stealing balls (legally).
The last try by Brusque was a nive personnal feat, which reminds of Blanco. They are both full back of Biarritz Olympique and France, after all.
Now, again, Scotland is far below the likes of England or South Africa. The question is now who will the French play against: Ireland or Argentina (it seems highly unlikely that Australia could lose against Ireland)?
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finbar
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Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy
Jan 1970
time: 06:31
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Originally posted by Tamerlin
That was real forward play... 
To the exception of the first half and the last 10 minutes (because of the too many replacements) the french played very well...
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Fine performance by the French. They jogged along in the first half and went like the clappers in the second. I have to tell you, for what it's worth, several of the Australian TV commentators are big fans of the French. They think the French capable of going all the way.
And Matt Williams needs his head read for agreeing to coach Scotland next season. 
Tonight's match also bears out, I think, what Doug Howlett said prior to the tournament about the French being the big threat via their unpredictablity. Havak, of course, completely misunderstood the comment, thinking it reflected badly on England.
But it was interesting to watch a match between two NH teams, with a NH ref, which contained more unpenalised forward passes than any other match thus far. And that's saying something!
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LDiCesare
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La Ferté sous Jouarre France
Jan 2001
time: 05:31
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Ireland 16 - 15 Argentina
A contested match. The Irish win thanks to a try which owes a lot to their hooker, Woods.
The Pumas looked stronger in the first half, but the interception by Wood cost them the single try of the match. The Irish finished the match very well, beating the Pumas around the rucks, though they still had problems keeping the ball.
I didn't like the refereeing at all, however (hello Tamerlin). The ref did whistle a lineout which was less than 5 meters, thing that Italians did regularly illegally and without being penalised yesterday. However, he clearly advantaged the tackled when freeing the ball. Tackled players apparently have the right to keep the ball, turn themselves and roll over the ball while held, whereas the defenders, even on their feet, can't contest the ball. I also didn't understand how Wood could go steal the ball to Pichot without being penalised, but then the ref may have seen something we didn't see on TV.
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25-10-2003 13:21
The Tamerlinites will start to tax you for excess 
or 
or 
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