KeoTV: Finals shootout
14 Oct 2011
MARK KEOHANE calls it for the Wallabies. RYAN VREDE says he’s dreaming.
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All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has selected several uncapped Blues players in his training group. Hansen confirmed 38 names and this included many from the potent Blues backline. The Highlanders, despite only winning one match in this year's Super Rugby competition, have six players in the group. An obvious area of weakness is at hooker where Hansen has selected veterans Andrew Hore and Keven Mealamu and Canes Dane Coles. Options are limited and it certainly is a concern for New Zealanders. No overseas-based players were considered, as it is NZRFU policy. Among the uncapped players ... Read Article15 May 2013
French coach Philipe Saint-Andre has included three South African-born players for the three-Test series against the All Blacks in New Zealand. Racing Metro flank Bernard le Roux and Clermont prop Daniel Kotze join Antonie Claassen in a squad that includes eight new caps. Fijian-born Clermont winger Noa Nakaitaci is among the newcomers. Saint-Andre has rested flyhalf Francois Trinh-Duc, but included Toulon's Frederic Michalak. France play world champions New Zealand on June 8, 15 and 22 in Auckland, Hamilton and New Plymouth respectively. French super club Toulon's foreign dominance ... Read Article5 Mar 2013
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MARK KEOHANE calls it for the Wallabies. RYAN VREDE says he’s dreaming.
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GREGOR PAUL, in the Herald on Sunday, writes world rugby will get its integrated season after the 2015 World Cup and Super Rugby won’t break to accommodate an international window. Read More
Duane Vermeulen is out of the June Tests. Read More
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Marcus Watson scored in extra time to beat the Blitzbokke in the London World Series Sevens Cup quarter-finals. Read More
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All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has selected several uncapped Blues players in his training group. Read More

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14 Oct 2011, 14:36 pm
@Bismarck Burger(Bismarck Burger)-250:
no everyday
14 Oct 2011, 14:39 pm
@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-247: Ja, well, exposed as nothing more than a common liar doesn’t require an apology to me…
14 Oct 2011, 14:41 pm
@Helen(Helen)-15: That is a very good post
14 Oct 2011, 14:46 pm
Outa here…. catching a plane to London for a presentation tomorro eve
See you on Monday!
14 Oct 2011, 14:47 pm
@Helen(Helen)-254: Cheers you crazy tart.
14 Oct 2011, 14:47 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-252:
I trust you’ll be shouting for the Ab’s this Sunday?
14 Oct 2011, 14:48 pm
@dermie(dermie)-242:
with the anzacs around its more a jerry springer than an oprah.
14 Oct 2011, 14:49 pm
Where ignorance and a lack of reason and credibility is bliss, ’tis sheer folly to be wise.
Let the wizards and witches of deceit and deception and distortion and lies and delusions and a host more evils HOWL on merrily.
14 Oct 2011, 14:51 pm
@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-256:
funny thing is i’d enjoy the ozzies losing in a final to the french as i feel that would be justice better served.
as for nz, well, it was a keewee ref at the end of the day wasn’t it.
14 Oct 2011, 14:54 pm
@ET.(ET.)-258: Hey ET, did that ointment work? Can you sit more comfortably? I was thinking of you, man. At your age, piles are certainly not your friend. Be strong, bud.
14 Oct 2011, 14:54 pm
@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-256: Why? I can tell you now with 99% certainty that the AB’s will win.
A foregone conclusion, actually.
The exciting game will be France vs Wales. But there we have Rolland reffing so it will probably be Wales with advantage.
I hope to God for you chaps that any controversy will not be too bad going forward. Overall, the atmosphere has been brilliant. However I don’t think we will hear the last of this before the tournament is over.
14 Oct 2011, 14:57 pm
@ET.(ET.)-258: Well, HOWL on, mpukane… PS: I am so farken glad you removed your ikhanda from up my umdidi… It was getting a bit uncomfortable…
14 Oct 2011, 14:58 pm
@once more just take a break on the beach, dear springboks, once more…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-259:
wales AB final would be better
14 Oct 2011, 15:01 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-261:
is that because we are the better team or Paddy has given the ref the word?
14 Oct 2011, 15:02 pm
@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-263: Would be a good one BUT AB vs frogs will test that chocker tag properly.
14 Oct 2011, 15:07 pm
@Bismarck Burger(Bismarck Burger)-265:
at the garden of Eden in a potential final we’d bury the Frogs
14 Oct 2011, 15:10 pm
@dermie(dermie)-139:
you know where we’re going with this dermie…you know…
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-145:
honestly hurricane?
in one instance a ref intetionally over-involves himself for the purpose of doing the right thing, in the other instance a ref intentionally under-involves himself for the purpose of doing what?
certainly not for the purpose of doing the ‘right thing’…so this leaves the only other explanation as being his purpose was either to do the wrong thing, at worst, or he rather in fact the most incompetent ffuckhead in world rugby, at best.
a saffa would never do this to an anzac but an anzac wouldn’t bat an eyelid at doing it to a saffa….this is the difference between us…
you resent the fact that we are physically better than you at the game and often go dirty against us in frustration. that and perhaps you havn’t come round to the fact that apartheid ended a long time ago. you live in cliche’s…and that sad..sad for you…
14 Oct 2011, 15:18 pm
@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-263:
the french would bring more to the table than the welsh.
the welsh will go into the game as a mini version of the ab’s in style and play.
its like arsenal vs barcelona in football…and at the end of the day mini-me always loses out to dr evil.
the real game will be against france (for either the ab’s or walla’s) as long as france pitches up it should be a humdinger at the least, and an outright ffucking tail twister if the french win, at the best.
14 Oct 2011, 15:22 pm
@once more just take a break on the beach, dear springboks, once more…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-268:
hold on a second you just squeaked past the Welsh by 1 point, they deserved to beat you we both know that, just because you’ve been eliminated already lets keep the analysis real
14 Oct 2011, 15:22 pm
I cannot bring myself to “support” or throw my weight behind either of these Antipodean teams. They are both the big enemy. I will therefore just watch the game as a complete neutral and wait for the tears.
The other match is going to be far more interesting, the much better game of the two.
Ordinarily, I can’t stand Wales. All big talk about how it’s their turn to beat the Boks and blah blah blah but it never happens. But there’s something of a fairy tale to their journey so far. I think I will favour the French though…
I’ve noticed the Kiwis would rather meet Wales in the final. No surprise there on 3 counts (i) France beat NZ in NZ the last time they toured (no small feat); (ii) we are all very familiar with the RWC history between France and NZ (
); and (iii) NZ last lost to Wales almost 60 long years ago, in 1953.
So, if NZ win the semi I hope they meet France.
Conversely, I’m sure the Aussies would rather meet France, for a host of reasons (i) Australia smashed France 59-16 in France last November; (ii) Australia have not lost to France since 2005; (iii) The last time Australia and France met in a RWC final, Australia were the only team in the match; and (iii) Since 2005 Wales have knocked over Australia twice (Wales will believe they can do it).
So, if Aus win the semi I hope they meet Wales.
14 Oct 2011, 15:28 pm
@wooden spoon(wooden spoon)-270:
history counts for fark all, we’ve been told for the last four years that the Bokke have BMT come WC time, that old wives tale has been put to bed
14 Oct 2011, 15:29 pm
Wales Vs Aus in the Final
With the Welsh Dragons klapping the Wobblies upfront!
14 Oct 2011, 15:30 pm
I have no faith in NZ without Carter. I might be proven wrong though.
14 Oct 2011, 15:32 pm
@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-271: Sometimes I also try to convince myself of that.
In my view, the Welsh will believe they have a better chance of upsetting the Wallies and the French will believe they have a better chance of upsetting the Keevies. I have carefully explained my reasoning.
History lends a degree of confidence.
14 Oct 2011, 15:34 pm
The last final I’d want to see is a NZ vs Wales final.
Might as well not even play.
NZ v France and Aus v Wales then there may be some slight whiff of an upset and therefore some interest.
14 Oct 2011, 15:35 pm
@wooden spoon(wooden spoon)-275: “Might as well not even play.”
Why?
14 Oct 2011, 15:37 pm
@Sasuke(Sasuke)-273:
We buried the Argies by 23 points without him.
14 Oct 2011, 15:38 pm
@wooden spoon(wooden spoon)-275: Agreed. That will be my two choices as well.
14 Oct 2011, 15:39 pm
@wooden spoon(wooden spoon)-275:
Wales are playing great footy.
14 Oct 2011, 15:40 pm
@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-277: Operative word being Argies.
14 Oct 2011, 15:41 pm
@Helen(Helen)-239: lololololol you are something else, there were times reading your stuff i was laughing so loud the hubby came inside to find out why, when i read some of your posts he did not find them funny.
When you first started here i was just in shock, think i am now desensitized.
14 Oct 2011, 15:44 pm
@Sasuke(Sasuke)-280:
the Argies would have run you very close as Samoa and Wales did
14 Oct 2011, 15:44 pm
@Helen(Ryan)-254:
You forgot the East from your statement Riana…
14 Oct 2011, 15:46 pm
@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-279: Exactly. Welsh play fine consistently and are conditioned well. Unlike Frogs. I recall only ONE good half they played against +/- decent opposition. No, this motley crew should be put out of their misery.
14 Oct 2011, 15:47 pm
@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-282: Really?
14 Oct 2011, 15:48 pm
@Nils(Nils)-276:
you know the answer there.
it’ll be like arsenal vs barcelona.
arsenal are the poor cousins of barcelona’s style of play so will almost overwhelmingly always lose out to barcelona.
ergo: ‘they might as well not even play’
@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-269:
“they deserved to beat you we both know that”….thats keeping the analysis real alright sinokiwi…
14 Oct 2011, 15:49 pm
All Blacks by 9
Wales by 15
Wales – AB final…
14 Oct 2011, 15:50 pm
@once more just take a break on the beach, dear springboks, once more…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-286: Er … everyone lose to Barcelona, aren’t they? Even Man Utd.
14 Oct 2011, 15:50 pm
@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-282: Which means they would of run or even beat Australia too.
14 Oct 2011, 15:52 pm
@Sasuke(Sasuke)-285:
yip Wales and Samoa did and the Aussies beat you, they would have run you close
@once more just take a break on the beach, dear springboks, once more…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-286:
ok mate you killed them with your superb running rugby and fluid backline they had no chance and they never looked like beating you, is that better?
14 Oct 2011, 15:52 pm
@Bill Reyts(Gumboots)-287: Aus by 7
Wales by 7
Wales vs Aus Final
Wales by 12
14 Oct 2011, 15:53 pm
@Bill Reyts(Gumboots)-287: Cmon, Bill, NO TRIES for the ABs?
14 Oct 2011, 15:53 pm
@Sasuke(Sasuke)-289:
Australia has a backline you don’t.
14 Oct 2011, 15:53 pm
@Sasuke(Sasuke)-291:
Naa Oz don’t have it to beat the AB’s in NZ mate.
Wales to take the final against Kiwis.
14 Oct 2011, 15:54 pm
@Nils(Nils)-288: Real Madrid beat them in a cup final last year……
14 Oct 2011, 15:54 pm
@Nils(Nils)-292:
Who said no tries? I said the AB’s will win by 9.
69 – 60 LOL
14 Oct 2011, 15:55 pm
@Nils(Nils)-276: OK lets explore that:
Lets go all the way back to the 1987 RWC where NZ and Wales met in the RWC semi final and look at the results from there between these 2 countries. In total, 17 matches have been played since (including that semi final).
NZ have won them all.
NZ have scored 87 tries
Wales have scored 14 tries
NZ have scored 684 pts at an average of 40 pts p/game
Wales have scored 203 pts at an average of 12 pts p/game
Or as you may even put it: “if Wales can’t even beat SA, what chance of them beating NZ?”
14 Oct 2011, 15:56 pm
We have a problem in the AB vs Aus QF. It is reffed by a Saffa.
Now if the game is very close and a controversial decision goes the ABs way and they win the game as a consequence whats to stop the Aussies claiming:
“Hes a bitter Yarpie whose team lost to Aus and now is evening up the scales”…
Why couldn’t Rolland ref the Aus vs NZ game and Joubert the Wales vs France game to remove all trace of impropriety….?
This is a fckup waiting to happen.
14 Oct 2011, 15:56 pm
@wooden spoon(wooden spoon)-270:
words fail me…i’m never much of a shakespear on the tongue most days….but then you come along and are my saviour….
beautiful man, beautiful!…
bravo!…bravo!…
14 Oct 2011, 15:57 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-298:
Who cares! My team ain’t there…
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