Comments on: Past pain key to success

By: Gunther(gunther)

Gunther(gunther) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:51:13 +0000

@>^..^< katman(katman)-14:

welly bobble.

easy now.

corporal onnerpant ishanding out sore loser awards.

we don’t want to get one of those>

By: mshiniwami(mshiniwami)

mshiniwami(mshiniwami) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:20:04 +0000

@Transformation(Transformation)-12:

Sbali……

Well done to ama AB’s…kodwa nayi into engifuna ukuyibuza…

Where the the spellbinding “revolutionary” attack rugby which we were told we were going to see from the “true word champs”??? From what I saw from QF onwards was conservative-largely penalty driven scoreboard and dare I say it…Kick/chase…Skop & Jag…Especially in the final. Lowest scoring final in history as well…

*chuckle*

By: stew(stew)

stew(stew) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:05:16 +0000

@Transformation(Transformation)-12: Maybe a little lol

By: >^..^< katman(katman)

>^..^< katman(katman) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:59:32 +0000

@Gunther(gunther)-13: It's like Lord of the Flies on that island. (which also happens to be Pantie's pseudonym when he goes out flashing on a Friday night)

By: Gunther(gunther)

Gunther(gunther) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:50:45 +0000

Kiwicide

By: Transformation(Transformation)

Transformation(Transformation) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:42:37 +0000

i see kiwi provincialism rearing its ugly head here

By: corporal punishment(corporal punishment)

corporal punishment(corporal punishment) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:34:52 +0000

Chch’s bleating about Graham Henry is tiresome. The ab’s have played some amazing rugby since crashing out at the 07 WC, and really only had one bad patch, against a v good bok side in 09.

We haven’t played scintillating rugby at this WC, but this was partly pragmatism and partly a reflection of the lesser player resources available to us this year (no lomu, kronfeld, Cullen, kirwan etc bursting onto the scene).

Also, the core of our forward pack was quite old and/or carrying or returning from injuries, so we weren’t really equipped to play a high octane 80 minute attaking strategy.

In short, it was a blardy great effort by Henry and co to nurse us through to the winners podium. I am not sure any other coach could have done it.

By: stew(stew)

stew(stew) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:14:16 +0000

No i dont have a provincial slant

By: stew(stew)

stew(stew) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:13:35 +0000

@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-8: Deans - lets be honest yes he has a 87% win rate but Deans would have installed the Sader style , which we all want the Abs to play and the evolution of footy ........... Still dont rate Henry

By: NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)

NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:21:37 +0000

@chch(chch)-3: The guy has just won a WC and has an 87% winning record and he's full of shite, take a good look at yourself buddy you're a c lown, your bum chum Deans has a 49% winning record with the Wallabies would you prefer that?

By: TheTackler(TheTackler)

TheTackler(TheTackler) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:45:39 +0000

So much for the bollox of “they can’t win without Carter”. They won with their fourth-best flyhalf. And, yes,it was he who clinched it. And was rock-steady under searing pressure.

By: Nils(Nils)

Nils(Nils) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:15:16 +0000

Anyway, well done Henry, enjoy your pension and family life for once. Even his 95 year old mother will be happy it’s all over.

By: Nils(Nils)

Nils(Nils) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:14:14 +0000

“Henry agreed that the decision to retain him and his assistants, Wayne Smith and Steve Hansen, despite their quarter-final defeat to France in Cardiff in 2007, bore fruit. ”

Shame the way GH will be remembered was dependant on one sole game. The one who won the World Cup or the one who blew it twice.

And that’s about man who was in charge of meagre 85 or something winning percentage for his team during 8 years.

By: grant10(grant10)

grant10(grant10) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:09:41 +0000

congrats to All Blacks and all kiwi bloggers…..

France threw the kitchen sink but you boys handled the pressure and buried the chokers tag……good on you all….

Plod and PDV…..4 more years because you fools were spineless……

Thanks for f all….

By: chch(chch)

chch(chch) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:21:51 +0000

maybe it is because Henry is full of shitte

By: chch(chch)

chch(chch) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:21:04 +0000

Didn’t mean to sound anti-AB … just this article sounds like bollocks

By: chch(chch)

chch(chch) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:19:58 +0000

Hold on … we had **** tactics but still won … we had a zillion page report taht said not to place to much emphasis on the WC but we threw the Tri-Nations (well done Aus) …what exactly did we learn?