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Rugby World Cup 2015 | Reminiscing Thread
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No, he isn't a better winger than Mitchell, at least he has never shown it in Super Rugby.
Ah well, no upset in the end. Better team won, so well done NZ
Was kind of a joke as Mitchell had terrible hands there twice. I would play Beale, wherever he needs to play. It is OK if you don't agree.
Anyway, best team won. I look forward to some of NZ's best players retiring so someone else might actually have a better chance to win something.
Better final than I expected, deserved winners though.
That was class from the Aussie captain. Rugby's pretty awesome, I've got to say. Glad I watched this WC.
ITV trying their hardest to convince us we just watched an incredible match.
If you can, you should follow the Super Rugby season from february, it's very enjoyable.
Cheers. I'll probably give it a go.
Love the sportsmanship and respect for the referee in rugby. Has it always been like this?
Dan Carter awesome. Two drop kick goals from him turning both the semi and the final.
The Rugby Championship is a good watch as well. Did a lot for Argentina's development since they joined.
Holy feck.
Is that allowed though? I thought he grabbed his neck.Nice to see the All Blacks remaining true to their mantra of attacking the opposition and not settling for just a defensive match with loads of penalties as we have seen too often in past finals. They are worthy champions IMHO.
Congratulations, New Zealand.
Congratulations, New Zealand.
Commiserations to the Australians. The best team won.
I now fear that we may be in the era of absolute domination by the All Blacks. With their world cup hoodoo firmly over, and their challengers looking far of the pace, we may be seeing something similar to what the Australian cricket team was. Just annoying winners who couldn't be beat as no one was close to them. Annoying in the sense that they always won.
I now fear that we may be in the era of absolute domination by the All Blacks. With their world cup hoodoo firmly over, and their challengers looking far of the pace, we may be seeing something similar to what the Australian cricket team was. Just annoying winners who couldn't be beat as no one was close to them. Annoying in the sense that they always won.
They would have been even more existing if Cruden wasn't injured.
South Africa v New Zealand in Johannesburg with Nigel Owens as referee is usually one of , if not the best game of the year. High octane stuff .
To Japan 2019, here we come.
Thats the year Wayne Rooney's contract runs out
.South Africa v New Zealand in Johannesburg with Nigel Owens as referee is usually one of , if not the best game of the year. High octane stuff .
To Japan 2019, here we come.
Thats the year Wayne Rooney's contract runs out
That fixture in 2013 is the best game I've ever seen.
Aye, I've seen a few people argue that this is possibly the strongest New Zealand team of all time, largely because they don't carry the same mental baggage that previous generations did. Two in a row and the first outside of New Zealand....
South Africa and New Zealand usually produce classics. There is also the thriller in 2009 in Dunedin with the Januarie late try. But SA have to start winning a few of these games .
I expect them to play better rugby too in future as I cant see Meyer surviving this world cup. We need a proper challenger for the All Blacks.
Mentally they are up there..but on talent, the 95 side was one of the best ever.
Its scary to see them like this, because with this monkey firmly off their back, they can become unstoppable. 3 world cups too, a new record.
The one this year was a bit slow though. Started well for the Boks as they dominated the scrum, expectedly but turned south when you lost both props and had to resort to non contested scrums. Gave the All Blacks a run for their money before that though.South Africa v New Zealand in Johannesburg with Nigel Owens as referee is usually one of , if not the best game of the year. High octane stuff .
To Japan 2019, here we come.
Thats the year Wayne Rooney's contract runs out
I reckon Boks had got a good team going though. Kriel looks a star. De Allende wasn't bad as well. DeEtzebeth and De Jager everyone knows about. Le Roux is unquestionably world class. And that Serfontein looks like a specimen as well.
All Blacks will be going thru major changes though so question remains whether they're going to remain dominant after losing many players that formed the core of the team. Excellent ready made replacements though in Codie Taylor, Fekitoa, Cruden, Barrett, Sam Cane, Sopoanga among others.
After that QF, there is certainly a lot of work to be done. But here's to the next four years of trying.France and Noves will take that challenge.
The All Blacks never seem to run out of good players..its ridiculous.
As for the Springboks, they certainly pushed the AB's the hardest, but its still a loss at the end of the day. A more expansive coach will be required, and also the fact that the golden oldies are retiring will be a good thing too.
I have seen France become a dominant VolleyBall team, so we have to be able to do it in Rugby.
Well the money and the talent is certainly there.., but there's no haka performing machine in front of them..it has to be said, the performances of the majority of the European teams were shameful at this world cup(Barring Scotland and Wales), and with their resources, they should be doing much more. One or two have to step up and start troubling the All Blacks.
New Zealand Winners 2015
Very enjoyable World Cup. Best team won. Going to miss it. The knock out stages have been extremely entertaining.
Roll on Japan '19.
Roll on Japan '19.
Gutting to get to the final and not win. It's not good enough to get to the final, you're there to win it. Disgraceful refereeing that led to New Zealand's first try, but I'm used to them getting the rub of the green with the men with the whistle who are awestruck by them. They're Rugby's most famous team and them winning is probably in World Rugby's best interest for them to win. In the end, they won by a margin that indicates they deserved to win. Their fans on Aussie social media sites makes their success unbearable. Australia still won the cricket World Cup and the netball world cups while also being rugby league world champions.
Hopefully this is the start of something really big for the Wallabies. Only Cooper and Genia I believe definitely won't be playing for the Wallabies next year. It's been an excellent year for AUS rugby but the momentum gained needs to be maintained. Sometimes the road to success features the most bitter of disappointment. Ask the Kiwis: 2007 World Cup. 2009 when they failed to win a home series vs France and lost three times to South Africa. They've got the remember how they felt last night and vow to never go there ever again.
Hopefully this is the start of something really big for the Wallabies. Only Cooper and Genia I believe definitely won't be playing for the Wallabies next year. It's been an excellent year for AUS rugby but the momentum gained needs to be maintained. Sometimes the road to success features the most bitter of disappointment. Ask the Kiwis: 2007 World Cup. 2009 when they failed to win a home series vs France and lost three times to South Africa. They've got the remember how they felt last night and vow to never go there ever again.
I was surprised Kriel wasn't nominated in that breakthrough player of the year award. Did alright for the Bulls and straightaway became the 1st choice outside centre for the Boks, still young as well.
Waisake Naholo should have been nominated as well considering the Super Rugby season he had but the nominations relied heavily on the RWC I guess which why even the young Georgian scrumhalf for nominated. Not saying he isn't good but plenty other emerging players who's had a better season.
Sonny Bill Williams giving his medal to a kid who got tackled by the security guard after running to SBW to get a hug.
Its like the year Cannavaro was world player of the year after winning the world cup. World cup perfomances tend to stick a lot in people's minds.
Also the Bulls were quite poor in Super rugby this year, and SA lost every game in the Rugby Championship. So that will have counted against him.
Two world cup titles, rugby league star, Union star, a part time boxer..He is living the dream.
Does he go back to League again now?
I believe that glory hunter is going to be given a free pass straight into New Zealand's sevens team for next years Olympics.
Next years rugby championship should be a ripper. The mighty Wallabies are on the up. New Zealand going through a massive personnel change. South Africa will be even tougher to beat than usual if they're prepared to combine their traditional strengths with an improved attack. They could do worse than bring Eddie Jones into the coaching setup to help their attack the although Stormers might have something to say about that. Argentina has improved big time and can no longer be seen as the Southern Hemisphere easy beats. I'm living in probably forlorn hope New Zealand experiences something akin England from 2004 onwards, or what they experienced when Sean Fitzpatrick and Zinzan Brooke retired. Doubt it though.
..to be fair, he will not be the only 15 star there..Even Habana wanted to play in the 7's world cup if I recall..everyone will want a piece of Rio. Its not fair to the guys that have played sevens all the careers, but life aint fair.In 2013, and parts of 2014 they played some pretty nice attacking rugby under Heyneke Meyer albeit the majority of it came in South Africa, the problems would always come when they would go into their shell away from home. Either he has to change or he needs to bring in a different attack coach or they bring in somebody else to coach the team. If it's workable, they should bring Edide Jones into the Springbok fold to help their attack. It came as no surprise the two best attacking teams made the final.
Heyneke needs to leave for his own good. Finishing 3rd is nothing to brag about , but he at least gets to leave with some grace. If he stays on the job, I fear it will be like a Brendan Rodgers situation whereby he'll be fired immediately when the team is struggling. His grace period is over. The Japan loss hasnt been forgotten either.
His insistence and sentimental loyalty to his former Bulls were also a problem. This squad has potential, but they are being shackled. As for your Jones suggestion, I might be wrong but I think the Stormers and SARU share a heardquarter building. So something can be worked out if they really wanted to. In the Southern hemisphere, Unions tend to have a greater say than clubs .