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stephen clover

Sat, 15 Sept 2007 16:41:27 +1200

Ooops, ur right. My bad :>

Che Tibby

Fri, 14 Sept 2007 12:37:03 +1200

and don't worry, there's lots of people watching to make sure you don't sqeak.

Hadyn Green

Fri, 14 Sept 2007 12:19:12 +1200

It's you. But don't tell anyone.

stephen clover

Fri, 14 Sept 2007 10:22:45 +1200

Is it me, or... did a whole bunch of comments disappear from this thread?

Kyle Matthews

Fri, 14 Sept 2007 10:11:40 +1200

Sorry to be scratchy, I'm suffering withdrawals. Two hours without an update on Conrad Smith's hamstring.

I think www.tv3.co.nz needs some sort of All Black Leg Cam. Refreshing every 15 seconds, shots of Smith, Robinson, and Thorne's hamstrings and calves and whatnot.

Alex Gilks

Fri, 14 Sept 2007 01:44:31 +1200

TV3: are there any other teams over there?
Sorry to be scratchy, I'm suffering withdrawals. Two hours without an update on Conrad Smith's hamstring.

Paul Williams

Wed, 12 Sept 2007 22:33:31 +1200

I'm with Robertson on Samoa – they've played a clever tactic by saving their best for the Poms rather than the Africans. I'd love to see them get through and you know if they do, it'll be because they actually play rugby with tries rather than without.

Gregan's looking sharp…

Hadyn Green

Wed, 12 Sept 2007 14:31:20 +1200

James Ryan didn't start well but he seems to have shaken of the nerves now.

I'm seriously impressed with TV3's little rooftop set though. Isn't it loverly? And they really are that close to the Arc du Triomphe (the reverse shot was shown the other morning)

Russell Brown

Wed, 12 Sept 2007 10:24:51 +1200

Dunno yet about Merhtens, but perhaps there's a first five thing happening. If they're any good they're good at reading the game and what is going to happen next.

I think one welcome thing Mehrts is doing is asking questions in interviews — rather than barking a proposition at the…

Rob Hosking

Wed, 12 Sept 2007 08:11:54 +1200

Pleased to see Fox back commentating. When he was doing it a few years ago he really added something.

Dunno yet about Merhtens, but perhaps there's a first five thing happening. If they're any good they're good at reading the game and what is going to happen next.

Mexted....well....A certain…

stephen clover

Tue, 11 Sept 2007 21:19:50 +1200

> One of my little hobby horses of
> Nationalism/War/Sport. I find they
> interchange just a little too easily
> to be comfortable.

I've always found rugby to be a lot like war. Without (mostly) the killing.

Jackie Clark

Tue, 11 Sept 2007 06:34:23 +1200

come off it now with the cultural cringe – it ain't pretty

ChrisB

Tue, 11 Sept 2007 01:53:32 +1200

Perhaps it was because boasting about a lack of arrogance is a tad arrogant in itself?

Michael Fitzgerald

Tue, 11 Sept 2007 00:54:04 +1200

"One correction – sadly, Murray hasn't been relegated to the NPC. He's on the ITV commentary teams for the coverage in the UK.....sigh........"

Murray Played the Game, Loves the Game, but doesn't Know the Game.
2 outta 3 aint bad.

"NZers are not traditionally known as an arrogant race" drew…

Bruce Wurr

Mon, 10 Sept 2007 23:12:29 +1200

It's almost as embarrassing as flying a sheep out onto a floating iceberg to get shorn.......

ChrisB

Mon, 10 Sept 2007 22:21:12 +1200

Was just going to post the same thing myself Bruce.

Now the whole of the UK is subjected to Murray-isms. His "NZers are not traditionally known as an arrogant race" drew guffaws around my local pub.

Bruce Wurr

Mon, 10 Sept 2007 22:16:05 +1200

South Africa definitely looked sharp, and at this stage I would say the most dangerous of the opposition. I'd also agree that England will be run close by Samoa – not so confident about a loss though.

One correction – sadly, Murray hasn't been relegated to the NPC. He's on…

Michael Fitzgerald

Mon, 10 Sept 2007 14:58:40 +1200

One of my little hobby horses of Nationalism/War/Sport.
I find they interchange just a little too easily to be comfortable.
"One World Cup & Two World Wars, do da do da...".(It was better before 1990)
The Fascists & the Olympics.
The All Blacks as a proxy for NZ Solidiers who fought & died…

Russell Brown

Mon, 10 Sept 2007 13:54:45 +1200

fair call Michael, just getting carried away with the performance.

Metaphorically, I was comfortable with "blitzkrieg".

I was actually thinking that the first 20 minutes was unprecedented at that level of rugby. I really have seen nothing like it before in a test match.

Grant Robertson

Mon, 10 Sept 2007 11:55:01 +1200

fair call Michael, just getting carried away with the performance.

I am not certain that Samoa will beat England, but I am prepared to go with Zinny on the possibility that it might happen given his closeness to the English scene. and, wouldn't it be great?

I didn't see all…

Michael Fitzgerald

Mon, 10 Sept 2007 11:34:12 +1200

Grant nice write up but "Blitzkreig" Lightning War really?

Pet hate to compare war with sport. Like war has a fair or just outcome?

"Ruck my forwards, Ruck!" attributed to some general trying to rev the troops going into a bayonet charge, yet palateable enuf to report in the "news"…

Tom Semmens

Mon, 10 Sept 2007 11:23:10 +1200

Well its only round one, but given the way the All Blacks, Wallabies and Springboks all slaughtered their second (is Italy second tier or first tier these days?) and third tier opponents and looking at how the European teams struggled to subdue lively largely amateur opponents it is looking very…

Peter Martin

Mon, 10 Sept 2007 10:55:20 +1200

Yes. We are on our way. And yes,it does feel good.
I too think England will get past Samoa. In fact, I hope they get through to beat Wales...which,I am told ,would have them meeting the AB's. Unfinished business there.
It seems that the six nation countries are going to…

Hadyn Green

Mon, 10 Sept 2007 10:28:50 +1200

Are you absolutely sure that Samoa will beat England? Really?

I think it will be a good game. But a lot of people were calling the South Africa-Samoa game "one to watch" (I didn't).

England didn't play that well but I think it was more being shocked by the USA…

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Mon, 10 Sept 2007 10:28:50 +1200

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