The Wallabies will meet the All Blacks today in round 5 of the Tri-nations. Both teams need to win to have any say left in the 2009 Tri nations. New Zealand can also make sure of the Bledisloe Cup by securing a win.
The AB’s welcome back Carter while the Aussies will have to do without Mortlock today.
Teams:
Wallabies – 15 James O’Connor, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Richard Brown, 7 George Smith (c), 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 James Horwill, 3 Al Baxter, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Subs: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 Ben Alexander, 18 Dean Mumm, 19 David Pocock, 20 Will Genia, 21 Ryan Cross, 22 Peter Hynes.
All Blacks – 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Joe Rokocoko, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Luke McAlister, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (c), 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Isaac Ross, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Subs: 16 Aled de Malmanche, 17 John Afoa, 18 Jason Eaton, 19 Rodney So’oialo, 20 Brendon Leonard, 21 Stephen Donald, 22 Ma’a Nonu.
Prediction: All Blacks by 4
Kick-off: 12:05 (SA time)
@grootblousmile – It’s nice, i like it… You could use a bit more “Blue”… ;P
Love the sub-title: The “NEW” HOME…. lol
I got so gatvol at keo, i stopped blogging there, just read the articles (sometimes)
@Blou Baard Pastei – Verstaan nie hoekom dit so moeilik is nie. Dis tog professional spelers!
Ek kan ook gaan balle mis vang vir miljoene rand! 😆
@Blou Baard Pastei – BBP, as die Aussies vir Morne gehad het was die game gered. Wat is dit met Gittau se skoppe veldop, hoekom so laag, shit ek sien elke keer n moontlike charge down.
All Blacks after 4 matches – 4 tries
Wallabies after 3 matches – 3 tries
Springboks after 3 matches – 4 tries
So much for “running rugby”.
@bdb – Thanks tjom! Bly om hier te wees!!:)
@Loosehead – Tell me about it… The (expansive!?) game was soooo exciting…
@Blou Baard Pastei –
Hello Pastei.
Yes, we have a good thing going over here.
Almal is gelukkig en ons gesels net rugby en alles wat daarmee gepaardgaan, man hoef nie jou pad oop te veg en te vloek om gehoor te word soos daar op Voldy nie.
Eish die Aussies kry behoorlik bloedneus vandag, kyk daai Moore lat het GEBLOEI, en met die laaste bal in krieket vandag het Ponting n lekker bloedbek gekry. Engeland staan sterk om die AS te vat.
@bdb – That was petty and unkind 🙄
@superBul –
Ek het dieselde gedink, maar vir die ander party, Morne sou nooit daai drop gemis het wat Carter amper op die hoek uitgeskop het nie!!!!
@Rugby_Princess –
Congrats on your team Highness!
@superBul – They should lose a few players for next weekend. Elsom MUST be cited for his transgression after the kick off, but we all know that he won’t be.
@Pietman – 250,
Pietman dit lyk nou of die NZ en AUS catch up speel, ons spel word nou nagevolg. Hoeveel jaar moan ek al dat ons try byhou by hulle.
@superBul – 😯 As Morne gespeel het, was dit nie nodig om die game te red nie. 😆
@The-Pill – 😆 Ek hoop nie die bokke jaag so aan nie, en hierdie dat hulle eers (more ek dink?) vlieg bekommer my…
@superBul –
Bokke moet net aanhou Bulrugby spel, soos tans, en ons vat die Tri, maklik….
@Pietman –
Tks Piet 😀 Oi vey but they like to work the hard yards don’t they ? It was said by many after the RWC that the ABs did not know how to win from behind – Well, they can & I really, REALLY wish they would stop trying to prove they can !!
You boys cannot say we did not soften them up for your Boks – lots of claret spilt out there !
Lets move over to the new CC thread and keep the posts comings!
@Rugby_Princess –
Kaplan cost them, with that ‘obstruction’ ruling, any other ref would have awarded that one.
And three years ago Joe Roco would have been clean through, with only two men two beat he went cross-field instead.
I think the Boks are going to take this Tri, with the way the AB’s are stuttering at the moment.
Oz is gone already.
@Pietman – Ja nee, stem saam met jou da. Ekt nie tyd vir gevloekery, en bakleiery sodra jy jou punt lig of anders voel teenoor ander se opienie nie…
@Pietman –
we have 3 weeks now to “practice” – honestly think you will see a different team after your whirlwind tour of OZ … You may win yet, but it will not be a walk over ! 😀
You have to watch this
Sorry GBS, het nou eers geskien van die update. Done and dusted.
Oh and hallo all
@Blou Baard Pastei –
Daai spul kyk net na jou naam dan begin skel hulle, hulle traak nie oor jou punt nie.
Soos in jou geval, as hulle ‘Blou’ sien dan dink hulle onmiddellik rassis met horings op sy kop!
Ok, see you at the CC thread.
Geez, how badly does those Aussie Commentators makes you want to break some crockery??
Watched the game:
First and only try scored late in 2nd half
wobblies only points from penalties??Wobblies no try. Were’s those sweeping back line moves that is the only true rep of REAL rugby
All Blacks lining up for the droppie(bet you wished you had a Morne;-))
Matt Gitue – ying and yang my friend
Special mention: Luke MCallistar(spellng)Ouch by the 50th and final time he left the field he looked like a boxer who took a beating.
Now I’m off to go brake some more plates
For Carol: I was so confident in ABs winning I watched the World Championships in Berlin first 🙂
For RP: ABs don’t need more practice, they’re perfect already 🙂
PS Cowan’s try should have been allowed. Petty decision by ref. Even the biased Aussie commentators conceded that. 🙁
I feel sorry for NZ.The gov putting their trust in GH is not good.Building a team on mcaw and carter is not going to work.SA has depth,we lost Burger and then enters Brussouw,out of nowhere…
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