All Blacks (16) 34 / 17 (3) Wallabies (Final Score)
The New Zealand All Blacks and Australian Wallabies did battle in the 2015 Rugby World Cup FINAL at
Twickenham Stadium, London, England at 18:00 SA Time (16:00 UK Time, 16:00 GMT, Sunday 03:00 AEDT, Sunday 05:00 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
All Blacks:
- Penalties – Dan Carter (4)
- Drop Goals – Dan Carter (1)
- Tries – Nehe Milner-Skudder (1), Ma’a Nonu (1), Beauden Barrett (1)
- Conversions – Dan Carter (2)
Wallabies:
- Penalties – Bernard Foley (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – David Pocock (1), Tevita Kuridrani (1)
- Conversions – Bernard Foley (2)
Teams:
New Zealand All Blacks |
Australian Wallabies |
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Expected weather: Clear with no rain forecast, a high of 19°C and a low of 8°C – the field may be slightly affected by 2 days of light rain.
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant Referees: Jérôme Garcès (France), Wayne Barnes (England)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
cane wrote:
Cheers mate, you are a scholar and a gentleman and your kind words are greatly appreciated.
To the people of New Zealand & all the other NZ bloggers on this site, hearty congratulations as well.
I thought it was a great, great game & an even greater advertisement for the wonderful game of rugby union.
And to the Aussie haters out there, a connection has confirmed to me that the sun did indeed rise & set in the Kimberly/Cape York areas today…
235 @ Nama:
Thanks Nama
Congrats to Cane, TR, Pops and other NZ supporters.
Hard luck BrumbiesBoy
The best team on the day won and also the most deserving team based on the last 4 years won.
They are a class apart
@ nortie:
Cheers bud, they were the best team on the day but please don’t tell Cane I said so!
http://www.vodacomrugby.co.za/sonny-bill-gives-up-rwc-medal/
robzim wrote:
Pietman wrote:
Great win by the AB’s yesterday.
Can only echo what has already been said by my highly esteemed fellow saffa posters on this site .
Ben-die-Bul wrote:
So the playing fields become slightly more level after the curtain-call on so many AB stars who’ll be on ‘retirement’ from today. Even if Richie decides to extend his Test career the other guys’ loss to the team will certainly be felt. How many Ma Nonu’s are there in the world. How many Smith’s. Oh, there are still two remaining. But the third will be missed for sure. No doubt we can look forward to some great Bok v AB v Oz arm-westles in the years to come. Bring them on.
@ nortie:
A clip of that incident. Just look at the boy’s ace as SBW leads him back to his family, I presume.
https://www.facebook.com/ALMARugby/videos/vb.596404837068290/1059014334140669/?type=2&theater
@ Nama:
A fantastic gesture by him.
I hope this lays to rest some of the criticism leveled against him that he is a “mercenary” etc
The guy lives life full out and has packed quite a lot into his life so far. I guess the Olympics is next on his list.
Wonderful sportsman and a consummate professional
AFTER DIRECTING THE ALL BLACKS TO A RECORD BREAKING VICTORY, COACH STEVE HANSEN IS UNLIKELY TO TAKE HIS CHAMPION TEAM THROUGH TO THE NEXT WORLD CUP AS HIS ONLY CONTRACTED UNTIL 2017.
From being assistant coach when the All Blacks won in 2011, Hansen has enhanced his reputation since taking over as head coach four years ago. Under his guidance they have won 49 of 54 games and the win over Australia made the All Blacks the first side to defend the World crown and the first to win it three times.
But Hansen said the time is fast approaching for someone else to take over the prestigious coaching role.
“There’s a reason why it only goes to ’17, because I’m not sure about that. I wouldn’t say no but I’m certainly not saying yes either. I like the idea of changing the guard halfway through a four-year cycle which has the World Cup in the middle of it.
“When people come in it’s easy to get some real dramatic shift early and it’s a lot harder to keep that momentum going. I’d probably say it’s more likely I won’t be there after ’17, than being there,” he said.
On the other side of the world…
Heyneke Meyer, with a winning percentage in the mid 60’s, losses against Arg & Japan, a dour game plan with no apparent plan B if his game plan does not work, believes he is the right man to take the Boks to the 2019.
Ma’a Nonu scored a dazzling try in his final Test as he helped New Zealand win an unprecedented third World Cup title on Saturday but insisted he would never don the All Blacks jersey again.
“It’s time to go, and life goes on,” he said,
On the other side of the world…
Schalk Burger:”I feel I’ve got enough energy and enough passion and there are things around me that say I can play one more game,” explained the flank,
252 @ Nama:
““There’s a reason why it only goes to ’17, because I’m not sure about that. I wouldn’t say no but I’m certainly not saying yes either. I like the idea of changing the guard halfway through a four-year cycle which has the World Cup in the middle of it.
“When people come in it’s easy to get some real dramatic shift early and it’s a lot harder to keep that momentum going. I’d probably say it’s more likely I won’t be there after ’17, than being there,” he said.”
Yet, when I just a few days ago, suggested that we appoint coaches in 2 year cycles from before to 2 years after WC tournaments it was deemed as a stupid idea.
I suppose NZ rugby is also stupid
@ Nama:
Nama, according to HM he has the backing of the ANC and his message to those who dare question him is to go look in the mirror and see if they can do a better job.
I will also fight to keep a R 5 million a year job even if I am a useless idiot who can’t coach.
Gravy train is lekker
@ nortie: I seriously doubt that plays a role.
@ Tassies:
R 20 million for the next 4 years isn’t an incentive to stay on for as long as he can, even though every one can see he is stuffing up SA rugby except for him and his hangers ons?
@ nortie: lets get this clear Nortie. I don’t want him to continue as coach. He gave it his best shot and failed(IMHO). I did not enjoy the playing style of our rugby under Meyer. He believes otherwise. I guess the two points difference and Habs’ early charge at Carter to force a re-kick and Schalk’s turnover could be interpreted by him as the 2 point game-breakers and that is his right. I’m not buying it. We never deserved to win or even come close. The AB’s are a way better team than the Boks.
But what gets me, is the abuse Meyer has to take for his rugby philosophy and belief when he’s basically just a decent man when one breaks it all down. Rugby is a game. Not life and death. That’s my point.
@ nortie: doubt it. Unless I’m a complete sucker, I very much doubt Meyer is in it purely for the money. I’ll argue with you until the cows come home about it.
If per chance, Heyneke gets his contract renewed, I’m damn certain he wont continue along the same path he pursued in his attempt to secure us the Bill. He’d be an absolute tool to do that and I certainly don’t think Meyer is clueless. Everything I’ve read about the man suggests that he’s far from being an idiot. Conservative and stubborn maybe but stupid NOT. His is one of the most difficult jobs in the world. Damned if you do. Damned if you don’t. It’s a fine line to negotiate.
258, 259 & 260 @ Tassies:
Tasse… you make far too much sense!!
The haters will hate, Tasse… that’s the story of their life…
Meyer is a decent man…no doubt about it. But he hasn’t that something something to take the Bok to the next level. Maybe there is no one in the SA coaching set up who can do it. Therefore it is time for Saru to put their pride in their pocket and hunt down the person who can.
Other coaches may be judged on their rugby abilities alone, not Meyer.
Name me some coaches who were not decent people.
The Meyerites will be very happy if he gets 4 or even 8 more years, in their eyes he is the greatest and can do no wrong.
Forget about winning trophies, that doesn’t count in sport, unless maybe if he wins the Ms Congeniality Cup for being a decent and nice fellow.
I fail to understand how someone who has not been too bright for the last 4 years when it came to selections and game plans will now all of a sudden turn into the rugby equivalent of Einstein. If he wasn’t able to learn and change in the 4 years he had, why would that change now?
Actually, his job wasn’t that difficult.
He was still praised even when his team lost.
He could always blame the franchise coaches when he was unhappy with form and fitness of players.
He could blame his players for disregarding his game plan when they lost.
He could praise himself when we won by saying the players followed his game plan.
He could pick whoever he wanted without fear of failure.
The press was very lenient towards him.
And he was and is still loved and revered on RT and other Bulls orientated websites
@ nortie:
Hi Nortie…. The Abs fulfilled their destiny and starting to come down now after 6 weeks or so of little work.
As for Meyer, he is getting desperate methinks pulling out his ANC card. It’s really strange that he could continue as Bok coach when everyone can see that he hasn’t got the game to take them to no 1…let alone beat the top teams consistently…to the point where he is getting ambushed by tier two sides.
One last thing brother…how about the Argies…finally they have the ranking they deserve…All is well…
@ nortie: most coaches are decent people Nortie. You miss my point completely. You’re so pissed off that its starting to cloud your normally sound judgement. I fear that if he stood in front of you, you’d shoot him.
I’ll repeat; Meyer’s 4 year stint as our national coach was an abject failure. He fails on every count. He should not be reappointed under any circumstances. That’s my opinion. And clearly yours. We can do better, even with our meagre local coaching resources. John Dobson would be a better coach and he’s just lost the CC.
I think we should drop the vitriol towards the man though. He did his best. It simply wasn’t good enough.
I did not like Jake White. Pre WC ’07 I thought he was a crap national coach. A stroke of genius (or maybe he rubbed a bottle) brought Eddie to the rescue. Our attack changed and we suddenly started scoring tries and the rest is history. But I never denigrated Jake like I’m seeing being focused on Meyer.
THAT’s the point.
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