Tournament over. Aus has no hope.
NZ will bash and niggle us then cruise on in. Congrats in advance
Tournament over. Aus has no hope.
NZ will bash and niggle us then cruise on in. Congrats in advance
giteau was actually busted i think, even though he was doing well - i think cheika yanked him to save his biscuits for the final
pocock is the new mccaw and will be immense for some time to come
either way this will be a ripper final, the only two top teams that have really tried to play rugby, rather than bludgeon the opposition to death in defence and kick for set pieces
hansen and cheika should be applauded for the direction of their kicking games to keep the ball behind the forwards, rather than mercilessly kicking for touch to bring them back into it
hansen was getting slayed in the NZ press for the way they played through the group phase - but it's set them in good stead for the pointy end of the competition. dan carter constantly turned the big SA pack around through a smart low kicking game, making them run all day.
on a side note, australia made more tackles last night than they did against wales
Does this crowd realise england aren't playing?
ABs too good at the moment. Every 50-50 call has gone their way, including a few 0-100 calls.
Game over.
Will be NZ's version of Johnny Warren/Phil Hughes funerals - massive.
lomu rugby ps1 will always live on
Who was the tiny winger that could run 1000mph in that game?