Posts by BenWilson
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Hard News: Winning the RWC: it's complicated, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
Case in point: 40% of PAS is written around the RWC right now.
Yes, but it is the Rugby World Cup and it's happening in NZ right now, for the first time in 24 years. It's the biggest tournament of it's type that has ever happened here. It doesn't really reflect a love of rugby so much as an acknowledgement of a big event in a small country.
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Field Theory: All Blacks v Wallabies Tensionfest, in reply to Chris Bowden,
I've seen a few refs go to the TV ref over possible reasons not to award a try, including being in touch. It seems a little open to interpretation, when to use it. When they do choose to use it, it's highly likely to make the right call, which seems to be the main point.
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Field Theory: All Blacks v Wallabies Tensionfest, in reply to Paul Williams,
As much as I'd love to be NZ, there's something to say for watching the ABs thrash the Wobbolies in a pub full to the brim with Aussies... jus'sayn
You lucky bugger. The whole time I lived there, we kept getting beat. It sucked. Had to put up with a lot of sledging.
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Field Theory: All Blacks v Wallabies Tensionfest, in reply to Bart Janssen,
Yes, I've noticed several times that he slows down gradually, when any other player would be powering on as hard as they could, this draws in several tacklers, and then he accelerates to bust through them and unload. It's straight from league and it works. Very unselfish player too, perfectly happy to offload even on a certain try, just to get it closer to the uprights.
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Field Theory: All Blacks v Wallabies Tensionfest, in reply to Russell Brown,
He's not perfect, but I'd much rather have him on my side.
I just love how he runs. He seems to glide. It really draws the tacklers.
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Hard News: The Sound of Music, in reply to Richard Aston,
I watched the AB/Argentina game with headphones on playing Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 , really loud – it was surreal and strangely congruent .
Hah! I knew it. Freude!
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Field Theory: All Blacks v Wallabies Tensionfest, in reply to perplexed,
I hear that Weepu had the flu (and a Tangi) but still fronted. Top effort.
Indeed. If anyone can bring red beards back, he's the man.
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Field Theory: All Blacks v Wallabies Tensionfest, in reply to Dave Patrick,
He was worth it just for the strip show in the first game. My wife got a whole lot more enthused about watching it, although last night took a bit of the fun out (she's an ozzie).
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Field Theory: All Blacks v Wallabies Tensionfest, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
My man, in the loo crossed path (urinal) with another.
Bad luck you know. But fortunately it was in the bag. Tempted to check out Kingsland, but only got jandals. Will they let me in?
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for they are thus unaccountable even to reality.
Good line.
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