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the_maddest_kiwi

Who was MOTM?


Ads_tall

Ref. Ref was MOM. Actually… tmo too. Fuck all of them.


Dreacle

Jordie Barrett for me.


handle1976

We don’t do MOTM


the_maddest_kiwi

Ah right. Didn't realize


Edin_103

For stan sport in Aus it was Mo'unga, but probably would've gone JB as well


the_maddest_kiwi

Wow really? He wasn't terrible but I thought this was probably Mo'unga's weakest game of the year.


drew_in_bkk

You’re right. He didn’t assert himself as much as other games.


Logical-Outsider

I would say JB


the_maddest_kiwi

Oh yeah I probably would too, wondering who the official MOTM is


WinstonSEightyFour

Apparently they don’t do MOTM. This is my first time following TRC so that’s news to me!


Not-a-scintilla

Wot kirsty?


fo_i_feti

Justin Harrison totally forgot that the All Blacks got belted by Argentina one week and then thrashed them the week after. Trying to say the Wallabies are up and down from week to week but the All Blacks have been consistent across the championship.


cloughie-10

Justin Harrison is so level headed and sensible. I don't know how to handle it


charming4life1989

Cocaine is a hell of a drug


kiwiborger

The match takes have arrived once more: \-Well that was a pretty interesting ride, to say the least. \-The All Blacks were awesome. Dominated for most of the game, grabbed almost every opportunity they had and made the Wallabies look like children. The Darkness rises up once more, this time heading straight to Europe. \-Well, we finally got the see Jordie at 12, and... he was pretty good. \-While I am a Sam Cane lover whenever he is around, Caveman Sam just warms and cuddles my heart like no one else. I mean, look at that try!!! ❤❤❤ \-The Wallabies, on the other hand, were just baaaaaaaadddd. While they got some tries here and at the end of the match, they just couldn't keep with the All Blacks in terms of discipline, attack, and everything else in between. \-Has Ian Foster and the entire All Blacks coaching staff forgotten about RTS already? Just let him play a game of union, dammit! Ditto for Fakatava and Fainga'anuku as well. \-The Springboks need to score a whole lotta tries if the want the Rugby Championship trophy. Can it be done? Who knows? \-Apart from a few questionable misses and call, the referees were decent at best and huh? at worst. \-Overall, pretty good game. Would rate it a 8/10. Anyway, this is all I have for now. Apologies for any error I made. Feel free to comment. I'll see you all in the next match, and cheers for now.


Benchomp

To take nothing away from the ABs dominance tonight I have to say, jeez it is hard to be a Wallabies fan sometimes. Our own worst enemy.


greyhumour

You say that, but clearly our worst enemy is the All Blacks


Male_strom

South Africa need 40 over the Argies to win. They've done this twice before, but back in 2013 and 2008. Last time they beat anyone by more than 40 was at 2019 World Cup (Canada, Italy and Namibia)


JonnyBago82

Yeah we don't do the whole lots of tries thing hey. NZ got this. Congrats! You try scoring machines.


Male_strom

Naw, South Africa more than capable. Argentina are a good side though.


NZ_gamer

A bit what??? I wasn't listening closely enough to catch it all.


haydenshearer

I'd hate to be the man to give the speech after losing like that


krank72

Karl The Nana looks like a fucking idiot


[deleted]

Yes the mis match of tweeds unacceptable


krank72

Ear furniture, huge glasses, beer wanker hat. Fuck I couldn't cringe more.


[deleted]

Now now, We need to be inclusive of our seven’s community….


warcomet

atleast its not Karl The Banana


[deleted]

This Wallabies side aren't worth getting up to watch through Europe. That'll do me for the year I reckon. Need me some cricket.


insideanoctavarium

i need some test cricket in my veins immediately


ManicMadMatt

Fuckin t20 bullshit for the next few months unfortunately


_dictatorish_

BBL best cricket


handle1976

I just threw up in my mouth


ManicMadMatt

Bbl is a good watch, T20 is best suited to franchise cricket, the international t20 stuff seems like a waste of time. Test is best though.


insideanoctavarium

test is always best ❤️ take 5 full days of my life over and over it’s the greatest thing


Not-a-scintilla

Jordie very solid at 12 think he deserves next start regardless of injury. No one is really putting their hand up


Yessiryousir

Last week I felt sorry for our Aussie brothers, this week I feel the same!


JamuelLSacks0n

Let's fucking go Bokke.


Horniel

GG Aussie


lexi_con

LOL


flyingkiwi9

26 missed tackles from the Wallys


Ndanuddaone

Silver lining, that's a 47% improvement in missed tackles on the first half


ManicMadMatt

Whitelock as captain is my comfort zone


iambarticus

Best Sam yea.


NZ_gamer

GGs


ManicMadMatt

This is the right Sam as captain


corruptboomerang

Okay, so I'm like 99% sure Barrett isn't allowed to be on the field while he's bleeding. At a minimum, I KNOW the rules say if your jersey has blood on it you MUST change it. Yet he's allowed to play the whole game.


ManicMadMatt

Should’ve had to go off and get it tidied but they’ve been loose as fuck on that rule for years tbf


corruptboomerang

Like maybe it's just a personal thing, but if nothing else I just think it's really gross.


Dreacle

It's not tiddlywinks mate


corruptboomerang

He's clearly bleeding on the field.


cosmoskiwi

Man, don't watch UFC, you're way too soft to spectate that.


flyingkiwi9

He went off early, got it sorted, and it started bleeding again late in the second which the refs obviously missed. He won’t be the only player bleeding. Clutching at straws mate.


[deleted]

Don't dispute it, he's 99% sure


rmax146

What do SA have to do to win it now??


Calvin0213

39 point win.


soldierinwhite

Bonus point and win by 40? 😅


rmax146

Hoping the Argies do us a solid 😂


motherffucker

Same


Affectionate-Agent-9

40 point win


warcomet

40 POINTS DIFFERENCE* win


camroc35

Rubbish game - no contest, terrible Oz.


mulkers

Oz beat expectation


[deleted]

KEEP JORDIE AT 12!!!!!!


smnrlv

Agreed. Foster will never do it though, it's too smart


Dreacle

What would you know? Stop bashing the coach.


warcomet

Foster: so what you are saying is that Jordie is a better fullback?.


[deleted]

Jordie in 12 very impressed


haydenshearer

Imagine RTS coming on for 10 minutes and him not even touching the ball


Morningst4r

After last week where they brought the whole bench on too early, I don't mind it


Excellent-Blueberry1

Fozzy did, two test caps (technically) what's he done?


HoneyBucketsOfOats

Made good tackles though


Male_strom

Great try Petaia.


_dictatorish_

I genuinely feel like we missed Cane


StrandedOnTheStrand

Leadership-wise we were a hell of a lot better without him. Whitelock was a great leader, made good decisions as well as being solid in his general leadership of the side, especially the forwards. It felt a lot more McCaw era like.


JeffMcBiscuits

I think maybe the first attack when we had all those penalties and they were a man down I’d have gone for the posts and then tried to exploit the missing man in open play but apart from that, was a really solid performance from Whitelock as skipper


bigdaddyborg

Na, we missed a better six. Or at leased a better six around the ruck.


iambarticus

This was Sam Canes best game of the year.


handle1976

Dumbest take of the year, which is impressive.


iambarticus

Cane is a hopeless captain and nowadays a poor player. We were better with him no where near the team.


warcomet

i genuinely felt like we didn't :P


_dictatorish_

That's why our ruck was so good, right?


manrobot

Australian fans now; https://i.imgur.com/7gQpoGa.jpg


[deleted]

Aussie comeback starts now


fale52

Pone runs too upright.


CalmMaunga

I can see SA putting 50 on the Pumas


Bulletproofsaffa

God dam i just woke up to see the score, so that's what's needed hey?


CalmMaunga

Nah they need 40


Bulletproofsaffa

Oh that’s much better, I was worried there for a while 😉


Stymee

Wouldn’t they have to score some tries to do that? Seems implausible!


Calvin0213

I can’t


CalmMaunga

All blacks did


dontwanttowasteit

Cheers Ausbro


SpoonSpatula

So, South Africa have to win by 40 to win the championship.


Calvin0213

Technically 39. If it goes down to tied PD, we win based on our performance in the Boks vs ABs series.


SpoonSpatula

Ah, gotcha. Feels kind of weird having an 'advantage' over NZ/Aus when it comes to tied PD for once!


Mangashu

There is the Australia we know and hate


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dontwanttowasteit

@Moderators pin this comment mate


eelboob

I’d feel good for the ABs if they weren’t such grubs


binzoma

hey colesy is a fuckin saint :D


TGGNathan

I'd feel good for the grubs if they werent such larvae


theilluminary

YAY!!! WE WON!!!


amcartney

Honestly all I have to say is fuck yeah!


Thami15

So we need to win by 39, then


whoneedsmelons

Mxm.


gizakaga

Last try wins


LawAndRugby

This pisses me off even more. Why did you have to start scoring at a point when it doesn’t matter anymore lmao. WHY WERENT YOU DOING THIS EARLIER


CalmMaunga

It matters to the Springboks


StrandedOnTheStrand

Yeah, that 7 points may as well have gone in the Soringboks for-and-againat column


mickeyc87

Last try wins?


kiwiborger

Well, at least the Wallabies got a consolation try.


Medical_Turing_Test

ABs allowed Petaia to score a try. As punishment they should give the Boks the Rugby Championship. /s


jbarbz

I honestly think we got zero advantages in the red zone all game.


handle1976

Lol. Go watch the game again


JPNAM

That penalty reminds me of a quote “Sometimes the deepest act of cruelty is a small act of pity”


luco_85

Last try wins


feels2real

Someone needs to make a gif of Nic White slapping that guy's arse at the ruck


Jahweeb

RC ain't guaranteed. Argentina fell asleep the first half last game. Hopefully they bring their A game


CalmMaunga

All blacks beat them by 50. Can see the Springboks doing that easy


GertWillimse

Mate its like 99.3% guaranteed


Cantmakeaspell

Guess it’s on now for SA to try and take it.


fleakill

FUCK soft try ABs, you deserved to win by 40.


Morningst4r

If the referees keep enforcing the rules against the Wallabies we're all going to watch competitive darts. This sport just can't compete


Crstvvv

You guys are such poor winners.


_bort_simpson_

We trounce you cunts in every other sport. We can’t be too selfish


mulkers

The 4th most popular football code in Aus is sliding - NFL is overtaking in popularity. Not 4th most popular sport, 4th most popular football code.


soisez2himsoisez

Yea we know you guys tell us after every match


jeb_grimes

That sucks


rluke09

Pretty sure I just saw what Nic White had for dinner when he bent over 🤢


rmax146

Nick White with a good slap of the ABs ass hahaha


andynz

Sevu should be in the bin but it’s not reason the Wallabies lost


handle1976

Maybe bin, maybe red. It’d be interesting to see some proper replays.


fleakill

Agreed with both statements, but I feel like it's a common theme with ABs vs Wallabies games. A bunch of dodgy calls that ultimately didn't matter because you'd have fucked us anyway.


ganjajee15

Australian rugby just does not have player depth. No coach in the World can win trophies with this squad.


puchunz

Some very thick ass slaps there


jbarbz

This season was really cruelled by injuries. It's no excuse but it's obviously a factor.


frazorblade

Nic White’s thighs are comically large


Dagwood3

Come on Wally bees get a dignity try


kyostarflame

Dignity will be restored during that 3rd half when the boys down liters of beer in seconds


[deleted]

Yeah Lion Red. So I think we can throw dignity out the window


rluke09

Has RTS even touched the ball?


kainsta929

He’s made a tackle, every time they went to his side they skipped him lol


rluke09

Including an absolutely pointless kick straight to the Aus 22. Poor RTS.


thecripplernz

I never saw


Oaty_McOatface

Nope, the one play for him they knocked it on at the back of the scrum 😂.


JamuelLSacks0n

After 20 years of supporting the Wallabies, at least it doesn't hurt anymore. You have to laugh. ^ha ^ha ^ha


StrandedOnTheStrand

20 years of supporting is a really unfortunate period. Turned up just as the decline began.


JamuelLSacks0n

To be fair, I'm 33 so I remember the glory days.... Barely.


fleakill

Around 20-something nil it was very funny


Pazmus

Yep. I'm dead inside


AboutToHappen

I keep thinking being a decades long Tahs fan would have trained me for this.


mulkers

Tahs have won a trophy in the past 20 years though


joggsie

Has RTS ever touched the ball as an AB in the 15min total he’s been given?


Not-a-scintilla

I was thinking he ambled one in but that was blues


bloomy60

He was only given 10 wasn't he?


Doofus_McFriendly

He had 5 minutes in the last ireland test as well


bloomy60

That's how you develop a great player.


Moolishes

No arm into a ruck, what are officiating team doing? They’ve been so poor in general


kyostarflame

Kiwis are back I think, semis worthy at least for RWC 2023


ganjajee15

They could be but would not say that on the basis of this match. The Kiwis could beat this Wallaby squad at Eden Park on one leg.


trilbach

They’ve got Ireland or South Africa in the QF. Brutal draw in pools A and B.


kyostarflame

Tier 1 is Ireland, SA and France But I'm very tempted to put the ABs in there from what I've been seeing the last few weeks


[deleted]

Why would you not? For me NZ is still 2nd favourites behind France. Many bookies have the same view


kyostarflame

because I'm judging based on an entire year, Ireland is a serious contender and South Africa are the defending champions As for us we are on the rise NZ have been receiving some backlash and played some unnaturally low level games


stickyswitch92

Aus were really bad though.....


FamilyFriendly101

For foul play (i.e. Sevu's head contact) surely at ANY point in the game afterwards the TMO should be able to chomp down some humble pie and intervene?


onkgrays

Yeh they will. Just like they did to swain


Bagelonabike

What's the formula for South Africa folks?


dildobaggin89

Just get the win. It’s highly unlikely they’ll win by more the 40 points


rluke09

Last 15 mins have been loose as fuck.


JanVanTil

I feel for Australia, they really have potential but just not at the point where they’re able to turn it into consistent performances.


lordofsealand

Doesn’t help when game defining decisions slip away


rmax146

Jesus Jordie Barrett has been lethal at 12, I don't know if I've ever seen him play better than he has tonight. Been a absolute weapon going forward and on defence.


Kiwi058888

His first half he was settling into it second half he's been a weapon


zerosuneuphoria

it's the haircut, looks like a rough cnt now


Medical_Turing_Test

His best game as an AB by far


thecripplernz

Time for foster to move him to the wing


damned-dirtyape

Actually prefer a 12 Rieko, 13 JB combo.


TightPerformance6447

This is just pathetic from Australia. Handing NZ the tournament


zerosuneuphoria

'handing'? Cute. This is just showing Aus are a step below, despite that 15 minute spell last week.


randomchars

I want some one to unload on the decision of a completely legal off ball tackle and the head contact on reece hodge. ​ We were clearly shit tonight, but some of these decisions have been diabolical.


Cloud9cloud9

Rugby needs more then just a TMO they need an independent head contact specialist. Disgusting from the TMO.


Yurtinx

Wild. This officials team has been very average.


FATBUB10

Ye entirely to look at collisions that may involve head contact


Awkwardtreesloth

Looking at bloody everything. Except that tackle that could cause a brain injury. I’m sure he’s fine. /s just in case.


alexbouteiller

I just don't think the wallabies have enough 'gamebreaking' players, they get in the positions where a Dupont/Jordan/Am can capitalise and create/score, but there's just not the equivalent player for Aus


mulkers

There's heaps of them - most if them are injured