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Rugby World Cup 2015
[2015 RWC] Quarter Final 2: New Zealand vs. France (17/10/2015)
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<blockquote data-quote="nickdnz" data-source="post: 759404" data-attributes="member: 38640"><p>Larksea - I think you will have a hard time finding people who live in the same reality as you do, when it comes to Stephen Donald.</p><p></p><p>He was a pretty poor All Blacks - who redeemed himself with a winning kick. As much as you want to say he saved us - technically he came on the field when it was 5-0 - and he scored 3 points and France scored 7. He had good defence - on attack he did nothing except literally ran the ball out of play without being touched. It wasn't the game you imagine. He made a lot of tackles, but no one ever questioned his defence - they questioned his game management - which nothing about his play alleviated those criticisms. He made an easy kick - and we're all stoked that he got it - but it wasn't the redemption that you imagine. I personally would much rather have Isaac Ross over Stephen Donald.</p><p></p><p>For the record he's always seemed like a nice guy. And as a rugby player he was good enough to get the Chiefs to a final (albeit a ridiculously disappointing one). But he was really a pretty average All Black, who tried to take over when we had been relying on the best 10 in history.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickdnz, post: 759404, member: 38640"] Larksea - I think you will have a hard time finding people who live in the same reality as you do, when it comes to Stephen Donald. He was a pretty poor All Blacks - who redeemed himself with a winning kick. As much as you want to say he saved us - technically he came on the field when it was 5-0 - and he scored 3 points and France scored 7. He had good defence - on attack he did nothing except literally ran the ball out of play without being touched. It wasn't the game you imagine. He made a lot of tackles, but no one ever questioned his defence - they questioned his game management - which nothing about his play alleviated those criticisms. He made an easy kick - and we're all stoked that he got it - but it wasn't the redemption that you imagine. I personally would much rather have Isaac Ross over Stephen Donald. For the record he's always seemed like a nice guy. And as a rugby player he was good enough to get the Chiefs to a final (albeit a ridiculously disappointing one). But he was really a pretty average All Black, who tried to take over when we had been relying on the best 10 in history. [/QUOTE]
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