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Rugby World Cup 2015
RWC Quarter Final: All Blacks - Argentina (09-10-2011, 20:30)
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 456260" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>Reasonably happy with the team given Kahui, Dagg, and Guildford are unavailable. Importantly we have the first choice forward pack playing together. I'm happy to see Vito on the bench (rather than two locks). I would certainly have preferred to see Boric on the bench rather than Williams, but Williams actually played some reasonable rugby off the bench for the AB's this year (but has been pretty poor when he has started).</p><p></p><p>I'm very happy to see Weepu at 9 and Slade at 10, with Cowan and Cruden on the bench. It was the combination I suggested earlier in the week, but I didn't think it was going to happen (I expected Cowan to start). Weepu provides a quality goal-kicker, while Cruden offers something different off the bench if the game needs changed in the final 20-30 mins. The only (slight) issue is that out best goal-kicker (Weepu) won't be on the field in the crunch end of the game (as the coaches don't think their halfbacks can play more than 60 mins) - hopefully we have the game well and truly secured by then! Slightly surprised to see SBW starting on the wing ahead of Toeava - I think he will go fine versus Argentina though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 456260, member: 24910"] Reasonably happy with the team given Kahui, Dagg, and Guildford are unavailable. Importantly we have the first choice forward pack playing together. I'm happy to see Vito on the bench (rather than two locks). I would certainly have preferred to see Boric on the bench rather than Williams, but Williams actually played some reasonable rugby off the bench for the AB's this year (but has been pretty poor when he has started). I'm very happy to see Weepu at 9 and Slade at 10, with Cowan and Cruden on the bench. It was the combination I suggested earlier in the week, but I didn't think it was going to happen (I expected Cowan to start). Weepu provides a quality goal-kicker, while Cruden offers something different off the bench if the game needs changed in the final 20-30 mins. The only (slight) issue is that out best goal-kicker (Weepu) won't be on the field in the crunch end of the game (as the coaches don't think their halfbacks can play more than 60 mins) - hopefully we have the game well and truly secured by then! Slightly surprised to see SBW starting on the wing ahead of Toeava - I think he will go fine versus Argentina though. [/QUOTE]
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