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Rugby Union
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Well TC, with any luck Anasta will sign a lucrative 3+ year deal with the ARU asap, which will take him through to the next World Cup in France in 2007. He will then have had a year to learn the trade and he may even help us bring back "Bill"!!!
He will, of course sign on with the 'Tahs and help take us to our second (and possibly third) consecutive Super 12 (14) title in 2006 & 2007, where he will form a world class centre combination with Morgan Turinui, kind of like Little and Horan in the 90's......
......We can all dream or hope or wish, right :
;D ?!!!
Unfortunately while all this dreaming is going on the NSWRU in their esteemed wisdom have lodged an "expression of interest" with the QRU regarding Wendell Sailor. No wonder Cameron Shephard went to Perth. We aleady had an Under-21 Wallaby representative, who could play on the wing or at fullback and we go hunting for an over-the-hill league convert who has never quite grasped the concept that rugby union is a completely different game.
He will, of course sign on with the 'Tahs and help take us to our second (and possibly third) consecutive Super 12 (14) title in 2006 & 2007, where he will form a world class centre combination with Morgan Turinui, kind of like Little and Horan in the 90's......
......We can all dream or hope or wish, right :
;D ?!!!Unfortunately while all this dreaming is going on the NSWRU in their esteemed wisdom have lodged an "expression of interest" with the QRU regarding Wendell Sailor. No wonder Cameron Shephard went to Perth. We aleady had an Under-21 Wallaby representative, who could play on the wing or at fullback and we go hunting for an over-the-hill league convert who has never quite grasped the concept that rugby union is a completely different game.
Just a few links that might be interesting regarding some of the recent trading talk:-
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15268026-23217,00.html (Waratahs move on Sailor)
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15268344-23217,00.html (Now or never, Braith)
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15260695-39018,00.html (Reds need reinforcements)
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15264997-23217,00.html (Piggins backs Anasta switch)
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15258845-23217,00.html (Brunbies chase Donnelly) - they might mean Brumbies!!!
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15244367-23217,00.html (Anasta game 'suits switch')
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15243058-23217,00.html (Rathbone family 'keen' on Perth)
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15247695-39018,00.html (Bold plan for Anasta)
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15268026-23217,00.html (Waratahs move on Sailor)
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15268344-23217,00.html (Now or never, Braith)
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15260695-39018,00.html (Reds need reinforcements)
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15264997-23217,00.html (Piggins backs Anasta switch)
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15258845-23217,00.html (Brunbies chase Donnelly) - they might mean Brumbies!!!
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15244367-23217,00.html (Anasta game 'suits switch')
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15243058-23217,00.html (Rathbone family 'keen' on Perth)
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15247695-39018,00.html (Bold plan for Anasta)
I tipped the Crusaders at the start of the season. But they still have to do it, knowing how may not be enough. It wasn't enough last year or the year before that (Blues victory - you must have been thrilled!!). But they have plenty of weapons. Dan Carter is without doubt one of the best players I have seen in a very long time. His accuracy with the boot is scary.
He was just born on the wrong side of the ditch ;D !!!
But it has been a great year for the Waratahs and I have lived through a hell of a lot of disappointment with my rugby (and afl) team over the years, and this year they didn't fall down half way and will probably finish on top of the ladder with a home semi and then you just never know.
I have always had faith that they can win and maybe this year will be their year......
.......We can all dream or hope or wish, right : ;D ?!!!
He was just born on the wrong side of the ditch
;D !!!But it has been a great year for the Waratahs and I have lived through a hell of a lot of disappointment with my rugby (and afl) team over the years, and this year they didn't fall down half way and will probably finish on top of the ladder with a home semi and then you just never know.
I have always had faith that they can win and maybe this year will be their year......
.......We can all dream or hope or wish, right :
;D ?!!!That would have had to have been the most irritating win in living memory !!!
We needed to score four tries to stay on top of the Super 12 ladder and our esteemed captain kept taking shots for goal,
which didn't mean anything because all that really counted tonight was crossing the line four times.
It wouldn't have mattered if we had lost, second was guaranteed, but to not even try for the bonus point was criminal and there
were a lot of unhappy fans leaving the stadium tonight, despite the win, which actually meant nothing.
I am currently a very frustrated Waratah supporter and very disappointed in Chris Whittaker, who should have known better than to not kick for touch or take the tap, keep the pressure on and give our guys a chance of scoring four tries.
But to not even try........
!!!We needed to score four tries to stay on top of the Super 12 ladder and our esteemed captain kept taking shots for goal,
which didn't mean anything because all that really counted tonight was crossing the line four times.
It wouldn't have mattered if we had lost, second was guaranteed, but to not even try for the bonus point was criminal and there
were a lot of unhappy fans leaving the stadium tonight, despite the win, which actually meant nothing.
I am currently a very frustrated Waratah supporter and very disappointed in Chris Whittaker, who should have known better than to not kick for touch or take the tap, keep the pressure on and give our guys a chance of scoring four tries.
But to not even try........
Frustrating:-
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15282291-39018,00.html (Terrific Tahs miss the point)
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,15281949%255E2722,00.html (Waratahs' win hardly bonus)
http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/articles/2005/05/13/1115843376319.html (Waratahs just miss the point)
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Waratahs-win-but-in-pointless-fashions/2005/05/13/1115843375516.html
(Waratahs win but in pointless fashion)
http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/articles/2005/05/13/1115843376691.html
(White line fever leaves home fans feeling sick) - Ain't that the unfortunate truth : !!!
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15282291-39018,00.html (Terrific Tahs miss the point)
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,15281949%255E2722,00.html (Waratahs' win hardly bonus)
http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/articles/2005/05/13/1115843376319.html (Waratahs just miss the point)
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Waratahs-win-but-in-pointless-fashions/2005/05/13/1115843375516.html
(Waratahs win but in pointless fashion)
http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/articles/2005/05/13/1115843376691.html
(White line fever leaves home fans feeling sick) - Ain't that the unfortunate truth :
!!!The problem is that if we win next week and the Crusaders win next week, which is the probable scenario (both home semi finals), then we will not get the home town advantage in the final and beating the Crusdaers anywhere is hard enough, but at Jade Stadium in Christchurch, it is next to impossible, they had just crushed the Hurricanes (3rd) there by 20 points and four tries, with two of their All Blacks, Richie McCaw and Daniel Carter coming off the bench.
The Waratahs knew this going in and the only solution to this was to win with a bonus point, but for our captain to take a shot on goal with half an hour still to play (this also happened earlier in the match, when he should have kicked for touch instead of for goal) when we were a metre out could just have cost us any real chance we had of winning the Super 12.
Obviously there was no guarantee of getting that elusive fourth try, but to not even go for it, that is criminal. If the opposition keeps you out then good for them, but you have to try. When the decision was made to kick for goal early in the second half the crowd booed its own team, loudly. I have never been at a Waratah game where that has happened, but then again we knew the situation.
Whittaker said that he thought we still had plenty of time to score, which is true, but you have to take the chances when they present themselves, because things change so quickly and you may never get that opportunity again. And we didn't!!!
Winning just wasn't the issue, winning with a bonus point was. We could have been belted by 50 points and would have still finished second. So the only thing that really mattered was winning with the bonus point so we could top the table, and therefore claim a home final against the best team in the comp if everything ends up going the way it is meant to. Hopefully!!!
I'm done now, sorry for the rant :-X !!!
The Waratahs knew this going in and the only solution to this was to win with a bonus point, but for our captain to take a shot on goal with half an hour still to play (this also happened earlier in the match, when he should have kicked for touch instead of for goal) when we were a metre out could just have cost us any real chance we had of winning the Super 12.
Obviously there was no guarantee of getting that elusive fourth try, but to not even go for it, that is criminal. If the opposition keeps you out then good for them, but you have to try. When the decision was made to kick for goal early in the second half the crowd booed its own team, loudly. I have never been at a Waratah game where that has happened, but then again we knew the situation.
Whittaker said that he thought we still had plenty of time to score, which is true, but you have to take the chances when they present themselves, because things change so quickly and you may never get that opportunity again. And we didn't!!!
Winning just wasn't the issue, winning with a bonus point was. We could have been belted by 50 points and would have still finished second. So the only thing that really mattered was winning with the bonus point so we could top the table, and therefore claim a home final against the best team in the comp if everything ends up going the way it is meant to. Hopefully!!!
I'm done now, sorry for the rant :-X
!!!Don't know what to say Ms Chase.....
It does seem odd to say the least, but to stuff up a whole seasons
worth of advantage for the sake of creating a rolling maul
Where you had the ascendancy is mind numbing
Anyways you still have to beat the Crusaders to win
Too late now, have they sorted out all the semi scenarios yet?
It does seem odd to say the least, but to stuff up a whole seasons
worth of advantage for the sake of creating a rolling maul
Where you had the ascendancy is mind numbing
Anyways you still have to beat the Crusaders to win
Too late now, have they sorted out all the semi scenarios yet?
With the Brumbies having a big win up north against the Reds they are still in the calculations, but the Bulls have to lose with no bonus points by about 20 points for it to happen, and at half time in Pretoria they are leading 30-7 over the Stormers, so it probably won't happen for the Brumbies this year.
So that means the semi-finals will be - Crusaders v Bulls in Christchurch
Waratahs v Hurricanes in Sydney
So that means the semi-finals will be - Crusaders v Bulls in Christchurch
Waratahs v Hurricanes in Sydney
Astonishing:-
"McKenzie was forced to defend his captain Chris Whitaker yesterday over the decision to kick for goal in the 62nd minute, rather than push for the all-important fourth try.
Whitaker's decision drew boos from the Aussie Stadium crowd and was a huge talking point after the game.
Missing the bonus point saw the Waratahs fail in their quest to finish the minor rounds in first place and guarantee a home final, should they make it.
"It's easy for people to sit outside and say that,' McKenzie said. "He made the decision with 20 minutes to go, so I think there was plenty of time and opportunity for us to score [a fourth try].
"We had opportunities in the first half and second half and didn't get over the line, so I think it's ridiculous to put it down to one decision.
"You've got to still win the game. You can get four tries, but if you don't win the game it doesn't matter." "
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15292677-23217,00.html
OK, my rant is really over this time, sorry.....
"McKenzie was forced to defend his captain Chris Whitaker yesterday over the decision to kick for goal in the 62nd minute, rather than push for the all-important fourth try.
Whitaker's decision drew boos from the Aussie Stadium crowd and was a huge talking point after the game.
Missing the bonus point saw the Waratahs fail in their quest to finish the minor rounds in first place and guarantee a home final, should they make it.
"It's easy for people to sit outside and say that,' McKenzie said. "He made the decision with 20 minutes to go, so I think there was plenty of time and opportunity for us to score [a fourth try].
"We had opportunities in the first half and second half and didn't get over the line, so I think it's ridiculous to put it down to one decision.
"You've got to still win the game. You can get four tries, but if you don't win the game it doesn't matter." "
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,15292677-23217,00.html
OK, my rant is really over this time, sorry.....
