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Ruggamatrix episode 256

The Ruggamatrix boys

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All Blacks and the north lead the way – Former NSW Waratahs CEO Fraser Neill is our co-host this week with Ben on leave. He’s worked with World Rugby and New Zealand Rugby on World Cups and Super Rugby competition structure.

We’ll get his thoughts on the 2023 World Cup bids.
STRIKE ISSUE OF THE WEEK: Should the rest of the world step up to All Blacks standards? This is a theme on message boards and we address it on this week’s show.
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JW 1 hour ago
Something all rugby fans need to remember... particularly Bok fans

Yes the comparison with Dan Carter is most strange, given that he doesn’t even play like him.

It was so much easier come onto the scene and dazzle back in his day, and defences didn’t normally need to worry about the 10. Carter played 12 as well and so wasn’t afraid to run through massive Lions holes. Is the comparison just due to Sascha being able to run through the best defenses, or is that weve just not had a first five hit the scene quite like Carter did before now?



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JW 1 hour ago
Watch: Anton Lienert-Brown plays part in two tries on debut in Japan

AI dubs worse that mums foreign soaps.

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JW 2 hours ago
Cheslin Koble makes stunning return, All Black binned for dissent

Anyone had a look to see if JRLO is popping up on RP again this year?

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Red and White Dynamight 4 hours ago
Something all rugby fans need to remember... particularly Bok fans

Safas are fed from the teet whilst learning the 10 Commandments of being a Springbok fan. 1 ‘thou shalt always blame the ref’; 2. ‘it was our B team’ 3. ‘It was in a different timezone’. 4. ‘Richie McCaw is a cheat’ 5. ‘their injured player deserved it, Bakkies/Corne/Geldenhys/Etzebeth was provoked’. 6. ‘WR changes the rules because SA is too good’ 7. ‘Steroids are only bad if you get caught’ 8. ‘its harder to fly west->east than east->west ‘ 9. ‘the means justify the ends - victory at zero cost’ 10. ‘be humble to the opposition, but only after you win’.

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Red and White Dynamight 4 hours ago
Something all rugby fans need to remember... particularly Bok fans

what is the SA ‘B’ or ‘C’ team called ? the NZ ‘B’ team is the ‘ABs XV’, it says so on the jersey. There is no official NZ ‘C’ team but, often, the ‘NZ Maoris’ tour at the same time as the All Blacks and AB XV. What is the SA ‘C’ team called and when did they lose to Argentina ?

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Red and White Dynamight 4 hours ago
Something all rugby fans need to remember... particularly Bok fans

youre spread thinner here than Vegemite.

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Red and White Dynamight 4 hours ago
Something all rugby fans need to remember... particularly Bok fans

I saw Gerber play. IMO he is the GOAT 13 and also my Favourite Non-AB of Alltime.

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LE 6 hours ago
Henry Pollock's Northampton Saints put Bulls to the sword

Im not irish, are you drunk tonight or something?

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LiamBerlin 7 hours ago
Henry Pollock's Northampton Saints put Bulls to the sword

George Hendy’s Northampton Saints, I think

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LE 7 hours ago
Henry Pollock's Northampton Saints put Bulls to the sword

You can see why i got confused, jokes are meant to be funny

Interestingly only 2 players in saints young squad have ever been to a world cup and one of those was a late call up as an injury replacement for JVP the other is Italian. Might be a different story in 2 years time thou



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fl 7 hours ago
Henry Pollock's Northampton Saints put Bulls to the sword

Typical Irish response. Log off and don’t come back until you make a SF.

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fl 7 hours ago
Henry Pollock's Northampton Saints put Bulls to the sword

“Intended”

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PMcD 7 hours ago
Will the Northampton playmaking axis return for England at the Six Nations?

Northampton were pretty good value today. They are probably the best attacking team in the Premiership and play some really nice free flowing rugby at the Gardens (their home stadium).

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Archibald 7 hours ago
Henry Pollock's Northampton Saints put Bulls to the sword

I think he intended it as a “joke”.

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LE 7 hours ago
Henry Pollock's Northampton Saints put Bulls to the sword

Err they are a club team 🤔

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PMcD 8 hours ago
Will the Northampton playmaking axis return for England at the Six Nations?

Saints were very impressive this weekend but one thing we don’t really discuss is the double threat that Henry Pollock creates in attack when playing with Fin Smith. He almost plays as an extra shadow 12 on the other side, to give Smith options on both sides and makes it a very high octane attack.

I do wonder if you would start Pollock at 8 when playing with Fin Smith, which is another dimension to consider in this Saints axis concept.



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Bob Salad II 8 hours ago
Bath player ratings vs Toulon | Investec Champions Cup

Great game, but Bath will be frustrated they couldn’t see the game out and take 2-points. They missed Spencer.

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PMcD 8 hours ago
Will the Northampton playmaking axis return for England at the Six Nations?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbLJfg-04s8

This gives you an idea why they are all going nuts about the kid (he’s 19 years old).



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fl 8 hours ago
Bath player ratings vs Toulon | Investec Champions Cup

Id forgotten that Toulon lost last week! Knowing that, Bath do probably have a really good shot of winning the pool. I hope they can make the semis - they’re a good enough team to be competing on two fronts.

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unknown 9 hours ago
Bath player ratings vs Toulon | Investec Champions Cup

Inconsistency in refereeing is so frustrating. Forward pass in the build up to one of Toulon tries missed but similar (less forward pass) picked up in Northampton vs Bulls game. Similar instances of inconsistencies occurred all weekend over various games for different infringements. More needs to be done to address this at this level

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