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Post by Pete C (Kiwireddevil) Wed May 02, 2012 1:01 pm

First topic message reminder :

It's no surprise to most on here that the different rugby nations play the game in different styles. But can we distill those styles down to an ethos for various countries. I did some research for a comment on another thread this afternoon and stumbled across the "Southern Style" based around the ruck pioneered by Vic Cavanagh Sr and Jr and Charlie Sexton in the 30s, 40s and 50s which flowed into the NZ game as a whole. Sexton defined that ethos as "Position, Possession and Pace" which I think still defines NZ rugby - get field position, get the ball, and run it over the line.

So looking at the major rugby nations (alphabetically), what do people think are the key attributes?
Argentina
Australia
England
France
Ireland
New Zealand - Position, Possession, Pace
Scotland
South Africa
Wales


Some other key words for consideration (please feel free to suggest others)
Flair - Australia, France, Wales
Power - Argentina, England, South Africa
Set-piece
Precision
Unpredictability
Audacity
Pluck
Self-belief
Unity
Planning
Pressure
Defence
Simplicity
etc

I'd like to see if we can get a v2Journal article out of this that distills the collective wisdom of v2.




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Post by Biltong Thu May 03, 2012 4:41 am

eirebilly wrote:
biltongbek wrote:New zealand - two world cups Should be 3 but lost one due to food poisening But back to two after Bryce Lawrence is fired.
Australia - two world cups
South Africa - two world cups Should be 1 after poisening the AB's in 1995, But back to two after Bryce Lawrence is fired.
England - one world cup.
everyone else - no world cups.

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Thats the way to stir the pot biltong Wink

Might be, but then it is more than three words.
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Post by Biltong Thu May 03, 2012 4:43 am

eirebilly wrote:
biltongbek wrote:New zealand - two world cups Should be 3 but lost one due to food poisening
Australia - two world cups
South Africa - two world cups Should be 1 after poisening the AB's in 1995
England - one world cup.
everyone else - no world cups.

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Thats the way to stir the pot biltong Wink

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Post by eirebilly Thu May 03, 2012 5:04 am

biltongbek wrote:
eirebilly wrote:
biltongbek wrote:New zealand - two world cups Should be 3 but lost one due to food poisening But back to two after Bryce Lawrence is fired.
Australia - two world cups
South Africa - two world cups Should be 1 after poisening the AB's in 1995, But back to two after Bryce Lawrence is fired.
England - one world cup.
everyone else - no world cups.

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Thats the way to stir the pot biltong Wink

Might be, but then it is more than three words.

Laugh
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Post by KickAndChase Thu May 03, 2012 5:07 am

Scotland: For ****s sake.

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Post by Breadvan Thu May 03, 2012 5:08 am

England- Bomber we trust.
Wales- Finally beat SH?
Ireland- Always there but....
Scotland- Where to now?
France- Whats going on?
Italy- All about Parrise'
NZ- Finally did it
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Post by Luckless Pedestrian Thu May 03, 2012 5:08 am

Wales: pink cowboy hats.

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Post by LordDowlais Thu May 03, 2012 5:09 am

Biltong, where are you getting all these nice new elaborate smilies from ?

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Post by Biltong Thu May 03, 2012 5:09 am

South Africa - Pieter Doh Villiers
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Post by eirebilly Thu May 03, 2012 5:12 am

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:Wales: pink cowboy hats.

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Post by Pete C (Kiwireddevil) Thu May 03, 2012 6:00 am

biltongbek wrote:
eirebilly wrote:
biltongbek wrote:New zealand - two world cups Should be 3 but lost one due to food poisening But back to two after Bryce Lawrence is fired. But back to 3 after Wayne Barnes is fired
Australia - two world cups
South Africa - two world cups Should be 1 after poisening the AB's in 1995, But back to two after Bryce Lawrence is fired.But back to 1 after Wayne Barnes is fired
England - one world cup.
everyone else - no world cups.

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Thats the way to stir the pot biltong Wink

Might be, but then it is more than three words.

Fixed that for you Wink
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Post by Biltong Thu May 03, 2012 6:16 am

Kiwireddevil wrote:
biltongbek wrote:
eirebilly wrote:
biltongbek wrote:New zealand - two world cups Should be 3 but lost one due to food poisening But back to two after Bryce Lawrence is fired. But back to 3 after Wayne Barnes is firedBack to 2, cuase we weren't there in 1987.
Australia - two world cups Back to one, cause we weren't there.
South Africa - two world cups Should be 1 after poisening the AB's in 1995, But back to two after Bryce Lawrence is fired.But back to 1 after Wayne Barnes is fired Back to three cause we woulda, coulda, and shoulda won in 1987 and 1991
England - one world cup.
everyone else - no world cups.

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Thats the way to stir the pot biltong Wink

Might be, but then it is more than three words.

Fixed that for you Wink

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Post by Luckless Pedestrian Thu May 03, 2012 6:19 am

This is becoming a World Cup Winners' love-in! tomato

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Post by Biltong Thu May 03, 2012 6:19 am

Kiwi, you do realise billy is the one that started all this. (He is now sitting back, spilling his coffee whilst watching us squirm and squeel.)

Methinks, we just leave it at two each. Wink
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Post by eirebilly Thu May 03, 2012 6:30 am

Nah keep going Wink
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Post by Pete C (Kiwireddevil) Thu May 03, 2012 6:31 am

biltongbek wrote:Kiwi, you do realise billy is the one that started all this. (He is now sitting back, spilling his coffee whilst watching us squirm and squeel.)

Methinks, we just leave it at two each. Wink

Sounds fair to me. And 0 to Ireland Wink
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Post by eirebilly Thu May 03, 2012 6:32 am

Kiwireddevil wrote:
biltongbek wrote:Kiwi, you do realise billy is the one that started all this. (He is now sitting back, spilling his coffee whilst watching us squirm and squeel.)

Methinks, we just leave it at two each. Wink

Sounds fair to me. And 0 to Ireland Wink

Obviously you dont live in my world where Ireland are 5 time World Champs. Come on over, its a great world Wink
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Post by Biltong Thu May 03, 2012 6:35 am

eirebilly wrote:
Kiwireddevil wrote:
biltongbek wrote:Kiwi, you do realise billy is the one that started all this. (He is now sitting back, spilling his coffee whilst watching us squirm and squeel.)

Methinks, we just leave it at two each. Wink

Sounds fair to me. And 0 to Ireland Wink

Obviously you dont live in my world where Ireland are 5 time World Champs. Come on over, its a great world Wink

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Billy, you'll always have Ireland vs SA 2004 and Paul Honiss. furious
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Post by Pete C (Kiwireddevil) Thu May 03, 2012 6:42 am

eirebilly wrote:
Kiwireddevil wrote:
biltongbek wrote:Kiwi, you do realise billy is the one that started all this. (He is now sitting back, spilling his coffee whilst watching us squirm and squeel.)

Methinks, we just leave it at two each. Wink

Sounds fair to me. And 0 to Ireland Wink

Obviously you dont live in my world where Ireland are 5 time World Champs. Come on over, its a great world Wink

Ah, the world created by Dutch coffee shops Very Happy
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Post by Biltong Thu May 03, 2012 6:44 am

Kiwireddevil wrote:
eirebilly wrote:
Kiwireddevil wrote:
biltongbek wrote:Kiwi, you do realise billy is the one that started all this. (He is now sitting back, spilling his coffee whilst watching us squirm and squeel.)

Methinks, we just leave it at two each. Wink

Sounds fair to me. And 0 to Ireland Wink

Obviously you dont live in my world where Ireland are 5 time World Champs. Come on over, its a great world Wink

Ah, the world created by Dutch coffee shops Very Happy

Problem is those foreigners will pretty soon not be that "high" anymore and come down crashing to reality, (0 world cups) Erm
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Post by Pete C (Kiwireddevil) Thu May 03, 2012 6:45 am

biltongbek wrote:
Kiwireddevil wrote:
eirebilly wrote:
Kiwireddevil wrote:
biltongbek wrote:Kiwi, you do realise billy is the one that started all this. (He is now sitting back, spilling his coffee whilst watching us squirm and squeel.)

Methinks, we just leave it at two each. Wink

Sounds fair to me. And 0 to Ireland Wink

Obviously you dont live in my world where Ireland are 5 time World Champs. Come on over, its a great world Wink

Ah, the world created by Dutch coffee shops Very Happy

Problem is those foreigners will pretty soon not be that "high" anymore and come down crashing to reality, (0 world cups) Erm

I'm pretty sure Billy has his "resident" card. I know Gibbo has Whistle
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Post by mystiroakey Thu May 03, 2012 6:49 am

if amsterdam takes on the recendency card idea then all hell will break loose- never gonna happen!

However if it does happene everywhere else- amsterdam is gonna become twice as busy!!- and i probally wont venture to the other towns like den haag, breda, mastricht,rotterdam etc!!

shame really!

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Post by Biltong Thu May 03, 2012 6:50 am

Kiwireddevil wrote:
biltongbek wrote:
Kiwireddevil wrote:
eirebilly wrote:
Kiwireddevil wrote:
biltongbek wrote:Kiwi, you do realise billy is the one that started all this. (He is now sitting back, spilling his coffee whilst watching us squirm and squeel.)

Methinks, we just leave it at two each. Wink

Sounds fair to me. And 0 to Ireland Wink

Obviously you dont live in my world where Ireland are 5 time World Champs. Come on over, its a great world Wink

Ah, the world created by Dutch coffee shops Very Happy

Problem is those foreigners will pretty soon not be that "high" anymore and come down crashing to reality, (0 world cups) Erm

I'm pretty sure Billy has his "resident" card. I know Gibbo has Whistle

So lala land it remains then. laughing
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Post by sean.c Thu May 03, 2012 8:30 am

Ireland - constantly disappointing me
England - the auld enemy
Scotland - room for improvement
Wales - the millennium stadium

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Post by eirebilly Thu May 03, 2012 9:50 am

What, i have missed all this. Just sorting my card out. Got bleedin scared that i may have to return to reality. Back to 5 world Cup land it is Wink
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Post by Irish Londoner Thu May 03, 2012 10:41 am

Australia - Not good losers
New Zealand - Stupid f**king Dance
South Africa - Where to now
Ireland - World Cup Dissapointment
Wales - Not there yet
Scotland - Praying for Visser
England - Too many Saffers
Italy - Maybe one day

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Post by red_stag Thu May 03, 2012 10:41 am

Three words to define Ireland: ULSTER, MUNSTER, LEINSTER
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Post by pontylad Thu May 03, 2012 10:41 am

NZ -Beat them all
Boks-Bash them all
Aussies -Flash them all
England -Bore them all Whistle
Argies -Wrestle them all
French-F**k them all
Scots-Lose them all
Wales-Slam them all
Ireland -Falter them all
Italy-Shove them all

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Post by kiakahaaotearoa Thu May 03, 2012 12:58 pm

I'm going to cheat with hyphens and brackets for some.

Australia: weakness-hiding, strength-excelling, broken-play-brilliance.

NZ: ruthless, basics, belief

SA: bruising (not a nickname for Bryce or what you'd like to do to him Biltong) kinetic energy

France: Schizophrenia, Closet Bee-Gees (are capable of showing off flair but haven't been seen in recent times)

England: Merkel (very tight with a reputation for not giving away anything), and Rolling Stones (still talked about and relevant today but would be nice some new success)

Wales: Jurassic Age Fossils (relics of the past that have been revived on screen in recent times and shown to be fiercely real).

Ireland: Liver (much like Kidney one that polarises tastes), Generation Y and Golden (a team full of old, young, inexperienced, experienced players)

Scotland: false new dawn

Italy: jammy ugly mate (one with a face that could make an onion cry who manages to pull the odd hot bird. How does he do it?)

Roumania / Georgia / Russia prop x fifteen

Argentina Annoying prodigal son. Cast out into isolation and yet comes back and hogs the limelight.



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Post by Rory_Gallagher Thu May 03, 2012 1:12 pm

I've seen the word flair come up a few times with regards to Wales. Not a team I would associate with that word at all. Quick, physical and passionate would suit their style more. There are not many (if any) players with real flair in the welsh team honestly. They play a physical and fast paced game.

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Post by Feckless Rogue Thu May 03, 2012 1:40 pm

Flair would apply to the traditional view of Welsh rugby. The Welsh way. And definitely passion. I don't think there are any crowds in world rugby that are more passionate than those in the Millenium Stadium.

But it's true the Welsh team of the last year or so is more about strong defence, good kicking and brute force going forward. I wouldn't say the fans will be to unhappy if the results keep coming.

But what happens if they add a bit more flair and style to their already effective game? Shocked Bad news for the rest of us. I think this Welsh team has room for improvement.
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Post by BigTrevsbigmac Thu May 03, 2012 2:01 pm

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:Wales are becoming more patient (probably something to do with having a Kiwi at the helm), but it's not the first thing that springs to mind with us.

Sorry far too many words Luckless..

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Post by theslosty Thu May 03, 2012 2:50 pm

Wales - Passionate, powerful, promising
Ireland - Experienced yet confusing and frustrating
England - Solid, consistent but undynamic
France - Scintillating, horrific, nonchalant
South Africa - Forceful, formidable, transitional
Australia - Athletic, youthfuls, exciting
NZ - Skilful, quick, precision
Scotland - Hope, disappointment, unfortunate
Italy - Proud, unity, uncreative
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Post by Rava Thu May 03, 2012 3:02 pm

Scotland - Another Knock On

Wales - Every Time Ref
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Post by Barney McGrew did it Thu May 03, 2012 3:03 pm

England - Sugar and spice, and everything nice

The rest - Slugs and snails, and puppy-dogs' tails
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Post by Rory_Gallagher Thu May 03, 2012 3:41 pm

Feckless Rogue wrote:Flair would apply to the traditional view of Welsh rugby. The Welsh way. And definitely passion. I don't think there are any crowds in world rugby that are more passionate than those in the Millenium Stadium.

But it's true the Welsh team of the last year or so is more about strong defence, good kicking and brute force going forward. I wouldn't say the fans will be to unhappy if the results keep coming.

But what happens if they add a bit more flair and style to their already effective game? Shocked Bad news for the rest of us. I think this Welsh team has room for improvement.

But if they add flair to their team, they will probably lose a bit of physicality Wink I think the game plan they are using now is very effective for the players Wales have at their disposal. They don't really need O'Driscoll type centres, when they have 6 foot giants running riot..

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Post by Guest Thu May 03, 2012 4:16 pm

All blacks = Sir Graham Henry
England = Sir Clive Woodward
Wales = Sir Tasker Watkins
Scotland = Sir Ian McGeechan
Australia = Dame Edna Everage


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Post by aucklandlaurie Thu May 03, 2012 4:18 pm

Ireland=Sir Anthony O'Relly.

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Post by thebluesmancometh Thu May 03, 2012 5:15 pm

Wales - WTF?! That is easily the most apt 3 words I can say about wales, wether good or bad, they are bemusing!

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Post by Guest Thu May 03, 2012 5:28 pm

Good work Laurie, that's the set isn't it?

Sorry oz, if Dame Edna did play rugby, she'd bring just the right amount of flair to slot into that backline of yours.

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Post by Biltong Fri May 04, 2012 1:52 am

EBOP wrote:All blacks = Sir Graham Henry
England = Sir Clive Woodward
Wales = Sir Tasker Watkins
Scotland = Sir Ian McGeechan
Australia = Dame Edna Everage


South Africa - Meneer Pieter Doh Villiers.

That's about the best we can offer in that lineup. Rolling Eyes
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Post by Guest Fri May 04, 2012 2:20 am

Nice, Doh Villiers. The gift that keeps on giving.

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Post by eirebilly Fri May 04, 2012 2:25 am

Wasnt Alan Jones knighted?
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Post by Luckless Pedestrian Fri May 04, 2012 3:40 am

BigTrevsbigmac wrote:
Luckless Pedestrian wrote:Wales are becoming more patient (probably something to do with having a Kiwi at the helm), but it's not the first thing that springs to mind with us.

Sorry far too many words Luckless..

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Post by dallym Fri May 04, 2012 6:04 am

Four more years.

it can no longer be applied to New Zealand, so maybe we can attach it to the aussies? Eden Park was roaring with it at the end of the NZ/aus semi last year

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Post by Mr Bounce Fri May 04, 2012 6:16 am

Is Italy's "Only Got Parisse"??? Wink


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Post by dummy_half Fri May 04, 2012 10:36 am

Australia: dummy runner obstruction
All Blacks: McCaw offside again
South Africa: Big bruising Boers
France: Baffling coaching decisions
England:inferior to 03
Wales: Coach, ladder, doh
Scotland: no backline moves
Ireland: Three initial nicknames
Argentina: Do not mess
Italy: Lacking halfback options

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Post by gregortree Fri May 04, 2012 10:48 am

England: grit, determination, cussedness

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Post by 21st Century Schizoid Man Sun May 06, 2012 4:13 am

Scotland - Robinson, Townsend ,Morons !
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Post by Morgannwg Sun May 06, 2012 8:08 am

England - overhyped, overated and overcelebrating.
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Post by gregortree Sun May 06, 2012 2:08 pm

Morgannwyg,
no need to bring Wales' characteristics into this.

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