i am still shellshocked and empty after the non-expected loss of the ALL BLACKS...
first of all tehy are still the best rugby team in the world, but nonetheless it seems they blow away the big games, everytime it counts...???
am i right? i am right and i am not right!
the french were devils on that black day for the ALL BLACKS... the ALL BLACKS didn't find enough composure for their 'total rugby'... they let happen the 'kicking game' of the frogs and they missed to score after the break and they had obviously no plan b after carter and later evans were off the field because of injuries.
i've also was waiting for the(!) dropgoal...
i also cannot understand why graham henry did not pick doug howlett on wing, not only for the bench. sivivatu had a shocker on saturday night
don't get me wrong, the french deserved the win at the end but the ref wasn't just good enough refereeing at this level.
the sinbinning of luke mcallister was a wrong decision as it was the forward pass that let to the deciding french try.
Andrew Mehrtens (former great ALL BLACK) referring to the french rugby team before the semi-final of RWC 1999:
"They're predictably unpredictable"
...a real prophet mehrts back in '99 was...and why the hell the ALL BLACKS of 2007 did not hear the far cry from the past?
i also watched SOUTH AFRICA vs FIDJI... it was another very good game seeing the springboks under pressure. but at the end of the day SOUTH AFRICA got away with the expected win.
at this stage of the tournament i see FRANCE goin throgh the final... at the moment i won't bet my money on the springboks. the pumas (ARGENTINA) are the dark horse now... great team, they should get a go in the 3-nations...okay it will be named 4-nations then.