ENG v NZ @ ELLAND ROAD, LEEDS // Sunday 11 Nov - Monday 01h30 (AEDT) 03h30 (NZDT)

[Springs09]

We'd won the series so couldn't be arsed....that normally the excuse you guys down under use lol...plus it was our 2ND string side...another excuse you guys use...

So it's our turn....deal with it lol

When do we ever use that? England have won all 3 Baskerville Shield series in recent years. Australia hasn't played an Ashes in forever and from memory always won game 3. Other tournaments there was always a final so it was never 'we'd already won'. Talking shit again spud.

 

[roughyedspud]

Yeah OK..you lot never ever have excuses for when you lose lol

 

[Matua]

You’ve lost to England 3 times this year, but it’s all just bad reffing.

We got beat fair and square in Denver, no issues with the reffing in that match.

Only a bald faced liar would suggest that the Kiwis didn't get a raw deal in the first two tests.

Anyway, happy with a win to finish off a disappointing series.

 

[kiwileaguefan]

Yeah OK..you lot never ever have excuses for when you lose lol

Mate I predicated we would lose every test this year....i can handle being out played like Denver Test or the Tonga/Fiji test but that video ref calls in the first two games are borderline cheating. Surely no one can be that dumb.....his decisions are extremely questionable..

 

[Springs09]

Yeah OK..you lot never ever have excuses for when you lose lol

Lol, it's never 'we won the series already so can't be arsed' cause that's never happened.

 

[RedVee]

Lol, it's never 'we won the series already so can't be arsed' cause that's never happened.

‘Cept in old days cricket. Australia used to drop a lot of ‘dead rubber’ games.

These days we can’t win a game anyway.

 

[Walter sobchak]

He was shocking last year..i use to call him feet for hands as he had a good 1-2 basic handling errors every game.....people were calling for his head at the Warriors and I believe he was getting death threats on social media too. This year he really stepped up, between him RTS AND Fusitua, they are arguably the best back three in the NRL...

He played test five tests scoring our tries is pretty impressive considering the nation's he played against.

The kiwis now have some serious 3/4’s depth. Especially on the wings with maumalo, DWZ, rapana and Isakoo.

 

[Force]

82,000+ fans turned up to the All Blacks v England game and 32,000+ turned up to the Kiwi's v England test match....in the matter of 24 hours, 39 men in Black managed to disappoint around 100,000 spectators dressed in white

 

[deluded pom?]

82,000+ fans turned up to the All Blacks v England game and 32,000+ turned up to the Kiwi's v England test match....in the matter of 24 hours, 39 men in Black managed to disappoint around 100,000 spectators dressed in white

What rah rahs also like to keep quiet is the fact that three players in white shirts who played on Saturday were born and raised New Zealanders. Ben Te’o FFS.

 

[Force]

What rah rahs also like to keep quiet is the fact that three players in white shirts who played on Saturday were born and raised New Zealanders. Ben Te’o FFS.

So there were 42 men in Black with 3 being undercover.....

 

[roughyedspud]

Lol, it's never 'we won the series already so can't be arsed' cause that's never happened.

The cba comment was more aimed at dead rubbers like in a 4nations,like in 2006 when GB beat AUS in Sydney..they rested players cos they'd already qualified for the final..or in a series when GB won the 1st or 2nd test it was because you let us to make the series competitive..

Cmon dude don't act dumb we all know this shit happens lol

 

[titoelcolombiano]

The 3rd test doesn't change my opinion on how good this current England side is, because it was clear that they just didn't show up, but that in itself is a problem that Wayne Bennett will need to address. If they want to be the best then you can't ever clock off.

I was also impressed with NZ and seem to be a very dangerous side under Maguire.

The world cup in 2021 will be very, very interesting and probably the most competitive we have had if you factor in that Tonga's golden generation will have four years of regular tests together, PNG will have a few more years of Hunters player development, Fiji may have a NSW Cup team, Canada just might have a few handy players picked up on the residency rule at Toronto, France may have Toulouse in SL by then and Wales will continue to grow their professional player base. The game is getting stronger and stronger all the time and the new calendar that has been announced will give all nations the structure that they need to grow.

 

[Matua]

What rah rahs also like to keep quiet is the fact that three players in white shirts who played on Saturday were born and raised New Zealanders. Ben Te’o FFS.

Not true - NZers like to remind the English of this all the time.

Although TBF, Tonga has a swathe of born and raised New Zealanders yet the league world went stupid over them last year.

 

[Springs09]

Not true - NZers like to remind the English of this all the time.

Although TBF, Tonga has a swathe of born and raised New Zealanders yet the league world went stupid over them last year.

'To be fair' they are actually Tongan though, with Tongan families. The NZers that play for England RU qualify through residency.

 

[Matua]

'To be fair' they are actually Tongan though, with Tongan families. The NZers that play for England RU qualify through residency.

Nope, all three have English parentage.

 

[Vee]

We'd won the series so couldn't be arsed....that normally the excuse you guys down under use lol...plus it was our 2ND string side...another excuse you guys use...

So it's our turn....deal with it lol

It was the Kiwi's B side as well.

 

[Springs09]

Nope, all three have English parentage.

Then they are English. What's the problem?

 

[deluded pom?]

Then they are English. What's the problem?

The problem is that union hacks over here will ridicule RL for having one such player yet gloss over it when the RU team have several.

 

[deluded pom?]

Not true - NZers like to remind the English of this all the time.

Although TBF, Tonga has a swathe of born and raised New Zealanders yet the league world went stupid over them last year.

Fair enough. I was talking more from an English perspective.

 

[Matua]

Then they are English. What's the problem?

I don't know.