07 Jun 2014, 06:11#2
I think you looking for Tevita Li..Not Pita Ahki..Also, NZL basically have no chance of getting through now. Even individual brilliance wont help them..They must rely on some shock upset results.
NZL can just count their blessings that we had 5 key players injured for this game. Imagine they had to try deal with Andre Esterhuizen and Rohan JV Rensburg. Lions vs Kittens my boy!
The only thing better than seeing NZL knocked out of their own tournament is seeing it happen at the hands of the far superior SA team.
Bryce Lawrence was in the stadium and I was shocked he didnt take over the whistle in the 2nd half and ensure NZL win. I mean, he is no strang er to sealing South Africa's fate.
07 Jun 2014, 06:19#3
Still harping on that not sure why people stll believe the ref can make a difference in the outcome he doesent make or miss tackles he doesent score trys that's the teams responsibility. You really need to take some responsibility for that QF lost, the Boks just simply weren't good enough, Aussie were get over it.
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07 Jun 2014, 07:22#4
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I think that the chances of New Zealand getting into the top 4 on the overall log is really remote - even with a bonus point win in their final pool game. Some really weird results in the other pools would have to occur for that to happen.
In Pool A there is an extremely remote chance for Australia to get through if they can beat Italy by a world record kind of score and get to 10 points. They would have to win by such a wide margin that they off-set the point difference compared to New Zealand at present - as well as what New Zealand would get in their final pool game against Scotland.
The lottery pool is Pool B. France is playing Wales and can still be beaten out of contention if they lose against Wales by a wide margin and Ireland beat Fiji by a wide enough margin. That is to happen and New Zealand may just get into the top 4. Wales can beat the French - but it is unlikely that the French won't at least pick up at least a bonus point in that game. In such an event Ireland would be the winning side in that pool since they would potentially get at least a bonus point win against Fiji. Based on performances thus far France should beat Wales and a bonus point win by Ireland is very likely.
In Pool C New Zealand has a small chance to get through. They can get to 10 points by a Bonus point win over Scotland by a wide enough margin to off-set the present 37 point difference between SA and NZ and at the same time that could b reduced by a win by Samoa without giving SA at least a bonus point. Although Samoa did quite well against New Zealand - the chances of them beating SA is extremely remote.
All in all - the chances of New Zealand making the top 4 teams to play in the semis is extremely remote and depends on a number of really weird and totally unexpected results in the final pool games on Tuesday.