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Immediate reaction: What Twitter thought of the Sunwolves beating the Blues
By Jamie Wall
A few weeks ago, Blues fans were feeling like their side had at least salvaged something out of the 2017 season when they downed the British & Irish Lions at Eden Park.
That seems a long, long time ago now. The lowly Sunwolves gashed them for eight (!) tries in Tokyo this afternoon, on the way to a landmark 48-21 win.
Needless to say, fans back in Auckland were not happy:
This guy couldn't resist a dig at a certain All Black's kicking form:
While plenty doubled down by having a crack at the Auckland-based and equally disappointing Warriors NRL side:
Some pretty flawless logic from this guy, who was clearly searching for some positives:
However, like pretty much everything that's happened this season, the last laugh can be had at the expense of Australian rugby:
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The New Zealand performance in the return fixture in 2016 was filthy. A lot of Irish supporters were pretty shocked by it, viewed it as de facto cheating just to avoid another defeat.
Also shocked by the abuse to Ireland, captain, vice-captain and spectators after the full time whistle in Paris defeat, last match.
Sledging is sledging, but that happens during the game and targetting spectators should be completely out of bounds.
The Irish public used to enjoy these matches, even in defeat. Now they are necessary but unpleasant, because NZ apparently cannot accept or respect successful challengers.
Go to commentsThanks for the analysis Nick, thought provoking as usual. Couple of queries though, in the pic where you've circled Williams bind , I'm pretty sure it shows Stuart's knee on the ground, surely that's a NZ penalty? Also having had the chance to watch it again the All Black scrum seeems to improve after halftime, but before either England or the All Blacks replace their props. Not sure if that was the result of Tuipolutu coming on or some halftime tips. Either way this is only Williams second international season, so he'll be better for the experience.
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