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Warren Gatland has some HOT takes about the 2011 Rugby World Cup!

September 30, 2025 / 00:28

This episode discusses the 2011 Rugby World Cup, focusing on the All Blacks' performance, key decisions in the final, and the impact of referee calls.

The conversation highlights the All Blacks as the deserving champions of the 2011 World Cup, emphasizing their status as the best team during the tournament.

Key moments from the final against France are examined, particularly the controversial sending off of Sam Warburton and the implications of referee decisions on the game's outcome.

The discussion includes opinions on whether certain calls were justified, considering the millions of viewers watching the match.

TL;DR

The episode critiques the 2011 Rugby World Cup final decisions and praises the All Blacks' performance.

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The All Blacks deserve to win the World
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Cup in 2011 because they were the best
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team in the World Cup. I thought France
00:00:04
were fairly hard done by with um a few
00:00:08
decisions in that final. The World Cup
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in 2011 and Sam Wolverton being sent
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off. I thought it was, you know, whether
00:00:15
it was the right decision, but when you
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got a couple million couple of billion
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people watching a game, you know, in
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sort of 17 minutes, you know, you could
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argue, you know, should that been a
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yellow card or should have that been
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>> Yeah, I I thought that was was a little
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bit tough.

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Episode Highlights

  • Controversial Decisions
    Discussion on the tough calls made during the final, including Sam Wolverton's red card.
    “I thought that was a little bit tough.”
    @ 00m 27s
    September 30, 2025

Episode Quotes

Key Moments

  • France's Hard Luck00:04
  • Tough Decisions00:27

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