All Blacks v France

[frugby]

Reckon in theory the ABs will always have Barrett/McKenzie/Perofeta/Love etc. to cover 10/15, so the other bench back will be a midfielder.

If he can sort his SR form out (which he showed signs of towards the end of the year) then I reckon longer term Tupaea could be a really strong impact sub

[Billy Tell]

Kia Ora the silver fern whanau from stade de France. Kiwis are few and far between. We are behind the sticks and surrounded by French and next to the little French brass band that the French love.. The boys looked relax during the warmup. Enjoy the match!

[Mattasaurus]

Excited for this game, interesting points / concerns for me is which BB turns up ( please not the kick good ball away fella) and which French team shows up....

[Victor Meldrew]

The new era starts in 10 minutes...

[pooler fan]

Looking forward to this one.
NZ should have one tactic - run straight at Ramos, he's a shitehouse defender.

[Machpants]

I don't think we win the anthems lol

[Mattasaurus]

One of the very best anthems going round.

[antipodean]

Stadium lighting looks great. French know how to put on a show.

[canefan]

Spine tingling haka in a silent crowd. Love the french crowd

[MajorRage]

That was stunning. Viva la France!

[sparky]

No booing or silly songs during the Haka.

[KiwiMurph]

White jersey actually looks good

[Victor Meldrew]

@sparky said in All Blacks v France:

No booing or silly songs during the Haka.

It's to do with Remembrance Day and the Gallagher Shield I think.

[canefan]

I hope the ref can handle the pressure of the game (and the TMO/ARs)

[Bones]

I think the only question I have for now is - what the fuck does Jordie ask for at the barbers?

[sparky]

Good start for France.

[KiwiMurph]

Lakai could be on early

[canefan]

Finau knocked. Lakai might wanna warm up...

[sparky]

France go 5m from the NZ line after about a dozen phases and then they drop it.

[canefan]

Finau is gone