All Blacks v France I

sparky

@Tim Test Rugby different from Super Rugby. I like him to bits, but I'm not convinced he's a Test match animal.

Donsteppa

A bloody good game in the end. AB's finish on the right side of it, and the French happily not as bad as the TAB odds.

steelpotato

@Tim couldn't believe he got picked when he got bullied by the brumbies big loose forward trio

sparky

Phew!

ACT Crusader

2025

ABs 1-0

nostrildamus

they were better coached.

Yeetyaah

Geez squeaky bum time. James Doleman man of the match for France for sure.

antipodean

Nice to win a tight Test. Lots to work on - especially ruck support and players running their support out of space.

Tim

@steelpotato Exactly he got smashed by them. SA will eat him alive.

nostrildamus

France have amazing depth and organization.

sparky

ABs got the win and thank the McGod for that.

France made that so tough though. Huge credit to them.

taniwharugby

Well done France, put a few commentators in thier box about disrespect.

An ugly win win is still a win, some very promising stuff, but equally some concerning stuff too

Darth Sader

Well played France. A young, limited team showed us how different test rugby is different to Super fluff.

KiwiPie

Would France have been able to bring in a replacement if the winger didn’t go off with an HIA?

Seemed a bit dodgy. Spring was limping.

ACT Crusader

Too many errors and the way we started the 2nd half with Ioane dropping one cold sort of summed up that 40 minutes.

Entertaining test match nonetheless - other than the long TMO reviews.

Frank

Jordan talks as fast as he runs.
Machine gun delivery.

AmberArmy

No game plan, no continuity, no composure, no coaching, fuckloads of aimless kicking.

Tim

3 points in the last 33 minutes. Really struggled.

Good signs on backline attack, and Jordan's lines were great.

Defence passive, loose forwards weak there. Any real test team would look forward to that selection.

Tordah

Bring back Fister

Tim

Finau and Kirifi should be nowhere near test rugby.

The Silver Fern