All Blacks v France II

@Darth-Sader said in All Blacks v France 2:

I’m loving Reiko back at 11… just suits him

Proctor has much better distribution and handling skills and Reiko can just run.

Actually Rieko has been passing /offloading quite a bit from wing this game!

Frank

Rieko has played well, but he's far below what he used to be. Now just a solid winger.

sparky

Man, the French like to target the head. The officials need to be tougher on them.

Darth Sader

@Frank said in All Blacks v France 2:

Rieko has played well, but he's far below what he used to be. Now just a solid winger.

I disagree, I reckon he’s probably a better all round player now. As long as he still has the pace…

nostrildamus

@Darth-Sader said in All Blacks v France 2:

@Frank said in All Blacks v France 2:

Rieko has played well, but he's far below what he used to be. Now just a solid winger.

I disagree, I reckon he’s probably a better all round player now. As long as he still has the pace…

I'm suspecting it's not the pace which has a big drop off (although yet to test that clearly tonight) but the acceleration (or is it reaction speed) seems slower...

kev

@No-Quarter said in All Blacks v France 2:

@kev Rieko has done a lot more than just "run" tonight

Admit it - he is better on the wing?

Kruse

@African-Monkey said in All Blacks v France 2:

They ... every other Aucklander

WTF? Persecution complex much?
Apologies if that was satirical. I fucking hope it was. Otherwise... delusional.

African Monkey

Fuck you all, Rieko's the man, give him time!

Yeetyaah

Kirifi yet to get a turnover at int'l level

Frank

@Darth-Sader said in All Blacks v France 2:

@Frank said in All Blacks v France 2:

Rieko has played well, but he's far below what he used to be. Now just a solid winger.

I disagree, I reckon he’s probably a better all round player now. As long as he still has the pace…

He's clearly slower than before
Don't mind him, just think Clarke in form and Tangitau will offer more

nostrildamus

@kev said in All Blacks v France 2:

@No-Quarter said in All Blacks v France 2:

@kev Rieko has done a lot more than just "run" tonight

Admit it - he is better on the wing?

He is better on the wing currently than Proctor is playing at centre, based on the last 2 games but who is to say Proctor is playing better at centre than Rieko would?

KiwiMurph

Ardie shows how you do it

Darth Sader

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks v France 2:

@Darth-Sader said in All Blacks v France 2:

@Frank said in All Blacks v France 2:

Rieko has played well, but he's far below what he used to be. Now just a solid winger.

I disagree, I reckon he’s probably a better all round player now. As long as he still has the pace…

I'm suspecting it's not the pact which has a big drop off (although yet to test that clearly tonight) but the acceleration (or is it reaction speed) seems slower...

I don’t know… he’s not quite at the Julian Savea stage yet where he’ll head back in towards traffic just so he doesn’t have to sprint because he’s too fat

ACT Crusader

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v France 2:

Ardie shows how you do it

Certainly helps when none of the French forwards keep their feet on the drive

The Silver Fern

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