All Blacks XV v Uruguay
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Sod the thought experiment about whether a tree that falls in the middle of the night and whether anyone can be certain it made a sound.
If the All Blacks XV play a match and there is bugger all about it on social media or the internet apart from a Uruguayan feed on X that doesn't mention the name of the NZ scorers, can we be certain that NZR could organise a piss up in a brewery?
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I've found a review of the game in French.
Dans un Stade Raoul-Barrière plein, les All Blacks XV rĂŠgalent face Ă lâUruguay
Les All Blacks XV et lâUruguay se sont confrontĂŠs Ă BĂŠziers au Stade Raoul-Barrière dans le cadre dâune joute amicale. Si la formation constituant lâantichambre des All Blacks a ravi le nombreux public en passant sept...
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Here is an English translation of the article from Rugbyrama:
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Autumn Tour 2025 â In a packed Stade RaoulâBarrière, the All Blacks XV delight against Uruguay
By RĂŠmy Rugiero
The All Blacks XV and Uruguay faced off in BĂŠziers at Stade RaoulâBarrière in a friendly match. While the NewâŻZealand development side entertained the large crowd by scoring seven tries overall (winning 45â21), the âTerosâ (Uruguay) showed real courage, staying competitive for a long time. ďżź
Rugby was truly celebrated at Stade RaoulâBarrière for this international friendly. Some 16,284 people came out, curious and thrilled to see the game. ďżź
The day began nicely, with an opening match earlier in the afternoon between the BĂŠziers and Narbonne womenâs teams (which BĂŠziers won 19â18), part of a full day of rugby organised by the ASBH association. ďżź
Under the sun in BĂŠziers, after a stirring Haka from the All Blacks XV, the game began at a fast pace. The referee was Frenchman KĂŠvin Bralley. ďżź
⢠Early on (4th minute), RatumaitavukiâKneepkens went over for the first All Blacks XV try. ďżź
⢠Uruguay responded with a strong forwardsâ push: Etcheverry scored after a drive from his pack (16th minute). ďżź
⢠Fakatava sparked a revival for NewâŻZealand, building up play around Rivez Reihana to go ahead (12â7, 28â˛). ďżź
⢠Uruguay didnât give up: Cotarmanacâh delivered a clever pass to Alonso, who scored between the posts (12â14, 31â˛). ďżź
⢠Just before half-time, Nanai-Seturo (wing) used his power to break through Uruguayâs defence and score (19â14, 33â˛). ďżź
⢠Shortly before the break, the Uruguayan flanker Biachi was yellow-carded for repeated offenses (39â˛), stopping the Blacks from finishing strongly before half-time. ďżźIn the second half:
⢠Uruguay continued to show spirit: after a Black XV mistake, their forwards set up a move and Deus scored (26â21, 56â˛). ďżź
⢠Then Ennor (All Blacks XV) made a brilliant run to beat the final defender and score (33â21, 63â˛). ďżź
⢠Rona increased the lead with a burst from near halfway (38â21, 72â˛). ďżź
⢠And finally, RatumaitavukiâKneepkens grabbed his second try for the XV to seal the result (45â21, 75â˛). ďżźA celebration of rugby
⢠This match was initially supposed to be held in Montpellier, but a dispute over the pitch at Septeo Stadium forced a relocation to BÊziers. ￟
⢠Mohed Altrad (who is involved both with Montpellier and NewâŻZealand rugby) expressed his gratitude to BĂŠziers and their community for pulling this off with little time. ďżź
⢠Eric Freitas, head of ASBHâs association organising the match, said it was a âgreat momentâ for the club and for everyone involved. He highlighted how the day included activities from midday â not just the main match, but also entertainment, a womenâs game, and more â making it a real rugby festival. -
@sparky said in All Blacks XV v Uruguay:
I've found a review of the game in French.
Dans un Stade Raoul-Barrière plein, les All Blacks XV rĂŠgalent face Ă lâUruguay
Les All Blacks XV et lâUruguay se sont confrontĂŠs Ă BĂŠziers au Stade Raoul-Barrière dans le cadre dâune joute amicale. Si la formation constituant lâantichambre des All Blacks a ravi le nombreux public en passant sept...
après un superbe prÊambule entre les fÊminines de BÊziers et Narbonne
The local ladies lifted the curtain!
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@sparky said in All Blacks XV v Uruguay:
⢠Uruguay continued to show spirit: after a Black XV mistake, their forwards set up a move and Deus scored (26â21, 56â˛). ďżź
Amazing we won given they have god on their side (and scoring freely!)
Also, we won with a French ref! Incroyable!Looking forward to more games against Uruguay, that team has some fantastic names.
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I'm going to say this again, isn't Rona worth trying out at 13? Solid perhaps, but isn't that a good thing for a 13 in our current predicament?
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@sparky said in All Blacks XV v Uruguay:
Anyone know anything about this game apart from the final score? Like who scored the tries?
It's not even on NZR+, how the fuck did NZR organise this game and not at least have the broadcast included for their own app.
The one asterisk with my comment is that the app is so badly organised it makes Amazon Prime look well organised, so there's an outside chance the highlights are there and I can't find them.
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@Nepia said in All Blacks XV v Uruguay:
@sparky said in All Blacks XV v Uruguay:
Anyone know anything about this game apart from the final score? Like who scored the tries?
It's not even on NZR+, how the fuck did NZR organise this game and not at least have the broadcast included for their own app.
Because they know these guys can play their heart out and only get picked for the ABs due to injury?
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I found the dodgiest of live feeds from quite literally someone on their phone. It cut out more times than a Saffa forward getting treatment from a trainer.
From what I did see, the back 3 played alright. Rivez looked pretty good. Overall the game resembled a good quality super rugby match more than anything.
I havenât really followed the non-playing news around this tour, but wasnât there an issue here about the relocation of this match? Not sure if that impacted on getting crew etc to broadcast properly.
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This must be the expertise we're paying Silverlake for.
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks XV v Uruguay:
I havenât really followed the non-playing news around this tour, but wasnât there an issue here about the relocation of this match? Not sure if that impacted on getting crew etc to broadcast properly.
Yes, moved from Montpellier to BĂŠziers, which is nearby. The FFR must have been in charge of the game as they appointed the ref, and I assume would have been responsible for any broadcast.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks XV v Uruguay:
This must be the expertise we're paying Silverlake for.
Isnât this the exact game for the NZR+ app?
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All Blacks XV 45 (Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens 2, Braydon Ennor, Etene Nanai-Seturo, Benet Kumeroa, Folau Fakatava, Daniel Rona tries. Rivez Reihana 5 con).
https://www.allblacks.com/news/all-blacks-xv-finish-unbeaten-european-tour-with-win-over-uruguay
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks XV v Uruguay:
I havenât really followed the non-playing news around this tour, but wasnât there an issue here about the relocation of this match? Not sure if that impacted on getting crew etc to broadcast properly.
Yes there was a last minute relocation.
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks XV v Uruguay:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks XV v Uruguay:
I havenât really followed the non-playing news around this tour, but wasnât there an issue here about the relocation of this match? Not sure if that impacted on getting crew etc to broadcast properly.
Yes there was a last minute relocation.
We have quite a different take on what last minute means, unless it was moved again after the 23rd October?
