AB Test Team v France.

[Mokey]

Naholo! Only took 40 mins.

[Donsteppa]

@crucial said in AB Test Team v France.:

@gunner said in AB Test Team v France.:

@crucial the ref and the ABs deserve every bit of criticism they’ve received. It’s hard to know who of the two has been worse this half

ABs this time, but they have already put the points up so have credit to eat away at. FFS, they will still win this comfortably.

The All Blacks in second halves this year increasingly remind me of Taine Randall giggling at the All Blacks losing the second half to Scotland in the 1999 RWC quarter final...

[Rancid Schnitzel]

So we win by 20 in France and I'm fucking pissed off. This is just weird.

[No Quarter]

Deserved try to Wise - he's been one of our best tonight.

[Virgil]

To be fair all France have managed this half are 2 soft penalties and a very dubious penalty try.
Despite A ton of posession and field position and that’s it.

[hydro11]

Man that was a poor effort. Terrible discipline and we just couldn't get into the second half with 10 penalties versus 2 against us. The first half we were very clinical.

[chimoaus]

Abs score, what a weird game, beautiful first 40 followed by some ugly stuff. But we still win by 20.

[Crucial]

Looking like a good scoreboard for a bunch of muppets playing against 16.

[Tim]

20 point win over a tier-2 team. Ireland or England would’ve done us today.

[chimoaus]

My wife,” that was more painful than it needed to be”

[taniwharugby]

THat 10 minute period following SBW forgetting rugby vs league rules basically shaped this half, shame cos he had been playing well until then

[Rancid Schnitzel]

Tuesday's second test in Lyon. Wtf?

[rotated]

@victor-meldrew said in AB Test Team v France.:

@jc Worst 40mins of AB rugby I've seen since RWC2007 v France

Not even close. We strung together possession wonderfully for the first 30 mins and the Rodders try was the result of a long passage of strong play.

Both halves of any of the losses in 2009 were worse than this - especially the Dunedin test, but both tests in the republic with Donald at 10 were stinkers too.

[Donsteppa]

I’m sure I’ve seen some headlines this week suggesting it was almost a French development team with the number of injuries/unavailabilities?

[Crucial]

@tim said in AB Test Team v France.:

20 point win over a tier-2 team. Ireland or England would’ve done us today.

But @Tim guess what? We weren't playing England or Ireland and the coaches knew that with their player changes and game plans.

[hydro11]

@rancid-schnitzel said in AB Test Team v France.:

Tuesday's second test in Lyon. Wtf?

Not a test, just a game (I think).

[Marty]

@donsteppa I also like the look of this Smith guy, accountancy background

[Rancid Schnitzel]

@hydro11 said in AB Test Team v France.:

@rancid-schnitzel said in AB Test Team v France.:

Tuesday's second test in Lyon. Wtf?

Not a test, just a game (I think).

Mongo fucker on Gogglebox said second test.

[Donsteppa]

@marty said in AB Test Team v France.:

@donsteppa I also like the look of this Smith guy, accountancy background

Ah, that bloke...

(Oops :)).

[Crucial]

@chimoaus said in AB Test Team v France.:

My wife,” that was more painful than it needed to be”

You shouldn't have been trying it on her while watching the game. Bound to make the odd clumsy move.