All Blacks v France Test 3

[Bones]

Born in Timaru isn't he? How odd he feels like his team are a man down against a much better team, especially when his team are a man down. He's the kind of guy that perpetuates the dumb prop myth.

[Bovidae]

Atonio was sour in his post-match interview.

[MN5]

It's only France. They could turn up half pissed and still win

[African Monkey]

@nepia Come on mate he was born in Timaru.

[Nepia]

@african-monkey said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

@nepia Come on mate he was born in Timaru.

Born a Crusader, raised an Aucklander - he really didn't have a chance in life did he?

[Wreck Diver]

@tim another player looking for excuses for not being good enough and playing week in week out in a tournament that doesn't create skills to play at international level. Other way to look at it is if we keep saying then suddenly it will become the truth in many people's mind.

[MajorStokes]

@wreck-diver said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

@tim another player looking for excuses for not being good enough and playing week in week out in a tournament that doesn't create skills to play at international level. Other way to look at it is if we keep saying then suddenly it will become the truth in many people's mind.

Already is mate.

Well, if twitter is anything to go by anyway!!!

There is nothing to be gained this weekend honestly

[Rapido]

@tim said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

Some top level whining bullshit:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/104875518/fifteen-against-16-for-every-test-against-all-blacks-claims-french-prop

15 against 16? What's he smoking, France barely ever had 15 .....

Bing, tish.

[SouthernMann]

Naholo, goodhue, sbw, Mckenzie, savea, frizzell in starting 15. Coltman, hemopo, Todd, mounga on bench

[KiwiMurph]

@southernmann so basically what Sumo said.

[Rapido]

@tim said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

Some top level whining bullshit:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/104875518/fifteen-against-16-for-every-test-against-all-blacks-claims-french-prop

To make a more serious refute.

"But he had his eyes on the ball the whole time, he never stopped looking at the ball and at worst it was a yellow card.

"The week before Ofa Tu'ungafasi put a shoulder to a head and that should have been a red card.

Wait. Why is the judicial officer decision correct when it exonerates the Frenchmen but he thinks the judicial officer decision was wrong when it exonerates Ofa T?

Is it coz he's Tongan? Bloody Samoan .....

[taniwharugby]

@rapido bro, they let it go, why do you keep bringing it up!

[cgrant]

I would go with (but it won't happen) :

Moody
Taylor
Franks
Franklin
Whitelock
Barrett
Todd
Whitelock
Smith
Mounga
Naholo
SBW
Ioane
Smith
Barrett

Coltman
Tu'inukuafe
Tuungafasi
Frizell
Cane
TJP
DMac
ALB

[Bones]

@cgrant nice to see a couple of token North islanders.

I'm still perplexed as to why people think a world beating winger who's been nothing but ordinary at centre (at best) want to see him at centre. In test rugby.

[Bones]

Bloody good on Hemopo if so. Seemed like NPC might be his limit, came out and bruised up the lions and hasn't looked back. I like his style, really plays above his weight and gets busy.

[Bovidae]

And Hemopo has leapfrogged Franklin unless they also like him as a 6?

[cgrant]

@bones said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

@cgrant nice to see a couple of token North islanders.

I'm still perplexed as to why people think a world beating winger who's been nothing but ordinary at centre (at best) want to see him at centre. In test rugby.

Ioane was mostly used as 2nd five eight by Umaga, in a shit team. He has all the attributes to become a world class centre.

[Bones]

@cgrant said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

@bones said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

@cgrant nice to see a couple of token North islanders.

I'm still perplexed as to why people think a world beating winger who's been nothing but ordinary at centre (at best) want to see him at centre. In test rugby.

Ioane was mostly used as 2nd five eight by Umaga, in a shit team. He has all the attributes to become a world class centre.

Just like Ardie Savea then.

Hayman really should've played 8 huh?

[Tim]

@bones Yeah, there's the same difference between flanker and centre as there is between wing and centre, and it's also super rare to go from the wing to the midfield.

Great post all around.

[mariner4life]

I am many disappoint that most, including it appears the selectors, want to drop who i thought was best on ground last week. And for a rookie and a has-been who has barely played in 12 months