TRC: Pumas v All Blacks
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God I shouldn't watch the first test of the season,, always utter ar$e. Jags scramble and rush was excellent, they pushed the limit and Angus let them get away with, well played. Combine that with pushed passes and tits for hands meant a close game.
Boks are going to be a handful, thankfully I'm not going to watch at the caketin, so we might actually win it!
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@rotated said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:
Laumape has been good again with limited opportunities. He deserves to make the RWC team, he has made every post a winner and is capable of completing a captain's run without tearing an ACL.
I beg to differ. He made a couple of trademark barging runs but that's all he brings to the table so I'm not excited about it. And his hands let him down on more than one occasion. Midfield should be ALB at 12, Goodhue 13. Bench cover possibly Ennor.
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Angus Gardener is such a shit coach. Pulling penalty calls out of his ass. Offside and playing the guy in the air at the end
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AB MoM for me is Ardie Savea. BBBR a close second.
Positives: BB looked sharp, Laumape solid, Reece didn't look out of place, Dane Coles getting back into form, Coltman's breakdown work, Cane's return.
Negatives: The second half, Coltman's throwing, Leadership. Jordie Barrett stank
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@Stargazer said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:
@shark In the big games, I prefer Crotty and Goodhue, with ALB on the bench.
Yeah that's ok too.
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Phew! Great defence from ABs. Good set piece on the whole.
Attack just worries me, we just don’t seem to be that threatening and need to play more direct, Argies looked better on attack with simple go forward, good lines and footwork with a few moves thrown in, similar to Ireland but difference in execution between two.
I just don’t remember forwards looking dangerous on attack, Ardie had some good runs but more from broken play than good structure.
Also our discipline!! We have always played on the edge under Hansen/Ted but teams are just better that 4/5 years ago and it hurts us. 2-3 jumping across in line out, 2-3 late hits blousy insane!!
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That was shit. I can't believe we went wide with 3 minutes to go and the ball on halfway. That's on Beauden Barrett who is meant to be an experienced player. Very poor from him.
@hydro11 said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:
That was shit. I can't believe we went wide with 3 minutes to go and the ball on halfway. That's on Beauden Barrett who is meant to be an experienced player. Very poor from him.
Yeah, couldn't believe that shit. Kick for the corner and pin them in their 22 is what you would expect your no 10 to do.
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@Victor-Meldrew also Beaudy kicking was great
@Machpants said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:
@Victor-Meldrew also Beaudy kicking was great
His defence was bloody good as well. Try (and poss match)-saving tackle again.
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Phew! Great defence from ABs. Good set piece on the whole.
Attack just worries me, we just don’t seem to be that threatening and need to play more direct, Argies looked better on attack with simple go forward, good lines and footwork with a few moves thrown in, similar to Ireland but difference in execution between two.
I just don’t remember forwards looking dangerous on attack, Ardie had some good runs but more from broken play than good structure.
Also our discipline!! We have always played on the edge under Hansen/Ted but teams are just better that 4/5 years ago and it hurts us. 2-3 jumping across in line out, 2-3 late hits blousy insane!!
Anyway win is a win.@98blueandgold I think our attack was good, it was more skill/handling execution that let us down.
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Can someone explain to me how the puma player that jumped in the air and deliberately knocked the ball down stayed on the field ..?,normally a Gardener fan, but I thought he totally disregarded what should have been a YC, also thought he let the Pumas get away with so much side entry stuff at ruck & maul ,continuously asking the Pumas to get back especially at maul but doing nothing about it..,on saying all that we could have taken the official out of the game by being a hell of a lot more accurate with strategies and discipline..
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Considering we were missing Moody, Taylor, Franks, Whitelock, Romano, Barrett, Todd, Read, Hall, Mo’unga, Bridge, Crotty, Goodhue, Ennor (starting) and Havili, I thought we did okay under the circumstances.
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Can someone explain to me how the puma player that jumped in the air and deliberately knocked the ball down stayed on the field ..?,normally a Gardener fan, but I thought he totally disregarded what should have been a YC, also thought he let the Pumas get away with so much side entry stuff at ruck & maul ,continuously asking the Pumas to get back especially at maul but doing nothing about it..,on saying all that we could have taken the official out of the game by being a hell of a lot more accurate with strategies and discipline..
@Steven-Harris Abs asked him to ref like that as practise for the merde French refs we'll get at RWC
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@Steven-Harris Abs asked him to ref like that as practise for the merde French refs we'll get at RWC
@Machpants good explanation,I will take that..!
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Considering we were missing Moody, Taylor, Franks, Whitelock, Romano, Barrett, Todd, Read, Hall, Mo’unga, Bridge, Crotty, Goodhue, Ennor (starting) and Havili, I thought we did okay under the circumstances.
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@98blueandgold I think our attack was good, it was more skill/handling execution that let us down.
@Machpants disagree because these are the same issues we have been having against good structured D for a few years.
The drop balls are a result of pressure caused by D. We looked rushed rather than threatening. Happening too often. ABs are a tempo team and when teams slow us down it becomes a contest, Eng/Ire/SA having better players at exploiting than Argies. Just structure and issues are same
