RWC: All Blacks v Namibia (Pool B)

chimoaus

Foxtel blokes saying A Smith had a shocker, anyone else see this or just Aussie bias?

MrDenmore

Stephen Hoiles on Fox getting stuck into the ref over the yellow card on Laulaula and allowing time-wasting by the Namibians

Siam

Namibian hit BFA on the face as he scored. Contact to the head innit?

Damo

It's all good. 4 tries is the same as we got against Canada in the first half as well.
I suspect Namibian resistance won't last much longer. Some of their players looked out on their feet at the end of the first half.
I'd like to see 6 tries in the second half.

African Monkey

@chimoaus He has been poor tbh, but that's all good. No need to be at your best against these guys.

Steven Harris

Jesus ..keep calm people, we have watched some of the tier 2 nations over do the kicking..the difference is Namibia are holding the ball and having a crack..full credit to them, I would rather the All Blacks are being challenged as opposed to having an unopposed training run..
If there is something to be disappointed about is our tackle height..saw several in the first half that were far too high..culminating in Laulala getting a YC..we should be using the cross kick a little more.

canefan

I won't judge anyone in a game like this. These players are still the guys we think they are. Credit to the Western Southern Afrikaans for putting up more of a fight than Canada

mariner4life

We're doomed. Dooooomed

chimoaus

So 55 minutes to play 40 minutes of rugby. Seems to be a trend, are we trying to be more like NFL?

gt12

Where is the Sam Cane comments coming from?

Despite being off for 10, he ran for 17 meters, beat one defender, had one clean break, one offload, and made four tackles (missing one) with one penalty conceded.

Nepia

@gt12 said in RWC: All Blacks v Namibia (Pool B):

Where is the Sam Cane comments coming from?

Despite being off for 10, he ran for 17 meters, beat one defender, had one clean break, one offload, and made four tackles (missing one) with one penalty conceded.

Don't try and ruin the vibe with stats.

Bones

@Steven-Harris said in RWC: All Blacks v Namibia (Pool B):

Jesus ..keep calm people, we have watched some of the tier 2 nations over do the kicking..the difference is Namibia are holding the ball and having a crack..full credit to them, I would rather the All Blacks are being challenged as opposed to having an unopposed training run..
If there is something to be disappointed about is our tackle height..saw several in the first half that were far too high..culminating in Laulala getting a YC..we should be using the cross kick a little more.

I don't see how Laulala's was a culmination of going high...

kiwiinmelb

At the next World Cup I might miss the pool stages ,

It’s like foreplay, waste of time

YM74

@Siam said in RWC: All Blacks v Namibia (Pool B):

Namibian hit BFA on the face as he scored. Contact to the head innit?

Indeed he did.

gt12

Some cracking passes from Smith in that movement

canefan

@YM74 said in RWC: All Blacks v Namibia (Pool B):

@Siam said in RWC: All Blacks v Namibia (Pool B):

Namibian hit BFA on the face as he scored. Contact to the head innit?

Indeed he did.

Did we let the Namibs borrow our invisibility cloaking gear?

Victor Meldrew

Switch flicked at half-time.

Nepia

FFS, @taniwharugby WTF is up with that bogan Northland haircut Goodhue is sporting ... it's getting worse.

chimoaus

Moody will send that to Franks I bet.

Donsteppa

Amazing the difference players getting to the breakdown and resulting quick clearances can make...

The Silver Fern

RWC: All Blacks v Namibia (Pool B)