Japan v Wallabies
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We certainly didn't make it easy, but then having Kerevi and Koroibete is a much easier team to run. Paisami hasn't played any footy in a month, and needs time. Wright I just don't rate.
Intercept tries. FFS. Short passing in their half, we win easily. Long passes in our own? Nup.
Throw in the first half silly offloads and we made Japan look a lot more competitive than they ultimately were.
Our set piece was better but we lost concentration at critical times. Thankfully the forwards stepped up for the two tries that mattered - short passing, or no passing. Easy money.
Andrew Kellaway has 9 Tests now, with 5 tries, and probably less errors than the difference. He just seems to have time to sum up the situation and provide the best option. Doesn't transfer pressure. Does the little things right.
Petaia was rock solid under the restarts too, which cannot be said of our forwards on the restart.
Our back row was largely nullified on defence as Japan targeted almost everyone bar them with their attacking runs.
We got the win playing shit for long periods. James Slipper was interviewed via Zoom (modern!) at the end of the game and he made the simple point: "We can take confidence in our game plan. When we do it well; when we look after the ball and kick with a good strategy we can put teams under a lot of pressure. When we go away from that , we put ourselves under pressure"
@nta Wallabies didn’t even look like they got out of 2nd gear. Didn’t panic when their lead was cut to just 4.
Good win for them with a few key players out.
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@sparky said in Japan v Wallabies:
Time to draft Japan into The Rugby Championship.
They were great. They'd fit perfectly to counter the slow, physical play of the Boks and Pumas.
I'm happy with the win. Scrappy at times but the Blossoms came to play and we struggled to adapt to their speed in attack.
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@sparky said in Japan v Wallabies:
The All Blacks really should be playing Japan at least once a year.
Another post match comment from Slipper, when asked about the guys swapping jerseys with Japan: "this is the first time I've played them"
He's got over 100 tests!
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@sparky said in Japan v Wallabies:
Time to draft Japan into The Rugby Championship.
They were great. They'd fit perfectly to counter the slow, physical play of the Boks and Pumas.
I'm happy with the win. Scrappy at times but the Blossoms came to play and we struggled to adapt to their speed in attack.
@barbarian said in Japan v Wallabies:
@sparky said in Japan v Wallabies:
Time to draft Japan into The Rugby Championship.
They were great. They'd fit perfectly to counter the slow, physical play of the Boks and Pumas.
I'm happy with the win. Scrappy at times but the Blossoms came to play and we struggled to adapt to their speed in attack.
Tony Brown has to be a part of the next AB set-up. I can't believe that Joseph, he and Rennie couldn't put themselves together as a team last time.
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@barbarian said in Japan v Wallabies:
@sparky said in Japan v Wallabies:
Time to draft Japan into The Rugby Championship.
They were great. They'd fit perfectly to counter the slow, physical play of the Boks and Pumas.
I'm happy with the win. Scrappy at times but the Blossoms came to play and we struggled to adapt to their speed in attack.
Tony Brown has to be a part of the next AB set-up. I can't believe that Joseph, he and Rennie couldn't put themselves together as a team last time.
@gt12 said in Japan v Wallabies:
@barbarian said in Japan v Wallabies:
@sparky said in Japan v Wallabies:
Time to draft Japan into The Rugby Championship.
They were great. They'd fit perfectly to counter the slow, physical play of the Boks and Pumas.
I'm happy with the win. Scrappy at times but the Blossoms came to play and we struggled to adapt to their speed in attack.
Tony Brown has to be a part of the next AB set-up. I can't believe that Joseph, he and Rennie couldn't put themselves together as a team last time.
Who would be the head coach, because I couldn’t see Joseph or Rennie being an assistant…
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@gt12 said in Japan v Wallabies:
@barbarian said in Japan v Wallabies:
@sparky said in Japan v Wallabies:
Time to draft Japan into The Rugby Championship.
They were great. They'd fit perfectly to counter the slow, physical play of the Boks and Pumas.
I'm happy with the win. Scrappy at times but the Blossoms came to play and we struggled to adapt to their speed in attack.
Tony Brown has to be a part of the next AB set-up. I can't believe that Joseph, he and Rennie couldn't put themselves together as a team last time.
Who would be the head coach, because I couldn’t see Joseph or Rennie being an assistant…
@act-crusader said in Japan v Wallabies:
@gt12 said in Japan v Wallabies:
@barbarian said in Japan v Wallabies:
@sparky said in Japan v Wallabies:
Time to draft Japan into The Rugby Championship.
They were great. They'd fit perfectly to counter the slow, physical play of the Boks and Pumas.
I'm happy with the win. Scrappy at times but the Blossoms came to play and we struggled to adapt to their speed in attack.
Tony Brown has to be a part of the next AB set-up. I can't believe that Joseph, he and Rennie couldn't put themselves together as a team last time.
Who would be the head coach, because I couldn’t see Joseph or Rennie being an assistant…
I imagine that was the issue, and none of them ended up in the running. We could sub in Razor and have the same problem.
Some are at their best as Assistants at that level though.
I can’t solve that issue, but I do know that to displace the set assistants you’d need a super group.
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In any case, reckon it is time Japan joined us in TRC. Can only help their development.
At the same time, looking at this morning's game: USA and Canada need their shit sorted out, because South America is overtaking them despite a slower start.
MLR isn't a bad start, but it is flooded with crap internationals like Paddy Ryan, so it isn't going to bring through new guys.
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@kiwimurph So polite, too. Clapped right on cue.
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@stargazer said in Japan v Wallabies:
Wallabies media release:
When I hear the name Paisami I always think of some sort of Italian charcuterie I really must sample.
