All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2
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I'd like us to be able to play a little crusaders ball when required; rumble up the middle, kick deep for touch and make opposition teams who feed off mistakes try to beat us from their own half
@canefan said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:
I'd like us to be able to play a little crusaders ball when required; rumble up the middle, kick deep for touch and make opposition teams who feed off mistakes try to beat us from their own half
Chiefs had a very good game plan which would be handy in test footy. Dmac and Stevenson almost exclusively played for territory and were patient in the opposition making a mistake or giving a penalty. Dmac kicked over twice the penalties as any other team.
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Referee was excellent, I thought.
Very good game to watch by both teams.
First 20 minutes were amazing, best AB 20 mins I've seen for quite a while.
Second 20 was evens, ABs still playing alright but Boks improved, just could not finish.
Third quarter was, sadly, what we now expect from Foster's ABs , the big slump, which coincided with the Boks really getting into their groove.
What was a bit unexpected was the turnaround at 70mins. Last Bok try was so unnecessary, though. Exciting watch.. -
Think it’s time BB hung up the boots. He puts his side under pressure unnecessarily time and again with overly shallow kicks. His retention might have made sense when there were no alternatives. But with Jordan, DMac and Stevenson as alternatives at fullback his continued selection makes zero sense to me.
@His-Bobness I think BB might not make the RWC squad.
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@Tim said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:
Are we on the Foster bandwagon now?
Maybe the Foster band-aid plasters wagon.
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@Tim said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:
Beauden Barrett also playing very well (I missed minutes 40 to 55 though).
Unorthodox opinion.
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Rather than this short defensive bomb bullshit, I'd rather have a long kicking fullback (Stevenson) with good chasers.
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@Tim said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:
Are we on the Foster bandwagon now?
If he drops beaudy and Clarke, nepo and havili doesn't come back. Maybe
@Machpants Nepo was great off of the bench tonight.
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@Machpants Nepo was great off of the bench tonight.
@KiwiMurph he was ok. But one game without stupid penalties is not enough to cancel out the high chance of him losing us an important games in RWC
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If we don't have Cane we need more defensive starch in the loosies. And I don't understand why Samisobi isn't the starter, his pick and go wears them down more than any other tight forward.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:
Huge effort by Etzebeth just to play. Poor fulla.
Yeah. I'm sure he did it to honour his dad.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:
Huge effort by Etzebeth just to play. Poor fulla.
Yeah much respect
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Special praise to Frizzell, Lomax, De Groot, Mo'unga, Jordie, Jordan and Raynal.
Christie showed a ton of guts. Pass was reasonable a lot of the time. The criticism on here is way over the top.
Scrums the majority of time were a thing of beauty.
Great to see Mo'unga bring his true ability to a test match
Willie Le Roux's defensive kicks sensational
Shelve the dinky AB defensive kicks, total disaster.
