All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2

[MN5]

Will Jordan’s time, class and skill is downright freakish. Gosh he is just exceptional in everything he does

[Steve]

We won't win the World Cup without Will Jordan in the team.

[Stargazer]

[Frank]

As predicted.
NZ Herald player ratings.

Beauden Barrett - 8
A premium effort, well worth the price of admission at an unfamiliar venue for non-leaguies. Barrett made a telling difference with his distribution from hand and foot either at the back or as first receiver. Lucky not to concede a 25th-minute try after losing the ball in the air against the shortest outside back in world rugby.

[Frank]

Some others

Tyrel Lomax - 5
At 129kg, the biggest of the starting players gave a solid shift.

Rieko Ioane - 6
Winger-cum-midfielder continues to develop as a ball-carrying centre. Distribution knack was untested in the no-space physical encounters.

Jordie Barrett - 6
Fullback-cum-midfielder shone in Mendoza, but faced tougher test here against RWC-winning Bok midfield. With much of the traffic in his channel, defence and breakdown work was the order of the night. Did carry-and-bash well when the chances came.

[kev]

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

@Machpants Nepo was great off of the bench tonight.

I have criticised him heaps and still not sure but the Bok forwards are giants and size / scrum matters. His two scrums were important.

[BerniesCorner]

Good detective work Frank
They are talking bollocks

[SBW1]

[kev]

@Mattasaurus said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Frenchie wasn't too bad - but had his French flair moments - felt he got very loose with rucks at times - specifically with the entries and holding your feet.

I thought the Boks got away with spinning their feet around after entry - so starting straight then rolling around the side.

[Bones]

@Frank said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Some others

Tyrel Lomax - 5
At 129kg, the biggest of the starting players gave a solid shift.

Rieko Ioane - 6
Winger-cum-midfielder continues to develop as a ball-carrying centre. Distribution knack was untested in the no-space physical encounters.

Jordie Barrett - 6
Fullback-cum-midfielder shone in Mendoza, but faced tougher test here against RWC-winning Bok midfield. With much of the traffic in his channel, defence and breakdown work was the order of the night. Did carry-and-bash well when the chances came.

But if that's them on an average night, it bodes pretty fucking well when they turn up the dial right?

Lomax playing at 200% of today's effort would be the prop performance of our lifetime.

[Bones]

@kev said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

@Mattasaurus said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Frenchie wasn't too bad - but had his French flair moments - felt he got very loose with rucks at times - specifically with the entries and holding your feet.

I thought the Boks got away with spinning their feet around after entry - so starting straight then rolling around the side.

Yeah that was happening a heck of a lot in that period where they started to come back into it.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Steve said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

We won't win the World Cup without Will Jordan in the team.

We have a lot of depth in the back three but he's just something else.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Frank said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

As predicted.
NZ Herald player ratings.

Beauden Barrett - 8
A premium effort, well worth the price of admission at an unfamiliar venue for non-leaguies. Barrett made a telling difference with his distribution from hand and foot either at the back or as first receiver. Lucky not to concede a 25th-minute try after losing the ball in the air against the shortest outside back in world rugby.

That's pretty fair if you ignore some of his poor kicking decisions. But you can't.

[akan004]

[Victor Meldrew]

@canefan said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Weathered the storm, stayed calm and took control. Progress.

I wonder how much was due to no Sam Cane, Ardie as captain, or team tactics playing into the Boks' hands?

Think Cane coming off may have had a bit of an impact on 6/7/8 and it took a while to get back into the groove at the restart. Maybe took Paps a while to settle in. As Foster said in the presser, they were pleased they managed to ride it out.

[Victor Meldrew]

@sparky said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

So the Big Bad Boks aren’t so big or so bad.

No such thing as a Boks side which isn't big or bad v the ABs. They bring their A game pretty much every time and long may it continue.

[Victor Meldrew]

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Our midfield delivered. Solid as a rock.

Jordie was solid and unspectacular. Which is exactly what I want to see.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Machpants said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Beaudy Def worst on the team. I await him getting high scores by the press

He was rocks and diamonds. Annoying thing is most of the rocks bit should be easy to fix/cut out. Needs the same sort of motivational arse-kick that Frizell clearly got pre-season.

[Victor Meldrew]

@booboo said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

What's not to like?

Exits.

[Victor Meldrew]

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