RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy

[Machpants]

Mo'unga FFS, ball in hand dick head

[mariner4life]

Hands!!!! Hands you stupid fuck!!!

[Victor Meldrew]

@chimoaus said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

Difference tonight has been set piece, we have won everything bar one scrum free kick.

Back to where we were against the Boks in July. Upvote to the forwards and their coaching team.

[Steven Harris]

Would like to have seen a scrum put down

[sparky]

Ardie scores try number 7.

[Stargazer]

If the ABs play like this in the second half when the subs are on, they'll turn the Italians into spaghetti!

[stodders]

@Derm-McCrum they’ve had no ball to play with. Fair dues to the NZ forwards for that. And any they have had has been turned over with some aggressive defence

[taniwharugby]

I'd just like them to play some systems in the 2nd, control the game and themselves now...
And no injuries

[booboo]

@taniwharugby said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

I'd just like them to play some systems in the 2nd, control the game and themselves now...
And no injuries

Or cards

[sparky]

AB 49 Italy 3. 7 out of 7 kicks for Richie Mo’unga.

[chimoaus]

So Ireland beat Italy 34-20 this year, does that make us favourites 🥸

[sparky]

Horror show from Italy.

[Derm McCrum]

@stodders said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

@Derm-McCrum they’ve had no ball to play with. Fair dues to the NZ forwards for that. And any they have had has been turned over with some aggressive defence

Yeah - NZ have been clinical - no question. Italy have still been dog poop.

[taniwharugby]

@booboo in a way, it would be good to kick plenty of ball to them forcing us to defend and maintain discipline

[Mattasaurus]

Frizzel and JB have made consistent yards, good decisions - both make a considerable difference (opposition aside)

[pooler fan]

NZ have been ultra clinical in the 1st half there, very impressive.

[Derm McCrum]

@chimoaus said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

So Ireland beat Italy 34-20 this year, does that make us favourites 🥸

Naturally. Against SA.

[MiketheSnow]

@Billy-Tell said in RWC Week 4: All Blacks v Italy:

Aaron smith is like one of those greedy 9s at primary school.

That makes it to the Big Show

[Gunner]

That was some half of rugby from the AB’s.

The negative nellys will say ‘it’s only Italy’

They can only play what’s in front of them, and gee they’ve done everything bloody well.
Dominant at set piece, dominant at the breakdown, dominant at everything. Physicality has been great.

Can’t ask for much more.

[KiwiMurph]

You can only play what's in front of you. ABs excellent.

I'd getting Jordie and Frizell off quickly. No need to risk them second half.