TRC: Pumas v All Blacks
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Perfect lineout ball and setup for the Pumas right at the death and then it seemed they allowed the AB forwards to drive through with relative ease. Strange finish for the Argies.
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Well that certainly showed who shouldn’t be playing again.
Awful display.
On the plus side, if our B’s can win away from home that says something.
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Laumape has been good again with limited opportunities. He deserves to make the RWC team, he has made every post a winner and is capable of completing a captain's run without tearing an ACL.
@rotated said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:
Laumape has been good again with limited opportunities. He deserves to make the RWC team, he has made every post a winner and is capable of completing a captain's run without tearing an ACL.
I beg to differ. He made a couple of trademark barging runs but that's all he brings to the table so I'm not excited about it. And his hands let him down on more than one occasion. Midfield should be ALB at 12, Goodhue 13. Bench cover possibly Ennor.
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AB MoM for me is Ardie Savea. BBBR a close second.
Positives: BB looked sharp, Laumape solid, Reece didn't look out of place, Dane Coles getting back into form, Coltman's breakdown work, Cane's return.
Negatives: The second half, Coltman's throwing, Leadership. Jordie Barrett stank
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@Hooroo said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:
On the plus side, if our B’s can win away from home that says something.
B-Team is the right name for them. Brodie, Ben, Beauden and a bunch of B-level talent, save for Ardie and Laumape.
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God I shouldn't watch the first test of the season,, always utter ar$e. Jags scramble and rush was excellent, they pushed the limit and Angus let them get away with, well played. Combine that with pushed passes and tits for hands meant a close game.
Boks are going to be a handful, thankfully I'm not going to watch at the caketin, so we might actually win it!
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@rotated said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:
Laumape has been good again with limited opportunities. He deserves to make the RWC team, he has made every post a winner and is capable of completing a captain's run without tearing an ACL.
I beg to differ. He made a couple of trademark barging runs but that's all he brings to the table so I'm not excited about it. And his hands let him down on more than one occasion. Midfield should be ALB at 12, Goodhue 13. Bench cover possibly Ennor.
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Angus Gardener is such a shit coach. Pulling penalty calls out of his ass. Offside and playing the guy in the air at the end
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AB MoM for me is Ardie Savea. BBBR a close second.
Positives: BB looked sharp, Laumape solid, Reece didn't look out of place, Dane Coles getting back into form, Coltman's breakdown work, Cane's return.
Negatives: The second half, Coltman's throwing, Leadership. Jordie Barrett stank
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@Stargazer said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:
@shark In the big games, I prefer Crotty and Goodhue, with ALB on the bench.
Yeah that's ok too.
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Phew! Great defence from ABs. Good set piece on the whole.
Attack just worries me, we just don’t seem to be that threatening and need to play more direct, Argies looked better on attack with simple go forward, good lines and footwork with a few moves thrown in, similar to Ireland but difference in execution between two.
I just don’t remember forwards looking dangerous on attack, Ardie had some good runs but more from broken play than good structure.
Also our discipline!! We have always played on the edge under Hansen/Ted but teams are just better that 4/5 years ago and it hurts us. 2-3 jumping across in line out, 2-3 late hits blousy insane!!
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That was shit. I can't believe we went wide with 3 minutes to go and the ball on halfway. That's on Beauden Barrett who is meant to be an experienced player. Very poor from him.
@hydro11 said in TRC: Pumas v All Blacks:
That was shit. I can't believe we went wide with 3 minutes to go and the ball on halfway. That's on Beauden Barrett who is meant to be an experienced player. Very poor from him.
Yeah, couldn't believe that shit. Kick for the corner and pin them in their 22 is what you would expect your no 10 to do.
