All Blacks Suffering Pragmatism Deficit?

[Yeetyaah]

@MrDenmore I don't see Anton Leinert-Brown in the 12 jersey.

[nzzp]

@Jaguares4real said in All Blacks Suffering Pragmatism Deficit?:

ABs pack is good but there are multiple sides who have better packs: SA ENG IRE

'better' is an interesting concept. At the elite level, you trade off; bulk and power goes up, but mobility goes down and you can run into fitness issues. I think we tend to have a smalle rpack than most, but focus on skills and athleticism. Can get dominated physically sometimes, but a mentally tough forward pack can ride through that, and then raise the intensity towards the end of halves.

Our setpiece is sufficiently competitive, and arguably we are (with Sam Whitelock) becoming quite dominant on the opposition lineouts. He helped win us that SF agains the Bokke last world cup, and constant steals are a real pain for otherwise dominant packs.

Overall, I don't think it's as clear as you say @Jaguares4real. We don't have real weaknesses, and do have some real strengths. Just have to be used to getting dominated at times phyiscally for the tradeoffs I guess

[Snowy]

@nzzp I hope that you are right Bro. What we served up tonight isn't going to dominate anyone, or win a world cup.

[Machpants]

@Snowy said in All Blacks Suffering Pragmatism Deficit?:

@nzzp I hope that you are right Bro. What we served up tonight isn't going to dominate anyone, or win a world cup.

Not just tonight, last week, and vs Eng and Ire last year, etc etc