All Blacks v Pumas 1

The worst part is that we lost that game with a dominant scrum and making double the running metres. Basically with New Zealand, you don't need to play rugby to beat us. We will just gift you penalties plus a try off the kickoff. That was a loss against the 9th ranked rugby team at home. It was pathetic.

Chris

@Chester-Draws said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@Yeetyaah said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

Fuck man I'm no Fozzie lover but this reflects on everyone who's part of the team not just him. Calm down and take a step back fellas. We say all this shit but we know next week we'll back our team and if they win then all will be well.

No. Fuck off yourself.

I'm sick of losing to teams we used to never -- never -- lose to. No matter how average we were.

This is down to one man. One man out of his depth. I stopped backing any team he coached decades ago and I'm not going to start now.

Fucking Amen to that

JC

They should have played that starting front row till their arses fell out and kept piling on the hurt. And only then brought in the replacements to put the Argies to the sword. It was a poor tactical decision.

Our field kicking was a real weakness. The distance the Argies got on their kicking for touch was dramatically different to ours. We kicked for touch to relieve pressure, they did it to build pressure. Then they didn’t have to really create anything, they just had to wait for a penalty. And the kicks into their 22 were aimless and poorly chased. We’ve completely forgotten that Union is football.

The lineout throwing from Taylor was too poor. If the opposition knows you’re unlikely to win your own ball back cleanly at a lineout you remove a key creator of pressure.

Our backs didn’t commit defenders with ball in hand. We carried but we didn’t attack very efficiently.

The finishing pack didn’t handle as well as the starting pack did. They also can’t defend a maul.

There’s no points on offer for demolishing a scrum if they’ve already cleared the ball.

You always need to tackle a loose forward if he’s running the ball towards your line 20 metres out. Hoping he trips over is not a great strategy.

Other than that we were awesome.

sparky

@pukunui said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

Is this rock bottom yet?

Not nearly.

BerniesCorner

Ref dreadful, no feel for the game, thinks the crowd have come to see him apply the rule book.
Positives Sami ('45mins wtf'), DeGroot, SW, Newell, Lomax, Savea, Smith, Jordie.
Where's Razor
Where's Paps
Where's Razor
Where's Paps
Where's Razor
Where's Paps

kiwiinmelb

Dave kid well when asked how did get the Argie defence job ,

Me and Cheka are neighbours.

akan004

Thank you Hansen, Henry, NZR and the senior ABs. This is on you clowns.

pukunui

@akan004 said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@pukunui said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

Is this rock bottom yet?

Ellis Park was.

They must have found some of that dry 2019 powder to keep tunnelling deeper through the rock.

NTA

@chimoaus said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@pukunui said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

Is this rock bottom yet?

Not yet, losing the Bledisloe, Eden Park Hoodoo, losing to Japan and getting knocked out in the pool stage could happen.

Unlikely to lose the Bledisloe - this year we've been goodgame/badgame so you're guaranteed at least one win and keep the Hoodoo at the same time. Fuck you'll probably win both with Razor as your coach.

MN5

@Stag said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@MN5 I could count 20 players that have pulled on the All Black jersey this year that have played worse that Bridge ever did in black.

Come on now. About ten at the most

Steve

All I would ask for is specialists in each position.

A few experienced heads need a time on the pine too.

Id hook Aaron Smith, Havili, Taylor for a start.

Cane or Savea. Not both.

Give Fakatava , Sotutu, Papalii, Perofeta, a run.

Most of this team have lost 6 of the last 8 tests . They don't deserve to keep their spots.

Ruthlessness applies off the pitch too. Hook them.

NTA

@Steve said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

Perofeta

He got 90 seconds in a losing effort. What more could Foster do?

The Docter

@Steve Poreteta had a run

BerniesCorner

Where's Razor
Where's Paps
Where's Razor
Where's Paps
Where's Razor
Where's Paps

Canes4life

@Steve said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

All I would ask for is specialists in each position.

A few experienced heads need a time on the pine too.

Id hook Aaron Smith, Havili, Taylor for a start.

Cane or Save. Not both.

Give Fakatava , Sotutu, Papalii, Perofeta, a run.

Most of this team have lost 6 of the last 8 tests . They don't deserve to keep their spots.

Ruthlessness applies off the pitch too. Hook them.

Obviously Savea over Cane. Savea’s been our best player for the last three seasons. Move him to 7 and make Sam W captain.

I agree on Taylor, Havili and Smith. They aren’t up to it anymore.

The Silver Fern

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