Japan XV v Māori All Blacks

[Mr Fish]

Comedy of errors that all paid off.

[African Monkey]

No try

[Bones]

Jonah can't stop scoring tries. If only he was as good as Springer.

[KiwiMurph]

TMO the fun police

[Mr Fish]

@Mr-Fish said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

Comedy of errors that all paid did not pay off.

[nostrildamus]

Brown has certainly had a big impact tonight.

[booboo]

Shame about that ... but correct

[booboo]

Too much skill

[nostrildamus]

Yeah that non-try wasn't a great advert for having locks in the backline..

[Bones]

Jonah toying with them.

[nostrildamus]

I like Cruden as commentator.

[nostrildamus]

Holding up that 6 (I think it was and apologies he has been working all match) was impressive. He looks like he'd be very experienced at beaching.

[nostrildamus]

Will the MABs get a try in the last minute? Very entertaining game methinks.

[nostrildamus]

Trask in, 53-20 with that try. I like his footwork. Japan fell apart in the second half. Now the kick. Missing.

[KiwiMurph]

It was all Japan XV in the first 20 minutes or so - impressive how Maori just kicked into gear after that

[Bones]

This is a pretty bad look for Japan. Am I right in thinking they haven't taken it very seriously? Or is it supposed to be their second team?

[KiwiMurph]

@Bones said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

This is a pretty bad look for Japan. Am I right in thinking they haven't taken it very seriously? Or is it supposed to be their second team?

Second team

Their top team plays Wales next week

[sparky]

Impressive from the Māori ABs given they had such limited prep time.

Howden and Reihana showing again that they are knocking on the door of higher honours.

[nostrildamus]

@KiwiMurph said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

It was all Japan XV in the first 20 minutes or so - impressive how Maori just kicked into gear after that

Was it MAB pressure alone or did that bench really pick up the pace and the pressure? A bit of both I thought.
I missed the first 15-20 but I thought Brown, Sullivan, Reihana, Eklund, sometimes Nock, and sometimes Howden were very good. Forbes and Lowe too. Grace was industrious in second half. Scrum very solid. Lineout great.

[Callcentre Spunk]

Reihana's punting technique ball-to-hand looks a bit unco.

Somehow the J-1st 5 always had 15 seconds left on the shot clock while Reihana seemed to fluff about and be left with 3 seconds.