All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1
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Sumos take on the game
https://www.rugbypass.com/article/difference-blacks-lions-one-word
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@JC quoted Barnes in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Bet your last Kiwi dollar that New Zealand will be praising the Lions attacking game and luring them towards the rocks.
He might be horrible to listen to, but his analysis here is spot on.
An attacking game is by its nature open and fast, which is the last thing the Lions should do. What they'll be acutely aware of now, is handing over possession by box kicks is a recipe for disaster.
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Now watching a replay. Within 9 minutes, there were three line-outs. The first one close to our try line after Dagg's magnificent try-saving tackle.
Just before the first line-out (AB throw), Peyper tells the Lions to "stop talking" and when they creep closer to the ABs lining up, he just shouts "move" with an arm movement away from the ABs to widen the gap.
Just before the 2nd throw (ABs), he points at one or more Lions players and tells them to "be quiet".
During the 3rd (Lions throw), he warns them there will be sanctions if they keep trying to close the gap with the lined-up ABs.
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Now watching a replay. Within 9 minutes, there were three line-outs. The first one close to our try line after Dagg's magnificent try-saving tackle.
Just before the first line-out (AB throw), Peyper tells the Lions to "stop talking" and when they creep closer to the ABs lining up, he just shouts "move" with an arm movement away from the ABs to widen the gap.
Just before the 2nd throw (ABs), he points at one or more Lions players and tells them to "be quiet".
During the 3rd (Lions throw), he warns them there will be sanctions if they keep trying to close the gap with the lined-up ABs.
Yeah this was my point. He needed to start dishing free kicks. It was tedious.
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Does anyone know whether Kaino's shoulder problem was at the left or right?
One thing I've noticed about our scrums is that when Kaino was still on the field, Kaino was positioned at the right side of the scrum and Cane at the left. After Kaino left the field, Cane moved back to the right side of the scrum, with Ardie on the left.
Is Kaino always pushing at right side of the scrum or is this a possible left-over from his shoulder injury?
Edit: not sure why, but now (54th min), Cane is back at the left side of the scrum with Ardie on the right.
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@Stargazer and yet he did little when either team closed the gap later in the game.
Didnt realise there was a streaker...although it was at the end of the game
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Does anyone know whether Kaino's shoulder problem was at the left or right?
One thing I've noticed about our scrums is that when Kaino was still on the field, Kaino was positioned at the right side of the scrum and Cane at the left. After Kaino left the field, Cane moved back to the right side of the scrum, with Ardie on the left.
Is Kaino always pushing at right side of the scrum or is this a possible left-over from his shoulder injury?
Edit: not sure why, but now (54th min), Cane is back at the left side of the scrum with Ardie on the right.
Errr ... i thought they were open and blindside. Did they stick to a left/right? That's a bit odd.
Unless they were planning a backrow move, or they had identified a defensive pattern to be used against their attacking set up.
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@booboo said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
@Stargazer said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Does anyone know whether Kaino's shoulder problem was at the left or right?
One thing I've noticed about our scrums is that when Kaino was still on the field, Kaino was positioned at the right side of the scrum and Cane at the left. After Kaino left the field, Cane moved back to the right side of the scrum, with Ardie on the left.
Is Kaino always pushing at right side of the scrum or is this a possible left-over from his shoulder injury?
Edit: not sure why, but now (54th min), Cane is back at the left side of the scrum with Ardie on the right.
Errr ... i thought they were open and blindside. Did they stick to a left/right? That's a bit odd.
Unless they were planning a backrow move, or they had identified a defensive pattern to be used against their attacking set up.
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Yeah, it's open and blindside. We don't have a left or right. However, if we're wrong, then that's good spotting there @Stargazer
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I'd think it more likely what @booboo has suggested in that it was down to a specific pattern (defence) or move (offence) they were doing if they were doing more left/right, with Ardie being quicker or Cane being more Kaino-like in defence.
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@taniwharugby that was slick off the left to beat the first security guard.
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@taniwharugby Shit, that was a long boring build up to watch a naked guy .... Each to their own I guess.
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@Crucial that tackle from BBBR stood out to me during the game. Was saying to the wife, in a cool, calm and collected voice, "FFS WHO WANTS TO TACKLE THAT FUCKING fluffybunny!!! OH THANK FUCK FOR BIG BAD BRODIE!!!! SHEEESH."
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In those clips and the breakout Lions try, I must say ALB looked really sluggish with his running. There were moments during the test where he looked a little lost as well.
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I don't like Gats. If he was British I would dislike him immensely. That is all.
