All Blacks v France Test #1

[Crucial]

@broughie said in All Blacks v France Test #1:

@billy-tell Crotty is solid, if healthy, I cant see him losing his place unless injured. Goodhue might have to wait.

Apart from a couple of early handling errors ALB has been very good in his lines, linking and distribution. Almost Conrad Smith like. Can see no reason other than experimentation to change him out.

[Virgil]

Not a bad 2nd half, 44-0 to the Men in Black

[Tim]

Clear no try.

Ref has been good except for failing to use the TMO.

[Kirwan]

Ref is going to cringe on a few of these decisions.

[broughie]

So what did the Fat Bastard do to early the captaincy?

[ShadowTrooper]

@act-crusader How many times have we seen that though (not sying that it is right)

[MN5]

@nta said in All Blacks v France Test #1:

No try. Kind of a bullshit decision actually. And just for once Marshall knows the applicable law.

[kev]

Pace of game told. YC added to momentum and added some margin. ABs should kick less or better.

[Wally]

9 of the 23 from 4 schools

[ACT Crusader]

@shadowtrooper said in All Blacks v France Test #1:

@act-crusader How many times have we seen that though (not sying that it is right)

Not many I’d say.

[Hooroo]

I am really liking our blindside flanker at the moment. Solid as fuck.

DMac is the perfect super sub

Forwards got a good workout from the French tonight.

[Stargazer]

Final score: 52 - 11. Flattering the ABs, due to some dodgy calls. Well-deserved win though; no doubt they earned it.

[broughie]

@crucial ALB has some dropsies but he was not too bad. Always seems to make yards. First test jitters.

[kiwiinmelb]

Some nice impact off the bench , been lacking in that area the last couple of years

[Tim]

How did the Blues miss Karl Tu'inukuafe? Hanks must be useless.

[NTA]

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[MrDenmore]

The yellow card decision was ropy, but would it have reversed the eventual outcome? An emphatic NO.

[NTA]

@act-crusader said in All Blacks v France Test #1:

@shadowtrooper said in All Blacks v France Test #1:

@act-crusader How many times have we seen that though (not sying that it is right)

Not many I’d say.

First time I've seen it 5 metres out

[Damo]

@tim said in All Blacks v France Test #1:

Clear no try.

Ref has been good except for failing to use the TMO.

I am afraid that I thought the ref was average. 3 critical decisions that he clearly got wrong. On the plus side, all those decisions went in our favour, so that is a mitigating factor.

[ACT Crusader]

@nta said in All Blacks v France Test #1:

Think the ref had been fairly good overall.

He controls the game pretty well. Did I hear he hasn’t been reffing 1st tier tests for long?

Should’ve gone upstairs to check the high tackle.