All Blacks v France Test 3

[gt12]

@tim said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

Moody and Sam Whitelock missed that.

Moody is fucking hopeless at the moment.

[Bones]

@akan004 said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

Barrett has been really punishing with his defence. Perhaps we have found our long term no 6?

Hemopo looked bloody handy and I reckon Frizzell is going good in his first test. Put in some nice stops.

[Kruse]

@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

@derm-mccrum said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

@stargazer said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

That's really unfair. That try should be disallowed. The ref has just given the NH media reason to moan again. Damn it.

Hardly. Lacey is Irish. The French media will dine on it though. 😃

I wouldn't blame the French media one bit. There's been some bloody awful reffing this series.

Technically correct reffing. With a lack of initiative to instead make the "fair" call.

[No Quarter]

Awesome cover from DMac there.

Fuck it, I'm going to say it. The kid is having a blinder.

[Donsteppa]

21 - 14 at halftime.

[mariner4life]

Matt Todd is a far superior test player compared to A Savea.

[kiwiinmelb]

I enjoyed that half , couldn’t say that in the other tests

[Donsteppa]

There's something very reassuring about seeing Matt Todd out there.

[taniwharugby]

Some great stuff mixed with some shit.

[gt12]

We are so weak on the right. Naholo looks like he's never played out there.

Dmac, thus far, looks every bit an AB 10.

[Derm McCrum]

Good game. If it had been all square, no complaint from me. Both sides playing very positively.

[mariner4life]

I'm enjoying this. We're not perfect, but mainly because France are good. I have no idea who is going to win

[Tim]

DMac having a good game.

Forwards unimpressive. Good thing we're playing a tier 2 nation.

[Victor Meldrew]

@stargazer said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

Todd is having a blinder. Tackle after tackle; now a turnover.

Yep. The other loosies are have a great game - new boys are doing real well.

[Donsteppa]

Was cursing DMac in the first ten minutes but he's been top class since then.

[antipodean]

@kiwimurph said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

@damo said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

There is no provision to bring a try back because a ref impedes a defender. Does not exist in the law book.

It should exist.

Too easy to milk. The status quo is fine.

The problem is the competence of the ref and TMO. DMac was miles offside. That's why the try shouldn't have been awarded.

[Machpants]

Tense and exciting, also worrying how far the ABs have gone back into the pack. But that's the same after most of these series, so crap in June

[Gunner]

Bloody good half of rugby that.

France giving it absolutely everything, jeezus we’ve got to start double teaming them on d to shut down that offload.

Frizell was busy, as was Hemopo in his stint. Barrett excellent on d early on.

DMac playing a composed knock, picking his times when to cut loose.

Our bloody lineout has the wobbles, very messy.

Shit I’m just glad we’ve seen some good rugby from both sides after last weeks shambles.

[Kirwan]

@bones said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

@akan004 said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

Barrett has been really punishing with his defence. Perhaps we have found our long term no 6?

Hemopo looked bloody handy and I reckon Frizzell is going good in his first test. Put in some nice stops.

Hemopo looked really good. Frizzle is missing tackles and looks pretty lost.

[Siam]

End on view Smith holds the frog half so long he couldn't tackle DMac regardless of the ref