The Māori All Blacks' tour to the Americas

[cgrant]

@tim said in The Māori All Blacks' tour to the Americas:

@bovidae That whole frontrow are worse than their replacements.

Agree. But they have some experience between them.
Promising locks behind them to compensate their lack of physicality.

[Stargazer]

Article about challenges that the American coach faced in preparing his team for this game.

Nov 1, 2018  /  Sport

Gary Gold's US Eagles face stiff challenge against Māori All Blacks

The Americans are on the up but they will be without key players in game three of the Rugby Weekend in Chicago

[Stockcar86]

Nice Star Trek cosplay on the pre-game show

[Stargazer]

Can't say I know many of the American players, apart from Lamborn and some of the veterans.

[Stargazer]

Easy first try for Ware.

[Higgins]

Where is Ken Laban when we need him? Not only would we get a thoroughly researched school connections rundown of all players but he would also have the players tribal affiliations in great depth.

[KiwiMurph]

Ben May is really past it.

[Stargazer]

Yes, try Karpik! Just walking through some players, who can't stop him.

[Stockcar86]

Good to see Akira in beast mode today

[Stargazer]

@stockcar86 and a bunch of other players.

[Higgins]

@kiwimurph said in The Māori All Blacks' tour to the Americas:

Ben May is really past it.

People have been saying exactly that for about the last five years or so.

[taniwharugby]

whats up with the red band on the sleeves, assume its something to do with this match up given the US has them too?

[Steven Harris]

Been listening to the game without the commentary,already been words between Ben May and Tony Lamborn on a couple of occasions,.sounds like there’s not a lot love between these 2..does this stem from the Hawkes Bay days..?

[Stargazer]

Ash Dixon scores at least one of those in every MABs game he plays.

[Nepia]

@higgins Sumo is doing decent Laban, well at least for Black, he went through all his iwi.

It’s weird that Sky couldn’t find at least one Maori to be part of this commentary team.

[Stargazer]

@nepia KT is in Raratonga, I think, for a 7s tournament. I assume he'd be commentating if available.

[Higgins]

@nepia said in The Māori All Blacks' tour to the Americas:

@higgins Sumo is doing decent Laban, well at least for Black, he went through all his iwi.

It’s weird that Sky couldn’t find at least one Maori to be part of this commentary team.

Thanks, once I found it was Sumo on the mic I immediately muted the sound.

[Stargazer]

Eves warned for backchat?

[Stargazer]

Uh, Yellow for Dixon?

[Nepia]

@stargazer said in The Māori All Blacks' tour to the Americas:

Eves warned for backchat?

idiot.