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    @taniwharugby Yup, Test level is a far tougher, tighter style of footy. Doesn't matter how well you go at the level below, you're either made for test level or you're not, and Frizell is not.

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    @tim these players arent shit all of a sudden, sure they are all older, that should make them tougher, smarter, not softer.

    Have to think something is just not clicking

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    @stargazer He should be having next week off then

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    @stargazer laughable that was missed.

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    @stargazer what the hell is the point of having a framework when you ignore it.

    Honestly.

    Ash Dixon in the SRTT final, and this. It's just insane - World Rugby appear to have given up on protecting the head.

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    Once again the lack of go forward up the middle was an issue. In fact, Fiji won that battle. It is a feature of "Foster teams" from the hapless Chiefs to the ABs since he has been involved. You saw Rennie's Wobs take a different tack and attack up the middle against the French to some effect. It was the Blackadder-coached Crusader's problem as well.

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    @stargazer I wont click into the twitter feed, but most will probably say it is ok and Kiwi thugs deserved it....

    shame if the Fijians lose him, which they should.

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    The bench was average we la k mobility through the forwards.

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    Respect to Fiji well coached and look forward to next weekend

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    @stargazer know it looks bad. But McKenzie drops in tackle, and primary contact was body on body with arm wrapping high. If he had hit him with arm in the head he would have lost a week.

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    @number9 eh? Our bench was the only good thing in that game from our POV.

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    @taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

    @tim these players arent shit all of a sudden, sure they are all older, that should make them tougher, smarter, not softer.

    Have to think something is just not clicking

    For a long time though…think we have to select and train players to win tests, not Super 15 games.

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    @steven-harris Yeah, thought Sotutu was up and down, did some good things but wasn't his best outing in Black. The less said about Frizell the better, and yeah, sadly Tuipulotu has not been consistent in Black. Love the guy and what he's done for the Blues, but he hasn't been at his best at test level.

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    @taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

    @number9 eh? Our bench was the only good thing in that game from our POV.

    Bench like coaching was shite, this is the ABs that was pathetic. Coles scored 4 and thr Fijian scored through a rolling maul.

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    @taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

    @stargazer I wont click into the twitter feed, but most will probably say it is ok and Kiwi thugs deserved it....

    shame if the Fijians lose him, which they should.

    No, to the contrary. Most people in the comments say that it should have been a red card.

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    @kev said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

    @no-quarter small rugby nation, no preparation, country in tatters with COVID, history…fantastic I reckon.

    Not saying they shouldn't be proud of their efforts, especially given the circumstances. I'm just saying it's a recurring theme for NZers like Smithy when interviewing opposition players, who are professional athletes, telling them how proud they should he for even donning the field against the mighty ABs. It's a condescending line of questioning when they should be talking about what went wrong and what they can work on to come back stronger next week.

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    Should have been a straight red.

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    @tim said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

    An idiot:

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/300354196/sir-steve-hansen-says-its-stupid-that-ian-foster-hasnt-been-resigned-as-all-blacks-coach-until-2023

    He should have retired in 2015. Although that might have inflicted Foster on us even earlier.

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    @kev Last camera angle shows direct contact with the head. Dmac lowering body position is mitigation. I think it should have been a yellow.

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