All Blacks vs Wales Test #2
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<p>Not sure Sopoaga will add enough as a player from the bench....certainly no one in world rugby brings anything near what BB does form the bench anyway.</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Mattasaurus" data-cid="589377" data-time="1466242221"><p>Yeah was real good on that the welsh try there, Lima's d far superior</p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Stargazer" data-cid="589234" data-time="1466239035">
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<p>Crotty has been great on defence thus far. I'd like to see a Crotty - Tamanivalu combo. Might work better than Fekitoa.</p>
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<p>And it did!</p>
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<p>Fekitoa has been borderline rubbish in the 2 tests so far. Apart from suffering a faceplant and kicking the ball away, Tamanivalu looked much better. All of a sudden the backline clicked.</p>
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<p>Mass changes for the 3rd test I hope, get Sopoaga, McKenzie, Taylor, Squire, Dixon etc involved.</p>
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<p>MOTM by a mile: Read. Outstanding.</p> -
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<p>His covering defence is like Cullys, in that his pace gets him in the right place</p>
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<p>True, but like the kick over the top earlier that he caught in the 22 and claimed a fair catch you have to see what might be on to be close to the right place to then use your pace.</p>
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<p>I remember when BB couldn't hit a tackle bag so anything is a massive improvement.</p>
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<p>That last Welsh try though, I think you're a bit unfair, he made two tackles trying to stop it while playing first five and for most first fives,two tackles a match is written into the job description....</p> -
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Not sure Sopoaga will add enough as a player from the bench....certainly no one in world rugby brings anything near what BB does form the bench anyway.</p></blockquote>
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Sopoaga will get the start I feel.<br><br>
Hard on Barrett but management have been preparing both him and the public for it by continually talking about what a great super sub he is. -
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<p>True, but like the kick over the top earlier that he caught in the 22 and claimed a fair catch you have to see what might be on to be close to the right place to then use your pace.</p>
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<p>That last Welsh try though, I think you're a bit unfair, he made two tackles trying to stop it while playing first five and for most first fives,two tackles a match is written into the job description....</p>
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<p>A bit unfair? Not being unfair to anyone</p>
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<p>His pace gets him into places other players cant, cos they arent as quick...he showed great smarts by not driving that tackle and staying on his feet.</p> -
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<p>Try Barrett! Are you Barrett haters still thinking he's so terrible?</p>
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<p>No-one hates Barrett settle down man!</p>
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<p>He is often a terrible goal-kicker though. I think that is about the only criticism he gets.</p> -
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No-one hates Barrett settle down man!<br><br>
He is often a terrible goal-kicker though. I think that is about the only criticism he gets.</p></blockquote>
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Some good rugby played by both sides but Wales fell apart a little in defence in that 2nd half.<br>
Turning point was around the 50 minute mark when Naholo got away with a blatant yellow, a then that Warburton interception & Faletau dropped pass with the tryline beckoning. NZ then broke down field to score - a real 14 point turnaround.<br>
NZ irresistible at times, BB is a wonderful footballer as is Ben Smith & Dagg - these guys create space out of nothing. Fabulous players. -
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<p>Excellent second half performance from the All Blacks after a mediocre first half. <strong>I wonder what was said at half time</strong>?</p>
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<p>Sorry Malakai but we're sending out Tamnivalu.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="sparky" data-cid="589376" data-time="1466242186"><p>Great come back from Wales at the end.<br><br>
Nice to win again. But..<br><br>
A mixed bad from the All Blacks tonight. Impressive for 30 minutes, but that that's a long way for the 80 minutes high-quality win we crave.</p></blockquote>
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We held a tier one side to no tries for 38 minutes in the first half. If say that was pretty damn good. <br><br>
Then the 2nd half we built pressure defensively and in attack for a good 25-30 minutes. So that's close to 70 minutes of good quality rugby IMO. -
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<p>Some good rugby played by both sides but Wales fell apart a little in defence in that 2nd half.<br>
Turning point was around the 50 minute mark when Naholo got away with a blatant yellow, a then that Warburton interception & Faletau dropped pass with the tryline beckoning. NZ then broke down field to score - a real 14 point turnaround.<br>
NZ irresistible at times, BB is a wonderful footballer as is Ben Smith & Dagg - these guys create space out of nothing. Fabulous players.</p>
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<p>so the Welshman was lucky to stay on later on when he did the exact same thing with not even a penalty?</p>
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<p>Those mid-air collisions are such a lottery these days!</p> -
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<p>Yeah was real good on that the welsh try there, Lima's d far superior</p>
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<p>Yeah was real good on that the welsh try there, Lima's d far superior</p>
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<p>Fuck me. You clearly are blind. Go watch a replay. After the Welsh made a breakout, BB covered one player, and grabbed him so he then offloaded to a supporting player who BB tackled. That player offloaded in the tackle to someone who fended off another AB who made a weak tackle.</p> -
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<p>Some good rugby played by both sides but Wales fell apart a little in defence in that 2nd half.<br>
Turning point was around the 50 minute mark when Naholo got away with a blatant yellow, a then that Warburton interception & Faletau dropped pass with the tryline beckoning. NZ then broke down field to score - a real 14 point turnaround.<br>
NZ irresistible at times, BB is a wonderful footballer as is Ben Smith & Dagg - these guys create space out of nothing. Fabulous players.</p>
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<p>Yeah, that was a definite YC for mine.</p>
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<p>You guys would be world champions if rugby games were only 60 minutes.</p>
<p>Our bench at present is the greatest in the history of AB rugby: Fuamuina, Tuipolotu, Crockett, Barrett, Savea they all bring speed plus x factor. It's the ABs major point of difference from every other single team in world rugby.</p> -
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It's funny I thought the test was fine the whole way through.</p></blockquote>It probably was alright as a spectacle the whole way through. If I could manage to remove my 'I want the All Blacks to play fucking well for 80 minutes' glasses, I might have noticed. -
<p>That game is best watched as a highlight reel... Poor. Just hope Cruden comes out with a clean bill of health.</p>
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<p>Next week I think I'd like to see Sopoaga and Tamanivalu starting, with Dixon or Squire on the bench. Maybe Taylor on the bench too but I don't think it really matters. Sucks for Ofa, Franklin, Moala and McKenzie to not get a game but eh, Ofa and McKenzie are young and Franklin and Moala were only injury replacements.</p> -
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<p>Yeah was real good on that the welsh try there, Lima's d far superior</p>
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<p>Am I being whooshed here? Lima would be the worst defender out of the 3.</p>
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<p>Also thought Naholo should've received a yellow.</p>
