All Blacks vs England I
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@kiwiinmelb think our expectations are unrealistic, history has done that to us, but most other fans are happy to win, by 1 or 15.
Sure this isn't the RWC Final, but winning is winning, and this gives us something to build on, shake off the rust start new combos.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs England I:
@kiwiinmelb think our expectations are unrealistic, history has done that to us, but most other fans are happy to win, by 1 or 15.
Sure this isn't the RWC Final, but winning is winning, and this gives us something to build on, shake off the rust start new combos.
I was reading the comments in an English you tube page video earlier and it’s interesting how they saw it as an outstanding test match and were very happy with their team despite the loss, but overall loved the game.
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@pakman said in All Blacks vs England I:
@Darth-Sader said in All Blacks vs England I:
Telea’s non-chase of the high ball has been ratshit
Still don't think he's 100%.
Telea seems to lack pace? Great in contact.
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@kev said in All Blacks vs England I:
@pakman said in All Blacks vs England I:
@Darth-Sader said in All Blacks vs England I:
Telea’s non-chase of the high ball has been ratshit
Still don't think he's 100%.
Telea seems to lack pace? Great in contact.
He reminds me a bit of skudder even though he is very different in style ,
His speed in open space is not great at all but his ability to beat front on defenders is elite .
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@kev said in All Blacks vs England I:
@pakman said in All Blacks vs England I:
@Darth-Sader said in All Blacks vs England I:
Telea’s non-chase of the high ball has been ratshit
Still don't think he's 100%.
Telea seems to lack pace? Great in contact.
I noticed that too, his balance and elusiveness are next level but he was bundled pretty easily I thought.
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@chimoaus said in All Blacks vs England I:
I actually think a tight 1 point win and players being under massive pressure is a really good outcome. It shows exactly where we need to improve. What players need to step uo etc. Had we played Tonga and won by 70 we would be none the wiser.
Fucking well said that man. WC are won by single points as we have seen. we need to learn to be under intense pressure and pull through. The days are gone of the 50 plus wins. in 3 years when we win the next world cup it will have been because of games like this.
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@mencey said in All Blacks vs England I:
@chimoaus said in All Blacks vs England I:
I actually think a tight 1 point win and players being under massive pressure is a really good outcome. It shows exactly where we need to improve. What players need to step uo etc. Had we played Tonga and won by 70 we would be none the wiser.
Fucking well said that man. WC are won by single points as we have seen. we need to learn to be under intense pressure and pull through. The days are gone of the 50 plus wins. in 3 years when we win the next world cup it will have been because of games like this.
Settle down
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@Tim said in All Blacks vs England I:
You can see why Robertson wants Mo'unga back.
Fuck that man is missed. we need him back to have a complete team. Him Jorden an Roigard IMHO. Sorry for the spelling but had a few Have been up for that last 18 - 20 hours here in Canada. U kn ow I am a canes and Welling fan but I have complete faith in Razor. This man is special. In the next few years I C the All Black dominance coming back !!
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@chimoaus said in All Blacks vs England I:
On the positive I enjoyed the game and really looking forward to next week. I am confident the coaches will grow over the season and adapt as they go.
This is the first test and people on here are shitting themselves. I have complete and utter confidence in Razor and his team. in 3 years and 7 years time when we are winning our 4th and 5th world cup all the criticism will be laughed at.
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Prefer a test like that than a stroll in the park vs Tonga!
Aside from either side of halftime when we played dumb rugby that was pretty good. England played bloody well but so did we generally. Subs were made at the right time. For a first game in charge against a team that came to win I’ll take that.
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@nzzp said in All Blacks vs England I:
@mencey said in All Blacks vs England I:
Fuck that man is missed. we need him back to have a complete team.
Mo'unga: 70% win rate as AB 10.
That might improve under a different coach on that basis most of the team had a low win rate under Foster.
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Mo'unga back is the last thing we need. How many years did he have to cement his spot and become a great test 10? At least one too many.
Time to move on. DMac wasn't perfect last night, but the first half I thought he played really well. Fuck, we even had an exit from our 22 into their half, seems like that hasn't happened since DC laced them up.
Put DMac outside A Smith and I'd suggest he would look significantly better - the drop in the 2nd half looked to me to be much more due to the quality of ball he was getting than anything else. The aimless kicking resurfaced, but that was a feature of the BB/RM years also so I'm not pinning that on him.
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LOL new season and some things never change. Tim wanking on about how amazeballs papali’i is and how everyone else is useless. Don’t change Tim!
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs England I:
@No-Quarter we badly need Roigard back to 100%
Fucking Ah
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@chimoaus said in All Blacks vs England I:
@Tim said in All Blacks vs England I:
@chucknz waaaaa
Robertson is inexperienced at international level and it showed. They had a shit game plan and wer almost beaten.
Undefeated at international level. 😉
You might want to look up Brasil's results while he was there.
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@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks vs England I:
Prefer a test like that than a stroll in the park vs Tonga!
Aside from either side of halftime when we played dumb rugby that was pretty good. England played bloody well but so did we generally. Subs were made at the right time. For a first game in charge against a team that came to win I’ll take that.
I was very happy about the subbing, previous era was far too often rigid, late, and conservative IMO.
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@sparky said in All Blacks vs England I:
A Bok-style one point win.
I could get used to those. 😎
spoken like a professional cardiologist in private practice...
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I thought Perofeta had a really good game. Composed, dangerous with pill in hand and excellent decison-making.
I've made no secret of the fact that I don't see Ioane as a 13. I will concede he did well at the RWC last year but last night seemed to involve himself more in a way that didn't suit his skillset, i.e. distribution, linking. I'd obviously prefer him at wing but if he's going to be 13 then he has to stay in his lane so to speak.
Oh yes, and Jordie is a 12. And a pretty fůcking good one.
