All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1

[MrDenmore]

The haka. The weather. The lack of warm beer. The insistence of the locals in using soap. Something something powderpuff and 'south sea islanders'.

[ACT Crusader]

Davies is a big hombre. Great fend. He had a great game.

[Tim]

@akan004 LOL I ain't wasting my time with that.

[kiwiinmelb]

Good test match

[jegga]

@Stargazer said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:

@Tim said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:

What will the NH press complain about?

On Twitter they're still complaining about blocking.

Good

[Tim]

Good game. Great effort from the ABs to come back strong after the loss of Smith and Crotty.

[akan004]

SBW was really good, as were the whole forward pack and Aaron Smith.

[kiwiinmelb]

30-15 , in the other thread , most of the predictions were around that mark ,

Smart bunch we are

[Mokey]

Piss poor defence on the line, S Barrett. Good win. Read, Cane, Retallick, Whitelock, monsters. Reiko speedy.

[mariner4life]

Great test. For 50 minutes that was nail biting stuff. Some huge performances from both sets of players.

Crowd seemed to go quiet when we pulled away? Celebrate you bastards

Enjoyed that. Not something I have said after many tests over the last couple of years.

[No Quarter]

@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:

Good couple of phases to finish

Was a really good test. The margins are very small at this level. Lions scored a wonderful try and had enough chances but didn't execute when it mattered. ABs went up a gear and put away a couple of chances, then it's suddenly a 15 point lead and a long way back.

The beauty of a three match tour is they have a chance to take some learnings and come back stronger in the 2nd test.

[rotated]

I think we can all agree there wasn't much difference between the quality of rugby between that and the Blues.

[akan004]

Special mention for Dagg as well. Superb.

[MrDenmore]

Who are they going to bring into the side to replace Ben Smith and Ryan Crotty?

[Tim]

@akan004 Yeah, he had a great game. Especially when they were putting Ben Smith under pressure in the 1st half.

[Wreck Diver]

just saw a ticker ad running around Eden Park claiming to be NZ's national stadium. Bullshit we don't have a national stadium typical JAFA's

[mariner4life]

I love that the game turned in a huge scrum. Keep writing disparaging shit about our set piece you idiots.

[Paekakboyz]

@mariner4life the crowd didn't want to be mistaken as arrogant fans

[rotated]

@Wreck-Diver said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:

just saw a ticker ad running around Eden Park claiming to be NZ's national stadium. Bullshit we don't have a national stadium typical JAFFA's

I hope they correct it before the next Lions test there, or the major TRC games.

[reprobate]

Good game. Feel for crotty who was excellent before injury. Sbw good hard running, but as usual several mistakes looking for miracle balls. Alb couple of defensive lapses. Aaron Smith makes such a difference to making the advantage line and getting momentum. Not really memorable games from Barrett or cruden. Best test for dagg in a while. Hope Ben Smith is okay.
Our locks and props are all good. Do your homework Scott Barrett, Webb always runs. Dodgier lineout without Coles. Big motors Sam cane and Kieran read.