Pumas vs All Blacks

[Stargazer]

Ouch, Cane.

[JC]

This replacement halfback chappie looks promising...

[ShadowTrooper]

Ardie has surprised me, with a very controlled game at 8

[Siam]

@stargazer Michael Jones v pumas just passed through my mind....

[Nepia]

Both the locks lost the ball there.

[ShadowTrooper]

Patty T really needs to hold onto those FFS

[KiwiMurph]

Another Tuipulotu handling error....

[Nepia]

Crotty got through 82 minutes of rugby!

[No Quarter]

We've made way too many errors to be content with this performance - lots to work on - but this is a great win in trying conditions against a fired up Argie side, not even mentioning some truly bizzare reffing. Character building for a lot of the younger guys.

[JC]

I never thought I would type these words but Ardie Savea my MoM

[No Quarter]

Bledisloe and TRC locked up for another year. That'll do.

[Stargazer]

Now that we've won the RC, I'd like to see Mo'unga start against SA and BB at fullback. Not because BFA hasn't been good, but because Mo'unga needs game time and I really like to see more of that Mo'unga-BB 10-15 combo.

[Nepia]

JC said:

I never thought I would type these words but Ardie Savea my MoM

Conversely first time in a while that Taylor wont get at least a few votes.

[Siam]

Yayy a trophy!

[Tordah]

Best game for Nathan Harris in the ABs, only one missed throw and several that found their mark. Cool to see all the four props getting to enjoy destroying the Argie scrum. Ref was awful.

[jegga]

Nepia said:

Crotty got through 82 minutes of rugby!

He will now trip up and give himself concussion in the changing shed.

[ShadowTrooper]

No Quarter said:

We've made way too many errors to be content with this performance - lots to work on - but this is a great win in trying conditions against a fired up Argie side, not even mentioning some truly bizzare reffing. Character building for a lot of the younger guys.

Absolutely agree. Ref kept Argie in it through that second half, with some head-scratching decisions. Shag and co won't be happy with the error rate and penalties coughed up.
But good work from Ardie and much better from BB. No question of who our top team is, but we are exposing new players to the cauldron of test footy, and building some real depth in doing so.

[Victor Meldrew]

Scrappy game but Hansen will be happy with the new/less experienced players performance. Pretty good for a scratch set of forwards. Depth building nicey

Savea MoM for me - outstanding. Ofa, Cane and Karl T also impressive. Gold medal for Crotty for avoiding concussion

[Stargazer]

Crotty had a very good game. I've specifically been watching him (with the usual fear of a head knock) and he was awesome organising our defence.

Frizzell was our top tackler with 20 tackles (missed only one).

[akan004]

Reiko really needs to get that agro shit out of his game. Leave the cuntish behaviour to Akira.