Japan vs All Blacks

[hydro11]

We are giving them chances from our mistakes but otherwise we look quite good out there. We look relatively cohesive for a makeshift team.

[Steven Harris]

Officiating doing its best to keep the game on a level pegging,.
Been impressed with Papalii even though yes there was missed tackle but that was because we short of defenders on that side.
Hemapo going very well too..

[sparky]

I'm old enough to remember when the All Blacks were famous for ferocious defending and not give tries away. Tackling was what they did. Those times seem a very long time ago.

[rotated]

@sparky said in Japan vs All Blacks:

I'm old enough to remember when the All Blacks were famous for ferocious defending and not give tries away. Tackling was what they did. Those times seem a very long time ago.

So you are above the age of three?

[taniwharugby]

Hope McLeod still has Wayne Smith phone number...

[Stargazer]

It looks like Bridge is coming on for the second half.

[Bones]

Yeah not a good look by Papalii in the lead up to that 2nd try, couple of mistakes there but otherwise looking bloody solid.

Naholo and NMS are shit. At least NMS is good comedy value whenever he tries to show his massive step...and just ends up going straight.

Barrett... What the fuck?

[Tim]

@taniwharugby And Graham Henry's.

[Nepia]

@stargazer said in Japan vs All Blacks:

It looks like Bridge is coming on for the second half.

For NMS and not Barrett?

[Machpants]

Brown must be Chimney sweeping to add some extra cash on the side

[taniwharugby]

@nepia either would do at this point

[rotated]

To be fair Hansen phased out and shook loose Aussie McLean relatively quickly. I wouldn't put it past him to flush McLeod and beg Smith (or someone else) for half a year more if he is genuinely not up to speed.

[Donsteppa]

We’ll look better when we eventually put a blindside flanker onto the field.

[sparky]

I suspect John Plumtree has told the Japanese. "Run down the blindside a lot, Vaea Fifita doesn't like tackling."

[KiwiMurph]

Tuipulotu handling error...colour me shocked...

[Nepia]

@rotated said in Japan vs All Blacks:

To be fair Hansen phased out and shook loose Aussie McLean relatively quickly. I wouldn't put it past him to flush McLeod and beg Smith (or someone else) for half a year more if he is genuinely not up to speed.

Isn't McLean still with the ABs - well he was in 2016 when he didn't apply for Crusaders? So booted from direct defence coach but to something other I think in the ABs.

[Tim]

@nepia Thought he was always the analyst?

[Stargazer]

Why the penalty to Japan?

[Nepia]

@tim said in Japan vs All Blacks:

@nepia Thought he was always the analyst?

I think he started as defence then moved to analyst.

[No Quarter]

Great try. Mo'unga is all class.