Japan XV v All Blacks XV

[Machpants]

Pass looked fine to me

[Mattasaurus]

Such a polite looking crowd

[pakman]

See refs not following the Kaplan-Gardner protocol on forward passes.

[Bones]

@Machpants said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

Pass looked fine to me

Yeah fired it on the halfway, caught just over it. Seems harsh when you consider how it's supposed to be judged

[Yeetyaah]

Refe

[Bones]

@Yeetyaah said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

Refe

Alright calm down

[Jailbreak7]

Sheesh give the ball to Love

[Mattasaurus]

AB XV sucking in the big ones - which is fair in the heat and humidty.

Poor execution, and some head scratching tactics -
eg Akira on sideline when we could really use his presence at ruck times etc. And the desire to spin it wide too quickly I feel

[Machpants]

Dominant scrum, that's where the ABs are far ahead. Hopefully perofeta can convert it... Just in off the post half time score perofeta 11-6 Japan

[Stargazer]

@Jailbreak7 Even Weber is a better goal kicker. Saved by the post.

[Bovidae]

Love had a 1st half to forget. He looks rusty as.

[Dan54]

Reasonable first half, considering heat etc and first game. I find it pretty interesting watching the ref too, we have read enough comments the NH will kill us at breakdown, I think this fella fairly lax myself.
Also didn't realise that Mitchell was in Japanese camp.

[Tordah]

Oh, how the fabled New Zealand rugby depth has seemingly evaporated over the last decade

[Bones]

@Tordah said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

Oh, how the fabled New Zealand rugby depth has seemingly evaporated over the last decade

I think better coaching might have seen a better performance.

Where's Clayton?

[Duluth]

@Bones said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

@Tordah said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

Oh, how the fabled New Zealand rugby depth has seemingly evaporated over the last decade

I think better coaching might have seen a better performance.

Where's Clayton?

In the coaches box next to MacDonald and Hansen?

[Bones]

@Duluth I should hope so.

[KiwiMurph]

@Tordah said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

Oh, how the fabled New Zealand rugby depth has seemingly evaporated over the last decade

There's some bloody handy players in neither ABs or AB XV squads

[Mattasaurus]

Ahh some typical NZ kicking again

[kiwi_expat]

@Canes4life said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

Should we be really worried that both McDonald and Holland are in the ABs coaching setup next year.

But at least Ryan, Hansen, Razor are all proven class. 3/5 isn't too bad.

[Victor Meldrew]

Shocking decision-making from Goodhue.