RWC Week 1: France v All Blacks

[Steve]

Rieko looks like a scalpel out there. They can't deal with him at all.

[akan004]

Should be up by 10. Dropped ball and some silly decisions keeping France in this game.

[Mattasaurus]

Jaco been largely good.

French cyncial with time wasting but Jaco appears to be on to it.

cleaning out needs a big improvement!

We need tot run them from touch line to touch line.. not constant short side....

[taniwharugby]

@chimoaus don't think the actual scrum is an issue, EDG footing however...

[hydro11]

Just a few too many mistakes when we get down into the 22. We should have scored at least one more try. The positive is that we are finding lots of space.

[canefan]

We lack accuracy in important moments. But generally we are competing very well. Opportunity will come and we just need to seize it

[ACT Crusader]

@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

Why are we so afraid to go open?

The French have their first up tackler rushing, even on the short side. There is opportunity there if we can be clean with the ball.

We have certainly created enough opportunities. Cut down the errors and we are making metres.

Field position is critical in these conditions.

[chimoaus]

How many seconds after the ref calls use it does the 9 have. Du pont seems to take an age with the caterpillar.

[The Irishman]

Disappointing game, from both sides. These never seem to live up to the expectations. Don't get the whinging about peyper. From a neutral perspective he's given the French nothing.

[Gunner]

@Tim said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

How did we not score at the end there?

Same as 4 or 5 other times we got into the French 22, made a mistake.

[hydro11]

@chimoaus said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

How many seconds after the ref calls use it does the 9 have. Du pont seems to take an age with the caterpillar.

5

[Billy Tell]

Happy enough with that. De Groot has gifted points and peyper has made 2 wrong ruck calls.

BB is having a great game as touch finders are the right option. Telea also great. Scott Barrett and Paps going well. France missing Ntamack imo.

[Bones]

@Mattasaurus said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

Jaco been largely good

He can't keep up and that's only going to hurt one team. You're been magnificent O'Peyper but it's time to step down.

[Bovidae]

Peyper needs to have some balls and not stop play so often.

[Steve]

@The-Irishman said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

Disappointing game, from both sides. These never seem to live up to the expectations. Don't get the whinging about peyper. From a neutral perspective he's given the French nothing.

Missed an illegal clean on Barrett and gave the French a very kickable bullshit penalty.

[Stargazer]

@The-Irishman said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

Disappointing game, from both sides. These never seem to live up to the expectations. Don't get the whinging about peyper. From a neutral perspective he's given the French nothing.

I haven't seen much whinging at all. Haven't been here often?

[KiwiMurph]

@The-Irishman said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

Disappointing game, from both sides. These never seem to live up to the expectations

Really? In a 30 degree night it's a good game

[JayCee]

So much space out there for us when we have the ball, I'm optimistic

[Bones]

@Bovidae said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

Peyper needs to have some balls and not stop play so often.

It suits him more than France

[Victor Meldrew]

So far, so good on the scoreboard. Too many errors though and Ethan De Groot not having a game to remember.

BB's kicking improved markedly in the 2nd 20, Paps having a really good game and RM combining really well with Telea.