All Blacks vs England I
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@chimoaus said in All Blacks vs England I:
Had we played Tonga and won by 70 we would be none the wiser.
We tonked world No.1, Ireland in the 1st Test in 2022 and no one complained. Worked out well...
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks vs England I:
@Chris said in All Blacks vs England I:
Same the other way D Mac timed out on a sitter
Inexcusable. Did no one in the coaching setup brief the players on the shot-clock?
They should known it would have been on the scoreboard counting down.
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@antipodean It's the way I saw it too. I thought he was key to us closing it out.
On the Use it penalty, that was just a communication error between him and Savea. Savea probably just didn't hear the ref say use it, and Christie looked like he was expecting Savea to peel off and pass to him. Christie was completely to blame as a lot are pointing out.
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That was a tough test match with a very good English team.
I think they have the right players, and looked like they could break the game open in first half. But, got taught a good lesson in territory management and pressure. This was the teams first run and they will get better. Biggest issue is creating space in midfield. Reiko is not a crash centre.
Scott Barrett picked up from where he was last year - great work rate, low, body position, shifting players. Best player but thought Jordie, Patrick and Sevu also good.
Love Ref’s call on DM another taking penalty quickly enough. He was milking it.
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@MadGav said in All Blacks vs England I:
@Victor-Meldrew if Dmac had nailed his we would have won by more
If, but, maybe
Why is this forum so negative
England are a GOOD TEAMI think you are right. And they seem almost likeable!
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@chimoaus said in All Blacks vs England I:
On the positive I enjoyed the game and really looking forward to next week. I am confident the coaches will grow over the season and adapt as they go.
Proof will be the two match tour in SA. That's judgement right there
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@Machpants said in All Blacks vs England I:
Christie was fine, he just (same as TJ) needs to act rather than fuck about. Bullet pass Smith is missed, but more that fact he rarely wasted time at the ruck. Just play and don't wait
Christie gets better the longer the game has run. He did well today I though against some pretty decent England forwards.
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@Tim said in All Blacks vs England I:
@chucknz waaaaa
Robertson is inexperienced at international level and it showed. They had a shit game plan and wer almost beaten.
You do want razor to fail, to prove he should've picked Sotutu and Akira tho, admit it - let it out, you'll feel better
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@Machpants said in All Blacks vs England I:
@Tim said in All Blacks vs England I:
@chucknz waaaaa
Robertson is inexperienced at international level and it showed. They had a shit game plan and wer almost beaten.
You do want razor to fail, to prove he should've picked Sotutu and Akira tho, admit it
Tbf the Blues back row would have been an improvement on tonight for me.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks vs England I:
@chimoaus said in All Blacks vs England I:
Had we played Tonga and won by 70 we would be none the wiser.
We tonked world No.1, Ireland in the 1st Test in 2022 and no one complained. Worked out well...
Oh yeah I remember that test match because that’s the one where we had Whitelock, Retallick, Aaron Smith, Sam Cane playing. Handy bit of experience to call upon….
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You have to wonder if people are suffering from collective amnesia. I'm 45 and the ABs have generally served up shite in the 1st test in every one of those years.
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@chimoaus said in All Blacks vs England I:
@Machpants said in All Blacks vs England I:
@Tim said in All Blacks vs England I:
@chucknz waaaaa
Robertson is inexperienced at international level and it showed. They had a shit game plan and wer almost beaten.
You do want razor to fail, to prove he should've picked Sotutu and Akira tho, admit it
Tbf the Blues back row would have been an improvement on tonight for me.
Yeah, it wasn't great. Finau was a no show, and Ardie was still in Japan mode. Paps not exactly shining either
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England should start Baby Face Nelson (ranga prop), Spencer and Finn Smith next week
