All Blacks vs England 2
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Another huge game this weekend. Will fortress Eden Park withstand.
Will Razor and Co adapt.
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We adapted in the 2nd half to negate the rush defence. It wasn’t pretty but it was good to see a change in tactics and to do what’s necessary to win the game.
Feels like we hadn’t seen that for a while.
England will bring that heat again and I have no doubt we will have a plan to be able to beat it. It’s whether we can execute that plan is the million dollar question.
Let’s see how good super coach is at adapting to a side for a second match. It’s fairly new territory for him to have the opportunity to play the same side a week later
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@pakman said in All Blacks vs England 2:
Apart from at halfback, the only change I’d make is to bring Akira on to the bench.
I'd have him as the starting 6 but he's sadly not in the squad.
Akira's power would be perfect against England.
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A few comments from Robertson in this article.
https://www.allblacks.com/news/all-blacks-team-named-to-play-england-at-eden-park
MATCH FACTS
· The All Blacks are unbeaten at Eden Park since 1994 with 48 wins and two draws during that period.· Eden Park has hosted the All Blacks v England six times previously since 1963.
· 2014 was the last time the teams met at Eden Park with the All Blacks winning 20-15.
· Patrick Tuipulotu and Beauden Barrett both played in the 2014 fixture against England.
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as mentioned i hope Perofeta can build on last week
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I like it. Good to see them giving guys a chance to build on last week.
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Happy with the consistency in selection. Make sure we win this game against England and then we can look to bring in a few fresh faces next week. i.e. Blackadder, Proctor, Williams, Clarke, Narawa etc.
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@Frank said in All Blacks vs England 2:
Thankfully predictable. A win after only a coupe of weeks in camp and only an injury enforced change. Stability in selection is the most important element to embedding new styles of play.
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I def don't agree with the team big picture wise, but with the turn around/prep time it make perfect sense to stick. They can focus on specific players in specific roles, not have to bother with the dirty dirties who will get their go vs Fiji
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Happy with the team, last week they certainly looked short of time together and keeping the same group together will build a lot of continuity and let the team gel. I'm happy that they haven't made changes just for the sake of making changes and I'm expecting a lift in the AB's performance this weekend.
Hopefully we can get some good go forward in the carry so our backs can have space out wide where we look very dangerous. Only making the gainline 40% of the time was a concern, we did a great job of recycling the ball but often went no-where.
