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@Crazy-Horse said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

@Bones said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

@Crazy-Horse said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

@Bones said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

@KiwiMurph said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

One thing that impressed me with Reihana was his passing - he had a nice mix of different types of passes and his timing and accuracy of those passes was for the most part top notch.

Yeah after reading all about his sloppy passing in the SR finals, I was pretty surprised to see silky passing of various lengths, bang on target.

I haven’t seen the game so it's good to hear, but we also need to take the opposition into account. If his passing was found wanting last night I would have been disappointed no matter what he did during the Super season.

Some people.

You don't think opposition should be taken into account?

Definitely not.

@Crazy-Horse said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

@Bones said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

@KiwiMurph said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

One thing that impressed me with Reihana was his passing - he had a nice mix of different types of passes and his timing and accuracy of those passes was for the most part top notch.

Yeah after reading all about his sloppy passing in the SR finals, I was pretty surprised to see silky passing of various lengths, bang on target.

I haven’t seen the game so it's good to hear, but we also need to take the opposition into account. If his passing was found wanting last night I would have been disappointed no matter what he did during the Super season.

Some people.

@KiwiMurph said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

One thing that impressed me with Reihana was his passing - he had a nice mix of different types of passes and his timing and accuracy of those passes was for the most part top notch.

Yeah after reading all about his sloppy passing in the SR finals, I was pretty surprised to see silky passing of various lengths, bang on target.

@Victor-Meldrew said in Springboks v Barbarians:

Leicester's been poor.

Didn't watch the whole game, but what I did see looked hesitant, slow and rather lost. Maybe he thrives under structure - fingers crossed, as he's likely going to be in the ABs very soon if @Chris-B is still a selector.

Jacomb still hurting from last week it seems....2 cold drops already.

Lawson on the 3rd row, fastest RB on the track! Verstappen and Piastri got a bit shafted by Gasly having a spin.

Sneaks through to Q3, Hadjar doesn't make it.

Fire on the track and yet again Albon has the shittest luck. Gets caught out mid flying lap and now I think it's only used tires left for his final shot.

Lawson is flying so far, looks to be a good track for the RB.

Although Tsunoda out in Q1...

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@Old-Samurai-Jack said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:

You keyboard warriors saying he isn't a good footy player

What has been said?

I feel seen

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@KiwiMurph said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

Forbes may not be electric but he's accurate and has a good boot

Is Bridge available?

Prinsep is a grub

@Bovidae said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

An impressive 2nd half. IWL and Brown's workrate and impact were great.

I don't think there will be too many changes to the starting XV for the Scotland game.

Forbes is tidy albeit unimpressive. Is there anyone a bit more electric? And anyone to replace Grace?

@nostrildamus said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

So Howden has been playing previously as a lock but is usually a loosie? Is his best position at 6?

Welcome to 2025 fella.

@nostrildamus said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

@KiwiMurph said in Japan XV v Māori All Blacks:

It was all Japan XV in the first 20 minutes or so - impressive how Maori just kicked into gear after that

Was it MAB pressure alone or did that bench really pick up the pace and the pressure? A bit of both I thought.
I missed the first 15-20 but I thought Brown, Sullivan, Reihana, Eklund, sometimes Nock, and sometimes Howden were very good. Forbes and Lowe too. Grace was industrious in second half. Scrum very solid. Lineout great.

Thought it just looked like MAB were a last minute team that took a while to click. Impressive to click after 20 minutes rather than a couple of games.

This is a pretty bad look for Japan. Am I right in thinking they haven't taken it very seriously? Or is it supposed to be their second team?

@sparky said in Force v British Lions:

The Lions force look to have some decent players, but look they have just been introduced.

Yes