The Silver Fern

@Frank Just imagine the score if Mehrts was playing.

DmAc's best game in black, which is great because he has had some absolute fucking shockers. RmO will be a great improvement.

I thought Fatima was OK under a shitload of pressure early, zero front-foot ball and had some good touches, but yes Roigard should be starting until Hotham gets a good run at some point soon.

We absorbed a whole lot of pressure for 65 mins then were in complete control, great game to watch and a great result.

Santner in this test is one of the outstanding individual performances in New Zealand sport. A superstar effort against the best in the world.

Where's our close in fielders sledging?

@1kiwi It's gonna take a Dean Barker to lose from here.

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Japan:

@SBW1 said in All Blacks v Japan:

Next year's Superrugby will have to prioritizes getting quality 10s, hopefully by the time Richie comes back we don't need him

Let's no pretend like Mounga isn't going to walk back into the 10 jersey given Razor is in charge.....

Let's not pretend like he shouldn't.

@frugby MacKenzie didn't do much, came on and flopped around like usual, just was far more effective than Beauden, who hasn't been a good first five for three-quarters of a decade.

Wasn't straight

@Victor-Meldrew Even before Chook MacKenzie comes on!

@His-Bobness Wal was running onto the ball too, Savea was retreating sideways.

@BerniesCorner
Scoring more poins.

ALB almost Crotty-like in his centre play, positioning, physical presence, drawing to set others up and great decision making.

Awesome, another cripple fight of a match.

@junior Precisely. Shittest All Blacks cattle in living memory this year.

Winza win.

Team would look vey different with A Smith, S Whitelock and R Mo'unga.

@reprobate said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

I actually thought the game provided a nice example of the criticism: watch him bump 3 people off early on. It's a really powerful run, impressive, 'beast mode' - straight to the highlights package that run for sure. What the highlights won't show is that the outcome was that he turned the ball over by running away from his support and getting bundled into touch.

I was screaming for him to pass to Jordan who was unmarked, I think "stupid hungus" was the phrase.

@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

MOM:
Darry, Vaai and Mighty Williams

Jordan?

@Mattasaurus said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

that lineout option was a waste of good ball

I wonder if it was coached.

@Donsteppa said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

Where was this team last week?

Wellington.

Jordan looks like he's going half-pace but fuck he does a lot of work.