The Silver Fern

Almost feel sorry for Ireland, almost

Any word on DMac's health?

Yeah that didn't age well as Scotland scores in the corner.

Yeah I dunno, just doesn't feel as intense as previous years.

I know Super Rugby doesn't translate well to Tests, but this year's 6N I feel has been pretty stale. The first 2 weeks of Super Rugby on the other hand.

Nice!

Even for NH rugby, I feel like that was alot of box kicks in the first 10 mins

Ireland's sub halfback making a huge difference

Wallabies looking decent.
Suaalii looking like he has all the time out there with ball in hand.

Wake the fuck up

I feel this team has some momentum in the right direction, finally. So let's use this opportunity to keep building our combinations even if its Italy. Especially at halfback. I would be annoyed if TJ etc gets a spot. Roigard has played sweet fuck all rugby and Ratima has been not great the past couple of tests.

We're being cheated out of this

Keep a healthy lead, and this game is made for DMac to tear up to put it away

@booboo said in All Blacks v France:

@JayCee said in All Blacks v France:

Anyone listening to the commentators on DAZN? Definitely been drinking prior to kick off

What is DAZN?

Sports streaming service - pretty big globally. They have the rights for the autumn internationals for some countries, including Canada

Anyone listening to the commentators on DAZN? Definitely been drinking prior to kick off

That no look from Williams, delicious

@MiketheSnow said in Ireland v Argentina:

Safe to say Ireland were rusty last week , Argentina are rusty so far this week

True to some degree. But Ireland don't have the same domination in contact like they used to.

Our best recent performances have been against Ireland. We look in control. Some may say we're in their head. #loveyoureiko

In an Irish pub in Vancouver, so fucken proud and drunk

Man, what did EDG do, or is he injured this time?

Edit: nope! "Unavailable due to injury: Codie Taylor (concussion), Beauden Barrett (concussion), Ethan Blackadder (calf), Luke Jacobson (fractured thumb) and Dalton Papali'i (upper hamstring) "

All Blacks match-day 23 (caps in brackets)
 
1.    Tamaiti Williams (16)
2.    Asafo Aumua (17)
3.    Tyrel Lomax (41)
4.    Scott Barrett (77) (Captain)
5.    Tupou Vaa’i (35)
6.    Wallace Sititi (7)
7.    Sam Cane (102)
8.    Ardie Savea (91) (Vice-Captain)
9.    Cortez Ratima (9)
10.  Damian McKenzie (58)
11.  Caleb Clarke (26)
12.  Jordie Barrett (66) (Vice-Captain)
13.  Rieko Ioane (78)
14.  Mark Tele’a (17)
15.  Will Jordan (38)

16.  George Bell (2)
17. Ofa Tu’ungafasi (65)
18. Pasilio Tosi (5)
19. Patrick Tuipulotu (48)
20. Samipeni Finau (6)
21. Cam Roigard (7)
22. Anton Lienert-Brown (81)
23. Stephen Perofeta (6)

https://www.allblacks.com/news/all-blacks-team-named-to-play-ireland-in-dublin