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@MN5 said in All Blacks v France III:

Would be good to see Finau play a full 80 to see if he can actually justify the hype and put some hits in.

My thinking is - if Vaai is our 6 option into The Rugby Championship this year - he needs time in the saddle - keep running Vaai out at 6 (assuming he's ok from the HIA).

I like what I've seen from Norris on the bench 2 weeks in a row - makes his presence felt around the field.

@NTA said in AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions:

Italian ref is missing almost every offside

Bodes well for Wallabies Lions test 2

@nostrildamus said in AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions:

Foster can add this game to his impressive coaching record.

Kiss is working himself into the Aussie Foster.

Gets the plum assistant job but Larkham has performed better the last 2 seasons.

@nostrildamus said in AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions:

Has Havili slipped off like 2 tackles in 2 minutes?

The workrate though...

@Dodge yeah strangely quiet game from Morgan

Havili cheers champ

Lam off. A 10/fullback brought on. Stevenson to wing I guess

That First Nations Pacific team is gonna get pumped between test 1 and test 2

For an invitational game this ref seems especially pedantic

Samu looks worse for having played overseas

I don't know where AUNZ points are coming from

@NTA said in AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions:

David Havili is shit

So we aren't learning anything new

Ref tells 9 to use it

Doesn't use it

Resets scrum

@Darth-Sader said in AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions:

@Bones said in AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions:

@Darth-Sader said in AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions:

If nothing else, this highlights the challenge ahead for the Wallabies. These Lions are looking well drilled, they’ll take points

I can't be sure a jolly against an invitation xv will give the wallabies much pause for thought.

It’s an invitation 15 but very few of them are mugs. The Lions are 17-0 with very little effort

They've had 1 week together vs a team together for a month

Koribete looks rubbish

Frizell with the ball ripped off of him

@sparky said in AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions:

@Mr-Fish Better form than he's been in.

He nearly made a meal of that kick in behind earlier

I'm not sure just knocking the ball into touch 10 metres up field is the play

This could get ugly quick