The Silver Fern

@antipodean
Thanks, that explains things, we did have a wealth of talent, not so much these days in the centres and half-backs

Tries to Bundee Aki, Gibson-Park, Lowe assist. What is the back story on these three? Money? Playing on a bigger stage? Missed / ignored by selectors? Family ties?
I am intrigued. Has any of the three explained?

Hate to say it but the way Oz played the second half points to good coaching by Schmidt, especially after their last thrashing. Somehow Schmidt brought his team back from that disaster, they smelled AB blood in the water in the second half and full of confidence almost pulled it off. And you don’t want to play an Aussie team full of confidence. Bled 2 is going to be very interesting, and the Oz will use our shocking record in Wellington as motivation

Again, our bench made no impact. We are a 40 minute team and with the current team management I cannot see any way out of this hole🚍

What’s our record in Wellington? Five games without a win?

Having watched that I can’t see us winning a game on EOYT. Maybe we’ll see Robertson paid out then

Glass half full. New chums Williams, Darry, Vaii, Sititi played to their remarkable potential. They are ready for the big time. I am confident Procter, Roigard, Love will do the same. Bye bye TJ, Reece Telea and BB

Well done Argentina, you brought passion, skills and confidence to the game…everything the ABs lacked as a team. Some individual brilliance from the ABs ( Darry comes to mind, he’s a keeper) but overall a dispiriting performance. There’s no way we’re going to win in Africa, watch the Saffas v Australia game. The Bokke have lifted their game since the WC, still have magnificent forward play but overall they have evolved with a wider,more expansive game plan.
The ABs have gone nowhere. Our loosies are the key problem area but I don’t have the knowledge to know if we have any alternatives out there.
It’s going to be a long tough RC and does Robertson and his myriad assistants have what it takes to turn it around? The CakeTin curse continues but a loss at Eden Park is unthinkable .

Details, details

Why don’t we do the winning French thing and have a major off field political blow up by sacking our head coach mid tournament … and hunt down Razor to get on a plane toute suite.
What have we got to lose…

You hit it in one, VM, we are being left behind in the ‘thinking’ department, and man does it show on the field. What on earth did Foster say/do at half time to conjure up such a bunch of shite in the second stanza?

Yes, If you’re going to play calypso rugby you need the cattle….and this team ain’t it

No team plays like the ABs (and that is not a compliment). It is the height of arrogance to think that you have achieved some new paradigm in rugby while the rest of the best play what I call the ‘European’ way….and win

It was a bit like watching the Harlem Globetrotters playing the Green Bay Packers. Men v boys, everyone knew what the Bokke bring to the game. What on earth was our game plan? Dazzle Dazzle? So very disappointing