'Foster out': All Blacks fans react to draw which 'summed up our season'
The All Blacks’ disappointing draw with England on Sunday morning (NZT) has not gone down well with New Zealand rugby fans on Twitter.
Rugby fans have ben left both confused and outraged after the All Blacks surrendered their commanding 25-6 lead inside the final 10 minutes.
After an up and down international season, which included historic losses to Ireland and Argentina, the men in black had one more Test to play in 2022 – and it promised to be a belter.
For a team with genuine World Cup ambitions, this morning’s Test against England at Twickenham was always going to be a crucial marker after a year of development and reflection.
As the two teams starred each other down before the blockbuster, the England crowd met the challenge of the New Zealand haka with a chorus of “Swing Low.”
But both the crowd and players were soon left in shock as the All Blacks raced out to an emphatic 14-nil lead after tries to Dalton Papali’i and Codie Taylor in the first 10 minutes.
It was a lead that they never really looked like giving up, until they did.
Three tries in the final 10 minutes saw England level the scores after trailing by 19-points, but Marcus Smith later settled for the draw as he kicked the ball out of play.
Many All Blacks supporters on Twitter have expressed their frustration over the result which they believe “summed up our season” after a “terrible year.”
Talk about a car crash finish from the all Blacks. Fell to pieces
— Kenneth Watson (@Kenneth38930663) November 19, 2022
summed up our season 🙄🙄
— Kiwi Kid (@nzbushwhacker) November 19, 2022
Choked so hard
— Official Steve Furry Kumara 🔮?? (@FurryKumara) November 19, 2022
2022 summed up perfectly in the final 10
— Luke Dalgety 🇳🇿 (@Dalgety_13) November 19, 2022
The All Blacks defence in that last 10 minutes… pic.twitter.com/7orIznTVog
— Scott (@misjifNZ) November 19, 2022
Have to say I agree. It’s been a terrible year of AB rugby. Not looking forward to the RWC.
— Pukeko (@Pukeko16413699) November 19, 2022
Wow what a ridiculous collapse
— Yer auld Da’ (@steve2theizzO) November 19, 2022
How did we cough that Game up, from being 20 odd points ahead. With barely 15 minutes left.
Just goes to show … We can put a Decent First 15 out. But unlike the old days, the bench can’t back it up.
This feels like a Defeat.
— Sully (@Sulsters_inc) November 19, 2022
Foster out
— Harrison 🇳🇿 (@Lindelof2ii) November 19, 2022
Just absolutely terrible rugby in that last quarter, dammit 🤬🤬🤬
— Adrian Solomons (@adriansolomons) November 19, 2022
How useless to lose the game in the last 5 minutes …Extremely poor and disappointing 😡 pathetic
— Lawrence (@Lawrenc67966012) November 19, 2022
The AB’s shamed Aotearoa today. A darkness pervades the mood of NZ rugby fans.
— framah (@framah8) November 19, 2022
The All Blacks were winning by seven-points with about two-minutes to play when halfback TJ Perenara kicked the ball to England winger Jonny May.
New Zealand were down to 14-players at that stage after a yellow card to Beauden Barrett, and the hosts ultimately made that possession count.
While Perenara was widely praised for his return to the Test arena last weekend against Scotland, a fan has labelled him “the new Stephen Donald” after the draw.
Is TJ the new Steven Donald- think so.
— relda (@rossadler_) November 19, 2022
I don’t understand why Perenara chose a box kick & giving away possession with 2 minutes left in the game. 🤦♀️🤬
— Tracey Simpson (@TraceyS62000226) November 19, 2022
AB’s you clutched a draw out of the jaws of victory. TJ I’m a fan of your a but seriously. In the final stages of the match England had clawed back momentum, you had a man in the bin and with 2 minutes to go you kick the ball away. What were you thinking?
— Pukeko (@Pukeko16413699) November 19, 2022
Why did TJ kick the ball away and badly. Why is Jordie not taking the kicks for touch. Simple things.
— Dwayne Tate (@DJAY90363338) November 19, 2022
Perenara..🤷♂️ smh*
— daryljneal (@daryljneal) November 19, 2022
Don’t understand why penenara kick them the ball in last two minutes 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
— lopeti toia (@Lopetisemiesoni) November 19, 2022
While the All Blacks didn’t win their final Test match of the year, they remained unbeaten and that’s a positive – that’s seven matches in a row without a loss.
International rugby isn’t what it used to be, it’s so much more competitive and that’s a great thing for the sport.
The rugby world will come together in France in less than a year for what promises to be the biggest and best World Cup yet.
New Zealand have come a long way in 2022 and while there’s still some work to do, the All Blacks appear to be building nicely towards the sport’s ultimate event.
Comments on RugbyPass
I certainly don’t miss drinking beers at 8am in the morning watching rugby games being played in NZ.
1 Go to commentsThis looks like a damage limitation exercise for Wales, keeping back some of their more effective players for the last 20/25 minutes to try and counter England’s fresh legs so the Red Roses don’t rack up a big score.
1 Go to commentsVery unlikely the Bulls will beat Leinster in Dublin. It would be different in Pretoria.
1 Go to commentsI think it is a dangerous path to go down to ban a player for the same period that a player they injured takes to recover. Players would be afraid to tackle anyone. I once tackled my best friend at school in a practice match and sprained his ankle. I paid for it by having to play fly-half instead of full-back for the rest of that season’s fixtures.
5 Go to commentsJust such a genuine good bloke…and probably the best all round player in his generation. Good guys do come first sometimes and he handled the W.Cup loss with great attitude.
2 Go to commentsWord in France is that he’s on the radar of a few Top14 clubs.
2 Go to commentsGet blocking Travis, this guy has styles and he’s gonna make a swift impact…!
1 Go to commentsWhat remorse? She claimed that her dangerous tackle wasn’t worthy of a red! She should be compensating the injured player for loss of earnings at the minimum. Her ban should include the recovery time of the injured player as well as the paltry 3 match ban.
5 Go to commentsArdie is a legend. Finished and klaar. Two things: “Yeah, yeah, I have had a few conversations with Razor just around feedback on my game and what I am doing well, what I need to improve on or work-ons. It’s kind of been minimal, mate, but it’s all that I need over here in terms of how to be better, how to get better and what I am doing well.” I hope he’s downplaying it - and that it’s not that “minimal”. The amount of communication and behind the scenes preparation the Bok coaches put into players - Rassie and co would be all over Ardie and being clear on what is expected of him. This stands out for me as something teams should really be looking at in terms of the boks success from a coaching point of view. And was surprised by the comment - “minimal”. In terms of the “debate” around Ireland and South Africa. Nice one Ardie. Indeed. There’s no debate.
2 Go to commentsThere’s a bit of depth there but realistically Australian players have a long way to go to now catch up. The game is moving on fast and Australia are falling behind. Australian sides still don’t priories the breakdown like they should, it’s a non-negotiable if you want to compete on the international stage. That goes for forwards and backs. The Australian team could have a back row that could make a difference but the problem is they don’t have a tight five that can do the business. Tupou is limited in defence, overweight and unfit and the locks are a long way from international standard. Frost is soft and Salakai-Loto is too small so that means they need a Valentini at 8 who has to do the hard graft so limits the effectiveness of the backrow. Schmidt really needs to get a hard working, tough tight 5 if he wants to get this team firing.
3 Go to commentsSorry Morgan you must have been the “go to for a quote” ex player this week. Its rnd 6 and there is plenty of time to cement a starting 15 and finishing 8 so I have no such concerns.
2 Go to commentsGreat read. I wish you had done this article on the ROAR.
2 Go to commentsThe current AB coaching team is basically the Crusaders so it smacks of wanting their familiar leaders around. This is not a good look for the future of the ABs or the younger players in Super working their way up the player ladder. Razor is touted as innovative, forward looking but his early moves look like insecurity and insular, provincial thinking. He is the AB's coach not the Golden Oldies.
10 Go to commentsSimple reason for wanting him back. Robertson wants him as captain. Otherwise he wouldn’t be bothering chasing him. Not enough reason to come back just to mentor.
10 Go to commentsI had not considered this topic like this at all, brilliant read. I had been looking at his record at the Waratahs and thought it odd the Crusaders appointed him, then couple that with all that experience and talent departing and boom. They’ve got some great talent developing though, and in all honesty I don’t think anyone would be over confident taking them on in a playoff match, no matter how poor the first half of their season was. I think they can pull a game out of their ass when it counts.
2 Go to commentsNot a bad list but not Porecki and not Donaldson. Not because they are Tahs, or Ex Tahs, they are just not good enough. Edmed should be ahead. Far more potential. Wilson should be 8 and Valentini 6. Wilson needs to be told by his father and his coach, stop bloody running in to brick wall defence. You’re not playing under the genius Thorn any more. He’s a fantastic angle runner. The young new 8 from the Brumbies looks really good too. The Lonegrans are just too small for international rugby as is Paisami, as is Hamish Stewart at 12. Both great at Super Rugby level. Stewart could have been a great 10 if not for Brad Thorn. Uru should be there and so should Tupou. Tupou just needs good Australian coaching which he hasn’t been getting. I don’t think Schmidt will excite him.
3 Go to commentsIf he wants to come back then he should. He will be a major asset to the younger locks and could easily be played as an impact player off the bench coming on in the last 30. He is fit, strong and capable and has all the experience to make up for any loss in physical prowess. He could also be brought back with a view to coaching within the structures one day. Duane Vermeulen played until he was 37 or 38. He is now a roaming coach within the South African coaching structures. He was valuable in the last world cup and has been a major influence on Jasper Wiese and other young players which has helped and accelerated their development and growth. Whitelock could do the exact same thing for NZ
10 Go to commentsBrett Excellent words… finally someone (other than DC) has noted that Hanigan is very hard and very good at doing what Backrow should do… his performance via the Drua sauna was quite daunting for those on the other side… very high tackle count… carries with good end result… constant threat to make a good 20-25 meters with those long legs… providing his mass effectively to crunching the Drua pack… Finally he is returning to quality form… way to much injury time over the last 2 years… smart-strong-competent in his skills… caught every lineout throw aimed at him and delivered clean pass to whoever was down below… and he worked hard for the whole 80 minutes… Ned has to be in the top 5 for backrow honors… He knows what is required as he has been there before…
20 Go to commentsI think Sam Whitelock should not touch a return with a bargepole. He went out on a high, playing in the RWC Final. He would be coming back into a team that will be weaker than last years, and might even be struggling to win games, especially against the Boks. Stay in France, enjoy another year with Pau, playing alongside his brother.
10 Go to commentsRyan Coxon has been very impressive considering he was signed by WF as injury cover whilst Uru has been a standout for QR, surprised neither of those mentioned
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