All Blacks player ratings vs England | Steinlager Ultra Low Carb Series first Test

TJ subbed after a Nasty Fall what game were u watching - an unpenalised English forward tackled Scott Barrett without the ball forcing him backwards to collapse on TJ’s knee.

Nasty Fall - I dont think so

Rieko, as he has been for quite some time now, was complete rubbish.

The usual ball security issues and lack of vision as a centre. The sooner Proctor jumps ahead of him at 13 the better.

I’m no expert in Rugby but the team looks like that from last year with the same problems. The lineout like last year was poor and goal kicking is under par with crucial points going astray. We were lucky to win. This team has the same problems again and they need to improve in these areas to be world beaters.

ALL BLACKS REBUILDING, A NEW TEAM , NEW MANAGEMENT. . BEFORE LONG , THEY WILL BE UP AND RUNNING . NO WORRIES . . WALLABIES GOING THROUGH SAME TRANSITION ..

Rest of the rugby nations , hanging on to 160 year old players .

Lol this Grinch shows by these ratings he is out of his depth and his rugby knowledge is so low he can’t be taken seriously. Lets just ignore him in future as his ratings are totally irrelevant. If he is the same rater as the Ireland match then he is more than irrelevant he is a joke.

Enjoyed the change in bench use from Razor, all really early (not that I agree with that).

Can’t really blame this reviewer for rating on what the ref rulled instead of how well the front row scrummed? There was really no recourse for awarding England any scrum penalties imo, soundly outplayed.

Also whats with rating the hooker on how well the lineout jumpers are lifted and the lineout called?

Loose trio ho hum, would minus 1 Finau for not hitting either Smiths but maybe he already was.

Dmac could have been higher if he was just used a bit more with the forward runners, whenever they played off him instead of 9 they made breaks (though perhaps still not the gainline).

Would give Talea minus - for lack of direction, seems less confident in what he wants to do that last year (still carrying an injury?)

Of course the most important rating is always missed

Razor - 7 played everything simple as possible with no time to change play structure, though you might have thought such a Messiah as he could have come up with a little more innovation in the weeks buildup

BOrthwick - 6 had his team inbetween game plans, maybe the plays took the game into their own hands just hoping to stop the ABs playing their own game. When need to inihibit much more control on his team if theyre to turn it around next week. that he was happy at the end pretty much sums up his performance.

Lots to work on for both sides before next Weekend, as an All Black fan the lineout was a serious problem and gave England back momentum at crucial points of the game, the halves were rushed, and some of the tactical kicking was wayward, kudos to the wonderful English rush defence in that respect, and the midfield were inaccurate, and did not provide any momentum and targets for the loose forwards to work off. England bossed the line out the breakdown, and shaded the All Blacks in aggression and intent. A lot will be made of the referees performance from both camps of fans so no need to say anymore here.

Sadly the ref was out of his depth. At times players on both sides appeared to be utterly confused by some of his decisions and contributed a free flowing game.

I cannot understand how the 4 All Black props all received a rating of 5 when the All Blacks clearly had the dominant scrum in both halves. And adding 5 tackles each as a prop for 50 minutes work is pretty respectable. I thought DeGroot and Lomax deserved 7s and Newell and Ofa slightly higher at 7.5

Itoje owned the lineout just like Yokohama in 2019 so neither locks had 7 rating games.

Still waiting for Jordie to do something dramatic, like slice througb the defence or bend the defensive line like Ake or Nonu. He is not a 12.

DMac was hamstrung by poor service from the halfs and forwards being unable to provide quick ruck ball. When it did happen the backline started to hum.

Average first outing and first test for Razor. But it’s a win.

Ref was MOM.

All Blacks are overrated. So many players really disappointed the jersey, let's be honest. All Blacks could have (should have) comfortably beaten England.

This so called new era looks very familiar. One new All Black does not make it a new era.

I was excited about the Razor error, but a few things are bothering me about this team. It’s looking less like a bright new dawn, and more like a conservative look to the past. We’ll never know how much pressure comes from above to select established players, but imagine if Razor wiped the slate clean and created the new baby blacks, the financial hit to NZR would be huge.

Not that such drastic measures are needed, but a few selections still puzzle.

TJ and Christie. Neither look like bright picks for the future, both are experienced but with limitations. I understand why you would pick one as a safe pair of hands, but why both?

Jacobson is no impact player, and it makes no sense to me why you would pick both Blackadder and Jacobson in the same squad. They cover pretty much the same positions, and Jacobson has never demanded a start. Blackadder has struggled to stay on the field, but if he is picked, play him. Let’s see what he can do, we know enough about Jacobson, and Blackadder has far more mongrel.

I would have preferred to see Lakai in the squad, he offers a point of difference and the energy of youth. Plus he would have kept Papali’i honest and created tasty competition for the 7 jersey.

Ioane. The experiment goes on. The bloke is a fantastic winger but still fails to convince as a centre. Has NZR invested so much money in him that there’s pressure to play him? Proctor was by far the better player all season and played next to Barrett. Play him; a specialised centre, in form. Crazy I know.

Our two wingers are very good, but we still miss a power runner in the backline. Faiga’anuki was a big loss and could have filled that role at wing or 13. More money on young players like him and less on aging stars would not go amiss in NZ rugby.

Perofeta had a decent game, but the jury is still out. The lack of a specialist fullback in the squad is another head scratcher.

Admittedly it’s early days and a win is a win, but hopefully some more innovation is in the plan otherwise I see this squad struggling sooner or later.

Rieko Ioane should not be near centers again, move him to the wing or the bench.

I wrote a few months ago that I expect NZ to be the best team in the world over the next 3 years. IRE & FRA will be 2 and 3, England 4th, and SA 5th.

Currently i’m feeling pretty good about that prediction.

We're really short on decent half -backs with AC gone. TJ did good work until he was injured in an unlucky pile up of bodies, but Thinly Crispy isn't up to the job, a 2 works be generous. I can honestly say this is the worst performance I've ever seen from someone in the black jersey - I've never felt compelled to criticise a player, as everyone can have an off night, but that was just awful. He blew it off the back of the scrum, messed up at the ruck, and missed tackles and that was all just in the first 5 minutes of the second half. His delivery is wanting too. Too slow and someone needs to tell him he doesn't need to pull his arms back before he passes, just pass! He's a liability to his team mates who were having to constantly cover ground to fill the holes he left in defence. Their hard work covered for him most of the time, but you shouldn't be in a black jersey if you need that much cover. 

Rated our props way to low..ratings overall are rubbish..

I think it was Taylor who knocked on from that 1st lineout move. Also, the starting props are rated too low, both at least 7s. Annd . . . Aumua nailed his 1st throw, but his next one he got pinged for baulking (did you actually watch the game btw?).

Good teams find a way to win. Excellent data available now for Razor to see exactly where this squad is at. Up to now, it was a huge unknown. So many work ons, add in a coupla three idiotic clangers, some players underperformed, etc etc, we will get better, onwards & upwards for the ABs. England should be very afraid for next week.

Finau rated too highly, was average at best. Christie too slow shouldnt be picked again. Reiko awful.

Dmac was average st best. Rudderless kicking. Stephen P played good. If dmacs our answer at 10, we are stuffed. Need mounga back asap