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MATCH REPORT - All Blacks massacre Boks in Albany

Dane Coles on the charge

The All Blacks destroyed the Springboks tonight at QBE Stadium in Albany, winning 57-0 in a very one-sided test.

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The home side led 31-0 at halftime in a repeat of their demolition job of the Wallabies in Sydney in the first round of The Rugby Championship. Tries to Rieko Ioane, Nehe Milner-Skudder, Scott Barrett and Brodie Retallick shot the All Blacks to an insurmountable lead, with the Springboks guilty of glaring errors at lineout time.

Milner-Skudder’s first half try was a particular highlight, with the winger collecting a behind the back pass from Beauden Barrett.

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NMS bagged a double after halftime, which was followed by a try to Ofa Tu’ungafasi.

Lima Sopoaga dived over to bring up the half century in the 75 minute, then Codie Taylor followed him over the line, consigning the Springboks to their worst ever margin of defeat to the All Blacks.

MORE TO COME.

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SK 1 hour ago
The times are changing, and some Six Nations teams may be left behind

If you are building the same amount of rucks but kicking more is that a bad thing? Kicks are more constestable than ever, fans want to see a contest, is that a bad thing? kicks create broken field situations where counter attacks from be launched from or from which turnover ball can be exploited, attacks are more direct and swift rather than multiphase in nature, is that a bad thing? What is clear now is that a hybrid approach is needed to win matches. You can still build phases but you need to play in the right areas so you have to kick well. You also have to be prepared to play from turnover ball and transition quickly from the kick contest to attack or set your defence quickly if the aerial contest is lost. Rugby seems healthy to me. The rules at ruck time means the team in possession is favoured and its more possible than ever to play a multiphase game. At the same time kicking, set piece, kick chase and receipt seems to be more important than ever. Teams can win in so many ways with so many strategies. If anything rugby resembles footballs 4-4-2 era. Now football is all about 1 striker formations with gegenpress and transition play vs possession heavy teams, fewer shots, less direct play and crossing. Its boring and it plods along with moves starting from deep, passing goalkeepers and centre backs and less wing play. If we keep tinkering with the laws rugby will become a game with more defined styles and less variety, less ways to win effectively and less varied body types and skill sets.

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