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Cantab 10 minutes ago

On form SA have to be firm favorites to take out this tournament. Can’t see NZ doing it even if they get past France. Too many penalties & cards conceded not to mention line-out inconsistency, handling errors and at times poor defence. All these problems were apparent against Ireland as well as earlier pool games.

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JB 16 minutes ago

Rieko Ioane moved again as one debutant named for the All Blacks

You've got to be joking about Razor being conservative. Team is completely different to Foster’s, and last week there were four debutants.

He explicitly said that the plan was to beat the French this weekend, then rotate more heavily for the third test, assuming it is a dead rubber.

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Super Sid 18 minutes ago

If you care to remember the series against SA last year, the AB scrum actually had the Boks under pressure and it was only the misreading from the ref - against De Groot and the yellow cards in the final quarter that created the mismatch and not the aforementioned superiority of the bomb squad. So yes, by WC’27 the ABs will have scrummaging stocks second to none to base our attacking game plan from.

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SadersMan 45 minutes ago

Rieko Ioane moved again as one debutant named for the All Blacks

Lio-Willie was brought into the official team to REPLACE Sititi for the FRA series & Dalton took his place as reserve cover.

There are 33 official squad members PLUS 2 unofficial injury cover slots. Remember Razor turned down the offer of 35 full squad members.

For Narawa & Dalton to play, they need to be transfered to the official squad. They sren’t, as yet. So they aren’t up for selection.

d 53 minutes ago

even when the try is then disallowed! haha ok, yeah he was brilliant, but I’m not talking bout chips on the run to beat the tackle, but the sort of chips BB was trying to do (but not quite getting right) over the rush defence to break the line.

Jmann 55 minutes ago

100% - ABs were 20-25 points a better team. Embarrassing they didn’t capitalise on their opportunities. Even with the over-zealous officiating.

Rieko Ioane moved again as one debutant named for the All Blacks

Over the sideline 59 minutes ago

So you shouldn’t be an AB unless you won the final? That’s going to be a weak ABs team.

Rieko Ioane moved again as one debutant named for the All Blacks

Over the sideline 1 hour ago

Hopefully NZ is now ready for the French tactic of running past the landing place and sitting 2-3m in behind that for the tapdown.

Rieko Ioane moved again as one debutant named for the All Blacks

Over the sideline 1 hour ago

He made two changes. Both forced. Great squad rotation. Lio-Willy wasn’t even in the squad so he selected 2 injured no 8s, but both cant play.

Now we have Ioane changing sides. Must be half time swap sides eh.

Id say he is the most conservative ABs coach we have had.

d 1 hour ago

Super Rugby; a series characterised by an emphasis on entertainment and scoring tries, even if it means a tolerance for passing errors and zero kicking skills that get absolutely punished at international level.

Over the sideline 1 hour ago

Well he was lying then eh. Even Savea does chip kicks and scores in SR.

d 1 hour ago

so dramatic! and untrue, he produces a lot of clickbait , but is often right in his criticism, which I’d rather read than a load of sycophantic adoration.

Rieko Ioane moved again as one debutant named for the All Blacks

Chiefs Mana 1 hour ago

Sititi and LJ both went down in fairness…Caleb Clarke should start ahead of Narawa as a full squad member. I’d like to see him get a crack though.

If i was the French 10, i’d be peppering Reiko with high balls all night.

Over the sideline 1 hour ago

Top 14 is rubbish. The young French need that experience of playing in a foreign, gruelling and competitive league.

Rieko Ioane moved again as one debutant named for the All Blacks

Chiefs Mana 1 hour ago

I wasn’t upset with our attacking shape, execution and patience need to be better. Our D was woeful and where I hope to see the most improvement as that’s directly on the coaches.

Box kick plays a role and Roigard has a weapon of a boot on him when he puts it in the right spot.

Over the sideline 1 hour ago

Yes he is sensational around the ruck but he isn’t so sensational kicking or making kicking decisions. But that can be learnt hopefully.

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Ardy 1 hour ago

Well Toaster, you count as 1, not sure how many others there are.

He was the strongest prop and excellent around the paddock; the only one who came close to him was Topo Rodriguez.

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The Creator 1 hour ago

Rieko Ioane moved again as one debutant named for the All Blacks

U r meaningless.He is doing wat he said. It might happen in the 3rd test. Watch this space!!!!…..

Rieko Ioane moved again as one debutant named for the All Blacks

d 1 hour ago

and we thought the RWC squad was a shadow of past AB sides! Those Blues players (Clarke, Tuipolotu) had better step up from their recent form, even BB needs to be better than he was last week on the tactical kicking front.

If we see yet another match where aimless box kicks do nothing but surrender possession we clearly have chosen the wrong coaches, because I do not believe we don’t have the talent.