Anyway, soft penalty gives us a chance.

Pretty soft call I reckon

@hydro11 said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

To be fair, it must be a tactic to take the quick taps. That is on Wayne Smith.

Quick tap is fine. Don't then kick it away aimlessly.

Also don't do it in their own 22m unless there is a clear opportunity.

@hydro11 said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

To be fair, it must be a tactic to take the quick taps. That is on Wayne Smith.

A quick tap is one thing, aimlessly kicking the ball back to the French is another.

ok there's your territory now take out your cheese knife and cut through them like overblown camembert.

Great try!

Wòooooooooo

Fitzy!

Now make sure we bloody exit!

This is an awesome game ..that conversion ,,whew ..!

By the way Leti-l'iga is on for Holmes.

58 min in 22-17 NZ

How the fark is Cocksedge still on

NZ seem to playing with a lot more oomph-are France tiring?

@nostrildamus said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

NZ seem to playing with a lot more oomph-are France tiring?

I reckon

@nostrildamus expect more injuries

@taniwharugby said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

@nostrildamus expect more injuries

Are they experts in slowing down the game? We shall see!

Krystal Murray ..outrageous offload

How good was that ball from Murray

I don't think Cocksedge has been half as bad as some are saying. She mixes some bad decisions with some really good stuff.

yup I think the French forwards are tiring

@Stargazer she has been pretty good but some awful decisions

We need to chill out on the quick taps, that would have been a 5m lineout and likely try

@taniwharugby Yeah, that's what I said.

@Stargazer said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

I don't think Cocksedge has been half as bad as some are saying. She mixes some bad decisions with some really good stuff.

Credit to her that was a good decision to tap.

@Damo well that's all she's done so one had to be good...

@No-Quarter said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

We need to chill out on the quick taps, that would have been a 5m lineout and likely try

No way we would've kicked it to 5m, we normally make about 10

@Stargazer said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

bad decisions

Bad is a huge understatement. We all know that anyone who taps a penalty and kicks immediately should be shot. She has the audacity to do it twice.

I can't see what she brings as a positive that any other half couldn't.

Come on girls; put that foot a little firmer on that French throat!!

Demaunt needed to go long

@Bones said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

@Stargazer said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

bad decisions

Bad is a huge understatement. We all know that anyone who taps a penalty and kicks immediately should be shot. She has the audacity to do it twice.

I can't see what she brings as a positive that any other half couldn't.

She has done it 4 times lol.

@Steven-Harris said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

Demaunt needed to go long

Yeah, poor option when you are defending a lead.

@hydro11 have we had a decent exit tonight?

Shit defence

Damn. French try right under the sticks. Only one point in it now.

@taniwharugby said in Black Ferns v France, RWC Semi Final:

@hydro11 have we had a decent exit tonight?

No, and most of it has been poor tactical decisions, rather than execution or ability to kick.

tackling suddenly optional.

The benefit of all your tries being bully tactics is they're all 7 pointers.

Is that the 2nd or 3rd try following a non-exit

The quick taps and refusing to boot the fucking ball down field are what is keeping France in the game