@Frank said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

@Tim said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:
No point putting Ioane on the wing if you can't get the ball there.

A continuation of MacDonald's remarkably effective tactic of putting the loose forwards on the wing that he used against the Saders.

I think you right.. i just don't think its the best use of him....

8-6 to NZ XV after 31min.

@Victor-Meldrew said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

Great pick up by Numia

And then a complete failure to feed the space.

@Duluth just let Love get through a game or two before making that sort of judgement. He hasn’t played all year remember.

Nice Du Plessis

Good tackle, and great turn over by Kirifi

Jesus missed touch, amateur hour

Geez Numia.

I would have swapped some of the bench (eg Harmon) for some of the starters.

@Stargazer said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

Geez Numia.

Has he played at this level before? Seems overawed or something, usually excellent handling and vision for a prop.

@Canes4life from a very good low tackle from Strange

Should we be really worried that both McDonald and Holland are in the ABs coaching setup next year.

@nostrildamus said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

I would have swapped some of the bench (eg Harmon) for some of the starters.

I think that's generally the idea of the bench, yeah

Why kick

Messy game faaaarkin hell

Weber is so slow getting the ball out. Our backs are under pressure before they even get the ball.

Fuck there's is some dumb shit going on, both sides.

Lots of nerves and rust.

@Canes4life said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

Should we be really worried that both McDonald and Holland are in the ABs coaching setup next year.

No. Otherwise we'll have reincarnations of all the Foster threads.

The off sides by the Japan XV at the last serious of rucks and not picked up by this official is disgraceful

@Canes4life said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

Weber is so slow getting the ball out. Our backs are under pressure before they even get the ball.

The number of times he has to change his mind cos he takes so long to decide in the 1st place.... ruck clean outs not helping but he should be better

Grass-cutter tackle.

Jack Goodhue playing for Japan XV?

Pass looked fine to me

Such a polite looking crowd

See refs not following the Kaplan-Gardner protocol on forward passes.

@Machpants said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

Pass looked fine to me

Yeah fired it on the halfway, caught just over it. Seems harsh when you consider how it's supposed to be judged

Refe

@Yeetyaah said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

Refe

Alright calm down

Sheesh give the ball to Love

AB XV sucking in the big ones - which is fair in the heat and humidty.

Poor execution, and some head scratching tactics -
eg Akira on sideline when we could really use his presence at ruck times etc. And the desire to spin it wide too quickly I feel

Dominant scrum, that's where the ABs are far ahead. Hopefully perofeta can convert it... Just in off the post half time score perofeta 11-6 Japan

@Jailbreak7 Even Weber is a better goal kicker. Saved by the post.

Love had a 1st half to forget. He looks rusty as.

Reasonable first half, considering heat etc and first game. I find it pretty interesting watching the ref too, we have read enough comments the NH will kill us at breakdown, I think this fella fairly lax myself.
Also didn't realise that Mitchell was in Japanese camp.

Oh, how the fabled New Zealand rugby depth has seemingly evaporated over the last decade

@Tordah said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

Oh, how the fabled New Zealand rugby depth has seemingly evaporated over the last decade

I think better coaching might have seen a better performance.

Where's Clayton?

@Bones said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

@Tordah said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

Oh, how the fabled New Zealand rugby depth has seemingly evaporated over the last decade

I think better coaching might have seen a better performance.

Where's Clayton?

In the coaches box next to MacDonald and Hansen?

@Duluth I should hope so.

@Tordah said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

Oh, how the fabled New Zealand rugby depth has seemingly evaporated over the last decade

There's some bloody handy players in neither ABs or AB XV squads