Match thread

Tim

Grass-cutter tackle.

Yeetyaah

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.

Bones

@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

Jailbreak7

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

Stargazer

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

Bovidae

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

Dan54

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.

Tordah

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

Bones

@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?

KiwiMurph

@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

Ahh some typical NZ kicking again

kiwi_expat

@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.

But at least Ryan, Hansen, Razor are all proven class. 3/5 isn't too bad.

Victor Meldrew

Shocking decision-making from Goodhue.

Fucking so many shit miracle ball attempts

@Victor-Meldrew even worse from Nankerville ignored his outsides twice and then drops it cold

KiwiMurph

@kiwi_expat said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

@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.

But at least Ryan, Hansen, Razor are all proven class. 3/5 isn't too bad.

Holland is a good attack coach. It's not like he's gonna be shoehorning James Blackwell into the AB locks

Tim

Strange pick of the forwards so far.

kiwi_expat

@KiwiMurph said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

@kiwi_expat said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

@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.

But at least Ryan, Hansen, Razor are all proven class. 3/5 isn't too bad.

Holland is a good attack coach. It's not like he's gonna be shoehorning James Blackwell into the AB locks

Source? And hasn't Tyler Blydeendal been their attack coach for the last 3 seasons?

Tordah

How can a maul ending up as three different truck and trailers result in a penalty FOR the attacking team. Catastrophic state of mauling refereeing affairs

KiwiMurph

@kiwi_expat said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

@KiwiMurph said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

@kiwi_expat said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

@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.

But at least Ryan, Hansen, Razor are all proven class. 3/5 isn't too bad.

Holland is a good attack coach. It's not like he's gonna be shoehorning James Blackwell into the AB locks

Source?

Watching the Canes under Holland for years. Their set piece attack has been consistently top shelf - without a quality 10 either. A real ability to create space and attack to it.

Tim

What a mess that maul was. Where was the penalty?

Great scrum and pressure from Weber

Canes4life

Numia going well at scrum time.

Tordah

@Tim said in Japan XV v All Blacks XV:

What a mess that maul was. Where was the penalty?

WR Law 69.1
attacking team doesn't score from the maul after a 5m lineout.
Sanction: Penalty to attacking team.

How long before each call on the scrum?

Draw and pass, draw and pass