@antipodean said in All Blacks v Japan:

DMac runs sideways taking the space from Tele'a. Thankfully Cane was there.

But clearly Plummer, who allows his outsides space to play, is not the answer

Cane in. ABs well ahead now.

We will learn fuck all from this. This aint a rugby match.

@antipodean said in All Blacks v Japan:

DMac runs sideways taking the space from Tele'a. Thankfully Cane was there.

not often I read that in an attacking play.

@Jet said in All Blacks v Japan:

We will learn fuck all from this. This aint a rugby match.

Well not real man's test rugby anyway

@Jet said in All Blacks v Japan:

We will learn fuck all from this. This aint a rugby match.

This offers zero preparation for playing England, Ireland and France away on consecutive weeks.

It's also kinda boring if I'm honest.

Great falcon by our captain.

@Jet Yeah, trying to score of every play isn't much of an examination.

our big men won't like the humidity.

We're all about the highlights reel. All icing, no cake.

That pitch

He was so offside

9 foot Warner Dearns

Dearns is showing us his potential

@Jet said in All Blacks v Japan:

We will learn fuck all from this. This aint a rugby match.

Doesn't help that it looks like the squad has been doing sightseeing instead of training.

How can they look so disjointed after weeks together?

No guard at the ruck.

Gregor Paul's radio voice has all the excitement of dying house plants.

McKenzie had plenty of support to put it through the hands there, the cut out pass killed momentum

we keep going for massive passes when we don't need to. DMac had guys on his shoulder but throws an average pass

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks v Japan:

Gregor Paul's radio voice has all the excitement of dying house plants.

Cos the game is so dire

That was greedy from Roigard

Roigard gets so greedy close to the line.

Greed

@Machpants said in All Blacks v Japan:

That pitch

Disgraceful - it's tearing up as players change direction.

I wonder if that's the problem for our scrum which should be demolishing Japan.

Nice footwork Samipeni

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Japan:

That was greedy from Roigard

I know he has a massive following, but he hasn't had a good test so far.

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks v Japan:

Gregor Paul's radio voice has all the excitement of dying house plants.

He commentates AB rugby? He hates NZ rugby..

Shouldn't that be a penalty try? If he's infringed they take the defender out of the picture.

Not that it matters now lmao.

How do you say Kentucky Colonels in Japanese?

Finau in.

We'll win this 70-20.

Our offense is fine, it's the defensive lapses that are concerning.

@African-Monkey said in All Blacks v Japan:

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Japan:

That was greedy from Roigard

I know he has a massive following, but he hasn't had a good test so far.

I hope you've dug a deep trench.

@African-Monkey said in All Blacks v Japan:

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Japan:

That was greedy from Roigard

I know he has a massive following, but he hasn't had a good test so far.

Yeah, hasn't played much rugby, and the whole team is playing shit.

@African-Monkey said in All Blacks v Japan:

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Japan:

That was greedy from Roigard

I know he has a massive following, but he hasn't had a good test so far.

I'm glad he's starting - needs minutes

Japan's defense is worse than ours, their missed tackle count must be huge already

@Yeetyaah said in All Blacks v Japan:

Shouldn't that be a penalty try? If he's infringed they take the defender out of the picture.

Not that it matters now lmao.

There was another Japanese defender there also so they usually don’t award them in that situation.

@Paekakboyz said in All Blacks v Japan:

we keep going for massive passes when we don't need to. DMac had guys on his shoulder but throws an average pass

Wahay look who’s back on the fern !

Patty playing well

SF finally puts in some hits.

Abs obviously confused that the opposition is allowed to pass the ball both ways