Match thread

Tim

One thing that has been weird is the lack of a guard player, normally a lock, at the box kick rucks. Maybe they were getting the halfback to practice kicking under pressure?

@Jet said in All Blacks v Japan:

May as well have Codie Taylor or Coles on the wing. They can execute the stop running and cut back in just as well as Reece and Telea.

Both hookers are quicker than them too

Get love on at ten, Jesus Christ

Crazy Horse

@antipodean said in All Blacks v Japan:

The more I watch, the more convinced I become DMac is not the answer.

So, you want RM back? Just come out and say it 😀

antipodean

Jesus wept. Put Perofeta into 10 and Love into fullback. DMac is dreadful.

Stockcar86

@Jet said in All Blacks v Japan:

This is just an advert for Toshiba, Adidas, Altrad, Shit Tackling and Ineos Grenadiers.

A waste of aviation fuel.

Nah, this is going to pay enough for NZR to buy Robertson out of his contract and hire Mark Hammett as his replacement

sparky

Let put to bed the idea that DMac is a Test. Time to invest in Harry Plummer.

canefan

@sparky said in All Blacks v Japan:

Let put to bed the idea that DMac is a Test. Time to invest in Harry Plummer.

Someone fill Razor in

Jet

@antipodean said in All Blacks v Japan:

Jesus wept. Put Perofeta into 10 and Love into fullback. DMac is dreadful.

This is why I think England Ireland and France are going to hump us.

Our bread and butter fundamentals are not up to scratch.

We are all fur coat and no knickers.

sparky

Can we score any tries in the last 20 minutes of this one?

Kruse

The Fuck? "Has that found touch?" - the fluffybunny had his foot TOTALLY in touch as he caught that... WTAF?

Crazy Horse

@Jet said in All Blacks v Japan:

We are all fur coat and no knickers.

You are all Mrs Crazy? No wonder I am always wrong on here.

Canes4life

Get Love on Razor, fucking hell you’ve made him wait enough already.

KiwiMurph

Finally Love gets a go

Ref is missing a fuck load, same as DMac

antipodean

Sititi chasing the kick ahead is faster than Reece. Where's the Howlett type winger?

antipodean

Can @Canes4life admit Proctor is looking pretty fucking average this half against the might of Japan?

Canes4life

I think Love is at 10.

Donsteppa

@antipodean said in All Blacks v Japan:

Sititi chasing the kick ahead is faster than Reece. Where's the Howlett type winger?

Howlett himself is probably still faster than Reece and Tele'a...

canefan

@antipodean said in All Blacks v Japan:

Can @Canes4life admit Proctor is looking pretty fucking average this half against the might of Japan?

To be fair, the entire backline has looked average, DMac crabbing doesn't help this

Frank

Love is far quicker than either or Telea or Reece.
Option on the wing?

Canes4life

@antipodean said in All Blacks v Japan:

Can @Canes4life admit Proctor is looking pretty fucking average this half against the might of Japan?

Why has he been average? Dmacs the one that’s fucking shit up. You couldn’t admit that though either aye? Twat.

LatsToTheMax

How the feck is that a penalty? There are 5 Japanese blokes ahead of the ball with one AB trying to get out.

KiwiMurph

Bell has given away 2 ruck pens

antipodean

@Canes4life said in All Blacks v Japan:

@antipodean said in All Blacks v Japan:

Can @Canes4life admit Proctor is looking pretty fucking average this half against the might of Japan?

Why has he been average? Dmacs the one that’s fucking shit up. You couldn’t admit that though either aye? Twat.

Passing to wingers constantly in worse positions, 50:50s that don't come off. Poor defensive decisions.

And in case it's escaped your eyepatch; I've complained enough about DMac's play.

Kruse

Havili fucks it up... "makes it up to at least the advantage line"
.... what the actual fuck... how do even our commentators have bias... this is fucked up

We'll DMac playing the full 80, so BB for ten versus England, for sure

KiwiMurph

Seems an age ago that Japan was thrilling the rugby world in the 2019 RWC