Good result for the All Blacks but the Springboks offered almost nothing in the first 60 minutes, constantly mucking up fairly basic plays.
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Springboks I
I’d argue in many ways that Tupaea try did push it beyond doubt, and it did put it away. A 14 point margin ultimately proved to be enough, because the Boks had to score two converted tries.
Not sure you can expect it to be easy against the Boks. Stoked with the win.
Definitely wasn’t perfect but the team showed plenty of character tonight. Something to build on.
That was brilliant. I am 70 yo and my whole life AB/Bok tests have been the ultimate for me. And after tonight I haven't changed my mind. That was test rugby as it should be.
@Frank said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@MajorRage said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
How the fuck is that not a YC?
Because it was bullshit?
At least the TMO invented a high tackle to save face.
Comedy.
Shoulder to the head
YC and off field review
Mitigation as attacker was falling in the tackle
Stays YC
Been ruled that way for years
Not tonight
God you've been a miserable prick tonight
Consistently miserable at the non-officiating
Unlike the officials
I notice you drop in to most games claiming the team playing the ABs is being robbed.
Ahhh no thats harsh.
Mikes a good poster.
Wet conditions ironically favored us because our backline sucks and it allowed Finlay to fuck around all day.
Forwards pretty good apart from scrum.
Backline stink
Wasn't quite the Boks that I was expecting, but we were also better than hoped for too, so very happy to take that.
Wellington might start to show whether the Boks at Ellis and Eden Park were an aberration on recent years, or a slight slipping away from the very peak.
We can't always be miserable, any win against the boks is a good win, credit to all of them.
@Dan54 said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
That was brilliant. I am 70 yo and my whole life AB/Bok tests have been the ultimate for me. And after tonight I haven't changed my mind. That was test rugby as it should be.
Yep, that was a great arm wrestle.
So much to like - rucks being attacked, defence, 6/7/8 combination worked well
So much to work on - kicking, backline attack, bits of set play, back 3.
Best thing was we didn't crack under pressure but found a way to win. That's a big, big plus,
My Dad was at Eden Park in 1956 when the All Blacks secured that famous series. I have listened to and watched hundreds of All Blacks games with him.
He died on Tuesday.
That one was for you, Dad.
@sparky said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
My Dad was at Eden Park in 1956 when the All Blacks secured that famous series. I have listened to and watched hundreds of All Blacks games with him.
He died on Tuesday.
That one was for you, Dad.
Commiserations sparky. Glad you had that tonight.
@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
So much to like - rucks being attacked, defence, 6/7/8 combination worked well
So much to work on - kicking, backline attack, bits of set play, back 3.
Best thing was we didn't crack under pressure but found a way to win. That's a big, big plus,
That's a very good point actually.
@Frank said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@MajorRage said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
How the fuck is that not a YC?
Because it was bullshit?
At least the TMO invented a high tackle to save face.
Comedy.
Shoulder to the head
YC and off field review
Mitigation as attacker was falling in the tackle
Stays YC
Been ruled that way for years
Not tonight
God you've been a miserable prick tonight
Consistently miserable at the non-officiating
Unlike the officials
I notice you drop in to most games claiming the team playing the ABs is being robbed.
To be fair to Mike, he calls it as he sees it on the reffing - even when Wales win.
@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@Frank said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@MajorRage said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
How the fuck is that not a YC?
Because it was bullshit?
At least the TMO invented a high tackle to save face.
Comedy.
Shoulder to the head
YC and off field review
Mitigation as attacker was falling in the tackle
Stays YC
Been ruled that way for years
Not tonight
God you've been a miserable prick tonight
Consistently miserable at the non-officiating
Unlike the officials
I notice you drop in to most games claiming the team playing the ABs is being robbed.
To be fair to Mike, he calls it as he sees it on the reffing - even when Wales win.
A long time between those posts. 
As much I as I enjoyed that for the sheer ferocity, I’ll never sit down and watch that 80 min box kick shite again.
@sparky said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
My Dad was at Eden Park in 1956 when the All Blacks secured that famous series. I have listened to and watched hundreds of All Blacks games with him.
He died on Tuesday.
That one was for you, Dad.
Hope this bought a little joy at this time mate.
@kidcalder said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
Christie is there because of injuries, hopefully 1 or 2 will be back soon enough -otherwise be nice to see what Preston can do starting.
We really need to move on from BB at 10 Give Dmac the reins and Love to the bench
We definitely need to start giving Love more game time. We could easily have an injury crisis at 10 like we have at 9. He needs experience and they need to start giving him some.
@sparky said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
My Dad was at Eden Park in 1956 when the All Blacks secured that famous series. I have listened to and watched hundreds of All Blacks games with him.
He died on Tuesday.
That one was for you, Dad.
Genuinely sparky, mate after reading that room got a bit dusty. I am sure your Dad would be smiling as he looked down!
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@MajorRage said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
How the fuck is that not a YC?
Because it was bullshit?
At least the TMO invented a high tackle to save face.
Comedy.
Shoulder to the head
YC and off field review
Mitigation as attacker was falling in the tackle
Stays YC
Been ruled that way for years
Not tonight
I understand your logic, but I really don’t like the typical interpretation. If an attacker runs head first into a static member of the opposition it’s not even really a tackle, let alone a dangerous one.
IMO the attacker ought to take some responsibility if he charges ahead recklessly.
So me a penalty feels appropriate in that specific instance.
@kidcalder said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
Christie is there because of injuries, hopefully 1 or 2 will be back soon enough -otherwise be nice to see what Preston can do starting.
We really need to move on from BB at 10 Give Dmac the reins and Love to the bench
Be buggered, I will be happy to stick with Christie ,until the others come back. BB was pretty good I thought. We looked good with Dmac at 15 and Jordan on wing I thought!
@kev said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
We spent so much of that 2nd half in our half because of our poor kicking. Christie in particular - the tactic seem to have him kick all night from the base - but some of our heads up options on turnovers were so poor.
Christie's kicking put us under pressure in the second half, but it is hard to criticize the effort. We really need a halfback with a longer kicking game though. Is Roigard out for the next game as well?
@kev said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
The intensity at ruck won us the game. But we will need to be better at scrum.
A hallmark of Razor Super final wins.
@Old-Samurai-Jack there was one moment where we had created space for the kick, he ran from base with lots of room and sliced it off the side of his boot. Lineout on 22 after a sustained period on D. Execution in those moments says a lot about players. Jus not good enough.
I have no confidence for next week. Like the Argje games we started well and regressed, letting them back into the game. If they were better they would have won, and will probably beat us in Wellington next weekend
Proctors kick......unforgivable.
Lads getting held up and turned over after the hooter.....amateur.
@canefan said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
I have no confidence for next week. Like the Argje games we started well and regressed, letting them back into the game. If they were better they would have won, and will probably beat us in Wellington next weekend
Today was perspiration not inspiration.
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Springboks I:
@canefan on the other hand a win over the Boks has to be good for the confidence.
Better than a loss. But we aren't learning
Very happy with how Parker and B Barrett went.
Surprised how shit the scrum was, especially after subs. I've never seen Lomax going backwards at a rate of knots.
Turning over the ball juts before the hooter was rage-inducing
Pretty intense game, quality average but both teams had to fight with tough ground conditions.
Wow that was such an exciting game. That last 20 mins was edge of the seat stuff, and I let out a few yells that woke the dog. I was interested to see how Christie, Ioane, BB and Proctor went given the flak they tend to get on here...and they all played well. Most of Christie's passes were quick and straight and he both attacked and defended strongly. Pity about Narawa, I hope he's ok.