Match thread

Nepia

@booboo said in Māori All Blacks 2026:

Not on Stan?

Ah. Looks like NZR+.

Is 8pm NZT or AEST?

Is NZR+ still working? I thought they'd dumped it.

8pm Oz according to Tribe.

KiwiMurph

@Nepia said in Māori All Blacks 2026:

Is NZR+ still working? I thought they'd dumped it.

It's a rebranded app called All Blacks & Black Ferns Rugby that's come out in the last week. You might have to update it.

Nepia

@KiwiMurph said in Māori All Blacks 2026:

@Nepia said in Māori All Blacks 2026:

Is NZR+ still working? I thought they'd dumped it.

It's a rebranded app called All Blacks & Black Ferns Rugby that's come out in the last week. You might have to update it.

Cheers, I'll check before this evening.

So this is streaming on Maori+...
Anyone know if you can watch delayed as well as live?

Duluth

Topic event: Duluth moved this topic from Sports Talk

Mr Fish

@reprobate said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

So this is streaming on Maori+...
Anyone know if you can watch delayed as well as live?

Can't say for sure but normally you can watch things on demand on Maori+ so chances are reasonably high.

It's definitely on the All Blacks app outside NZ - don't know if that's true of within the country too.

Bones

@Mr-Fish said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

@reprobate said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

So this is streaming on Maori+...
Anyone know if you can watch delayed as well as live?

Can't say for sure but normally you can watch things on demand on Maori+ so chances are reasonably high.

It's definitely on the All Blacks app outside NZ - don't know if that's true of within the country too.

There's always the (free) bear that tunnels. Used to serve me well when overseas for using sky.

Bones

I'm far from surprised the new app is shit.

But I'll still be fucking fuming if this is still the case come kick off.

1000035158.png

booboo

Im still hanging out in NZR+ ...

1000035713.jpg

booboo

And it looks like it is working.

TJ on commentary

Mr Fish

@Bones said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

I'm far from surprised the new app is shit.

But I'll still be fucking fuming if this is still the case come kick off.

View image

Think it was doing that because the broadcast hadn't actually started (even though it said live). I had the same issue a couple of hours ago thinking there might be some build up but it's fine now.

Unite

Yeah working good now

Mr Fish

Knock on aside, nice start from Barnes.

Bones

@Mr-Fish yeah got it now, bit patchy picture wise but that might be the telly.

Forbes is constantly buffering though even when the picture isn't. Guy just gets more and more pedestrian every time I see him.

Landers92

The game is on channel 50 on skysport in NZ. Commentary is in Māori though

Bones

Annnnnnd Forbes rolls away at what he probably thought was lightening speed.

Bones

Thought a knock on was supposed to travel forward ref?

KiwiMurph

Think MABs would be better off with Kemara at 10 in this particular game

Bones

Interesting Riley is in this team - he was world class a year or two ago. Wouldn't have minded him switching back...

KiwiMurph

Nicely worked

Bones

Forbes looked like a prop when he tried to set off 🤣 great support and offload though

KiwiMurph

Cripes getting no luck from this ref

Bones

Barnes looking great on attack.

Mr Fish

Definitely a knock on from Riley.

Bones

Yeah, much more obvious than the one from Reihana earlier too

Mr Fish

@Bones said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

Yeah, much more obvious than the one from Reihana earlier too

Though if we're being consistent with how forward passes are assessed, Riley does actually let the ball go out of his hands backwards, it's momentum that carries it forward.

Torian

Reihana average tonight so far

Bones

@Mr-Fish said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

@Bones said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

Yeah, much more obvious than the one from Reihana earlier too

Though if we're being consistent with how forward passes are assessed, Riley does actually let the ball go out of his hands backwards, it's momentum that carries it forward.

I can't recall a knock on ever being considered under the forward pass laws.

Bones

Taele really should be a ten. Looks to be running the backline tonight too.

KiwiMurph

Lennox's passes a tad high

Mr Fish

@Bones said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

@Mr-Fish said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

@Bones said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

Yeah, much more obvious than the one from Reihana earlier too

Though if we're being consistent with how forward passes are assessed, Riley does actually let the ball go out of his hands backwards, it's momentum that carries it forward.

I can't recall a knock on ever being considered under the forward pass laws.

What I mean is that 'forward' isn't defined in the laws. But in the case of passes, 'forward' means 'forward out of the hands' - so why should it be any different for knock ons?

antipodean

Taele is such a terrible defender.

Mr Fish

@antipodean another point in the 'should play 10' column.

Bones

@Mr-Fish yeah it just needs to go forward, that's defined in the dictionary 😁

Bones

Get Kemara on