@His-Bobness
It is interesting how coaches go about motivating and building culture in teams. This coaching group seem to have a core set of principles and they seem to use certain words that embody those principles. Optimism and brutality seem to be the common combo, I have also heard alignment, relentless work rate, and cultural connection as well.

I guess time will tell if they have the desired result but so far I like what I am seeing from this group.

Not feeling good about SA tour. Dropping high balls and soft defence.

Proctor, Carter, McKenzie not exactly robust defenders.

Loose forwards scaring nobody.

Same old shit.

Slow the game down and we look very average.

Bring back Ioane

Fucking Proctor again. How hard is it to know you can't crawl through a fucking ruck?

Soft defence by Sititi.

Sititi a big downgrade on Lakai (so far)

Lomax's ear is going to fall off

we're giving the Frenchie to many reasons to blow the whistle....

Allan with the penalty kick.

NZ 7 Italy 10

@No-Quarter Open field runner. Should be a midfield back. No way he is a six.

@Mattasaurus said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:

we're giving the Frenchie to many reasons to blow the whistle....

Our ref management is appalling.

In front of the kicker at the kick off. That's under 13 rugby bullshit right there.

Very slack.

Was that Taylor?

These are Robertson era errors.

@sparky said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:

In front of the kicker at the kick off. That's under 13 bullshit right there.

Miles in front

Italy will be highly encouraged by these first 20 minutes.

@W32 said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:

@sparky said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:

In front of the kicker at the kick off. That's under 13 bullshit right there.
Miles in front

Thanks

Less brutality, more mentality required. Just brainless

@Bones said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:

@W32 said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:

@sparky said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:

In front of the kicker at the kick off. That's under 13 bullshit right there.
Miles in front

Thanks

I’m here for you

@Bones said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:

Was that Taylor?

These are Robertson era errors.

Lomax and 2 others

@sparky said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:

In front of the kicker at the kick off. That's under 13 bullshit right there.

I'm glad they called it as sooo many refs let it go, a bugbear of mine

No intensitylacking leadership

Where's super captain Ardie Savea?

Is he playing?

@His-Bobness said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:

Less brutality, more mentality required. Just brainless

Their boots are all the same colour. I blame the boots.

@sparky said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:

DMac horrific under the high ball.

From the Italy box kick? That was Love, no?

Fucking Sititi also. This is super dumb shit and where's the captain?

Sititi used his hand on the deck. Idiot.

South Africa are going to eat us

I've stopped trying to work out what this referee is doing.

Pure French madness.

@Tim said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:

@No-Quarter Open field runner. Should be a midfield back. No way he is a six.

I always thought he was best suited to 8 but he never plays there anymore. Too many 8s not enough 6s.

Standard Frence ref enigma

Sititi with tits for hands.

@Yeetyaah Random number generator reffing.

Sititi have a shocker so far

Referee being paid by whistle blows

Italy a mile offside there.. never retreated

A flying defender and Wallace Sititi shits the bed.

Wally needed more time off after the head knock in Super

@Mattasaurus said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:

Italy a mile offside there.. never retreated

Welcome to Northern Hemisphere officiated rugby.

No Chiefs in Wellington please. Jacobson can stay though.