Match thread

sparky

He's taking forever over this and they are looking at the wrong incident.

Yeetyaah

What the fuck is this? It's not a knock on unless it hits the ground or another player right?

fark me I felt teh vibes were against us there!

game_film

@Bones Yeah. Sounds like she’s avoiding talking

Tim

The fuck is this bullshit? Rugby was supposed to eliminate this officious nonsense.

Bones

Jordan for centre please.

Mr Fish

@Canes4life said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:

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

@Canes4life said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:

The quality of this game versus the Super final is night and day.

It's an entirely different game when you have a northern hemisphere ref looking to slow it down as much as he can.

And no punch up front. De Groot, Taylor and Lomax etc aren’t the types to bend a defensive line if we want to play optimistic rugby.

Lomax has been carrying very well tonight.

Chris

@Mr-Fish said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:

@Canes4life said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:

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

@Canes4life said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:

The quality of this game versus the Super final is night and day.

It's an entirely different game when you have a northern hemisphere ref looking to slow it down as much as he can.

And no punch up front. De Groot, Taylor and Lomax etc aren’t the types to bend a defensive line if we want to play optimistic rugby.

Lomax has been carrying very well tonight.

So has Taylor

sparky

Our front five have been okay. The issue is the back row.

antipodean

Savea can't even carry and get to ground.

Bones

Taukieaho to start, Aumua bench

Jacobson working for 3...

No Quarter

Italy have actually been very good, and Sititi and Ardie have both been poor, which has kept them in the game. Expecting our pack to blow them away in the 2nd 40