This looks like last year all over again .
What has changed not a lot.
SA will slow the game down and bury us.they will not let the ABs play at speed.
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@Chris said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
This looks like last year all over again .
What has changed not a lot.
SA will slow the game down and bury us.they will not let the ABs play at speed.
That's assuming this 23 plays vs South Africa. If they do we are fucked. Hope Rennie is smarter than that
@W32 said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
@nostrildamus said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
@W32 said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
Come on Italy! Outstanding
I thought you were here for Bones. You're so loose with your affections...
I always pull for the underdog…
I expect your full support for the ABs in SA later in the year then....
@Chris said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
This looks like last year all over again .
What has changed not a lot.
SA will slow the game down and bury us.they will not let the ABs play at speed.
Pick the same players, expect the same results.
@KiwiMurph said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
@Chris said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
This looks like last year all over again .
What has changed not a lot.
SA will slow the game down and bury us.they will not let the ABs play at speed.That's assuming this 23 plays vs South Africa. If they do we are fucked. Hope Rennie is smarter than that
His first big test is coming quickly. Some of his big names are failing to deliver
@canefan said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
@W32 said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
@nostrildamus said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
@W32 said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
Come on Italy! Outstanding
I thought you were here for Bones. You're so loose with your affections...
I always pull for the underdog…
I expect your full support for the ABs in SA later in the year then....
NZ are always favorites..
@canefan said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
@KiwiMurph said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
@Chris said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
This looks like last year all over again .
What has changed not a lot.
SA will slow the game down and bury us.they will not let the ABs play at speed.That's assuming this 23 plays vs South Africa. If they do we are fucked. Hope Rennie is smarter than that
His first big test is coming quickly. Some of his big names are failing to deliver
Yeah I think rennie needed to see this for himself
@kidcalder said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
@canefan said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
@KiwiMurph said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
@Chris said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
This looks like last year all over again .
What has changed not a lot.
SA will slow the game down and bury us.they will not let the ABs play at speed.That's assuming this 23 plays vs South Africa. If they do we are fucked. Hope Rennie is smarter than that
His first big test is coming quickly. Some of his big names are failing to deliver
Yeah I think rennie needed to see this for himself
But will he act?
@KiwiMurph said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
@Chris said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
This looks like last year all over again .
What has changed not a lot.
SA will slow the game down and bury us.they will not let the ABs play at speed.That's assuming this 23 plays vs South Africa. If they do we are fucked. Hope Rennie is smarter than that
I think we need to be able to play tough as well as fast to beat them,
This squad doesn’t have enough players who can do that.
We need to find some more beasts
We could get smoked in some tour games as well as the tests.
@SouthernMann 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.
Grooter just carried pretty bloody well then.
He is quality link guy as well. Throws some really nice passes.
Got to get his Canes guys on.
@Bones said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
Roigard has been pretty meh. Needs to sharpen up
I think he'll pick his moments in the second half.
Ardie looks like he should have been pulled after that collision in the first minute or two, I wouldn't be surprised if he's concussed.
@akan004 said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
@Chris said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
This looks like last year all over again .
What has changed not a lot.
SA will slow the game down and bury us.they will not let the ABs play at speed.Pick the same players, expect the same results.
Who would you drop out of this squad ?.
@Tordah said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
what a shit, subdued atmosphere in that stadium, it seems. Really not lifting anyone
It's easily NZ's worst international stadium. We shouldn't be playing games there.
@Jnr said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
@Bones said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
Roigard has been pretty meh. Needs to sharpen up
I think he'll pick his moments in the second half.
Ardie looks like he should have been pulled after that collision in the first minute or two, I wouldn't be surprised if he's concussed.
Have you been listening to his motivational speeches?
@WoodysRFC said in 2026 Nations Championship: All Blacks v Italy:
@SouthernMann 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.
Grooter just carried pretty bloody well then.
He is quality link guy as well. Throws some really nice passes.
Got to get his Canes guys on.
I wouldn’t change De Groot but we need more x-factor in the tight five. It’s way too same same. We need beasts out there to get us going forward continuously.