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The fact that Ardie, when questioned about Smith hitting him at third on the way to his awesome second try said “Actually it was just off the cuff. Just trying to see space and call where the space is and Nuggs just hit me there” means I’m not sure how much credit needs to be given to the coaches
Time to give the All Blacks' coaching team some credit after innovative solutions overcame Ireland
He’ll say Vive la France!
Even though they played aNH team 😉
ANALYSIS: 'As good a quarter in Foster's reign' powers All Blacks to big win and lets coach breathe easier
I didn’t realise that England had the Aura, I was wondering where the ABs lost it!
Smith and Farrell were awful, esp Smith. The two playmakers, with one of them who plays nothing like England, is a bad idea. ABs had the same problem with Beaudy at 15, Mo’unga at 10 – there was a fight for control.
ANALYSIS: 'The silver lining is a mirage - England have lost their aura and confidence'
Isn’t he in the French team?
Rugby News: RA threatens to quit Super Rugby, Skelton 'hurt' by England tour snub, Ella feted as Cook Cup name axed
In this game there were players joining well in front, nowhere near the ball carrier
The Wrap: Did Super Rugby end up with the right teams in the final?
Great wrap.
One thing I have noticed, which was very obvious with the Brumbies (but al teams do it) is attackers joining a maul from the side/well in front of the ball carrier. The refs should really be watching the attackers as much as the defenders for this, but it is barely policed if it all. I have no problems with the teams doing it, that’s rugby push the laws and the refs to the limit. But it needs to be policed, along with no one having their head below hips in a ruck!
So they either police it, or change the law that to joing a maul, as in once it has been called a maul, the joining player must receive the ball. That would make attackers have work a bit harder for what is a often pretty easy try. Good teams will still use mauls but hopefully they’d become less common, and we won;t see hookers at the top of all the try scoring lists!
The Wrap: Did Super Rugby end up with the right teams in the final?
It was a Blues social media challenge, he had to (and sucessfully did) use “discombobulating” “Hippopotomus” and “Nick Cage” in the media brief – good stuff
'It looks like a mess': Tuivasa-Sheck delivers brutally honest judgement on transition from NRL to rugby
21 cards, 17 for SH teams, 4 for NH.
No bias at all 😉
End of an aura: Critics target Foster and 'an empire that's gone soft' after All Blacks 'lose fear factor'
Lol there is no such thing as a knock down. There is a knock on/forward, and if it doesn’t go forward it is play on. It’s in the laws
MATCH REPORT: 'Horrendous'! Rennie anger as 14-man Wallabies beaten at the death
Even with a terrible loss, the long tour excuse will be used. And the fact late Hansen into foster have not supported how to deal with rush defence since 2017 will be ignored. Dual playmaker well do it! Nope. Our forwards will harden up! Nope. Skillfully playing flat will best it! Nope.
Mo'unga brought in for All Blacks’ French clash
Sadly the entire coaching set up, and in fact I think the squad, is in a delusional way. The esteemed Mr Bishop even wrote an article about defence of both teams in the Ireland match, pointing out
“The comments of New Zealand’s head coach in the aftermath do make you wonder whether he really sees a problem. Most coaches operate on the understanding that more time spent in possession of the ball tends to exhaust the defence more than the offence and takes its toll in the second period.”
A polite way of saying they either can;t see what we can all see, or they are fluffing the media. Moody came out and disagreed that the forwards were dominated. Maybe they were playing a different game to that which I watched!
Mo'unga brought in for All Blacks’ French clash
Great piece thanks, and very much correct.
The All Blacks are stuck with Foster, who is still trying to figure out how to deal with the relentless defence and forward power of some sides. Sadly this has been the case since circa 2017 so I don’t see much chance of improvement by the team. We also play in a bubble now, with a similar Australia, that just sticks NZ teams in the ‘play close to the gain line and spin wide’ mindset. It doesn’t work, no thought of the playing off nine that was done in the 1st Lions test 17 or just using a bit of depth to allow the playmakers more time. Well, I’ve said it many times, Foster was a bad decision, made even worse by the rush to confirm him for another 2 years before this tour. A tour which has shown that the ABs are marking time whilst other teams are moving forward.
Bring on 2024 with a new and exciting coach, not a continuation of the last few years of stagnation.
I’m very confused about the wallabies, they really dismantled the Boks in the second test. Where has that smart, focused team and tactics gone?
The Wrap: Familiar themes emerge as Wallabies and All Blacks are pasted by England and Ireland
Well done Ireland they were totally dominant, and only the typical AB flashes of brilliance kept them in the game. The old cliche of the game being won up front is very relevant when playing the ABs. Ireland proved this once again as deserved winners.
Ireland, and the boks, have shown that Foster’s (and late Hansen) ABs still don’t know how to compete against that sort of physical onslaught. It is very sad that NZR decided to stick with the ‘tried and true’ when England proved that in the semi that the coaching group was more ‘tired and without a clue’.
Now us ABs supporters have two more years watching the ABs being flat track bullies, until they get put on their backside by an aggressive physical team. Bring knocked over will most certainly happen versus someone in the knock outs of 2023.
Bring on razor 2024!
MATCH REPORT: All Blacks stunned as Ireland roar to deserved win
Interesting looking for a 6:2 bench Digger, I am not sure the ABs have ever done that in a Tier 1 type test!
The Thursday rugby two-up: Break out the scorecards
Sure we can fit it in, on Wednesdays, with the 12s on Saturdays (rolled eyes emoji)
Club World Cup a decent idea on paper, but no chance of finding room in the calendar
The main eason that the SH sides don;t play in the islands is the agreement that in July NH tour SH, and vice versa in Nov. SH sides would have to do one off tests outside the international window to do it. Pacific are SH so tour North same time as ABs/Oz etc.
The Thursday rugby two-up: One bio-bubble too many for the ‘Boks and Pumas?
Which would be true if NH sides sent full strength teams. But they don’t cos of domestic finals getting in the way, and stupidly long NH seasons means the players need a rest. So we get second string teams, normally, which reduces the commercial value to SH sides.
But I also agree that there’s no totally equitable way to do it
The Thursday rugby two-up: One bio-bubble too many for the ‘Boks and Pumas?
That’s upto their own unions. For example you remember a few years ago, Fiji players got 0$ Vs England, i fact they were paying their own way with tickets etc, so England donated a bit to them.
The way the two internationals tours work is the home Union get all the money. So England makes a bomb selling out Twickenham for the big SH sides. Fiji get ffff all when they visit back the other way. It’s ‘fair’ cos everyone gets the same thing, but it is not equitable.
The Thursday rugby two-up: One bio-bubble too many for the ‘Boks and Pumas?
I’m not sure about worth it, but the way the internationals run now is home team get all the money, incl selling broadcast. That’s why SH sides want to change, to a more shared model.
The Thursday rugby two-up: One bio-bubble too many for the ‘Boks and Pumas?
What match do they get money from Biltong? Those 3 tests have no revenue sharing, home teams in July and Nov tours get all the money, unless it is outside the window – like ABs vs USA and Wales
The Thursday rugby two-up: One bio-bubble too many for the ‘Boks and Pumas?
You’ve got that wrong, SA is off, according to media reports. Nothing official yet, will be announced today UK time. Guardian.com
“Ministers will slash England’s travel red list to about a dozen countries, but plans for replacing the requirement for a negative PCR test with a lateral flow one to avoid isolation hang in the balance.
Destinations including Brazil, Mexico and South Africa are expected to be moved off the red list on Thursday, meaning passengers returning from them will not have to isolate in a hotel for 11 nights at a cost of more than £2,000.”
The Thursday rugby two-up: One bio-bubble too many for the ‘Boks and Pumas?
Yeah I don’t blame them, a long time in bubbles. Can’t see SA coming off the red list any time soon. I should’ve put ‘like the boks might do’
Weary, winless Pumas need rest: Ledesma
Maybe they’ll cancel the tour, like boks are going to
Weary, winless Pumas need rest: Ledesma
Fakatava will not be available for the ABs until after the RWC. We need to look at getting someone like Roe in as an apprentice. As you say TJ is an international 9, but really now just a squad member to cover minnows games and be a ‘burger’ (replace r with g) in squad opposed training sessions!
I disagree on our props, they are substandard. Remember when we had the best ball carrying tight forwards that could also do their core roles? Not anymore, they barely cover the scrum, and are penalty magnet liabilities in the field. It is an area of real concern.
MATCH REPORT: Springboks edge All Blacks in one of the GREATEST Tests
However employees don’t get to chose their manager. No matter how much they like him, it doesn’t outweigh his appalling record as a head coach. He maybe like Wayne Smith, just better as an assistant. He may even be too nice to his players, and he’s very reticent to drop anyone. This is a results driven game, and almost all the records the ABs have ticked off under his leadership have been negative
The victory that surely condemned Ian Foster