RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales

[westcoastie]

on the stream I'm watching you can hear the crowd singing "I don't know" - bloody brilliant

[antipodean]

Alright, I retract my previous statement. Keep Bender on in attack.

[Mokey]

Great pass, great fend.

[Jailbreak7]

Love the crowd singing Exponents Why does love do this to me with no prompt and no music

[Yeetyaah]

@westcoastie heard that too, so good.

[kiwiinmelb]

Maybe the two wings should’ve been Reece and bender

[ACT Crusader]

Is Rieko playing?

[Damo]

@MiketheSnow said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:

We're so fucking dumb.

Gifted you two try scoring positions and opportunities - notwithstanding Smith's superb finishing - and blown at least two great opportunities of our own.

This should be more like 21-17

Maybe. On the other hand NZ are normally notorious for scoring freakish tries, especially either side of half time. The score is a pretty fair reflection of things I think.

Your boys need to hold onto the ball for longer.

[Kirwan]

@ACT-Crusader said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:

Is Reiko playing?

Playing as well Bridge ever did in the WC, which is to say he needs to get more involved.

[rotated]

@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:

That was some pass to put Bender in.

As I said earlier avoid or bypass the midfield.

[chimoaus]

You have to wonder if BB at 10 and BFA at 15 would have been the safer bet in that crunch game. Guess the coaches had a plan and had to stick with it, but BFA and Cane have shown their class so far.

[antipodean]

@Kirwan said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:

@ACT-Crusader said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:

Is Reiko playing?

Playing as well Bridge ever did in the WC, which is to say he needs to get more involved.

I'm surprised he isn't trailing on the inside more on attack.

[Tim]

Our defensive structure is still awful.

[rotated]

@ACT-Crusader said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:

Is Rieko playing?

Nice try!

[kev]

@Billy-Tell yes agree Jordie was always a big call. But you can’t compare selections for the semi final with this game. ABs all over Welch forwards so apart from a bit of discipline this is a one sided canter. Score should blow out 2nd half.

[westcoastie]

@ACT-Crusader said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:

Is Rieko playing?

not much going his side of the field, defensively sound, made a few metres, lets get him in space eh?

[Kirwan]

@chimoaus said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:

You have to wonder if BB at 10 and BFA at 15 would have been the safer bet in that crunch game. Guess the coaches had a plan and had to stick with it, but BFA and Cane have shown their class so far.

And even in this game they are hiding Richie on the wing in defence.

[ACT Crusader]

@westcoastie said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:

@ACT-Crusader said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:

Is Rieko playing?

not much going his side of the field, defensively sound, made a few metres, lets get him in space eh?

Not much going his side? Aaron Smith made a great run down that side and for whatever reason Ioane wasn’t in position for a pass.

Then Coltman makes a run down that side and Ioane doesn’t take the pass.

[Tim]

@ACT-Crusader Smith had two opportunities to pass outside and used neither.

[junior]

@MiketheSnow arrogant and graceless