All Blacks vs England 2

[Frank]

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs England 2:

He's not a player who has fast service or an accurate pass.

Lol - he's a halfback.

[Dan54]

@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks vs England 2:

Aumua Newell stepped up. Vaai yelling after scrum win. Awesome

Don't underetimate Vaa'i's work in that scrum either. AB scrum never suffers when he there either. (spoken/wriiten by an ex-lock of course)

But all 3 Barrett boys were bloody good. Jordie is the glue at 12 I reckon.

[chimoaus]

If you watch the very first phase play we got in second half. We have ball on half way. They do an out the back play to a static forward that goes backwards. They then pass further back to Dmac who clears from just outside the 22 and England get ball back around half way.

This is the one of the biggest problem we need to fix.

[booboo]

Will Jordan doing PR on field

[chimoaus]

@booboo said in All Blacks vs England 2:

Will Jordan doing PR on field

Well he’s doing fuck all else on it.

[KiwiMurph]

@Frank said in All Blacks vs England 2:

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs England 2:

He's not a player who has fast service or an accurate pass.

Lol - he's a halfback.

I agree. It frustrates the fuck out of me - halfbacks who can't do their core roles.

[booboo]

@chimoaus said in All Blacks vs England 2:

@booboo said in All Blacks vs England 2:

Will Jordan doing PR on field

Well he’s doing fuck all else on it.

A reason for that

[chimoaus]

So what do they do vs Fiji? Have to start Ratima surely.

[antipodean]

Thanks England for a competitive series and well done Borthwick on fixing the abortion you inherited. If they keep improving (and they've got some very good talent in that team) they'll be a real threat in 27.

[Kirwan]

@antipodean said in All Blacks vs England 2:

Thanks England for a competitive series and well done Borthwick on fixing the abortion you inherited. If they keep improving (and they've got some very good talent in that team) they'll be a real threat in 27.

I’m a Smith fan after that, he was excellent on attack

[KiwiMurph]

@chimoaus said in All Blacks vs England 2:

So what do they do vs Fiji? Have to start Ratima surely.

Might even be forced to depending on Christie's HIA

[Tim]

@chimoaus I'd like to see them start Ratima, McKenzie, and Beauden Barrett.

[BerniesCorner]

Packed weekend for me.
ABs, Sunday: Frozen @ Covent Garden, u20 ABs, England v Spain Drury Lane pub
Too much

[sparky]

@BerniesCorner Let It Go!

[fcc]

@Kirwan said in All Blacks vs England 2:

@Donsteppa said in All Blacks vs England 2:

We are so loose, when Perofeta ran from his line when he had plenty of time to kick I think he showed what the game plan was.

This is one of the most idiotic comments I have seen on this forum and that is in along history of idiotic comments.

Perofeta clearly screwed up, put himself under pressure and used his footwork to get out of it. It had nothing to do with the game plan, it was all skill execution and pressure. Plan A would have been to kick it.

[nostrildamus]

@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks vs England 2:

Well played NZ

As in the first test it was there for England but when it mattered they didn't capitalise on territory or possession.

This is on the mark, England know how how to punish and bully, but they don't fully know how to use their weapons consistently and creatively-yet. They could get even better.

[sparky]

@chimoaus said in All Blacks vs England 2:

So what do they do Fiji?

Adjust to playing in 25 degree heat.

[Mattasaurus]

Very Razorish.. finding a way to win.
Not bad for 3 weeks together really.
They will only get better.

Think a lot of people not giving enough England credit.... Their defensive pressure was immense.

[BerniesCorner]

Still can't believe we won

[fcc]

@Tim

Barrett at 10, controlled the game in the 2nd half