All Blacks & All Blacks XV Tours 2022

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ @Dismal Pillock gunna lose his shit if Havili gets out there & Ennor's still on the field...

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Fun factoid courtesy of CGW: first Barrett-less AB 23 since 2015 RWC Pool match v Georgia.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

^ @Dismal Pillock gunna lose his shit if Havili gets out there & Ennor's still on the field...

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Feels like a perfect storm.

Don't think NZ know what's about to hit them.

Complacent half-arsed AB side vs Japan's kamikaze mercenary frankenmess who are primed, preened and clearly better coached. JJ and Tony Brown WILL have a cunning plan. FFS it wont even have to be that cunning to outwit the doe-eyed drongo at the AB helm.

Fuckbrained Fozzie probably has no idea about the frankenfreak poach about to trot out at #8 for Japan. Ax murder on toast.

That said the J-bench doesnt look flash, maybe Mounga or someone can run amok in the last 10 and bail the stupid "brand" out

 

[qwerty51]

Japan were worse than Aus A, NZ would beat Aus A by 50 I reckon. Just saying.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Japan:


Ryohei Yamanaka, Kotaro Matsushima, Dylan Riley, Ryoto Nakamura, Siosaia Fifita, Takuya Yamasawa, Yutaka Nagare; Tevita Tatafu, Kazuki Himeno, Michael Leitch, Jack Cornelsen, Warner Dearns, Jiwon Gu, Atsushi Sakate, Keita Inagaki.

Reserves: Takeshi Hino, Craig Millar, Shuhei Takeuchi, Kanji Shimokawa, Faulua Makisi, Naoto Saito, Seungsi Lee, Gerhard van den Heever.

 

[KiwiM]

Feels like a perfect storm.

Don't think NZ know what's about to hit them.

Complacent half-arsed AB side vs Japan's kamikaze mercenary frankenmess who are primed, preened and clearly better coached. JJ and Tony Brown WILL have a cunning plan. FFS it wont even have to be that cunning to outwit the doe-eyed drongo at the AB helm.

Fuckbrained Fozzie probably has no idea about the frankenfreak poach about to trot out at #8 for Japan. Ax murder on toast.

That said the J-bench doesnt look flash, maybe Mounga or someone can run amok in the last 10 and bail the stupid "brand" out

Other than the midfield the starting team looks like it's got a good mix of experience at every other position grouping: veteran front rower (Coles), lock (Retallick), loosie (Cane), inside back (Mo'unga), outside back (Reece).

 

[zer0]

I don't think Japan's upset strategy of high-tempo rugby matches up well against the AB's, so really should be safe. Seeing how the defence matches up against Tony Brown's offence will probably be the most beneficial outcome of this match.

Would like to see some of the power game rolled out from the start. Though this backline selection means Clarke would have to do a lot of work there, which isn't really a bad thing, considering how well he can go taking the ball from close to the breakdown.

 

[Pokinacha]

Was that not Scott Barrett in the tunnel with Whitelock?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ Jordie, I think. All Barretts have rejoined the squad.

Old Man Coles has hurt himself in the warmups, Samisoni will start.

 

[Pokinacha]

Excellent time wasting by Jordan Wray to take the sting out of the haka

 

[Pokinacha]

Hilariously that strip by Mounga was a penalty in the last WRWC game

 

[qwerty51]

These Japanese kicks are really strange.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Japan aren't going to win this with threes.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Why are we "targeting" a guy who hasn't looked like dropping it & has beaten at least the first tackle on each return?

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Liiiiiiiiiiightweiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiights.

Unable to make any inroads physically whatsoever and reduced to plodding away in their own half then its fuckit, just kick it away

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Oh deary deary me. Ref has shit the bed big time AND dissed Marius Jonker into the bargain PLUS asked his AR's if they agree the try stands & wonders why they're looking funny at him...

Shiggins diatribe incoming.

 

[qwerty51]

I'll ask again. WTF are these kicks??????

 

[dru]

I'll ask again. WTF are these kicks??????

5 points?

Edit: make it 7.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Japan aren't going to win this with threes.

But might with enough fives & the odd seven...