New Zealand v Wales, Test 1, 2016

[boyo]

Go.

 

[boyo]

3-0 after 5

 

[boyo]

3-5 after10

 

[Bairdy]

5-3 to Wales after 12 minutes. Well worked try off a North (?) break. ABs looking vulnerable but of course it is early days yet.

Need to give Naholo the ball more, he has a 1:1 ratio for runs to linebreaks almost.

 

[swingpass]

Naholo and Savea J have substantial defensive frailties.

 

[swingpass]

Naholo and Savea J have substantial defensive frailties.

Which are of course more than compensated by their attacking abilities

 

[boyo]

8-5 after 16

 

[Bairdy]

ABs lethal on the counter. Naholo the beneficiary. 17-5.

 

[Slim 293]

Hey Wales, keep kicking to Ben Smith............

 

[boyo]

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15-5 after 19​

 

[boyo]

15-8 after 21

 

[Upthenuts]

nice open frantic game so far

 

[Bairdy]

Wales really opening up ABs but not clinical enough to convert linebreaks

 

[boyo]

15-11 after 25

 

[Bairdy]

Wow. Wales try to put them back in the lead

 

[boyo]

15-18 after 32

 

[zer0]

Which are of course more than compensated by their attacking abilities

Not when they're both played together as they are tonight. The dual fullback model is a far better option than two strike wingers. Has been since 2009.

 

[boyo]

Dane Coles fucks up again

 

[Bairdy]

Not scoring a try there is going to bite the Welsh in their ass, methinks.

 

[Highlander35]

Good game so far. Bit scrappy from both, but the intensity is pretty high, which is always enthralling.