Exactly. Plus the wallabies should be aware the All Blacks would always chase the win, I doubt they would have gone for 3 points if given the chance, they would go for the win 99% of the time. So keep the god damn ball at their end of the field.
They will go for the win, that's true. But 5 minutes or more is a long time to try and keep the All Blacks in their 50m or 22m zone - they are bloody good at exiting, as we saw a number of times on Saturday.
I thought we would kick for territory watching the match live, and commented straight after to my wife, who watches little rugby, that 6 points can go in a flash against the ABs.
But at least the 6 points mean they
must go for the try, and don't have the bail-out option of a draw, if it came to that. Plus, if the kick failed but went dead, they get a 22m receipt and a chance to get back there.
It's a tough one for me, but I am inclined to agree the kick for touch might have been the slightly better option.
I thought the decision earlier to go for touch in the first half was more odd - but Hooper justified it by stating they felt the ABs were under pressure, had a warning and a yellow card was a possibility, plus the kick was near the sideline so harder. Hmmm, maybe.
I'd hate to be making these calls - you'll never please everyone.