All Blacks v France Test 3

[Stargazer]

I have patience with the newbies. It must be nerve wrecking to play your first test match. Some deal with that better than others.

[Kirwan]

@kirwan said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

To be positive, at least DMac is playing like a ten tonight.

Serves me right.

[Nepia]

Am I misremembering or didn't Genia run behind a ref to get his match winning try against the Crusaders in 2011?

[JK]

@kirwan said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

To be positive, at least DMac is playing like a ten tonight.

A very skitterish one

[Machpants]

Moody, get him off

[Crucial]

@nepia said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

Am I misremembering or didn't Genia run behind a ref to get his match winning try against the Crusaders in 2011?

Genia is a master of using the ref as a blocker. I’m sure whinging Meg has done it as well.

[Gunner]

What do the All Blacks have against starting halves well?

[Machpants]

Great defence but I think we pulled it down

[Tim]

Great defence.

[Damo]

@machpants said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

Great defence but I think we pulled it down

Hint of an early push. Didn't look like a bring down to me.

[Nepia]

I repeat my usual whinge - a maul going backwards shouldn't be allowed two goes (didn't happen this time, but after going back 10 metres the ref said first stop). It's a stupid law, the defending team should be rewarded for good defence.

[Derm McCrum]

Ah handbags. A good game needs them.

[Tim]

@nepia They really had three goes that time.

[Gunner]

@damo said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

@machpants said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

Great defence but I think we pulled it down

Hint of an early push. Didn't look like a bring down to me.

Get out of it, it was great timing!!!

[Bones]

Methinks people are buying into Nisbo constantly referring to Frizzell as Taylor.

[Damo]

@gunner said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

@damo said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

@machpants said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

Great defence but I think we pulled it down

Hint of an early push. Didn't look like a bring down to me.

Get out of it, it was great timing!!!

Was the catcher's feet on the ground before the push? Maybe, but I thought it was a touch early.

[Kirwan]

@bones said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

Methinks people are buying into Nisbo constantly referring to Frizzell as Taylor.

No, just saw him miss another one.

[Tim]

Frizzel missed tackle.

[MN5]

@bones said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

Methinks people are buying into Nisbo constantly referring to Frizzell as Taylor.

Give him a break. He's been in the job a long time and he needs to be bland in order for Marshall to shine.

[Machpants]

98 no tries