That was all from Savea. Must have beaten seven French players in total in that passage of play. Unreal.
Rugby Union 23/24 Discussion
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Outrageous. How the feck does he do it? He’s hardly the biggest. I assume it’s just density, like tackling brick.
I definitely see no reason why England couldn’t play better attacking rugby. There’s a few holes in the first 15 that always seem to get exposed, but England should have used this time after Eddie Jones’ exit to reset and play a more exciting brand of rugby.
He beat four players before offloading for the try. Had beaten another three or four earlier in the passage. Pretty amazing.
Ah I don’t think Etzebeth or PTSD were offside for any of those blockdowns.
The trick is to listen to whatever Austin Healy says and then assume the opposite is true.
He has the physique of a normal backrower and the athleticism of a top center.
It’s sweet for him to have Sititi as well, shares the carry burden and gives NZ multiple running threats in the forwards
I can enjoy it a bit more tonight when he's not doing it to my team
Big flex this from the southern hemisphere….theyll have had an excellent aggregate tour if NZ win today
What a game, absolute carnage. The bench will be so important at this fever pitch
Ha, of course it's the 9 that scores a try like that. Classic sneaky scrumhalf stuff
Wow. NZ dismantling the French scrum was not in this script. Class from Roigard as well
Yep, absolutely total dominance right now.
No attempt to catch and ends up flicking it up to himself.
That's nice. The debutant (who Jalibert stayed at home because of) scores a try.
I think that’s the ticket for France now.
I’m not convinced by Ramos at 10, I don’t think he can defend there and can’t bring the backline into play like Ntamack and Jalibert.
They should just play a 9 man game off DuPont, the Kiwis have struggled with it and it’s an easy option compared to anything expansive
I’m not convinced by Ramos at 10, I don’t think he can defend there and can’t bring the backline into play like Ntamack and Jalibert.
They should just play a 9 man game off DuPont, the Kiwis have struggled with it and it’s an easy option compared to anything expansive
@JPRouve is Danty crocked?
Ramos is a better 10 than Jalibert, it's his most likely position for Toulouse.
The forwards did really well in that passage. Might as well go for that for a while.
Yes.
Ramos isn’t a 10 mate. He’s awful defensively and I don’t see his running threat or playmaking ahead of the other two
And yet that's where he was formed and where he mainly plays for Toulouse. Now it's totally possible that their staff has no clue about Rugby.
Also Jalibert can't defend to save his life and can't kick to save his life. He is extremely good when it comes to running with the ball but he is a subpar game manager which is why UBB can't do anything whenever meaningful games come.
Jalibert can’t defend? He’s a miles better defender than Ramos ffs
Im surprised you’re happy with the idea of Ramos at 10, he’s a quality 15 but he’s wanting at 10. Toulouse form really doesn’t qualify him as he’s surrounded by international (if not better) quality.
France will win feck all with him playing predominantly at 10, yes you can quote me and yes, I’ll eat my hat if proved otherwise
France need to score at least two tries because Jordan hasn't gotten his obligatory try yet
What a run!
Game on.
Yeah, having watched their participation and ascension in the rugby championships year on year, they’re an impressive outfit.
Jalibert can’t defend? He’s a miles better defender than Ramos ffs
Im surprised you’re happy with the idea of Ramos at 10, he’s a quality 15 but he’s wanting at 10. Toulouse form really doesn’t qualify him as he’s surrounded by international (if not better) quality.
France will win feck all with him playing predominantly at 10, yes you can quote me and yes, I’ll eat my hat if proved otherwise
Jallibert is probably the worst defender out of all international french players and by some distance.
Speedy Gonzales.
20mins to go and it could easily go either way
What a steal!
Beautiful. Excellent defending by France.
I really like that refs are calling the 5 seconds rule at last. Happened to JGP for Ireland and now for NZ.
I really want to cheer for Mckenzie and Ratima.
I always praise him but this ref is excellent.
Yep, he's been a great addition to the international refs.
Villiere should have been an openside
Dupont is now at 10.
Hahahaha great story from O'Driscoll of the Schmidt putdown
Quite a few neck roll calls in the matches this weekend too. Good to see them getting called.