Much improved second half by the Pumas but still a relatively easy 41-10 victory for the All Blacks.
Much improved second half by the Pumas but still a relatively easy 41-10 victory for the All Blacks.
So it was 10 all in the second half. What happened to the much vaunted wee abs.
I think Damian Mackenzie was the biggest threat, just kept playing on the line, drawing the Argies defenders and putting his backs into space.
Jordie Barrett is proving to the perfect 12 for the ABs, he has got size, speed and a fantastic boot.
Allow Wee Mackenzie to run circles. His one try in the 2nd half was pure magic, how he looped around and then ran into space to put his winger away.
I think Richie is great, but Mckenzie just has more on the ball sense of space around him and know how to get his players away.
Bargies failed in the scrum and got completely destroyed by the All Blacks young front row. Those guys give the boks a hard time last year.
All Blacks are finally getting their pack sorter as well as their line out.
Argies just couldn't compete at the basics. To much fancy running and no line breaks to speak of
We don't know how New Zealand are right now. The Pumas are hit or miss. They've always been that way. As per the Boks? I didn't see anything constructive in a very low quality test. Australia look like the patchwork raw side I feared they might be. As an advert for SH rugby? It wasn't very good overall.
Congrats to the mighty All Blacks, a great start! Nice to see the team perform well across the board but as others have said, early days yet. The game against the Boks will give both teams a better sense of where the strengths and weakness lie.
Beano my ol' mate, sadly I have to remind you of 101 rugby once again, i.e. SCOREBOARD! I'm sure some on this board hold out some hope that you will learn the basics one of these days. One must remain optimistic
JW I made reference to the scoreboard. 10 all in second half. What happened. The lardy wee abs run out of puff or what. Hahahahaha.
Anyhow good to see you are still alive and kicking JW. Means there is still time for you to Learn the game. 
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What happened to the banning button? We used to be able to vote off spammers like the one above.
Think it's only when they start threads.
Yes, I think you're right. My bad.
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Half time and the All Blacks lead by 31-0. All Blacks looking really focused
First week of the tournament and it's already clear that the All Blacks and the Springboks are the two best sides by some distance.
N ext Saturday in Auckland should be an epic contest and will almost certainly decide the winner of this year's abridged Rugby Championship.