All Blacks looking very flaky and static.
All Blacks looking very flaky and static.
10-0. All France so far.
Ola Pakster
Will Jordan now suddenly scores off what looked like an almost innocuous kick ahead that found the French fast asleep with no one back. 10-7. France will be kicking themselves for letting that one in.
Jordan can't stay off the off the scoreboard, ever...
10-7
Howzit Plummie. French youngsters learning the value of playing to the whistle instead of stopping when you feel you should get a penalty.
Haha sneaky Droppie...
13-7
French droppie, 13-7.
Beautifully held up by the French.
Damn that was nice rugby
All Blacks now rumbling, held up over the line. Love should have gone for the offload on the side there, man open outside him.
Jordan close again, Dmac stabbing through, Jordan dribbles it on but touch in goal wins the race.
ABs raising the tempo now.
This ruck tempo and clearance is where the Boks are gonna be uber vulnerable against them.
13-10 after DMac slots a penalty
France get a penalty of their own on the AB 22 after the ABs go offside...
16-10
13-10
Howzit Pakie. Which website do you watch the Rugby on again?
Hiya M
16-10 as France gets a penalty goal.
Howzit MP. This one is working. https://rugbystreams.me/new-zealand-vs-france-live/union-internationals/stream-5
I swear, Dmac is the most overrated player in rugby
French win another penalty.
...on the AB 10m line.
France could go 9 points clear here...
Another penalty France, they're doing well on the ground. This could see them 9 points clear.
Thanks and the other from the other day for the Bok game later ?
Frenchie slots the penalty
19-10
Môre manne..
The secret of the French success in this half has been rushing the ABs.
I really hope Rassie is paying attention
Abs will need to sharpen up their rucking, France contesting and slowing every breakdown. They bleed a penalty for it now.
Hello Draad.
AB maul disintegrating. Two charges, both short. Checking for possible grounding now. Held up.
ABs opt for a lineout from a kickabke penalty.
Brave call...the maul fails and it looks like they've been held up?
These Frenchies are full of fight today.
Yep, held up. Great defence again from the frog eaters
Howzit, Draad
Love is wide open on the right for the ABs. Wide kick and he is in, but it's not coming.
No matter, ALB gets in. Better sequence for the ABs. Damn lucky there's moisture on the ground otherwise ALB would probably have ended about a meter short. 19-17 France at the half.
And get a late one in the half...
19-17
My word, that guy slid about 20 meters to score that try
There was a second movement in that ALB try.
Might have been Draad, I thought he was going to be short for all money.
Howzit Plum
Jis Draad
Second half might be spicy, but the ABs will probably come back
Hastoy tries another droppie but wide this time.
Early engage at the scrum has France in trouble as Dmac kicks deep and Barre fumbles it. Attacking lineout ABs.
ABs pressing hard in the Frenchie line...
Haha France stop them again and get the scrum
Great defense again by the French on their line again. ABs not too adventurous though, just blunt forcing it.
Quick penalty at the scrum and France will clear. Another multi-phase AB attack close to the line comes to nothing.
French are smashing the ABs at the breakdowns. Dmac with another questionable decision in running it into contact when he had space and support wide, French penalty. Penalty just wide, score unchanged.
Dmac messes up and hands the French a penalty.
Massive adrenaline dump for the ABs here.
France going for a shot...difficult kick in the corner at the AB 10m line
If he gets this one I'd be surprised...he misses
19-17
The ABs bring on some subs
Dmac passes to no one, France kicks through, Love cleans up well.
ABs now getting some breakdown penalties. First Savea, now Kirifi.
Haha old Dmac, how is he an All Black?
This was the guy that Rooi was telling us caused the sun to set when he sat down
The French jsut keeping stopping the All Blacks on their line.
Thats a positive for the Bokke because that's where we excel.
ABs again fails to score from from close. Maybe time to play it wider, the French aren't giving them anything in contact.
Love has been good for the ABs.
And now Dmac makes a try with a little grubber.
that'll teach me
Try ABs. Stab through, Barre gathers under pressure behind the line but Reece rips it away from him for Kirifi to pick up and score. 22-19 AB.
Damn, France into touch a meter from the line. Try saver from Jordie.
ABs botch their own lineout, and Savea wins the penalty on the line to save the day.
Savea with a big steal their on the AB line.
That's are the types of player the ABs are short on these days
And AB lose another lineout. France proceed to trip themselves up though.
Love or hate them, the French being this competitive with this young a side is pretty impressive.
Dmac passing the ball into ALB's shoulder.
ABs probably unlucky not to get a try there but not enough evidence to overturn the held up.
ABs pressing the French line again...
Looks like it's held up yet again by France
Haha the Frenchies come away with the ball again.
Scrum
Chubby Tavatavanavavawai is on for ALB.
Love tries a long range droppie but it's not close. Kinda doesn't make sense to drop when you're turning down kickable penalties.
Hotham has been good at scrumhalf since he's come on for the ABs. Great pressure kick to get the ABs a 5m lineout.
ABs still brute forcing it and coming off second best. French have tackled them 20m back.
Held up again. They need a new plan.
Again again the French hold the ABs up...
You can't fault the heart they've shown today
Jordie steps attacked and sets McAlister up for an easy slide in try.
That's the game.
And Jordie Barrett finally breaks the deadlock with a clean break and feeding Mcalister.
29-19. French have shown terrific guts yes, can't help but respect it.
MOM probably Ardie Savea. Kirifi has been good too and both locks have been impressive as well.
I don't take too much from this match if I were the Boks.
The team in the lead always take their foot of the gas a little.
What is noticeable is that ABs don't like being rushed.
High intensity and high tempo rugby looks to be their weakness.
Play slow 3,6,9 rugby against them at your own peril.
Lekker chaps...
See yall later for the Sacha show
ABs sweep the series, but France can hold their heads high.
Klop they saved their best for last .
How about the quality of the AB fetchers .
I think the AB Backline is rather iffy in attack and they had the upper hand up front - but that will not be the case wit he Springbok pack. The best All Black players wer all playing - by most of the French top players were missing - s I would not take that series of particular importance.
D e Allende would make a mess f that lot - both in defese and attack.
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France scores first. All Blacks started with a long period of attack that amounted to nothing at all. 7-0.