His work rate was indefatigable, power moves popping up on the left wing a number of times, including the lead up to Ta’avao’s first try. Got some revenge on the US’s Campbell with an angry hit on defence late in game.Ī hat-trick with 15 tries in 10 tests now, but it wasn’t just the finishing that underlined his prowess. He was always brave and got rewarded by more space after the move to wing.
Had a good first start in the black jersey and was one player picked out by Foster, the outside centre position took a lot of the defensive heat and both he and ALB will be nursing some bruises. Well deserved first try for the ABs in the 38th minute. The only thing he lacks when weighed up against Havili is a kicking game at the moment. Always runs straight, sets targets makes crafty decisions with ball in hand and also off the ball to get into good support lines. Off at 54Ĭontinued the great from he has shown off the bench. Has really drifted down the pecking order by not taking his chances in his last three outings. Couple of highlights, decided to have a go himself with a chip kick at 25 minutes, got the inside ball from Jordan and then somehow retained his balance over obstacles and a push from Christie to nab a try. Took a huge hit to set the outside backs away for first try. Mr Cool ran the game in an understated manner. The Sky pundits talking about a bench spot down the road, but surely his all round game must be considered for regular starting?
#AllBlacks #USAEagles #USAvNZL īrilliant performance from the ginger ninja, splendid support, pace to the breakdown and some angry defence and turnovers. It wasn’t perfect, but the All Blacks ran up a score reflective of the dominance many expected of them against the USA Eagles in Washington DC. Got penalised a couple of times and probably would have expected to do more from the base of the scrum. Mixed game for the No 8, some strong turnovers and dashes on the periphery. Just buried himself in the first half, opened it up after the oranges, good linking in the 41st minute for big Angus’ second try, sprinted for his own five-pointer at 48 minutes and then subbed. We got to see him concentrating more on the basics in the second spell on staunch defence, cleaning out and also defused a rolling maul at 66. Latched on to an inside pass for the first minute try, cleaned out nicely in the 21st minute, got to his feet and seconds after that a nifty step on the right wing for his second try. A bit of razzle dazzle going astray late in first half, but this guy has a wonderful mix of physicality and ball-playing ability.Ī dream day for a No 6 where your side has a surfeit of ball and the defensive duties aren’t too onerous. My favourite was the double pump to a rear runner that led to Jacobson’s second try. He was the regular first receiver and used some beautiful deception taking the ball to the line.
There’s no doubt Retallick changed the game with his distribution and running, but Vaa’i has taken it to another level. There seems to be a changing of the guard coming at lock and I believe the locking combination today will be our first choice by the French game. One blot, he missed the ball runner in 40th for USA’s try. Good to see the big man in command and his presence gives a levity.
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