3rd Bledisloe Cup Match 27/10/2018 Yokohama

[Brigantine]

Have they announced the teams yet? All I heard is 3 of the AB squad have been released to play for the World XV against Japan tomorrow instead.

 

[geostar]

New Zealand:
15 Damian McKenzie
14 Ben Smith
13 Ryan Crotty
12 Sonny Bill Williams
11 Rieko Ioane
10 Beauden Barrett
9 TJ Perenara
8 Kieran Read (c)
7 Ardie Savea
6 Liam Squire
5 Scott Barrett
4 Samuel Whitelock
3 Owen Franks
2 Codie Taylor
1 Joe Moody
Replacements: 16 Nathan Harris, 17 Karl Tu'inukuafe, 18 Nepo Laulala, 19 Brodie Retallick, 20 Matt Todd, 21 Aaron Smith, 22 Richie Mo'unga, 23 Anton Lienert-Brown

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Australia: 15 Dane Haylett-Petty, 14 Sefa Naivalu, 13 Israel Folau, 12 Kurtley Beale, 11 Marika Koroibete, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Will Genia, 8 David Pocock, 7 Michael Hooper (c), 6 Ned Hanigan, 5 Rob Simmons, 4 Izack Rodda, 3 Allan Alaalatoa, 2 Folau Faingaa, 1 Scott Sio

Replacements (one to be omitted): 16 Tolu Latu, 17 Sekope Kepu, 18 Taniela Tupou, 19 Rory Arnold, 20 Jack Dempsey, 21 Pete Samu, 22 Nick Phipps, 23 Samu Kerevi, 24 Tom Banks

 

[TommiG88]

How the hell is that a yellow?

 

[Kiwiwomble]

Not sure I would have given it but I can't see how it's a surprise, they've given yellows for a face rub in he bottom of a ruck, they're definitely going to give one for an open handed blow to the face

 

[All Black]

How the hell is that a yellow?

NH ref I think.

 

[TommiG88]

NH ref I think.

Yep, and an awful ref. He ruins many games up this way with his interpretations.

 

[All Black]

Yep, and an awful ref. He ruins many games up this way with his interpretations.

Defintely not a yellow like you say.

 

[TommiG88]

Not sure I would have given it but I can't see how it's a surprise, they've given yellows for a face rub in he bottom of a ruck, they're definitely going to give one for an open handed blow to the face

Even the NZ commentators disagreed with the card. Penalty at most, would have been a talking to 5 years ago.

It's ruined the final 15mins of a good game, although the Wallabies haven't helped themselves.

 

[Kiwiwomble]

As I say, don't necessarily agree with it but it's been that way for a couple of season, I would say a smack to the face has always been a penalty though

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Caught some of the second half. Yeah agree not a yellow card for me.

 

[FrenchFan]

Not a yellow for me but it didn't decide the outcome of game. This is what you get with PC wankology now ruling the game.

Thought i was watching SR. Empty stadium. No atmosphere. The best nation + one of the biggest rivalry in world and they still can't fill a stadium in the country picked to host the RWC.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Soft yellow. Stupid thing to do at the same time, you know you're running the risk of one with trigger happy refs these days.

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Thought i was watching SR. Empty stadium. No atmosphere. The best nation + one of the biggest rivalry in world and they still can't fill a stadium in the country picked to host the RWC.

46,000+, a record crowd for a rugby test in Japan and all for a dead rubber friendly involving two foreign sides that an international rugby fan like myself had zero interest in.

I'm a sour-puss at the best of times but I think that you are being a little harsh.

https://www.couriermail.com.au/spor...ive-coverage/17b2bd987ccf432a842fbdb8c745ec79

 

[FrenchFan]

46,000+, a record crowd for a rugby test in Japan and all for a dead rubber friendly involving two foreign sides that an international rugby fan like myself had zero interest in.

I'm a sour-puss at the best of times but I think that you are being a little harsh.

https://www.couriermail.com.au/spor...ive-coverage/17b2bd987ccf432a842fbdb8c745ec79

the stadium holds close to 80K. So it is half empty. And there was zero atmosphere in that stadium. Funeral parlour. Predictable result. Yawn.

 

[Zapphod]

I guess someone has to be the dissenting voice but the yellow card was petty much the refs only call given the rules.

It may be a bad law but it is the law and players know it so really the only bad call in that result was made by the Australian.

 

[Brigantine]

Wait until Japan vs All Blacks next weekend. If there are empty seats there, heads will roll.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I guess someone has to be the dissenting voice but the yellow card was petty much the refs only call given the rules.

It may be a bad law but it is the law and players know it so really the only bad call in that result was made by the Australian.

I agree with that,
Not a fan of Poite but if you're gonna palm someone in the face, in this era, you're gonna be off the pitch.

 

[Kiwiwomble]

this is now going around, im not sure its actually Latu but taylor get a smack to the face as they stand up from the scrum which is obviously what kicked it off

 

[mania]

Koroibete Was awesome