New Zealand vs France, 2nd Test

[Stillknox]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tommowins @ Jun 19 2009, 08:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Conrad Smith back gives us stability in the centres. Forward look pretty much the same, still the inexperienced back-row (besides Kaino but he's off-form).

Heres a photo of Malmanche's face:

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Well despite his name he's way too ugly to be a french descendant.

Don't know what to expect of this one, the french will be very focus, they don't want another "no tomorrow win" and it's the perfect time to really launch the new era of les Bleus. After two crappy 6N it's vital. But the All Blacks in the role of the wounded animal can be very dangerous, I think this squad, even weakened, is able to do much better than last week.

It's a cliché with the french but I see a win by 5-8 points or a loss by 30...

 

[nam97]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Stillknox @ Jun 20 2009, 12:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tommowins @ Jun 19 2009, 08:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Conrad Smith back gives us stability in the centres. Forward look pretty much the same, still the inexperienced back-row (besides Kaino but he's off-form).

Heres a photo of Malmanche's face:

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Well despite his name he's way too ugly to be a french descendant.

Don't know what to expect of this one, the french will be very focus, they don't want another "no tomorrow win" and it's the perfect time to really launch the new era of les Bleus. After two crappy 6N it's vital. But the All Blacks in the role of the wounded animal can be very dangerous, I think this squad, even weakened, is able to do much better than last week.

It's a cliché with the french but I see a win by 5-8 points or a loss by 30...
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:lol:

I'm not 100% sure about his ancestry but I just found out he has represented NZ Maori... weird, with that name and those looks where the hell does his Maori heritage come from?

 

[Charles]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (wairarapa_cullen @ Jun 20 2009, 07:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Stillknox @ Jun 20 2009, 12:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tommowins @ Jun 19 2009, 08:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Conrad Smith back gives us stability in the centres. Forward look pretty much the same, still the inexperienced back-row (besides Kaino but he's off-form).

Heres a photo of Malmanche's face:

[/b]

Well despite his name he's way too ugly to be a french descendant.

Don't know what to expect of this one, the french will be very focus, they don't want another "no tomorrow win" and it's the perfect time to really launch the new era of les Bleus. After two crappy 6N it's vital. But the All Blacks in the role of the wounded animal can be very dangerous, I think this squad, even weakened, is able to do much better than last week.

It's a cliché with the french but I see a win by 5-8 points or a loss by 30...
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:lol:

I'm not 100% sure about his ancestry but I just found out he has represented NZ Maori... weird, with that name and those looks where the hell does his Maori heritage come from?
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On other pictures/during games, you can see that he's got kind of asian eyes, a bit like Daniel Braid (blond hair but very thin eyes).

 

[shazbooger]

13 mins in, 0-0.

Classy late shoulder charge / headbut from Nonu. Only tuned in so not sure if this is a result of something else.

20 mins

French unlucky not to get a penalty on the NZ 22. Nez Zealand scrum disintegrates, French scrum effectively sprinting leaves the ball behind and Cowen kicks is down to the French 22. Had to be a penalty but thems the breaks.

 

[An Tarbh]

maybe but the slow mo replay made it look worse than it is.

Donald again showing his class!

 

[Mr.cyclopede]

A lot of confusion from both teams, but French seems to be present in the war announced by Graham.
That would be nice if the Blacks who act like in a swimming pull in the rucks were penalised...and now a black scrum completely destroyed and nothing !

 

[An Tarbh]

no wonder the French get hugely frustrated with reffing decisions, blatant forward pass from Cowan and he gives the scrum to the All Blacks,

 

[An Tarbh]

of all the people to get the try, that's gonna wind the French up.

 

[An Tarbh]

I think that Medard has gotten enough under that, nothing convincing from any of these angles we're seeing.

 

[shazbooger]

yeah lucky to escape with condeding just the one try.

AB's generating really good ball though, causing the French all sorts of trouble. One way traffic at the moment, the French will be delighted to keep it at just 5-0.

 

[An Tarbh]

gotta love biased commentary, whingeing about that knock on but nothing about Cowan's which was more obvious.

Kick hits the outside of the post.

 

[shazbooger]

Shouldnt have been a penalty anyway

Was thinking the same about the commentary but Sky are just as bad for the brits, and Tony Ward nearly creaming himself when Ireland won the Grand Slam and Leinster won the Heiniken cup.

Its the same all the way round the world.

 

[Mr.cyclopede]

So bad to withle as the advantage is not over for us

 

[shazbooger]

8-0 half time. Doesnt really reflect NZ's dominance, but in these conditions its a good advantage. France get to play with the wind and rain at their backs in the second half. Not sure if it'll make that much of a difference, they dont look very fluid.

 

[William18]

We should win this game if we play sensibly and keep the ball. A much improved perfromance by the foward pack, especially in the scrum.

 

[shazbooger]

Had another look at that Nonu headbutt. The citing commissioner should have something to say about that.

New Zealand have been very lucky in the scrum. Actually received three turnovers of French ball due to their own scrum falling apart. Ref should have done better with those.

Other then that though its really been all New Zealand, though they wont be delighted with what they are seeing either.

 

[Mr.cyclopede]

Stop diving and staying in the blue side, here again the 6 black

 

[Mr.cyclopede]

Wonder if Heymans didn't walk on the lineout here...but not with the slowmotion

 

[Mr.cyclopede]

Incredible...Absolutely no volontary lineout from us, it's a blue knee that pushes it...

 

[Mr.cyclopede]

Didn't expect to get back the ball on the scrum here