USA vs All Blacks - 01/11

[Darwin]

Nice try there.

 

[Aristodemus]

This is just quality!

 

[LittleGuy]

This could get ugly if the Eagles don't get some possession back, don't think that pass was forward.

 

[Darwin]

That downward pressure was too easy. Great set up by Sonny Bill Crotty.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

The American commentary is terrible. They are clueless.

 

[awardy94]

Manoa holding USA together

 

[Aristodemus]

They're on for 3 figures here.

 

[LittleGuy]

AB's are just pulling apart the Eagles scramble defence like a wet paper bag.

 

[LittleGuy]

HAHAHAHA I went for a glass of water and missed another try. Wow didn't think the AB's would hit 100 but not impossible right now, I picked them by 55. Eagles have completely collapsed after a respectable first 15 minutes.

 

[Jaguares]

Money Ball-Williams is back!!!!

Game over

 

[Darwin]

Is that Savea I now see on the field? That's just cruel.

EDIT: It would appear it is indeed Savea. Good offload by Sonny Bill Read.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Savea... Cruel.

 

[LittleGuy]

I'm guessing a lot of American viewers have probably already tuned out or will at halftime when we head to ads again, what a shame, a try before half time for the Eagles might give people a reason to stick around.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Ouch Team USA's scrum was demolished there. This could be at least 70 points. Not going to do much for rugby in the US. Americans don't like their national teams getting thumped.

 

[awardy94]

Fair play Scully

 

[Darwin]

Great tackle by the USA 14 on Savea! I was certain Savea would score there....

 

[LittleGuy]

Ouch Team USA's scrum was demolished there. This could be at least 70 points. Not going to do much for rugby in the US. Americans don't like their national teams getting thumped.

I have to agree no matter how much it pains me, as I said a post or two above, the real casual curious sports fans have probably already turned the channel to something else. The composition of the crowd surprised me as well, I was expecting a decent turn out of NZ fans but really not this kind of proportion of the crowd.

More worrying for the Eagles is they gave up some of their first tier players for the rest of the tour to appear in this game. Probably throwing away two of their three remaining games and wasting those limited oppourtunities to build leading up to the RWC.

 

[Aristodemus]

Great tackle by the USA 14 on Savea! I was certain Savea would score there....

Him (scully) and Manoa are really good.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Surely you didn't expect much different?

 

[Muzzy]

Keiran Read is a master at causing interference off the ball isn't he. He really makes it look like he's trying to move out of the way when really he's purposely getting in the players way