USA v All Blacks Test - Chicago November 2014

[Pfitzy]

AB linespeed on D is a cut above, and their attack is stunning the home side out wide.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

SBW in off a nice break from Crotty. Ass't comm sees a forward pass but he's dreaming. Cruden converts, 26-6.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Floodgates open and water cascading down the spillway.

NZL 26 USA 6. 22:40 gone.

 

[Pfitzy]

That Manoa guy is pretty good

 

[Pfitzy]

SBW in off a nice break from Crotty. Ass't comm sees a forward pass but he's dreaming. Cruden converts, 26-6.

Was a shit pass from Crotty, but not forward

 

[teach]

US not coping with the offloads

 

[teach]

Piatau's try unconverted ,31-6

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Piutau takes the 5th, Cruden lining it up from out wide & pushes it right. 31-6.

If the big green stripes are the NFL touch lines they've managed to squeeze an extra 14m or so of field width. Wouldn't wanna be chasing down a kick into the in goal corners, though.

SBW gets a double, Cruden converts, 38-6 & Yanks look to be tiring badly.

Heard the comms say SBW won't be heading home for the birth of his 1st child, gonna Skype it instead!

 

[teach]

$BW in. 36-6. kick to come

 

[Pfitzy]

US not coping with the offloads

Think its their lack of linespeed on D that is the issue.

I missed the haka - how was it?

 

[Pfitzy]

At least now the Eagles will stop kicking penalties and go for touch.

 

[Pfitzy]

Scrum time. Uh-oh.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

<snip>
If the big green stripes are the NFL touch lines they've managed to squeeze an extra 14m or so of field width. Wouldn't wanna be chasing down a kick into the in goal corners, though.

Looks like they have put some "crash" padding on the stands in the corners. Very little space there.

32:25 - 1st Scrum.

 

[teach]

Think its their lack of linespeed on D that is the issue.

I missed the haka - how was it?

traditional haka. camera work and sound by the americans is crap so hard to judge the impact. Crowd fairly excited though.

 

[Pfitzy]

Black #1 loses his bind.

 

[teach]

Oh dear. Corey Jane pulls a hammy so Savea off the bench.
Looks like show time . more than a point a minute now

 

[Hugh Jarse]

<snip>
Heard the comms say SBW won't be heading home for the birth of his 1st child, gonna Skype it instead!

Worked for the Wobs kickers (under Dingo) with Bram von Stratum. Must be a kiwi thing.

 

[Pfitzy]

Oh dear. Corey Jane pulls a hammy so Savea off the bench.
Looks like show time . more than a point a minute now

And the Yanks have already brought about three bench guys on from my count.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Savea grabs one with his first touch, 43-6.

 

[Pfitzy]

Danny Barrett suspected broken hand. Not good