Wallabies v France, Brisbane, Sat 17th July, 8pm

[dru]

How much will it benefit the Wallabies to simply get quick ball though?

The real area that will make a difference for us is always the same: being able to off-load well when we get quick ball and in broken play. This has always been a strength of NZ teams.

This means being able to draw and pass for the ball carrier, and players supporting the ball carrier well. Even slow moving forwards make a huge difference when they know how to do this amongst themselves.

Too often we have a player make a break and they don't know what to do next, or passing too early (easy to defend) or too late (risky, drop balls).

Anyway, perhaps it's something that will just click into gear at some stage. Hopefully today.

It would help heaps. The French use a form of umbrella that channels the runner to a designated tackler. Quick fire attack will leave the wings of the D umbrella in trouble. That would change everything n terms of the nature of the game.

 

[RugbyReg]

no wind is getting in to Suncorp. It's not Ballymore

 

[dru]

Found somewhere to watch in Longreach. And it’s not being put on specially for me.

What is this crap about the Wallabies not having National reach?

 

[wamberal]

no wind is getting in to Suncorp. It's not Ballymore

Game's gone soft, eh?

 

[emuarse]

Found somewhere to watch in Longreach. And it’s not being put on specially for me.

What is this crap about the Wallabies not having National reach?

It certainly has a Longreach

 

[Brumby Runner]

If we can get a bit more space at the breakdown it augers well for Paisami and Ikitau. If they have a bit more space they could reek havoc

Ahh, the smell of destruction, or napalm in the morning.

 

[Adam84]

Disappointed Sportsbet doesn’t offer bets on Lachlan Swinton getting carded

 

[Up the Guts]

Disappointed Sportsbet doesn’t offer bets on Lachlan Swinton getting carded

Same number of cards this year as the man he is replacing at 6.

But yeah, if Rennie has told him to go berserk then he might be liable.

 

[Joe Blow]

I doubt it. He will go hard but be keeping the hits below the chest. He has to if he wants to have any kind of test career.
Valentini will be amped when he gets on as well.

 

[Dctarget]

Leeeesssgoooo. I’m pretty geed up for this in my cold lockdown. Can’t imagine what the players are feeling!

 

[KOB1987]

Going by the tape around Valetini’s head his brief is to replace Naisarani not Swinton

 

[KOB1987]

4 kiwis officiating. France by 20

 

[Equalizer]

Good start Banks...........

 

[KOB1987]

Get hodge on now. Just kidding, but that was average

 

[Adam84]

Daugunu off with what looks like a broken arm

 

[KOB1987]

Shit, I didnt mean in those circumstances!

 

[Tomikin]

Well that sucks for Daugunu

 

[A mutterer]

1st ruck and we get blown away

 

[KOB1987]

Nice Hollywood attempt #8. Knob.

 

[Up the Guts]

Fattest dive