Aotearoa New Zealand v Italy 11/7/2026

[Kiwiwomble]

I would have liked to see QT get another run at 13, has some work ons i think need game time to sort

I hear Clarke has picked up a ****le but not sure why Fineangnofo didn't come in

still no BB

edit: apparently Fineangnofo also has a ****le

 

[AngloScotsHybrid]

Im not convinced Leroy Carter is an international class winger.

 

[AlRums]

I reckon that card will get upgraded.

 

[AlRums]

I reckon that card will get upgraded.

Called it

 

[AlRums]

ABs passing is abysmal.

 

[AlRums]

The ref taking the ****, reversing a yellow card

 

[dirty harry]

Christ watching NZ is impossible these days...

That red card was so incredibly dangerous, the scrum half didnt notice it.

Now Loves yellow card is getting rescinded for a non knock on.

Theblast 7 days has been Fifa levels of reffing.

And thats before we talk about the breakdown, every Italian ruck theres a player in black killing the ball lol.

 

[AlRums]

I've never seen a ref change his mind so many times, and I've only watched the second half!!

 

[dirty harry]

I've never seen a ref change his mind so many times, and I've only watched the second half!!

Linesman calling everything NZ way...

That shpuld have been an Italian penalty, tackle was made, hes on the floor held and the kiwi player gets back up to dolphon flop kill time as hes isolated.

Last week i though NZ played the ref well at the breakdwon, this week is taking the ****

 

[AlRums]

That was a farce, not rugby.

The officials mostly to blame.

 

[Kiwiwomble]

Im not convinced Leroy Carter is an international class winger.

pretty common opinion....i kind of like him....hes got some dog in him, scrappy, dont mind him being in the squad, moorby stepped up thou, was a creater

 

[Kiwiwomble]

so, game was 3pm my time (AEST)....same time as my club game....couldnt avoid hearing the score before i got home but found a very handy new feature on our streaming service...."Ball in play highlights"....so we've had the 25min highlights for agest which is pretty good....but this was the whole game minus all the scrum resets, f'ing around, only one replay of a try etc...whole game in 60min which was great!

 

[mackerzz]

A little bit behind the game, but the Ref team was pretty shi imo. The breakdown was a mess (from both teams), quite a few missed knock-ons, etc. It seemed like Berry & Pearce were always trying to talk sense into Ramos

The upgraded red should have been an instant send-off for me. It was an intentional headbutt. The fact that it didn't affect Roigard is irrelevant; it was still an intentional headbutt. And yes, I would still say the same thing if it went the other way.

 

[mackerzz]

so, game was 3pm my time (AEST)....same time as my club game....couldnt avoid hearing the score before i got home but found a very handy new feature on our streaming service...."Ball in play highlights"....so we've had the 25min highlights for agest which is pretty good....but this was the whole game minus all the scrum resets, f'ing around, only one replay of a try etc...whole game in 60min which was great!

What service? Sky Sports?

 

[Kiwiwomble]

What service? Sky Sports?

Stan in aussie