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[2014 Mid-Year Tests] New Zealand vs England (3rd Test)
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<blockquote data-quote="Larksea" data-source="post: 654589" data-attributes="member: 43875"><p>interesting game.</p><p></p><p>Tony woodcock, wow I commented that he looked really good after the last test but he went up another gear in this game. He looks really good, lots of energy. Ever seen a centurion Loosehead play like that?</p><p></p><p>Fekitoa fantastic first start. When he came off his running stats were 144m, 14 runs, 4 broken tackles and 1 clean break. That is very very good. And he had good energy on defense.</p><p></p><p>Coles is now a genuine All Black starter, cant help but be impressed with how he has developed, we actually really needed him to - and he has so bloody awesome.</p><p></p><p>Mealamu - very shoddy showing off the bench, lineouts and scrums in the 2nd half were a disaster after being good when Coles was on and contributed to a big loss of momentum in the game for the All Blacks. The one thing you expect from an experienced guy off the bench is solid scrums and lineouts and its not happening for Kevin.</p><p></p><p>Aaron Smith - sit down sheep shaggers. Sick of people calling for Andy Elis to replace Smith. Elis & Weepu cant clear the ball anywhere near as fast or as well as Smith can. Elis has a really good eye for the game but wastes a lot of time and opportunities.</p><p></p><p>Ben Smith - player of the series, actually when have we had a series recently when Ben Smith was not player of the series?</p><p></p><p>Retalick - All Black forward of the series.</p><p></p><p>Kaino - Comeback kid of the series, not quite the same impact as he had in the first two tests but still played well. Messam showed he is not done with a very good showing off the bench in the 2nd half.</p><p></p><p>Jane & Savea - top class. Pretty much business as usual for Savea. Good to see Jane playing well he offers something different & important to the All Blacks on attack. Only worry for Jane is that his form seems to fluctuate a lot.</p><p></p><p>Good to see the AB's finish strongly. For the English I feel like to win 1 test or to show they are improving as the series went on would have been a victory for them but they would have failed to achieve that. And June is a time when the All Blacks are a bit vulnerable. First game in months and they don't get a lot of time together beforehand because of super rugby. All Blacks are stronger towards the end of the year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larksea, post: 654589, member: 43875"] interesting game. Tony woodcock, wow I commented that he looked really good after the last test but he went up another gear in this game. He looks really good, lots of energy. Ever seen a centurion Loosehead play like that? Fekitoa fantastic first start. When he came off his running stats were 144m, 14 runs, 4 broken tackles and 1 clean break. That is very very good. And he had good energy on defense. Coles is now a genuine All Black starter, cant help but be impressed with how he has developed, we actually really needed him to - and he has so bloody awesome. Mealamu - very shoddy showing off the bench, lineouts and scrums in the 2nd half were a disaster after being good when Coles was on and contributed to a big loss of momentum in the game for the All Blacks. The one thing you expect from an experienced guy off the bench is solid scrums and lineouts and its not happening for Kevin. Aaron Smith - sit down sheep shaggers. Sick of people calling for Andy Elis to replace Smith. Elis & Weepu cant clear the ball anywhere near as fast or as well as Smith can. Elis has a really good eye for the game but wastes a lot of time and opportunities. Ben Smith - player of the series, actually when have we had a series recently when Ben Smith was not player of the series? Retalick - All Black forward of the series. Kaino - Comeback kid of the series, not quite the same impact as he had in the first two tests but still played well. Messam showed he is not done with a very good showing off the bench in the 2nd half. Jane & Savea - top class. Pretty much business as usual for Savea. Good to see Jane playing well he offers something different & important to the All Blacks on attack. Only worry for Jane is that his form seems to fluctuate a lot. Good to see the AB's finish strongly. For the English I feel like to win 1 test or to show they are improving as the series went on would have been a victory for them but they would have failed to achieve that. And June is a time when the All Blacks are a bit vulnerable. First game in months and they don't get a lot of time together beforehand because of super rugby. All Blacks are stronger towards the end of the year. [/QUOTE]
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