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All Blacks 42 v Wales 9 FT. Saturday 19 June 2010 - Dunedin.
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 323689" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>I really enjoyed this game - great to see the Welsh really put the pressure on the AB's in the first half. The breakdown contest was very interesting - the ref seemed to let the players get away with the lot at the breakdown, which resulted in a much larger number of ruck turnovers than has been usual under the new law interpretations.</p><p></p><p>Most of the new All Blacks (Stanley, Dagg, Ben Franks) had much harder games this week than on debut - all three may be given a rest next week (I think Dagg may be ruled out with concussion in any case). In contrast I though Vito had a much improved game from last week - he made a lot of yards with the ball in hand, but did force a few passes.</p><p></p><p>I was very impressed with Rococoko. He played the best game I've seen him play in Black for a few years - hopefully he is getting back to his best. Carter was outstanding, while the likes of Jane, Cowan, and Mealamu weren't far behind. Kahui was very impressive when he came on, showing he has heaps of pace - I personally was dubious about his selection after his poor Super 14 season, but it looks like the AB selectors know how to get the best out of him.</p><p></p><p>I'm still not convinced Cruden is up to this level - the selectors will have to persevere with him though. Likewise I'm not a fan of having Weepu there. He did control the game to a degree with his box-kicking (though he was kicking these kicks just a bit too far), but his distribution was slow at times - he continues to take a few steps with the ball before passing, meaning the player gets the ball at the same time as he gets the defender.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 323689, member: 24910"] I really enjoyed this game - great to see the Welsh really put the pressure on the AB's in the first half. The breakdown contest was very interesting - the ref seemed to let the players get away with the lot at the breakdown, which resulted in a much larger number of ruck turnovers than has been usual under the new law interpretations. Most of the new All Blacks (Stanley, Dagg, Ben Franks) had much harder games this week than on debut - all three may be given a rest next week (I think Dagg may be ruled out with concussion in any case). In contrast I though Vito had a much improved game from last week - he made a lot of yards with the ball in hand, but did force a few passes. I was very impressed with Rococoko. He played the best game I've seen him play in Black for a few years - hopefully he is getting back to his best. Carter was outstanding, while the likes of Jane, Cowan, and Mealamu weren't far behind. Kahui was very impressive when he came on, showing he has heaps of pace - I personally was dubious about his selection after his poor Super 14 season, but it looks like the AB selectors know how to get the best out of him. I'm still not convinced Cruden is up to this level - the selectors will have to persevere with him though. Likewise I'm not a fan of having Weepu there. He did control the game to a degree with his box-kicking (though he was kicking these kicks just a bit too far), but his distribution was slow at times - he continues to take a few steps with the ball before passing, meaning the player gets the ball at the same time as he gets the defender. [/QUOTE]
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