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EOYT: Wales vs New Zealand, 24/11/2012
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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 539406" data-attributes="member: 13739"><p>The first half was just full of mistakes really. The players were up for it and actually looked OK in patches. Knock ons from everyone and two missed kicks to touch meant that we had no momentum and gave NZ all the initiative. Couple that with 17 missed tackles and it's quite easy to see how NZ racked up 23 points by half time. NZ didn't have to do much to get that lead, just take the chances when presented. </p><p></p><p>The defensive side of the performance was the biggest disappointment imo. For a side that has taken pride in its defence during the time Shaun Edwards has been involved, to miss so many first up tackles was crazy. Jon Davies and Cuthbert were just slipping off tackles they should be expected to make.</p><p></p><p>It was an improvement in the second half, but the game was already over. We could have scored 5 tries and got within a few points in the second half and it wouldn't have made much difference to the fact that we were already out of the game by half time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 539406, member: 13739"] The first half was just full of mistakes really. The players were up for it and actually looked OK in patches. Knock ons from everyone and two missed kicks to touch meant that we had no momentum and gave NZ all the initiative. Couple that with 17 missed tackles and it's quite easy to see how NZ racked up 23 points by half time. NZ didn't have to do much to get that lead, just take the chances when presented. The defensive side of the performance was the biggest disappointment imo. For a side that has taken pride in its defence during the time Shaun Edwards has been involved, to miss so many first up tackles was crazy. Jon Davies and Cuthbert were just slipping off tackles they should be expected to make. It was an improvement in the second half, but the game was already over. We could have scored 5 tries and got within a few points in the second half and it wouldn't have made much difference to the fact that we were already out of the game by half time. [/QUOTE]
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