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France vs All Blacks (21/11/21) 09.00am NZDT @ Stade de France, Paris
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<blockquote data-quote="NZbloke" data-source="post: 1062497" data-attributes="member: 85358"><p>Not saying the backs were faultless, a fair bit of the time they didn't read the game properly taking poor options as you said... but the forwards are the foundation of the game, don't do the job there & you're on the back foot most of the time, it cuts down the backs time & space heaps, especially when the 9 is receiving slow phase ball.</p><p></p><p>We seemed to be trying to counter their rushing defence with up & unders, silly tactic... if we use a kicking tactic against a rushing defence it makes much more sense to mainly kick into space behind them, with wiper kicks towards the sideline etc, pinning them in their own half, also then they can only attack from one side of the field, thought Frans Steyn did that brilliantly when he came on against the ABs in the 2nd half in that ABs/Boks test.</p><p></p><p>This is the ABs, so I'd expect a big improvement from the forwards & backs, if that doesn't happen there's going to be a ton of pressure on Foster, reckon there still will be even if we beat France.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NZbloke, post: 1062497, member: 85358"] Not saying the backs were faultless, a fair bit of the time they didn't read the game properly taking poor options as you said... but the forwards are the foundation of the game, don't do the job there & you're on the back foot most of the time, it cuts down the backs time & space heaps, especially when the 9 is receiving slow phase ball. We seemed to be trying to counter their rushing defence with up & unders, silly tactic... if we use a kicking tactic against a rushing defence it makes much more sense to mainly kick into space behind them, with wiper kicks towards the sideline etc, pinning them in their own half, also then they can only attack from one side of the field, thought Frans Steyn did that brilliantly when he came on against the ABs in the 2nd half in that ABs/Boks test. This is the ABs, so I'd expect a big improvement from the forwards & backs, if that doesn't happen there's going to be a ton of pressure on Foster, reckon there still will be even if we beat France. [/QUOTE]
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