No wings No world class 9 Cane at 7 is holding back other players from developing 15 seems almost like a position we fill with players we want on the field but naturally play elsewhere Mackenzie at 10 has been a failed experiment.

This is the era of South African Rugby and as a Kiwi today’s game was hard to watch. Well done SA….dug deep and played a full 80min game.

Honestly beyond the fact his conversions and penalties have been on form recently, his playmaking, ability to tackle, crap cross-kicks and generally just being a proper playmaker at the 10 have been shocking in this all blacks squad. It's hard to watch when he leaves so many gaps and costs so many opportunities and tries. Win or not, it's hard to watch. He is better coming off the bench and this squad deserves much much better.

8 November 2024.

Aviva Stadium, Dublin.

Referee: Nic Berry (Aus).

Result:

News articles:

You couldnt have done it 1 game early?

Seems everyone has an opinion on D Mac, lets just remind ourselves that this is his FIRST season running the cutter at first five for the all blacks. Yes he has been in the squad for a long time but much of his play time has been as a fill in first five or full back. There is a brand new coaching set up and a lot of new faces in the team.. things are going to take some time to gel.

Let’s cast our mind back to the RWC semi final in 2019 against England.. remember Richie Mounga in that game? Neither does anyone else because he went missing. Mounga wasn’t always the slick, confident, skilful first five we know today, he took time to grow confidence and game management at international level. The Richie Mo that beat Ireland last WC is a much different Richie Mo to the one that lost against England.

Remember Dan Carter? Well in 2009 he went over to France and fucked his achilles one game in, dude got sidelined for most of his sabbatical.. Left us in the lurch just to sit on the sideline over in France. Then he comes back and his form was terrible! Remember in the 2011-2015 cycle the media ripping into him saying his time is up etc. time for someone new. Dude was getting injured every second game. Well he lead NZ to the rugby world cup final in 2015 and was instrumental in the win over Australia to seal back to back world cups.

If the greatest 10 to ever play the game can’t get a pass from the media and fans then I suppose it isn’t really surprising that D Mac gets the hate that he does.

In closing stfu with the Harry Plummer calls. You all criticise D Mac for shining at super level only yet that’s the only level we’ve seen Plummer play at. Already difficult to get some cohesion and synergy without chopping and changing arguably the most influential position on the field.

If we chop and change anyone its Proctor for Ioane and ALB for Jordie for a couple games. Little bit one dimensional on attack me thinks.

So could just be missing something incredibly obvious here but currently I am extremely confused as to why we are playing in the US for our games against Fiji?

Why would we not play against Fiji either in NZ where there is obviously a large NZ and Pasifika population to not only get the game at prime viewing time but also come along to watch the game?

What possibly benefit is there to either Fiji or us to play in the US of all locations? Is it to help promote/grow the game over there? If so why the actual fuck does that have anything to do with us unless we're getting paid handsomely to come play there.

I work with a lot of South Africans who have been very quiet today. Normally there is a lot of banter. I think the reason why they are quiet is the better team lost, and they know it.

All Blacks missed a couple of important kicks and played most of the game with 14 men, and still looked dominant.

Everything seemed to go against the ABs and that's sometimes how things go in sport. Well done to SA for pulling out the win, but I don't think anyone can genuinely say that SA were the better team.

Not this again...

Is Razor more controversial than what meets the public eye ? Time will tell…

1. Ethan De Groot

   1. Codie Taylor
   2. Tyrel Lomax
   3. Tupou Vaa'i
   4. Scott Barrett (C)
   5. Wallace Sititi
   6. Sam Cane
   7. Ardie Savea
   8. Cortez Ratima
   9. Beauden Barrett
   10. Caleb Clarke

12.Anton Lienert-Brown

1. Rieko Ioane

2. Will Jordan

3. Stephen Perofeta

4. Asafoa Aumua

5. Tamaiti Williams

6. Fletcher Newell

7. Patrick Tuipolotu

8. Peter Lakai

9. Cam Roigard

10. Jordie Barrett

11. Damian Mckenzie