So, as an England fan, I'm used to watching 6 Nations games and Italy always giving 100% and usually being defensively hard to break down. Slap round the face at half time because its 49-3! I have to applaud New Zealand because their ball speed, handling and movement was on a different planet to what I watch in the 6 Nations! It's no wonder Italy got smashed in the first half. To be fair, Italy gave some to the All Blacks early on in the 2nd half and caused a few problems but jeez, when New Zealand want it, your doomed! That for me was the best performance so far in the RWC 2023. I had France as pre tournament winners and obviously Ireland, but after that performance, New Zealand are the ones to watch! Swing Low, C'mon England 🙂
Just shows that the AB,s are still in the fight, nothing really changed i think, it's just that other nations have thrown more resources into their national teams which means the AB,S have to front up to more competitive teams, but the AB,S are still the hardest team to beat in the world when they are firing on all cylinders!
As a Springbok fan, I so much wanted the AB to win and boy have they made me happy. Still believe finals between SA and NZ will be the highlight of this worldcup.
Clinical by the all blacks, only thing I would have a question mark over is the defence when Italy showed some heart towards the end. Definitely a good statement performance and should make anyone doubting the ABs get their head straight
The All Black's purposefully played with fourteen at the end for the last 6 minutes (they took Brodie off and no replacement) which is when the Italians finally got some attack ball and go forward. They exploited the space well. I think they did it to test their systems which I thought went okay it's just the Italians were good enough with that extra space.
As a Saffa, could not believe everyone doubting the all blacks. They lost a warmup game against us, and then a bigish game against france, when both teams did not play at their best. Ireland wanted to play Nz. As a saffa I did not want to lose to ireland, but very happy we avoid Nz in quarters, even though France will be massive! Would love a Nz -Sa final…
I think it couldnt have worked out better as NZ fan, we get Ireland & you guys get France thus avoiding beating the shit out of each other in the quarters!
Having that kind of mindset, avoiding NZ. I mean, why? Why are you happy to be avoiding NZ? If you're ranked #2, it's time you started acting as such. Because like Ireland, SA shouldn't fear anyone going into any game. Likewise, France won't fear anyone, and neither will New Zealand. There should always be a sense of 'Bring your A-game.'
@@conorcahill5422 its that mentality I am talking about. Zero respect . I did not once mention I am afraid! But getting as far as possible in the tournament is the objective here, so playing Nz in a quarters will decrease that. If we get them in a final, I will look forward to it. Also, rankings mean nothing. Especially come quarters.
Well that was painful to watch for the Italians... and there i was thinking that the +50 algorithm forecast was a bit harsh. It's gonna to be though to recover mentally for the Italians. What a game for the ABs, a completely different team form the one we beat on the first game. Congrats.
Can’t ask much more from the ABs. Especially against a six nations team that is used to playing Ireland, England France etc and have shown improvements recently and as Hansen said they have given them a few scares. Our Scrum powerful, lineouts good, kicking and running good, passing good, work rate good. Very good all round team performance. No cards, no send offs, no injuries. Some missed tackles only nitpick I can see. Some will say oh it’s only Italy… but they too have been building for this World Cup, were simply shut out all over the park, not used to the faster type game we play, used to northern hemisphere stoppages type play. A great confidence builder, especially for those who returned from injuries. Ticked the boxes they needed to. Time will tell against teams with better defenses. Likely Ireland different beast soon, but as a step up it was a big one.
It honestly felt like the occasion and the mystique of the All Blacks got to the Italians. Soooo many missed or soft tackles to let the ABs literally walk in tries at points. That being said, some lovely execution and flair from the ABs. As per, they know how to show up at a World Cup and they looked sharp today. Real shame the Italians didn't rise to the occasion though.
Man I love your collection of jourseys. Can't find a portugal shirt in South Africa(sport outlets). But what a game, I think the Italians lacked confidence.
As an Ireland fan, we always knew that the All Blacks are a fantastic team and never to be underestimated. Great to see them firing on all cylinders. At the same time, Italy were as porous as a good teabag. Expected the Italian forwards to front up. The quarterfinals will be massive and a much tighter game. Farrell will have the Irish guys in the right place if and when we face New Zealand.
Big step back for Italy who’d been improving of late. Expected better but the All Blacks will alway exploit weaknesses relentlessly. They also had a point to prove.
The Abs showed up today in all the areas they had been poor vs SA and France. They were disciplined. The set piece was dominant and became devastating when Lomax came on. They were sublime at the breakdown. I think this was more the ABs being unstoppable than Italy being poor. Shell shocked is the right word. Italy showed how dangerous and skilful their backs are with two very good tries. This was not a poor team that just had nearly 100 pts put on them. This is positive. If the ABs show up with this mindset for the quarter-finals against Ireland we are going to witness a game for the ages.
@@johnmc3862 Definitely not suggesting that. I'm suggesting we are going to see a magnificent game by two amazing teams IF the ABs show up with the mindset and focus on the areas they have been poor in. I think it will be an epic battle.
Yes, but they still haven’t really addressed the reason why we lost to Ireland in our recent series, passive line defense. We give up too many easy meters, and whilst our breakdown may have looked good against the italians, we’re off the pace compared to France and Ireland. Teams like Ireland have the perfect counter style against the allblacks, they’ll dominate possession. Their pack is so efficient and drilled at the breakdown, they’ll just clock up the phases and we’ll need to get lucky or nail every single opportunity because there won’t be many. There’s also the possibility they expose our defense out wide like the Italians did.
I was in the stadium watchinng that match. Just got back into the hotel. I'm still reeling and thinking wtf just happened? Italy's inexplicable collapse was even more insane than Argentina's against England. No cards. That's a win for both teams.
Loved it. Great to see the guys working together so well. And enjoying themselves after all the hard work they've put in. Call it a training run if you like, but even that's a good thing. The backs given room to test their combinations, players getting up to speed after injuries. The more time spent on the job, the better. Just a great bunch of talented guys, in every position. World beaters from Cody at hooker through to Beauden at the back, many writing big payouts for themselves in future years. Shout out to Brodie, who was in great form before his injury. Sadly, he was limping a bit after one collision. He's worth much more than what he gets credit for. Go well guys.
That was a very small minority. What we expected was a much closer game and tight affair, and at least some fight from the Azzurri, but it never showed up. Just like the team.
Tough to judge on this game. One thing for certain is the ABs are back. Clinical performance. Super place kicking . Thanks for the EXCELLENT analysis mate. 👏
CORRECT. But you must go back a long long time if ever !!! that a top tier !!? nation were so overwhelmed in a game. Yes of course it won't get easier for New Zealand in later game's.
I have a feeling that after this World Cup things will go back to the way they were with the All Blacks adapting and innovating on both defense and offense with Razor and his team and it'll he another 10-15 years of the Black jersey dominating World Rugby..
I think NZ with their rugby traditions and it being virtually part of the culture there will always be there or thereabouts. I do think France are going to be around for at least the next decade too, they've built the structure for success with the national team, it doesn't guarantee them any WC win, but they are looking likely to be contenders for at least a few WCs to come.
Didn’t think I it would be close but I did not expect the score to blowout that much. The ABs were bloody ruthless and didn’t let them breathe so fair play. Think they maybe would’ve liked a bit more of challenge heading into the knockouts
As a bok fan I thought the abs were amazing. Liked how they used two line out variations we used at twickenham, the wrap around the maul one and pass back to the hooker. Looking forward to abs ireland in the quarters. 👏🏽
This world cup feels like it's SA and NZ against Europe for some reason. Saffas are the only ones giving the allblacks respect and know better then to write us off. EU countries thought we were gone.
Not sure how much we can learn from this game. Italy played like a tier-3 team: they were bullied in the scrum, the maul, and ruck. When we get this much possession and territory, our backs will create tries all day. I'm afraid Ireland won't afford us that luxury.
Well that is the one thing you can predict about Ireland, a suffocating defence. Don’t think the ABs revealed too much today, but definitely have to work on their defence of the out the back pass (that ireland are adept at). That said, if Ireland aren’t their best on the day Ireland should expect a mauling.
@@thesaintirl Don't get me wrong, I'm delighted we won and will be ecstatic if we can dominate like that in 2 wks time. But for now I'll look forward to the QF with cautious optimism.
Ireland will dominate our breakdown, score points from our penalty infractions and suffocate with line speed - as impressive as this display was it means almost nothing ahead of Ireland
Glad New Zealand are not going into the knock out rounds un-noticed. I was worried that no one was taking any notice of them. Have not seen the game yet, but thanks for the review once more. You are doing a great job.
Headwrecking that 2 teams will be in a semi final without meeting a top 5 team and the other 2 will have to beat 3 top 5 teams to even see the semi final
Mother of god- the best 4 in the world will batter each other in the quarters as opposed to the other half of the draw- very disjointed competition- mouthwatering potential clashes either way depending on Ireland getting at least a losing bonus point v scotland
Like I said in the previous video, I did expect a blowout game for the ABs.. however 96 points there is no way anyone seen that. I thought the italians would have put some more points on but the ABs defense was awesome. I really was not a fan of italy after their first 2 games, they had so much trouble even against weaker teams holding onto the ball. Good video as usual :)
You don't know that for sure. Italy just simply gave up and simply made schoolboy errors in their tackling. Not to mention their set-pieces were key in their loss. If Ireland, SA or France are able to maintain that, no way will the ABs run in that many tries. They entirely profited off of basic errors from Italy.
@@conorcahill5422 I mean obviously NZ would never score anywhere near that many tries versus, eg, South Africa, that's not what I was suggesting. But if they played that again if expect them to win somewhat comfortably.
Let me keep it simple Two Cents: Richpo Sports'Reason Boss salutes the AB's performance!! Ardie & Jordie summed it up: Proud of the lads, saw the fruits of their hard prep against improved opposition in a big, must win game. They were ready. No excuses. Italy could not handle the sustained intensity, talent and game day focus. Next Uruguay then Ireland, SA or Scotland...
It's really hard to say how it will affect any future games the All Blacks play. I didn't expect the All Blacks to win by such a margin against an improving Italy side though. If there's any consolation, we conceded less penalties and didn't have any cards, but then again we had the ball most of the time.
I like the pace McKenzie and Roigard brought on, and the Lomax, Williams scrum was beautiful to watch, I didn't like when we score, recieve the kick off and then don't put it out from a clearing kick or box kick, against a quality team we will get caught out. Thought Rieko had a poor performance, couple mistakes, stood up in defence for a try. 2nd half started poor with multiple penalties,
Great to see a confident ABs gel & play a near perfect game. Consistency & ability to overcome the top tier teams disruptive & counter offensive play will be key to winning this tournament.
It was like a glorified training run but that's not a bad thing for the ABs. Not being disrespectful to Italy but they didn't turn up which after their recent efforts was a shame. Hopefully they can put in a decent effort against France. Now the ABs have a bit more clarity and getting close to full strength again they are definitely a threat to Ireland or whoever we end up playing in the 1/4s and I feel the recent losses will mean no complacency whatsoever. The Roigard-DMac axis at the end of the game could be a real weapon. At the end of the day it will still come down to how the ABs forwards front up, I'm pleased Frizell is back and I just hope we get selections right in the front row. Thanks for your work as always 2C.
ABs performance was brilliant . For Italy lack of experience was visible . Still performed well . AB s have a very good chance provided a little more energy n speed cud b added to todays spirit . ABs must put their minds together as was visible today. AB s beyond any doubt have the ability to knockout any Team but sometimes miscalculations damage them . Errors may b small but often turnout expensive . Still. May God Bless our Team . Best of Luck .hereon .
Great match to watch for a AB supporter, set plays (scrum especially) on point. Great flowing play that we love. Good ref who let it flow, which is great for the game in general. Really happy to see the boys play with style and flair and faith in each other. Only negative is conceding 2 tries. Attack is doing fine, but score makes me wonder about our defence, especially against a tight consistent force like SA or Ireland? No way to know until the 1/4s.
Congratulations to the All Blacks a very confident performance. They had speed support surpured it was like watching a top Basketball match. The ball handing was top draw. Sure it was a one-sided contest but you can only play as well as the other team let's you. If you're a young player watching this is way you should play rugby should be play very entertaining to watch. 🏉🏉🏴🧐
I have not seen a scrum drive like that in the second half when Williams came on for a very long time. won against the head where they literally drove the Italians completely off their own ball. It was amazing. It was not the Italians were so bad but how dominant the All Blacks were. The ref was actually good and allowed the game to flow. He was so bad last time. I think he got spoken to. Then there was Sam Whitelock off the bench, I mean really? What a player! Dane Cole having fun too!
Every game a final from here on in ! I hope Ireland can put in a dominant performance against the scotish ti set up a mouth watering quarter against the all blacks ! Well done to the ABs and il be so nervous against you guys but what an occasion that will be be with me dad on the couch 😂
@khanpaniora5346 there's no reason to remember that. It's time to look to the future. Either way, it's a 50/50 game on paper. No shame in losing that one if they played at their best
@@khanpaniora5346history tho is a logical fallacy, appealing to history doesn't guarantee a certain outcome otherwise bokke or abs should be going for there 4th which has never happened till it does
@khanpaniora5346 I'd focus on your own team and working on your own English writing, there are 4 year olds in China who can write more comprehensible English than that.
@@harshbutfair8993 I think exaggerated respect for English culture, grammar and pronunciation (or ways of spelling) can be seen as plain old racist or even supremacist. I think tbf we should listen to what people are saying and not judge by our chosen standards.
many of us knows that this could have happened. There were many aspectation on our team, they are young and felt the pressure. All Blacks couldn't lose this game and display their best team so far in the competition. we simply were not ready and deserved to lose.
This All Blacks huge win will inspire Flying Fijians game against Georgia tommorrow. New Zealand and Fiji are the only 2 teams from the Pacific (Super Rugby teams) who can actually make it to the quarters while the rest of the pacific teams are already out. Flying Fijians will start exactly the same way the All Blacks did against Italy.
Don’t want to be pinekkety, but that Beaudy Barrett dink kick not into space in the second half from about the ABs 22, it gave me flashbacks to the France game. Just pointlessly kicking away possession without the execution to make it an attacking threat. A big game could turn on a moment like that.
The work done here by the ABs was very useful. Scoreline aside, here is my tick list, simply: no cards (aside from a couple of short periods discipline was good); penalty and conversions; breakdown; set piece conversion - both line out and scrum; meters gained - ball in hand was what I have been hoping for, centre field evading contact accurate short passing; good basic skills; good selection starting and bench. Getting a game that lets them feel what they need to have for competition 'hope' is useful. They seriously need to recreate this for the Uruguay game - as their last game before the 1/4 final. This was a well balanced effort, a little loose for a time in the 2nd 1/2, but that is acceptable with that lead, against that team. It will not be against: Ireland; South Africa; France; England or Wales. They need to prove they can do what they did today, while keeping the 'speculation' conservative and accurate, before the 1/4s. I am not sure that the Italians are a poor team, they were just broken by the centre field advance in the 1st 1/2, after that their heads were down. Training run? Yes and no.
Yes but Italy fell to crap because they couldn't recover from the unmerciless beaten after 20 minutes, the heads dropped the lineouts and scrums went down and their scrums crumpled in the second half, Ardie Savea could of scrumed against them on his own by how pathetic they came, ultimately Italy were clinical in no department hence the sweet scoreline
@@marksharman8029 NZ needed to be tested going into the quarters and they lost that chance by Italian heads dropping, I wish Italy could of kept the tempo throughout the game for NZs sake regardless of the scoreline. Italy only tested NZs defence for about the first 8 minutes of the second half and that was it and they scored a try
@@jimmyobrien8738 mmm, yeah agreed. ABs did not really get that, but they did get the opportunity to experience a system (perhaps that is what they have been trying to implement, perhaps not) working ... almost completely. The only thing they can do from here, given this result, is to replicate it and TEST themselves to improve it - Uruguay. There is no time to do anything else - the game against Ireland (1/4 final), will certainly serve as a supreme test. I have all along felt ABs would lose against France ... and not overcome Ireland. Lucky to get through the pool, and going home after the 1/4. The game they managed to implement contained things I did not think they would get to. So I now have hope they can go further than 1/4 final. Ireland will shut ABs down with very good 'D' .... but if they carry this win and a good win against Uruguay into the 1/4 final it may be enough to get them in the right place mentally to overcome what Ireland bring. I think they are out of time and will not get through. But I now have a little more hope.
No complaints with that result, no injuries or cards. Good to see players coming back from injuries or short of a trot looking pretty good. If your forwards are going forward and have dominance all night, the rest of the game looks after itself as the ABs have experienced with their losses against SA and France recently. Felt sorry for Italy however they fought to the end.
I think where NZ lack at the moment is a line-breaking 12 like Nonu or Ngani Laumape. Against weak defensive teams like Italy our skillful centers shine. I think that's why Ireland have been so good agaisnt stronger teams like SA and NZ because Bundee Aki has been their Nonu.
Proves 2 things we've been saying: 1. Anything can happen in a one-off game, which is why knockout competitions are a lottery amongst the good-enough teams. 2. NZ's performance v SA in RC is the one to count, not any warm-up performance. As for those of you reading sth into this game… you'll learn, maybe :)
Have we (NZ) dropped our standards so much that we rave about a game in which we conceded 2 tries to a weak team? Too many All Black errors and penalties conceded.
It's one of those "You can't win" games where if the result was close, people will say that it's evidence that the ABs are on the slide, and if they smashed Italy people would say that the Azzuri were weak opposition anyway.
This match proves why Gonzalo Quesada is coming in for the Italian Job. Crowley focused primarily on playing attractive running rugby but lacked focus on the small things that wins game. Italy got demolished in set piece, the breakdown still continued to be a major issue throughout this World Cup and pulled off one of the worst defensive performance I have ever seen from a tier 1 nation. The Italians looked defeated after 20 minutes. The All Blacks however just proved why they are WC contenders. More disciplined and clinical throughout the entire game. Their game vs most likely Ireland will be a great game to watch.
To use steak terminology here, The All Blacks playing Italy is like eating medium rare. Very easy to bite into without feeling too under-cooked. However, they are going to have a very 'well done' steak against Ireland. Don't get ahead of yourself ABs!
Yes disappointing contest after getting up to watch at 5am in Sydney. As you said Mark, NZ dominated all aspects and the Italian defence went missing especially in the first half and latter 2nd half. I thought NZ subs had good impact when they came on after Italy seemed to be getting back into it. Overall I thought a very polished and coherent NZ performance and Savea was everywhere. Also 13 conversions out of 14 - goal kicking lesson for SA 😉
It seems like no one is giving credit to the All Blacks, as if Italy just rolled over. All Blacks smashed them bro, give them credit! The ABs are unbeatable and will smash anybody playing like that, look how they demolished the Springboks in Mt Smart this year. It's great prep and a great confidence booster for them.
@@TwoCentsRugby is this the italian side that was competitive in the 6 nations? Idk aye. Or is this the jordie barrett effect? All i can say is that I wanna play Ireland or the boks sooner than later. Top 4 team that are fav to win rwc is on the same side of the quarters. Crazy
France beat New Zealand and Ireland beat South Africa and both have beaten their prospective QF opponents on their last encounter. They are not the ones who should be worried. That's said, Italy really shit the bed here 🫣
Italian defence went missing, correct. But, the extra pace of the game delivered by the ABs on the base of an AB dominant set piece makes tackling much much harder and that kind of game speed is not something usual in the NH. But the big three of this tournament will not allow the ABs such set piece dominance or allow the tempo of the game to be set by the ABs.
Before the game started the phrase that was hanging in the air was "not to underestimate the Italians". Now, after the game, I have the feeling it is more like "not to underestimate the Italians' capacity to make fools of themselves". I remember talking to a French guy about 20 years ago saying what's the deal with the Italians participating in a tournament where they get a beating every year. He defended them saying that in the beginning France was also getting thrashed, and that eventually Italy will wind up getting better... Well, we can safely say we are still waiting for that to happen.
The All Black's purposefully played with 14 at the end for the last 6 minutes (they took Brodie Retallick off and no replacement) which is when the Italians finally got some attack ball and go forward. They exploited the space well. I think they did it to test their systems which I thought went okay it's just the Italians were good enough with that extra space.
I know lots of people might be saying "it's only Italy", and yeah, I'm not going to pretend that this is the greatest Italy performance I've ever seen, but that scoreline against Italy is a serious statement, whatever people might be saying. Reality is, Italy play top class teams on a regular basis, but they don't get 96 points put on them. I'm not going to start saying the ABs are now favourites for the World Cup all of a sudden, but people should stop excluding them from discussions of potential semi-finalists and onwards
A lot of Bok fans warned that the AB’s cannot be written off, and there it came…. OK it was Italy not Ireland or France but that massive scoreline speaks volumes! The AB’s are back!
As a neutral not a great game to watch but the result kind of making me look forward to the NZ vs IRE QF if thats how the cards fall, just hoping both teams rock up for that game pity the wait.
It was a no cotest game NZ blew poor Italy away. One sided games not that great to watch unless its your team most rugby fans would agree. See you in the finals just deal with your grudge match QF and you set be rooting for the ABs in that game. gl @@054CTT
I feel for Italy! AB's have had two weeks to get their dander up, after their tough defeat by France!........Did it do either team any good? Only time will tell! Italy seemed as if they were resigned to a loss, and the AB's had to restore a measure of self-respect and confidence!..........would they look so polished and ruthless against the three teams above them who will definitely exert far more pressure in "D" and Offense? I'm not convinced. But we'll find out in the QF's........
From try ONE with a cross kick so accurate that it might as well be called a pass, Jordan got up, no fan fair... two soft claps for himself and back to work. When the all blacks have that attitude you don't want to face them. They will destroy any team. As a Bok fan I'm very glad to see them back at the office.
Haven't seen any highlights yet, not yet posted, but I hope official one is near 15 minutes long, must be. I was busy with other 'things', cough, British politics.... 😳😁🤪🏉
Another glaring example of the gulf between 1st tier and semi-1st tier in World rugby. I’m not Italian but I wouldn’t be too enthusiastic about rugby after that display.
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Got up at 4 this morning to watch this while camping out in the Australian outback with all the ABs gear on with a cold beer next to my fire so good
cool, we have a huge harvest moon above now in uk.
Chur bro!
Awesome man So cool bro !
I said before the WC don't write off Italy. Everyone thought I was crazy. Turns out I must be crazy
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I dunno, there was that game they played against France earlier in the year which they barely lost, like 29-24 or something. I was expecting more too.
People talking up Argentina and Italy is crazy, yes.
Not crazy mate. Italy pushed several of the 6 nations teams on more than one occasion in recent memory...
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So, as an England fan, I'm used to watching 6 Nations games and Italy always giving 100% and usually being defensively hard to break down. Slap round the face at half time because its 49-3! I have to applaud New Zealand because their ball speed, handling and movement was on a different planet to what I watch in the 6 Nations! It's no wonder Italy got smashed in the first half. To be fair, Italy gave some to the All Blacks early on in the 2nd half and caused a few problems but jeez, when New Zealand want it, your doomed! That for me was the best performance so far in the RWC 2023. I had France as pre tournament winners and obviously Ireland, but after that performance, New Zealand are the ones to watch! Swing Low, C'mon England 🙂
France v Ireland final
As an ABs fan, love that we dominated but as a rugby fan was hoping the Italians would show up a little bit more haha
I think they showed up for the first three tries but then the burden of how outplayed they were overwhelmed them
Just shows that the AB,s are still in the fight, nothing really changed i think, it's just that other nations have thrown more resources into their national teams which means the AB,S have to front up to more competitive teams, but the AB,S are still the hardest team to beat in the world when they are firing on all cylinders!
As a Springbok fan, I so much wanted the AB to win and boy have they made me happy. Still believe finals between SA and NZ will be the highlight of this worldcup.
And ireland will look forward to final.
Clinical by the all blacks, only thing I would have a question mark over is the defence when Italy showed some heart towards the end. Definitely a good statement performance and should make anyone doubting the ABs get their head straight
I wouldn't read too much into that. They were quite relaxed, no pressure, they let it slip twice true, but they were probably not at 100%
BB can't tackle!
@@tomasgreen77 although the final penalty count was pretty normal for a test match.
@@JackFrost-k7y Based on what?
The All Black's purposefully played with fourteen at the end for the last 6 minutes (they took Brodie off and no replacement) which is when the Italians finally got some attack ball and go forward. They exploited the space well. I think they did it to test their systems which I thought went okay it's just the Italians were good enough with that extra space.
The All Blacks showed in this match why they are one of those international teams you never ever dismiss.
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The Ab have never been dismissed, reeky don't know where that comes from.
As a Saffa, could not believe everyone doubting the all blacks. They lost a warmup game against us, and then a bigish game against france, when both teams did not play at their best. Ireland wanted to play Nz. As a saffa I did not want to lose to ireland, but very happy we avoid Nz in quarters, even though France will be massive! Would love a Nz -Sa final…
I think it couldnt have worked out better as NZ fan, we get Ireland & you guys get France thus avoiding beating the shit out of each other in the quarters!
Having that kind of mindset, avoiding NZ. I mean, why? Why are you happy to be avoiding NZ? If you're ranked #2, it's time you started acting as such. Because like Ireland, SA shouldn't fear anyone going into any game. Likewise, France won't fear anyone, and neither will New Zealand. There should always be a sense of 'Bring your A-game.'
@@conorcahill5422 its that mentality I am talking about. Zero respect . I did not once mention I am afraid! But getting as far as possible in the tournament is the objective here, so playing Nz in a quarters will decrease that. If we get them in a final, I will look forward to it. Also, rankings mean nothing. Especially come quarters.
ABs have been below par for two years, they were beaten by these both teams because they are a level below.
No, we definitely didn't want to play NZ.
Well done ABs..awesome game..love and respect from SA..
Well that was painful to watch for the Italians... and there i was thinking that the +50 algorithm forecast was a bit harsh.
It's gonna to be though to recover mentally for the Italians. What a game for the ABs, a completely different team form the one we beat on the first game. Congrats.
Before the game, I told my dad that the All Black will make a BIG statement tonite!
I think they did💪
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Good onya mate!
I am feeling close to the boks of late as an abs fan and kiwi dont know what it is i feel quite strongly we will see you in the final
Can’t ask much more from the ABs. Especially against a six nations team that is used to playing Ireland, England France etc and have shown improvements recently and as Hansen said they have given them a few scares. Our Scrum powerful, lineouts good, kicking and running good, passing good, work rate good. Very good all round team performance. No cards, no send offs, no injuries. Some missed tackles only nitpick I can see. Some will say oh it’s only Italy… but they too have been building for this World Cup, were simply shut out all over the park, not used to the faster type game we play, used to northern hemisphere stoppages type play. A great confidence builder, especially for those who returned from injuries. Ticked the boxes they needed to. Time will tell against teams with better defenses. Likely Ireland different beast soon, but as a step up it was a big one.
Jeez that was brutal, good for the ABs. Keeps boys fit and run through some active training. Feel bad for the Italians, man that’s a tough day at work
It honestly felt like the occasion and the mystique of the All Blacks got to the Italians. Soooo many missed or soft tackles to let the ABs literally walk in tries at points. That being said, some lovely execution and flair from the ABs. As per, they know how to show up at a World Cup and they looked sharp today. Real shame the Italians didn't rise to the occasion though.
Man I love your collection of jourseys. Can't find a portugal shirt in South Africa(sport outlets). But what a game, I think the Italians lacked confidence.
Great review as always. Unbelievable how quickly you get these out. Thanks so much for all the work you put in, it clearly shows
Much appreciated!
As an Ireland fan, we always knew that the All Blacks are a fantastic team and never to be underestimated. Great to see them firing on all cylinders. At the same time, Italy were as porous as a good teabag. Expected the Italian forwards to front up. The quarterfinals will be massive and a much tighter game. Farrell will have the Irish guys in the right place if and when we face New Zealand.
Big step back for Italy who’d been improving of late. Expected better but the All Blacks will alway exploit weaknesses relentlessly. They also had a point to prove.
The Abs showed up today in all the areas they had been poor vs SA and France. They were disciplined. The set piece was dominant and became devastating when Lomax came on. They were sublime at the breakdown. I think this was more the ABs being unstoppable than Italy being poor. Shell shocked is the right word. Italy showed how dangerous and skilful their backs are with two very good tries. This was not a poor team that just had nearly 100 pts put on them. This is positive. If the ABs show up with this mindset for the quarter-finals against Ireland we are going to witness a game for the ages.
Lol, like this will anything the Ireland game.
@@johnmc3862 Definitely not suggesting that. I'm suggesting we are going to see a magnificent game by two amazing teams IF the ABs show up with the mindset and focus on the areas they have been poor in. I think it will be an epic battle.
@@roleinc7204like vs France 1/4 in 2015 🤞
so many nerves before that game and was one of the best ever
Yes, but they still haven’t really addressed the reason why we lost to Ireland in our recent series, passive line defense. We give up too many easy meters, and whilst our breakdown may have looked good against the italians, we’re off the pace compared to France and Ireland.
Teams like Ireland have the perfect counter style against the allblacks, they’ll dominate possession. Their pack is so efficient and drilled at the breakdown, they’ll just clock up the phases and we’ll need to get lucky or nail every single opportunity because there won’t be many. There’s also the possibility they expose our defense out wide like the Italians did.
Shades of 2015.
Ireland vs ABs at this stage will be monumental.
The Irish may well have to play their final just to beat them.
We've to beat a good Scotland team before even thinking about the AB and the quarter-finals.
AB will have to play their final to beat Ireland..remember ireland just beat AB in a test series in new zealand
@@barryb90well said man let's not get ahead of ourselves 🇮🇪
@@laoch5658 yes correct. It will be epic.
@@barryb90 and all this playing has been done with your best team on the field every game. Lets hpe you arent knackered
I was in the stadium watchinng that match. Just got back into the hotel. I'm still reeling and thinking wtf just happened? Italy's inexplicable collapse was even more insane than Argentina's against England.
No cards. That's a win for both teams.
Nice one! Was most of the crowd French??
COME ON AB's!!!!
Loved it. Great to see the guys working together so well. And enjoying themselves after all the hard work they've put in. Call it a training run if you like, but even that's a good thing. The backs given room to test their combinations, players getting up to speed after injuries. The more time spent on the job, the better. Just a great bunch of talented guys, in every position. World beaters from Cody at hooker through to Beauden at the back, many writing big payouts for themselves in future years. Shout out to Brodie, who was in great form before his injury. Sadly, he was limping a bit after one collision. He's worth much more than what he gets credit for. Go well guys.
That was murder. Can't believe anyone thought Italy had chance.
That was a very small minority. What we expected was a much closer game and tight affair, and at least some fight from the Azzurri, but it never showed up. Just like the team.
I thought it would be a lot closer than that.... but wow...
@@TwoCentsRugby yeah I thought it would be closer as well tbf
@@conorcahill5422 fair
@@TwoCentsRugby
It must have been worse than a genocide.
Hey Hey mate! That was fun.
Was good to watch the game along with you.
Looking forward to the next live stream.
Tough to judge on this game. One thing for certain is the ABs are back. Clinical performance. Super place kicking . Thanks for the EXCELLENT analysis mate. 👏
And it gave the guys comin back from injury a good run some have had no game time in this WCup. C'mon All Blacks !!!
NZ wasn't tested in defence so no inclination there
CORRECT. But you must go back a long long time if ever !!! that a top tier !!? nation were so overwhelmed in a game. Yes of course it won't get easier for New Zealand in later game's.
I have a feeling that after this World Cup things will go back to the way they were with the All Blacks adapting and innovating on both defense and offense with Razor and his team and it'll he another 10-15 years of the Black jersey dominating World Rugby..
I think NZ with their rugby traditions and it being virtually part of the culture there will always be there or thereabouts. I do think France are going to be around for at least the next decade too, they've built the structure for success with the national team, it doesn't guarantee them any WC win, but they are looking likely to be contenders for at least a few WCs to come.
This is how we know our boys🖤🖤🖤🖤
Didn’t think I it would be close but I did not expect the score to blowout that much. The ABs were bloody ruthless and didn’t let them breathe so fair play. Think they maybe would’ve liked a bit more of challenge heading into the knockouts
AB's have been given the perfect platform to prepare under the radar.
Great review mate
Keen for All Blacks v Ireland
As a bok fan I thought the abs were amazing. Liked how they used two line out variations we used at twickenham, the wrap around the maul one and pass back to the hooker. Looking forward to abs ireland in the quarters. 👏🏽
This world cup feels like it's SA and NZ against Europe for some reason.
Saffas are the only ones giving the allblacks respect and know better then to write us off. EU countries thought we were gone.
@tempershot6311 You're seeing what you wanted to see there.
@@harshbutfair8993 oh thanks man
@@harshbutfair8993 harsh but fair
Not sure how much we can learn from this game. Italy played like a tier-3 team: they were bullied in the scrum, the maul, and ruck. When we get this much possession and territory, our backs will create tries all day. I'm afraid Ireland won't afford us that luxury.
Well that is the one thing you can predict about Ireland, a suffocating defence. Don’t think the ABs revealed too much today, but definitely have to work on their defence of the out the back pass (that ireland are adept at). That said, if Ireland aren’t their best on the day Ireland should expect a mauling.
I've seen Italy tens of times in Dublin and Belfast, for 6n games and WC warm ups, I have never seen them play so horribly bad.
@@thesaintirl Don't get me wrong, I'm delighted we won and will be ecstatic if we can dominate like that in 2 wks time. But for now I'll look forward to the QF with cautious optimism.
Ireland no chance with our injured players back
Ireland will dominate our breakdown, score points from our penalty infractions and suffocate with line speed - as impressive as this display was it means almost nothing ahead of Ireland
Hey mate, excellent World Cup coverage, thanks
Glad New Zealand are not going into the knock out rounds un-noticed. I was worried that no one was taking any notice of them. Have not seen the game yet, but thanks for the review once more. You are doing a great job.
Headwrecking that 2 teams will be in a semi final without meeting a top 5 team and the other 2 will have to beat 3 top 5 teams to even see the semi final
Sorry hadn't been by in while by your stream will try get there more often also would love to meet ya when I go back to new Zealand in 2025
Mother of god- the best 4 in the world will batter each other in the quarters as opposed to the other half of the draw- very disjointed competition- mouthwatering potential clashes either way depending on Ireland getting at least a losing bonus point v scotland
Like I said in the previous video, I did expect a blowout game for the ABs.. however 96 points there is no way anyone seen that. I thought the italians would have put some more points on but the ABs defense was awesome. I really was not a fan of italy after their first 2 games, they had so much trouble even against weaker teams holding onto the ball. Good video as usual :)
There isn't a single team in the world who could have kept up with that All Blacks side today.
You don't know that for sure. Italy just simply gave up and simply made schoolboy errors in their tackling. Not to mention their set-pieces were key in their loss. If Ireland, SA or France are able to maintain that, no way will the ABs run in that many tries. They entirely profited off of basic errors from Italy.
This is why AB won’t win World Cup. They and their fans believe this was a real game. Full stop.
@@conorcahill5422 I mean obviously NZ would never score anywhere near that many tries versus, eg, South Africa, that's not what I was suggesting. But if they played that again if expect them to win somewhat comfortably.
The AB's conceded 17 point to a team they dominated in every aspect of the game - I would not get to carried away with this win.
What a game🎉🎉🎉
Let me keep it simple Two Cents: Richpo Sports'Reason Boss salutes the AB's performance!! Ardie & Jordie summed it up: Proud of the lads, saw the fruits of their hard prep against improved opposition in a big, must win game. They were ready. No excuses. Italy could not handle the sustained intensity, talent and game day focus. Next Uruguay then Ireland, SA or Scotland...
Loved the NZ scrum, lineout, and precision. Probably not the game NZ needed tho
It's really hard to say how it will affect any future games the All Blacks play. I didn't expect the All Blacks to win by such a margin against an improving Italy side though. If there's any consolation, we conceded less penalties and didn't have any cards, but then again we had the ball most of the time.
yes what did they learn? set plays work, passes stuck. loved every minute though.
@@ericdavison6186 yeah it was nice to see the All Blacks play openly and without restraint.
I like the pace McKenzie and Roigard brought on, and the Lomax, Williams scrum was beautiful to watch, I didn't like when we score, recieve the kick off and then don't put it out from a clearing kick or box kick, against a quality team we will get caught out. Thought Rieko had a poor performance, couple mistakes, stood up in defence for a try. 2nd half started poor with multiple penalties,
Must be close. Who won?
Italy
I heard The Pope lost.
I've been anticipating this game for weeks and I slept through it :( Didn't even remember it was on until 3 hours after kickoff :\
Sir Steve Hansen getting into the camp sure helped alot
Great to see a confident ABs gel & play a near perfect game. Consistency & ability to overcome the top tier teams disruptive & counter offensive play will be key to winning this tournament.
Congrats 2cents...ABs are back👍🏼
It was like a glorified training run but that's not a bad thing for the ABs. Not being disrespectful to Italy but they didn't turn up which after their recent efforts was a shame. Hopefully they can put in a decent effort against France. Now the ABs have a bit more clarity and getting close to full strength again they are definitely a threat to Ireland or whoever we end up playing in the 1/4s and I feel the recent losses will mean no complacency whatsoever. The Roigard-DMac axis at the end of the game could be a real weapon. At the end of the day it will still come down to how the ABs forwards front up, I'm pleased Frizell is back and I just hope we get selections right in the front row. Thanks for your work as always 2C.
ABs performance was brilliant . For Italy lack of experience was visible . Still performed well . AB s have a very good chance provided a little more energy n speed cud b added to todays spirit . ABs must put their minds together as was visible today. AB s beyond any doubt have the ability to knockout any Team but sometimes miscalculations damage them . Errors may b small but often turnout expensive . Still. May God Bless our Team . Best of Luck .hereon .
Great match to watch for a AB supporter, set plays (scrum especially) on point. Great flowing play that we love. Good ref who let it flow, which is great for the game in general. Really happy to see the boys play with style and flair and faith in each other. Only negative is conceding 2 tries. Attack is doing fine, but score makes me wonder about our defence, especially against a tight consistent force like SA or Ireland? No way to know until the 1/4s.
Congratulations to the All Blacks a very confident performance. They had speed support surpured it was like watching a top Basketball match. The ball handing was top draw. Sure it was a one-sided contest but you can only play as well as the other team let's you. If you're a young player watching this is way you should play rugby should be play very entertaining to watch. 🏉🏉🏴🧐
We're gonna need a bigger blackboard
I have not seen a scrum drive like that in the second half when Williams came on for a very long time. won against the head where they literally drove the Italians completely off their own ball. It was amazing. It was not the Italians were so bad but how dominant the All Blacks were. The ref was actually good and allowed the game to flow. He was so bad last time. I think he got spoken to. Then there was Sam Whitelock off the bench, I mean really? What a player! Dane Cole having fun too!
Yeah mate that was Gold aye.
I thought the ref was pretty good, too. I was a bit dubious after his last game but that was prob just us not playing well.
No, he's english and wants to hear his own voice. There was not even any interference of the cursed TMO this game.
Im thinking as a Irish supporter, shit ! ... at least we won the series, lol😅. Sure, good luck and may the best team win. Great win for NZ tonight.
Scotland. Chill
@@AlCasu1888 ireland are still through regardless if they beat scotland..just need a losing bonus point
@@laoch5658 True, but they'll likely end up facing France as they'll finish second to South Africa.
@@laoch5658ya that has yet to happen
world cup history failure
Ireland has never wan an quarter finals at every rwc tournaments
My Dad was at Monte Casino.Thanks for the Haka in memory of them
Complete performance 👏 Jordie, Beauden and Moanga switching between playmaker was smooth
Yeah I thought BB was gonna start kickin it away again,then he gave kicking duties to Jodie cause he buggered up going for touch.
As a Namibian born, I felt a little less bad for the 71-0
Always see the positive side 😌
Changing from Kapa O Pango to Ka Mate really made a difference for the ABs.
Every game a final from here on in ! I hope Ireland can put in a dominant performance against the scotish ti set up a mouth watering quarter against the all blacks ! Well done to the ABs and il be so nervous against you guys but what an occasion that will be be with me dad on the couch 😂
just remember that Ireland has never wan an quarter finals at every rwc tournaments in world cup history failure
@khanpaniora5346 there's no reason to remember that. It's time to look to the future. Either way, it's a 50/50 game on paper. No shame in losing that one if they played at their best
@@khanpaniora5346history tho is a logical fallacy, appealing to history doesn't guarantee a certain outcome otherwise bokke or abs should be going for there 4th which has never happened till it does
@khanpaniora5346 I'd focus on your own team and working on your own English writing, there are 4 year olds in China who can write more comprehensible English than that.
@@harshbutfair8993 I think exaggerated respect for English culture, grammar and pronunciation (or ways of spelling) can be seen as plain old racist or even supremacist. I think tbf we should listen to what people are saying and not judge by our chosen standards.
many of us knows that this could have happened. There were many aspectation on our team, they are young and felt the pressure. All Blacks couldn't lose this game and display their best team so far in the competition. we simply were not ready and deserved to lose.
Kiwi friends, did I not say easy win? I’m in the States and even I knew it wouldn’t be close. Don’t know why you were stressed.
I was at the stadium, man that game got the AB’s fans confidence up ! Champagne rugby all night long
One word, AWESOME...🇦🇺👍😎
This All Blacks huge win will inspire Flying Fijians game against Georgia tommorrow. New Zealand and Fiji are the only 2 teams from the Pacific (Super Rugby teams) who can actually make it to the quarters while the rest of the pacific teams are already out. Flying Fijians will start exactly the same way the All Blacks did against Italy.
Don’t want to be pinekkety, but that Beaudy Barrett dink kick not into space in the second half from about the ABs 22, it gave me flashbacks to the France game. Just pointlessly kicking away possession without the execution to make it an attacking threat. A big game could turn on a moment like that.
The work done here by the ABs was very useful. Scoreline aside, here is my tick list, simply: no cards (aside from a couple of short periods discipline was good); penalty and conversions; breakdown; set piece conversion - both line out and scrum; meters gained - ball in hand was what I have been hoping for, centre field evading contact accurate short passing; good basic skills; good selection starting and bench. Getting a game that lets them feel what they need to have for competition 'hope' is useful. They seriously need to recreate this for the Uruguay game - as their last game before the 1/4 final.
This was a well balanced effort, a little loose for a time in the 2nd 1/2, but that is acceptable with that lead, against that team. It will not be against: Ireland; South Africa; France; England or Wales. They need to prove they can do what they did today, while keeping the 'speculation' conservative and accurate, before the 1/4s. I am not sure that the Italians are a poor team, they were just broken by the centre field advance in the 1st 1/2, after that their heads were down. Training run? Yes and no.
Yes but Italy fell to crap because they couldn't recover from the unmerciless beaten after 20 minutes, the heads dropped the lineouts and scrums went down and their scrums crumpled in the second half, Ardie Savea could of scrumed against them on his own by how pathetic they came, ultimately Italy were clinical in no department hence the sweet scoreline
@@jimmyobrien8738 yes I mentioned their heads dropping and why. And I declined to speak about the scoreline; but rather the features of play.
@@marksharman8029 NZ needed to be tested going into the quarters and they lost that chance by Italian heads dropping, I wish Italy could of kept the tempo throughout the game for NZs sake regardless of the scoreline. Italy only tested NZs defence for about the first 8 minutes of the second half and that was it and they scored a try
@@jimmyobrien8738 mmm, yeah agreed. ABs did not really get that, but they did get the opportunity to experience a system (perhaps that is what they have been trying to implement, perhaps not) working ... almost completely. The only thing they can do from here, given this result, is to replicate it and TEST themselves to improve it - Uruguay. There is no time to do anything else - the game against Ireland (1/4 final), will certainly serve as a supreme test. I have all along felt ABs would lose against France ... and not overcome Ireland. Lucky to get through the pool, and going home after the 1/4. The game they managed to implement contained things I did not think they would get to. So I now have hope they can go further than 1/4 final. Ireland will shut ABs down with very good 'D' .... but if they carry this win and a good win against Uruguay into the 1/4 final it may be enough to get them in the right place mentally to overcome what Ireland bring. I think they are out of time and will not get through. But I now have a little more hope.
No complaints with that result, no injuries or cards. Good to see players coming back from injuries or short of a trot looking pretty good. If your forwards are going forward and have dominance all night, the rest of the game looks after itself as the ABs have experienced with their losses against SA and France recently. Felt sorry for Italy however they fought to the end.
What do you mean by "fought until the end"? They did not even show up on the pitch, barely even started playing
I think where NZ lack at the moment is a line-breaking 12 like Nonu or Ngani Laumape. Against weak defensive teams like Italy our skillful centers shine. I think that's why Ireland have been so good agaisnt stronger teams like SA and NZ because Bundee Aki has been their Nonu.
Proves 2 things we've been saying:
1. Anything can happen in a one-off game, which is why knockout competitions are a lottery amongst the good-enough teams.
2. NZ's performance v SA in RC is the one to count, not any warm-up performance.
As for those of you reading sth into this game… you'll learn, maybe :)
Have we (NZ) dropped our standards so much that we rave about a game in which we conceded 2 tries to a weak team? Too many All Black errors and penalties conceded.
I wasnt expecting that, Nz looking like world beaters again! Aaron Smith is still my favorite 9! Going to be a hell of a quarter final !
It's one of those "You can't win" games where if the result was close, people will say that it's evidence that the ABs are on the slide, and if they smashed Italy people would say that the Azzuri were weak opposition anyway.
Dammed if you do, dammed if you don't
It's a very impressive performance for sure!
Give the ABs credit - they were outstanding and everybody expected them to struggle…
I tell you guys last time All Black the best. Thanks guys for a good game. Alofa aku. God Bless you guys Stay safe MATE.
This match proves why Gonzalo Quesada is coming in for the Italian Job. Crowley focused primarily on playing attractive running rugby but lacked focus on the small things that wins game. Italy got demolished in set piece, the breakdown still continued to be a major issue throughout this World Cup and pulled off one of the worst defensive performance I have ever seen from a tier 1 nation. The Italians looked defeated after 20 minutes.
The All Blacks however just proved why they are WC contenders. More disciplined and clinical throughout the entire game. Their game vs most likely Ireland will be a great game to watch.
To use steak terminology here, The All Blacks playing Italy is like eating medium rare. Very easy to bite into without feeling too under-cooked. However, they are going to have a very 'well done' steak against Ireland. Don't get ahead of yourself ABs!
Never like to see a team getting humped but wow did the AB's look slick and utterly ruthless. What a statement win. Does Retallick ever smile?
Not at work.
Proper enjoyed the watch along
Italy - keep your heads up boys, it might be painful but it will make you stronger in the long run!
Yes disappointing contest after getting up to watch at 5am in Sydney.
As you said Mark, NZ dominated all aspects and the Italian defence went missing especially in the first half and latter 2nd half.
I thought NZ subs had good impact when they came on after Italy seemed to be getting back into it.
Overall I thought a very polished and coherent NZ performance and Savea was everywhere.
Also 13 conversions out of 14 - goal kicking lesson for SA 😉
It seems like no one is giving credit to the All Blacks, as if Italy just rolled over. All Blacks smashed them bro, give them credit! The ABs are unbeatable and will smash anybody playing like that, look how they demolished the Springboks in Mt Smart this year. It's great prep and a great confidence booster for them.
That was something else, doesnt it? I hope they become consistent
Yeah man crazy!
@@TwoCentsRugby is this the italian side that was competitive in the 6 nations? Idk aye. Or is this the jordie barrett effect? All i can say is that I wanna play Ireland or the boks sooner than later. Top 4 team that are fav to win rwc is on the same side of the quarters. Crazy
Woohoo as a Springbok I can say this again - I am so happy we are not the Irish going into the quarter finals.
so true
France beat New Zealand and Ireland beat South Africa and both have beaten their prospective QF opponents on their last encounter. They are not the ones who should be worried.
That's said, Italy really shit the bed here 🫣
youre playing france with the french crowd against you..id rather play new zealand
It was Italy....they can be abject.
France or All Black's, rather play ABs any day.....Good luck facing the French in their own back yard.
SA v France, NZ v Ireland 1/4’s most likely…how epic is that! Rugby heaven 😀
Italian defence went missing, correct. But, the extra pace of the game delivered by the ABs on the base of an AB dominant set piece makes tackling much much harder and that kind of game speed is not something usual in the NH.
But the big three of this tournament will not allow the ABs such set piece dominance or allow the tempo of the game to be set by the ABs.
Before the game started the phrase that was hanging in the air was "not to underestimate the Italians". Now, after the game, I have the feeling it is more like "not to underestimate the Italians' capacity to make fools of themselves". I remember talking to a French guy about 20 years ago saying what's the deal with the Italians participating in a tournament where they get a beating every year. He defended them saying that in the beginning France was also getting thrashed, and that eventually Italy will wind up getting better... Well, we can safely say we are still waiting for that to happen.
The All Black's purposefully played with 14 at the end for the last 6 minutes (they took Brodie Retallick off and no replacement) which is when the Italians finally got some attack ball and go forward. They exploited the space well. I think they did it to test their systems which I thought went okay it's just the Italians were good enough with that extra space.
I know lots of people might be saying "it's only Italy", and yeah, I'm not going to pretend that this is the greatest Italy performance I've ever seen, but that scoreline against Italy is a serious statement, whatever people might be saying. Reality is, Italy play top class teams on a regular basis, but they don't get 96 points put on them. I'm not going to start saying the ABs are now favourites for the World Cup all of a sudden, but people should stop excluding them from discussions of potential semi-finalists and onwards
Nobody is excluding them, they are just saying that to get themselves revved up. And the Saffas are saying it because of their mancrush on All Black.
A lot of Bok fans warned that the AB’s cannot be written off, and there it came…. OK it was Italy not Ireland or France but that massive scoreline speaks volumes! The AB’s are back!
Got this video out quick!
As a neutral not a great game to watch but the result kind of making me look forward to the NZ vs IRE QF if thats how the cards fall, just hoping both teams rock up for that game pity the wait.
Not a great game to watch because your side couldn't win that way?
It was a no cotest game NZ blew poor Italy away. One sided games not that great to watch unless its your team most rugby fans would agree. See you in the finals just deal with your grudge match QF and you set be rooting for the ABs in that game. gl @@054CTT
Just a training run by the AB's. Spot on assessment by the Italian coach, Kieran Crowley.
I feel for Italy! AB's have had two weeks to get their dander up, after their tough defeat by France!........Did it do either team any good? Only time will tell!
Italy seemed as if they were resigned to a loss, and the AB's had to restore a measure of self-respect and confidence!..........would they look so polished and ruthless against the three teams above them who will definitely exert far more pressure in "D" and Offense? I'm not convinced.
But we'll find out in the QF's........
From try ONE with a cross kick so accurate that it might as well be called a pass, Jordan got up, no fan fair... two soft claps for himself and back to work. When the all blacks have that attitude you don't want to face them. They will destroy any team. As a Bok fan I'm very glad to see them back at the office.
Haven't seen any highlights yet, not yet posted, but I hope official one is near 15 minutes long, must be. I was busy with other 'things', cough, British politics.... 😳😁🤪🏉
Just watch the full replay, won't be that different 😅
@@peyro51
Full reply includes the faffing about for about a quarter of the game - TMO, scrum resets, etc. things. 🙂
Another glaring example of the gulf between 1st tier and semi-1st tier in World rugby. I’m not Italian but I wouldn’t be too enthusiastic about rugby after that display.