Blacks flog sorry France
28 Nov 2009
New Zealand were very impressive in their 39-12 victory over France in Marseille.
The French seeked to base their challenge around brutality at the tackle point and flair in the backline. However, with the latter being so reliant on the former, they struggled when they found an All Black side unwilling to take a backward step in contact in general play or at scrum time.
Furthermore, the French defensive line looked decidedly porous at times, with the likes of Dan Carter, Sitiveni Sivivatu, and Ma’a Nonu slicing through with alarming ease at times.
It underlined the fact that France had shot their bolt with their strong performance against the Springboks, and the Blacks were never forced to shift into fifth gear to negotiate their challenge. Graham Henry’s charges comprehensively outplayed their hosts in all facets of play, and finished their year-end tour with a morale boosting win.
The early exchanges suggested neither side were going to be afraid to get width on their attack, with France the more expansive, if less effective, of the two.
However, it would be the Blacks who would be the far more clinical of the combatants, capitalising on the majority of the opportunities they created in the first half, and racing to a 22-9 lead.
They breached the goal-line first, with their first threatening foray into France’s 22m. They rumbled up into the red zone, shifted the ball wide, where Sivivatu shrugged off the challenge of Vincent Clerc to score.
Carter converted, but France scrumhalf Julien Dupuy kicked two more penalties to go with an earlier three pointer to stay in touch.
Then a vintage moment from the Blacks, as they counter-attacked from deep in their half in a move that culminated in Sivivatu turning provider for Mils Muliaina after a break down the touchline.
Carter missed the conversion, but not long thereafter the Blacks extended their lead when they shoved the France scrum over their tryline, and Jerome Kaino was on hand to apply downward pressure for the try. Carter made no mistake with the conversion.
France were on the ropes, their counter-strikes being easily repelled by a well organised defensive line. Their inability to unlock the Blacks off set or general play forced them to seek other routes of point collection, and in this regard they had to be content with a Francois Trinh-Duc drop-goal.
The Blacks would have trotted down the tunnel the more content of the sides, enjoying a comfortable 10-point lead. Carter increased the buffer with a penalty 10 minutes into the second half and at 25-12, France would have been acutely aware that they needed to be next to cross the whitewash to drag themselves back into the contest.
Dupuy missed his second penalty of the half to compound their woes. Cory Jane then produced a wonderful piece of individual skill to hand off his defender then chip and collect, all within the confines of the tram tracks out wide, and you sensed it was all over.
Carter converted to take the score to 32-12, and when Conrad Smith broke around an unguarded blindside to score with 10 minutes left, the French looked utterly deflated and accepting of their fate.
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28 Nov 2009, 23:24 pm
@Nils:
Remember the bridge collapse at the Israeli Games? Similar word. It’s a pun I believe.
28 Nov 2009, 23:24 pm
Five tries to nil, those Frogs have been smashed.
28 Nov 2009, 23:24 pm
@AiDoc: I still do not get it, forgive me.
28 Nov 2009, 23:25 pm
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28 Nov 2009, 23:25 pm
@Nils:
May I say t on behalf of all Saffas.. thanks for putting them in their place. South Africa have been an embarrasment on this end of year tour.
Kudos to the Blacks.
Its so nice seeing the frogs squirm.
Revenge for the South!
28 Nov 2009, 23:27 pm
Was there a yellow card to NZ??????
28 Nov 2009, 23:28 pm
@Slumtown:
Nice touch.
28 Nov 2009, 23:29 pm
@AiDoc:
lol yep
28 Nov 2009, 23:29 pm
@Slumtown:
New world rocks! Old world sucks!
Roland will get a BJ and it is not berry juice!
28 Nov 2009, 23:30 pm
Marseilles loses for the second time!! However that is spelled!
28 Nov 2009, 23:31 pm
2 consecutive European tours (by the way each of them longer than Wallabies/Boks do there) without a conceded try, not to mention all wins there.
Not bad at all.
39-12. Frogs smashed. 5 tries to 0.
CONGRATULATIONS!
28 Nov 2009, 23:31 pm
Donald rules. Great kick. And the crowd whistles. 2 – 1 MIB bi Coques
28 Nov 2009, 23:31 pm
Youve been watching the BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD !
kia kahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
28 Nov 2009, 23:32 pm
Well their it is.
A very good end to the NZ season
No tries once again against us for over 2 years touring in the NH.
I will await the Big Hit spin on why the french lost the game. He has aready set up the reasons in an earlier thread,French are missing players.
28 Nov 2009, 23:32 pm
@ad_oz: Thanx for that got to see the last half:-)
28 Nov 2009, 23:32 pm
So where are all the PDV fans now? boks are an embarrassment! When the chips are down we still choke.
28 Nov 2009, 23:33 pm
@Nils:
The Kiwis handle better than Thierry Henri!!!!!!!
28 Nov 2009, 23:33 pm
AB’s Rock!!
28 Nov 2009, 23:34 pm
@Hurricane:
Like Hayman and Williams?
28 Nov 2009, 23:34 pm
@AiDoc:
lol
28 Nov 2009, 23:34 pm
@Slumtown: I”d say South Africa were deservedly the best in the world after 3 Nations, but Europe put them back to mother Earth.
People may complain about their fatigue, but cmon, New Zealand have played 14 Tests this year, while Boks – 12, yet ABs crushed Frogs today, while “exausted” Boks had their tails between their legs for most of the month.
Even Australia, who played 13 Tests, played better in the end.
28 Nov 2009, 23:35 pm
NZ shows Boks how to dispose of NH drivel.
28 Nov 2009, 23:36 pm
Also a delight to see that little air punching freak Barcella keep his hands in his pockets today. He did it once after the first scrum and then …. poof! Losers
28 Nov 2009, 23:36 pm
@sporto:
No he is not. He is a legend! Did you see the interview before the game. The only guy to beat the All Blacks three times without a South African referee.
28 Nov 2009, 23:36 pm
@AiDoc: Henry was almost like Maradona a disgrace. Almost – because he had a decency to apologize, unlike that &#$#&#@# Diego.
Both – geniuses, by the way.
28 Nov 2009, 23:36 pm
Well done to the AB’s.
Great display.
Carter was brilliant and Conrad Smith is probably at the moment the best center in the world.
Even better than BOD.
28 Nov 2009, 23:36 pm
anyone question now whether the ABs deserve the number 1 ranking… whats the matter Keo, jealous ? cant even post the right score… 39-12 it was..
and yayyy Ireland… FDP, are you guys responsible for that loss??
two tours of the NH, still not a try conceded…
bwahahaha
28 Nov 2009, 23:36 pm
@WakaNathan: Just a pity you don’t know how to win the biggest prize of all. Damn, you don’t even hold the Tri-nations title anymore.
28 Nov 2009, 23:38 pm
Whats wrong with SA rugby is…
If the ABs beat France 36-12 away from home they say well played, decent victory.
If the Boks were to beat France 36-12 away from home (which we dont look like doing any time soon) we would probably start dancing around, screaming that we had the greatest bok team in history.
28 Nov 2009, 23:39 pm
@kwas:
Here we go,a sore loser pops in.
RWC was like 2 odd years ago. You keep a hold of it,you deserved it but dont come in here with your bitterness and ruin a good thread
28 Nov 2009, 23:39 pm
@kwas: so we can add Ireland to the “lucky SA didnt play them in 07 WC” teams as well…
28 Nov 2009, 23:40 pm
@kwas: Dont worry judjing by your teams form and awful style of rugby you wont be holding many trophies next year.
28 Nov 2009, 23:40 pm
warning lights shining brightly for boks…..we in trouble!
28 Nov 2009, 23:41 pm
@poppa69:
Yep and as long as no provincial teams go to the RWC in 2011,the Boks as still in with a show
28 Nov 2009, 23:41 pm
@kwas: Enjoy this year, next year will come soon.
28 Nov 2009, 23:41 pm
Well done NZ. Frogs crunched until they blushed.
NZ looked as fresh as if it was a game played in July. Its amazing what great athletes can do when they run the ball and not kick everything away like the Bokke.
By far the most refeshing game of the weekend.
NZ to beat the Baabaas next wekend by 20.
28 Nov 2009, 23:41 pm
either way, it was a great test match, both sides willing to run the ball, not the aerial ping pong we have been subjected to…
28 Nov 2009, 23:42 pm
weekend
28 Nov 2009, 23:43 pm
Alright, cheers to all!
ABs cemented their top spot till at least June. Well done after disasterous start.
28 Nov 2009, 23:43 pm
@Nils: Were justing looking completely off the boil at the moment. Steyn cost us the game today due to him missing 5 penalties, but either way we were outplayed by the irish and lets face it … they werent very good either. 2 factors in it for me… playing the wrong players and combos… eg Matfield and Becker… Becker too similar to Matfield we had no enforcer… I would have put Rossouw at 4 and played Deysel at 7 (anotehr enforcer type) and put Burger at 8.
Then they also changed the front row combo at half time for god knows what.
And the second point we need to stop bloody kicking. It didnt work at all today and it seems Steyn, Du Preez, Kirchner and the odd other just cant stop themselves. No confidence in the backline for some reason.
Other factors include us not committing players to the breakdown and not being agressive enough there.
Tired my ***! Bad tactics, bad coaching and bad selections.
Also Kirchner aint really doing too much for us at fullback.
28 Nov 2009, 23:45 pm
@WakaNathan:
They will be when they get Ali and Hayman back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
28 Nov 2009, 23:47 pm
@Slumtown:
Rob Kearny showed right from the beginning that he is more then capable to field the high kicks and to punish us if it was even remotely inaccurate.
And yet we persist by kicking the leather off the ball.
Pathetic stuff!
No vision or ideas.
28 Nov 2009, 23:48 pm
@Robzim:
BOD is a cheat. Did you see how he dived against the AB’s in 2005 and the opium pushing slave traders last year?
28 Nov 2009, 23:49 pm
@AiDoc:
dont say that, doesnt big hit have a lot of man love for him too, just behind Johnny..
28 Nov 2009, 23:49 pm
@The Jinxta:
And Pakistan too!
28 Nov 2009, 23:51 pm
lol Richie McCaw got IRB player of the year, WTF??
28 Nov 2009, 23:51 pm
Where is BigTit?
28 Nov 2009, 23:52 pm
@poppa69:
Definitely a behind man! Lol.
28 Nov 2009, 23:53 pm
The Aussies and Abs have played a similar amount of rugby
as the Boks but were getting stronger towards the end.
The Boks in contrast started to fade away.
Has it something to do with the way our players are conditioned?
28 Nov 2009, 23:53 pm
Richie player of the year. NO that cant be right.
The same guy who led his team to a 0/3 record against the world champs? Surely not…
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