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All Blacks Player Ratings v France

The All Blacks secured a series victory with an unconvincing 26-13 win over France last night. Here’s how they fared individually.

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1. Joe Moody – 7.5
Solid again on the defensive end. Great line to slip through a hole, beat his opposite and score a try most props can only dream of.

2. Codie Taylor – 6.5
Solid come lineout time. Not as involved on the offensive end this week but didn’t do much wrong. Huge engine.

3. Owen Franks – 6
Short shift as he came off after 34 minutes. Almost snuck through for his first try in his 96th Test after a repeat of the famous lineout move used in the 2011 World Cup final.

4. Sam Whitelock – 8
Led from the front as per usual. Finished as the game’s top tackler with 14. Great sell with a no-look pass to put Franks through gap in the lineout.

5. Scott Barrett – 7.5
Another solid showing from Scott Barrett. Made all ten of his tackle attempts and was again handy as a lineout option.

6. Liam Squire – 5.5
Didn’t feature with ball in hand. Hard to notice once again. Made his tackles.

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7. Sam Cane – 5
Missed three of his six tackle attempts. Penalised in first ten minutes to give France an early lead. Penalised before halftime for a late push on Morgan Parra.

8. Luke Whitelock – 7
Again excellent on both sides of the ball. Works extremely hard, made 11 tackles to trail his brother. Had a lineout steal.

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9. Aaron Smith – 6.5
Had a few passes find the turf. Put Joe Moody in for a try.

10. Beauden Barrett – NR
Managed 12 minutes before his night was ended after failing an HIA.

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11. Rieko Ioane – 7.5
Not as much impact as last weekend, but still as dangerous as ever. Made break to set up Jordie Barrett’s first try after big gallop down the left wing.

12. Ryan Crotty – 7
Try-saving tackle on Geoffrey Doumayrou in the early stages. Let a few balls go to ground and was sent to the ground himself by Mathieu Bastareaud.

13. Anton Lienert-Brown – 6.5
Great line to help set up Jordie Barrett’s first try. Defended admirably.

14. Ben Smith – 7
Turned an awful Aaron Smith pass into seven points with a scything shuffle through the French defence. Otherwise quiet night.

15. Jordie Barrett – 8
Bagged a pair of tries after some great support running. Found space with the boot throughout. Wasn’t tested defensively.

 Reserves:
Ardie Savea was immense off the bench, quickly tallying 14 tackles and winning a pair of turnovers. Damian McKenzie played 68 minutes where his frenetic play was a handful for the French defence.

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RedWarriors 32 minutes ago
'Most complacent selection decision you will ever see': Barrett benching slammed as Leinster knocked out

Firstly, massive congrats to Northampton on a brilliant victory. A coaching and execution masterclass. This was a NH victory rather than a Leinster loss. Its important to state that.


The Leinster defense were not seriously tested this year in a big match.

NH showed that there were holes to be exploited if the rush defence could be minimized. It looked like NH got through every hole they planned to…and more.

They still needed Leinster to compound errors. That happenned with Northamptons quick fire double try in the first half which Leinster never recovered from. Leinster were passive uncertain after that and Northampton kicked back from the restart and scored directly from a handling error. That was a key try.


If Barrett was eligible to play he should have started. There is value to bringing a highly intelligent player on after halftime, but no value if the match has been almost lost in the first half and it has turned into a slug fest where individuals can’t affect it as much.


Leinster had to level with the three pointer. They would have won extra time if it came to that. And thats with full respect to Northampton but they would not have prevailed in the last twenty. The entire second half was damage limitation to win.


I remember Leinster were 12 points ahead of Connaught in the URC. They refused a 3 pointer, Connaught turned them over went down and scored. Then they had another penalty only 5 points ahead. Leinster were considering a kick to corner and Barrett grabbed the ball and pointed to the sticks.


Leinster and Ireland do not have the onfield nous. And that was another reason why a general like Barrett was needed for this battle.


The decision not to play him feels like it ha sundermined his brilliant stint with Leinster. The man deserved a chance to help Leinster win. He has gone above the call to help Leinster and teach players. He is one of the outstanding centres in the world and he doesnt play? Henshaw has been passed it for two years, and I’m Irish.


Leinster don’t have that much quality matches. So they need to do their own targetted stress testing in training. They didn’t do that. Otherwise how could Northampton uncover such a treasure trove by analysing Leinsters weaknesses?


I am gutted for Leinster. Any talk of choking is nonsense. They kept coming back in that match and almost won at the death. Coaching and on field decision making. I don’t blame Nienaber.

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