Great piece of Video Compiling done here..And I'm certainly not the most knowledgeable on Rugby(I tend to follow just the international matches) but even in a less then successful season the NZ AB's will always the benchmark for other countries!
I was the first to think we were going backwards while the rest of the world caught up, but looking back it now. It's been a pretty successful 'building' year. Re-building and All Blacks don't generally go hand in hand as their fans and themselves automatically require results. But to blood new players throughout the Lions series and come away with a draw is awesome and has given all the non hardened test players extreme confidence. On top of that to continue to chug along the year with constant rotation of the team week in week out and players playing below their standards is again nothing but confidence building. The losses they took showed them flaws they may have thought otherwise weren't there and now can work on for the next. All around great year for the AB's.
2017 won't really be remembered as a stellar year for the All Blacks, but let's not forget that they handed out two of the greatest arse-whoopings the Wallabies and Springboks have ever received.
Wasn’t actually a terrible year. Lions team was one of the best ever and we may not have one the series but we did play some good rugby. Lost two games and had some key players missing.
Superb highlights. I think Ireland and England are a coin toss for number 2 in the world right now, and a clear cut above the rest in the top 6 in the world respectively, but you just have to admit this is another level. Such slick hand passing and movement combined with almost telepathic understanding. Love them or hate them, you have to respect them. Superb outfit, and great to watch. Its not a strongest man in the world competition, its rugby, and this is something many nations get wrong. The kiwis are a great balance between brawn, speed and finesse that a lot of countries need to learn from.
Another level? Aus beat them, SA within a point and Sco within a pass of beating them, oh and a draw and a loss to the BIL's. England are on better form over the last 2 years. You can fall in love with poetic passes and and that, but it's results that matter.
That penalty against Charlie Faumuina in the dying minutes of the second test vs The Lions was ridiculous. The tackler jumped in the air for no reason at the point of contact. What option did Charlie have? Step aside and let him go past? Does the ref not have the foresight to see what a terrible precedent his ruling might have set, going forward? It incentivizes leaping in the air at the point of contact in order to milk a penalty. That refereeing decision played an enormous role in the outcome of the series and was very poor.
Aussie here - OMFG 57-0 over Sth Africa. We are stuffed in Rugby now... grass roots level is basically non existent and other footy codes x 3 all taken over. Such a shame after the 1984 to 2015 years that we were competitive in... the last few years have been a telling difference. All Blacks now are basically unbeatable for us.
A good foundation year building toward the Japan World Cup nicely thank you lads some quality rugby there keep up the good and give them cocky English a great hiding next Autumn pretty please :-)
Fishman The only cocky dudes out there are the AB's mate ......so unrelentingly boring. The only compensation is when Justin Marshall finally shuts up at the end of a game and I stop yawning. You judge a game by the quality of the opposition. Thrashing another second rate team doesn't really count......but when you see the AB'S all fingers and thumbs you know the opposition is real. Just like bullies at school, they are never actually as good as they think they are. Yes......looking forward to WC, but for possibly different reasons than you. Enjoy 2018, it may be your last for a while......Chur bro.
That was a completely idiotic pass by the scrum half, who practically set Foley up for annihilation. I cannot fathom how did Foley not end up with a massive concussion. You could see the whiplash from Earth's orbit.
Merciful Heavens, everyone can run on the All Blacks team. I mean not only have they a fly half who can outrun just about anyone in the world, not only have they a blindside freaking flanker who can actually run, they have to have another one. The ABs are like: "In your face, Rest of the World!" The most dominant national team in any sport. AINEC.
Great team....tons of love and respect for them Should watch their arrogance if they are to remain world's best ! Not saying they are showing it publicly or on the field....just afraid they get the wrong idea of how external componants can also play a part in results
i support the box of springs but im gonna say 1 thing As much as i absolutely fucking DESPISE some allblack supporters and even at times strongly dislike the allblacks. I absolutely love the way they play the game, the way they play is so satisfying. the way they do those impossible passes to players in the back line, the way they find ways to make line breaks. sometimes the way they play looks impossible. they make every team look shit and they are always gonna be number 1 for a reason (sadly for me) but the allblacks are something special and every team has hit a bad patch, the allblacks have aswell but they still won their games some how lol. but yeh
@Joedagg4 There has been "not so fast but strong" wingers in the Allblacks before. Lomu is a great example for that kind. this dude Ioane is just like that. not so fast but the lad is strong.
That last game against lions was unbelievable that the ref cheated the lions into a draw as the All Blacks were about to goal kick the lions decided to talk the ref out into doing a scrum.
Barret, Brown, McKenzie & Ioane should start in this position on rwc19. They proved theyre the best in that pos, but nz chose to make changes. What a shame.
id say this was probably their worst year in ages, lost 3 drawn one?! failed to win the lions tour, very poor for NZ's standards, however they for me, are a level above anyone else, and this video shows it, aboslute class ! :)
petnzme01 just an honest question man, I’m really interested in this sport. Your comment came off as an insult but switched to a more informative answer so I can’t be angry with you. Cheers
Football72: Looks like you got an angry person responding. If someone loved the game of rugby, I don't know why they wouldn't answer your question to help you out. Anyway… the ball has to be touched to the ground on or over the line and the safest way to do this, even if you've already crossed the line, is to fall on it. Players often just bend over and touch the ball down, but there are occasional examples of players losing control of the ball as they do that. It's rare, but you don't ever want to be that guy, so falling on it is the safest way. Of course you sometimes have to dive at the line to make sure you get there, past or through a defender. And, to be honest, sometimes you don't have to but it looks good and is fun to do. And you can dive on the ball before the line, as long as your natural momentum slides you and the ball over (see Barrett's try at 0:55). I hope that answers your question.
