- All Blacks v Wallabies
- Argentina v South Africa
Big news ahead of Bledisloe 1 is that Beauden Barrett is out with illness which sees Jordan move to 15, Reece comes on at 14 with Harry Plumber being named on the reserve bench.
That suggests he’s leapt ahead of Havili as the utility player - and in a way it actually does make a lot of sense. Jordan, JB & McKenzie give 3 options at 15, Plumber gives cover at 10 & 12, and ALB gives 12 & 13 cover with the option of Ioane heading to the wing too. Very versatile backs.
Just woke and checked the scores. As expected. Not sure I’d be sending the A team if I was in charge of the All Blacks. This is prime blood new players territory
The ABs have been ruthless punishing mistakes; so to a degree the Aussies have made some of those tries by dumb passes. They’re competing well in the 2nd quarter and have cut out a lot of their silly mistakes so when they’re not being dumb its a lot more even.