Sam and Pat's Big European Adventure: All Blacks and All Blacks XV squads for the tour

[canta_brian]

Ok, I have slept on it now. Really pleased with how the forwards went. Dominated England, scrum was on top, all looking good. Decision making in the backs isn’t so flash.

[Puja]

Honestly, the first 70 minutes were pretty damn excellent. Then there was the shocker of a TMO call, Beauden goes off for the rest of the game, and yeesh.

Which TMO call caught your ire?

I'd be disappointed with the first 70 if I were a NZ fan. We has something like 63% territory and spent half the game failing miserably in your 22. If you give that many chances against someone competent, they'll put 50 points on you.

Puja

[paddy no 11]

I can't believe that box kick from perenara on 77 minutes

No chasers

No height on kick

About 13 all blacks standing beside him with no open field cover

[Puja]

Honestly, the first 70 minutes were pretty damn excellent. Then there was the shocker of a TMO call, Beauden goes off for the rest of the game, and yeesh.

Which TMO call caught your ire?

I'd be disappointed with the first 70 if I were a NZ fan. We has something like 63% territory and spent half the game failing miserably in your 22. If you give that many chances against someone competent, they'll put 50 points on you.

Puja

The one that led to England’s first try. There was no clear evidence of the ball being grounded, and a hand visible beneath the ball.

I don't know whether you saw different pictures over there, but it seemed fairly clear that there was the hand under the ball and then the ball slid backwards and onto the ground. Looked fairly cut and dried to me, although, as was our wont on Saturday, we could've scored easily by trying a tactic other than "run into the nearest Kiwi and attempt to outman him" and it didn't need to be that marginal at all.

Personally, I was more incensed at the TMO not giving the penalty try for Barrett not releasing and killing the offload to May.

Puja