All Blacks Player Ratings, As Scott Robertson's Side Crushes France
All Blacks Player Ratings, As Scott Robertson's Side Crushes France
The All Blacks dominated a rotated French side, 43-17, sealing series win. Player ratings highlight standout performers - Savea, Jordan, Barrett & more.
Scott Robertson’s All Blacks put a heavily rotated French squad to the sword 43-17 in Wellington to seal a series victory before the third test next week.
Dominating their visitors throughout the first half, who had made 10 changes since last week, the All Blacks saw everything they attempted stick as they raced into an unassailable lead.
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In the second half, Les Bleus made early substitutions and instantly looked far better, scoring two tries, and the All Blacks began to slip with their intensity.
Overall, the All Blacks will be happy with their victory, but they will be aware that they still are chasing that full 80-minute performance.
Here is how the All Blacks fared in Wellington:
1. Ethan de Groot - 7.5
Completely took apart George Henri-Colombe at scrum time, the Highlanders' loosehead set the platform for the All Blacks' attack to fire.
At the breakdown, his work rate was notable, and for such a big man, he gets his body positioning bang on, time and again.
2. Codie Taylor - 8
One try, 14 tackles, one turnover, a near-perfect line-out return and a dominant scrum. It was all in a day’s work, or 57 minutes’ worth of work, for the All Blacks hooker who, at 34-years-old, continues to defy Father Time.
3. Fletcher Newell - 7.5
Completing the other half of a superb scrummaging performance from the All Blacks' starting front row, the Crusaders' tighthead mirrored his loosehead in getting through a mountain of work at the breakdown and made his tackles (10) for a solid showing.
4. Patrick Tuipulotu - 5
Got on the ball with quite some frequency, both in the carry (eight) and line-out (seven grabs).
The Blues veteran was highly industrious and made good yardage into the heart of the French defense.
5. Fabian Holland - 8
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The Dutch-born powerhouse is just so solid in every department that he has the potential to be a real glue piece for Scott Robertson’s side.
Topping the tackle charts with 16, to go with his 10 line-out wins, nine carries and a try assist, Holland showed he is more than ready to be a dominant force at this level.
6. Tupou Vaa'i - 8
Racing away for a second try in the series, the Chiefs' utility forward looks very comfortable in the back row.
Bringing physicality, a brilliant line-out option and bundles of pace, Vaa’i brings a nice balance alongside Savea and Lio-Willie.
Away from his flashy plays, his work at the breakdown, in particular, a brilliant turnover in the 49th minute, kept the French pack on the back foot.
7. Ardie Savea - 9
Out of this world good once again, Savea is firmly at the peak of his powers and led his side magnificently.
Topping the carry charts with 13 carries for 48 meters, he also had two line breaks, two offloads, five defenders beaten, one try assist, one try, eight tackles and a turnover.
There simply is no other way to say it - Savea hands down is the most important player in the All Blacks squad.
8. Christian Lio-Willie - 8
Grew into his role as the match went on, his deception at the maul to send Cam Roigard away for the try was a thing of beauty.
Carrying hard and often (10 carries), making 11 tackles and winning two turnovers, Lio-Willie was a threat in all areas.
9. Cam Roigard - 9
Dare we say it, the All Blacks scrumhalf already is approaching a world-class level.
Sniping really well, managing the passing tempo well and nailing his contestable box kicks, the Hurricanes' No. 9 had a very tidy showing.
When he departed, he was the All Blacks' top carrier with 56 meters from nine carries, one line break, three offloads, three defenders beaten and 58 passes.
10. Beauden Barrett - 7
Calm, composed and clinical, Barrett’s distribution game brought the best out of those around him.
Kicking masterfully, pulling the trigger on his passes at the perfect time and still possessing a running threat, the veteran playmaker has reinvented himself from lethal strike runner to multi-touch distributor.
Early indications are that this is what Scott Robertson is looking for from his 10 and could be a real indicator as to why he continues to edge Damian McKenzie.
11. Rieko Ioane - 7.5
Finding his feet back in what has felt to be his most natural position, Ioane’s work rate in the wide channels was exceptional.
Highlighting his quick thinking was his timely interception in the 44th minute that stopped a certain French try.
In attack, eight carries, three offloads and one defender beaten opened up plenty of opportunities for those around him.
Diving over in the corner for a well-taken try in the 61st minute was just reward for a mighty showing from the Blues' flyer.
12. Jordie Barrett - 6.5
Holding up tries, dominating in the carry and distributing masterfully, Barrett had a good outing once again.
Similar to Savea, Barrett always gets through a huge amount of work that not only leads to great individual moments, it opens space for those around him.
Slotting into a more distribution role, rather than carrying heavily in this fixture, his long-range passing got the ball to the edges rapidly for the hosts.
13. Billy Proctor - 7
We are not comparing him to the great Conrad Smith, but the one similarity he does have to Smith is that he gets through so much work without any fuss.
He topped the carry charts for the backline with 12 carries, most of which were into heavy traffic before he either recycled quickly or got the ball away.
Defensively, his 12 tackles (one dominant), one turnover and constant line speed shut down the French ability to get the ball wide.
14. Emoni Narawa - 5
A tidy debut for the Chiefs' pace man, who had seven carries for 33 meters and one defender beaten.
Unsurprisingly, given the rushed nature of his call-up to the starting lineup, he probably didn’t quite have the splash plays he would’ve hoped for.
15. Will Jordan - 8.5
Another match, another try,
Will Jordan no doubt will go take Doug Howlett’s try-scoring record in the next couple of seasons.
In short, the fullback was spectacular; his ability to glide over the ground and make huge distances in a short space of time is uncanny.
One moment in particular stands out, as he covered an awkward bouncing ball, before slipping through two tackles and starting a long-range attack.
Beating four defenders, making 60 meters from 11 carries and dotting down for that try, it was another special showing from the Crusaders man.
Substitutes
16. Samisoni Taukei'aho - 6
Super busy during his 26-minute run, the replacement hooker made his tackles (six), carried twice, scrummaged well and maintained the All Blacks' strong return at line-out time.
17. Ollie Norris - 6
Did exceptionally well to maintain the standards set by the starters, the young loosehead had a few nice rumbles with ball in hand and put in a strong defensive shift with eight tackles during his 33 minutes on the park.
18. Pasilio Tosi - 5
Similar to Norris, the tighthead went looking for work, maintained the strong scrummaging performance, and didn’t drop the front-row presence one iota.
19. Samipeni Finau - 4
Didn’t quite bring the impact he would’ve hoped from the bench, as he couldn’t quite find his way into the contest.
Still, he made his tackles, but he didn’t have any noticeable moments.
20. Du'Plessis Kirifi - 6
Had a solid showing in replacement of Christian Lio-Willie with four carries, one defender beaten and five tackles.
It’ll be interesting to see where he slots in as a starter, should Robertson opt to rotate the squad next week.
21. Cortez Ratima - 4
Noticeably off the pace when replacing Roigard, Ratima faced a bomb site of a breakdown, which limited his chances get quick ball.
This stunted his carrying game and saw him struggle to get the ball away with just 11 passes.
In his defense, France had the bulk of the possession and territory when he entered the match.
22. Timoci Tavatavanawai - 7
Two quick stints in replacement of Jordie Barrett allowed the debutant to assess his performance on the go.
Overall, it was a very promising start for the powerhouse Highlander who got on the ball and made good yardage, despite the attentions of the French defense.
23. Damian McKenzie - 4
Struggled to get to grips with a match that got sloppy with the All Blacks conceding possession and territory in the final 15 minutes.
Still, he had a couple of nice carries, but it was far from the opportunity for which he would’ve hoped.
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