2 Nov: New Zealand v Great Britain KO 4am (UK Time) (TV)

[Man of Kent]

2-2 HT

[Northern Eel]

Well. It's half-time against a tier one nation, in the southern-hemisphere, and we are not losing. #positives 

[telliner]

Zzzzzzzzzzz

[Man of Kent]

Kiwis look absolutely cream crackered

[The Hallucinating Goose]

That was boring. 

[Odsal Outlaw]

Just now, Northern Eel said:

Well. It's half-time against a tier one nation, in the southern-hemisphere, and we are not losing. #positives 

That’s a fair point, in years gone by the game would be gone by now.  At the same time ... this is a bit dull.  Our kicking game is woeful.

[Hughsehhh]

Feel like going back to bed 

[Just Browny]

I am a simple soul, but have long understood that games of rugby are won and lost on the scoreboard rather than completion rates. If you have no idea how to score a try, territorial advantage counts for very little doesn't it?

[nadera78]

I hate Wayne Bennett-style rugby league. Luckily, it's lunchtime here in Singapore so I've got something else going on whilst the game is on.

[Wirral Warrior]

It's Test Match football....if we played more international football including club matches on tour, the better cohesion in terms of attacking partnerships

[Chrispmartha]

Clarke needs to come on and inject som pace

[saintspete83]

Im glad its hidden away at 4am from the casual viewer, poor attendance and a terrible game. 

[Wellsy4HullFC]

Well if this is what Wayne Bennett brings to the game, I won't be watching the 2nd test. This is just dull. The half time highlights reel just revealed all our last tackle plays. My word, it's embarrassing.

[Gibbo]

Woeful kicking by both teams.

Total like of ideas by both teams.

Running the ball into the line on the last tackle shows teams devoid of any plans idea how to attack.

It has been the worst game of Rugby League I have seen in a long time at this supposed level.

The Fiji Samoa game was a lot better.

[telliner]

Might go to sleep for an hour and watch Tonga game,this is rubbish I'm bored 5h1tless

[bratman]

It's much more intense than a friendly! Some fantastic defence.

[iangidds]

Bennett’s style may win the odd high level game but it’s not exactly inspiring! I doubt we will get many new followers with his brand of RL

[OMEGA]

Bennett is somewhat to blame for this uninspiring style but the bland, prescribed and regimented coaching that pervades SL is more so.

Also the number of overseas or non Fed players in SL is narrowing the base of the GB/Eng pyramid.

[Wiltshire Rhino]

[graveyard johnny]

gb had every decision go their way and still couldn't capitalise, Hardaker mentioned once, same early tackle plod ups from the wings, cant believe I got up for this, its not the test rugby I remember, whats happened to the game?

[Tex Evans Thigh]

It’s an international game. It’s meant to be tight.

We’ve looked good and that field position will pay off later in the game.

[EastLondonMike]

Solid 35mins or so, but with a bit of fatigue the kiwis started to look like they could cause some problems.

We look pretty pedestrian with ball in hand. Barge over tries only.

individually we look average.

no push from anyone either, a couple of times players have poked their nose through the line and there's been no support. Which looks intentional.

all that aside. It's 2-2

[The Hallucinating Goose]

Can we just watch this game instead? 

[Gibbo]

Just now, graveyard johnny said:

gb had every decision go their way and still couldn't capitalise, Hardaker mentioned once, same early tackle plod ups from the wings, cant believe I got up for this, its not the test rugby I remember, whats happened to the game?

Pretty well sums it up.

 

[Chrispmartha]

I don’t think we’ve offloaded once, just hoping the game opens up in the second half