{"id":265610,"date":"2025-11-16T06:42:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T06:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/265610\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T06:42:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T06:42:07","slug":"what-a-new-zealand-launch-scathing-attack-on-henry-pollock-page-3-of-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/265610\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;What a ****&#8221; &#8211; New Zealand launch scathing attack on Henry Pollock &#8211; Page 3 of 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>#3. Freddie Steward<\/p>\n<p>Telegraph 5, Express 5, FloRugby 5<\/p>\n<p>Steward\u2019s brief 22-minute stint before departing for an HIA was a mixed one. He took one outstanding high ball, but also produced a poor kick and was caught out defensively for New Zealand\u2019s opening try.<\/p>\n<p>Those flashes of uncertainty proved costly, and England looked more fluid with Marcus Smith stepping in at fullback.<\/p>\n<p>Quotes:<\/p>\n<p>Express: \u201cSome very good mixed in with two howlers before first half HIA failure\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Telegraph: \u201cA mixed bag in his 22 minutes. Claimed one superb up and under but also produced a rogue kick and caught out of position for the All Blacks\u2019 first try.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.florugby.com\/articles\/14764229-england-player-ratings-vs-all-blacks-pom-squad-strikes-again\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FloRugby:<\/a> \u201cThis match exposed some structural limitations in Steward\u2019s attacking game. While he remained steady under the high ball, his lack of creativity disrupted England\u2019s backfield flow. Too many possessions stalled through him, leaving questions about his long-term fit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Replacement: Marcus Smith finally seems at home at fullback. England looked much better when he replaced Steward.<\/p>\n<p>EDITORS PICKS:<\/p>\n<p>Quiz: Name these 10 retro rugby players #2<\/p>\n<p>From stunning tries to unforgettable moments\u2014and yes, some hairstyles we\u2019d rather forget\u2014these players were at the heart of rugby\u2019s golden era. If the names don\u2019t come flooding back, it might be time to fire up YouTube and relive the magic.<\/p>\n<p>Think you\u2019ve got what it takes to ace this one? Let\u2019s find out. Good luck!<\/p>\n<p>More Quizzes:<\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"#3. Freddie Steward Telegraph 5, Express 5, FloRugby 5 Steward\u2019s brief 22-minute stint before departing for an HIA&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":265552,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-265610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265610\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}