All Blacks 2025
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@handa457 said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
@Bovidae suppose this is indicative Kumeroa’s finally got a super rugby gig for next year. Wonder if it’s at the Landers?
If they see him as a LH it will be the Chiefs (replacing Ross).
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@handa457 said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
@Bovidae suppose this is indicative Kumeroa’s finally got a super rugby gig for next year. Wonder if it’s at the Landers?
Ma’u is out injured and will have been named. If Kumeroa has picked up a gig at the landers that would be great
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
@Wurzel said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
Jamie Joseph exercising self interest to ready Pledger for the Landers.
We've got two years to get Dylan World Cup-ready. He should be playing introductory International rugby this November.
So Joseph does have some selection sway?!
[In reference to other posters] I find it hard to believe he doesn't have influence over selection to some extent. He doesn't strike me as a pushover type of guy!He said in an interview on Sport Nation that he's free to select any player that the All Blacks selectors don't want.
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Not mad at Pledger missing out- the guys picked all have super rugby experience over him at this stage and deserve their spots.
Pledger needs a solid SR season to see him at the next level and he is young enough to be at 2031.
I'm hoping by 27 our 9 is Roigard with favatava coming on to break defenses apart -
@Wurzel said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
@Wurzel said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
Jamie Joseph exercising self interest to ready Pledger for the Landers.
We've got two years to get Dylan World Cup-ready. He should be playing introductory International rugby this November.
So Joseph does have some selection sway?!
[In reference to other posters] I find it hard to believe he doesn't have influence over selection to some extent. He doesn't strike me as a pushover type of guy!He said in an interview on Sport Nation that he's free to select any player that the All Blacks selectors don't want.
Yep and Razor said yesterday he had bolters going in XV squad, so think JJ would have some say, but not a lot.
I a little disappointed that Pledger didn't make it, as I not convinced about Roe (or even maybe Preston) are that much better, or certainly as development for furure which I thought ABXVs main aim was.. Same as perhaps midfield options bit I guess they worried about results etc.
Certainly struggle to see bolters that Razor said were going to be in the squad. -
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I haven’t seen a lot of Hawke’s Bay this season but has Fakatava developed a threatening kicking game yet? That’s always the knock I’ve had on him personally, no doubt about his pass and run game.
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@frugby said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
Breakdown by Super Franchise:
Highlanders - 8
Crusaders - 16
Hurricanes - 12
Chiefs - 20
Blues - 9
Moana Pasifika - 1Is that including or excluding players that are injured?
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@Landers92 said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
That midfield is so uninspiring. Bailyn Sullivan injured? When will this Havili and McLeod experiment end? Not mad about Rona being a fresh face. Will have been nice to see Taele and Tale’a named. Zarn Sullivan over Fihaki for me
yeah, midfield obvisouly still where theyre run out of ideas
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@frugby said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
Breakdown by Super Franchise:
Highlanders - 8
Crusaders - 16
Hurricanes - 12
Chiefs - 20
Blues - 9
Moana Pasifika - 120 Chiefs
16 Crusaders
12 Hurricanes
8 Highlanders
8 Blues
1 MP
1 Uncontracted -
@Landers92 Z Sullivan is only an option at fullback. ENS and Fihaki can play FB or wing.
Hopefully they do list who was unavailable because of injury.
The big loser from last year is Lam.
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Surely there’s a better 12 in the country than Dallas McLeod
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@upthelanders said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
Surely there’s a better 12 in the country than Dallas McLeod
Riley Higgins but he's been injured pretty much all year. Apparently available soon but ran out of time for the All Blacks XV. He was in the AB XV last year.
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@brodean said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
@frugby said in All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT Squads 2025:
Breakdown by Super Franchise:
Highlanders - 8
Crusaders - 16
Hurricanes - 12
Chiefs - 20
Blues - 9
Moana Pasifika - 120 Chiefs
16 Crusaders
11 Hurricanes
8 Highlanders
8 Blues
1 MP
1 Uncontracted12 Canes mate.
That's excluding Lomax and Aumua (All Blacks) and Higgins (All Blacks XV) -
@Canes4life Excluding. If you include the injured ABs:
Highlanders +1
Crusaders +1
Hurricanes +2
Chiefs +3
Blues +3However when factoring in who would miss out for those players in the XV team, it probably works out as net:
Crusaders -1
Blues +1Then there are obviously players for the XV who are injured, but in essence this is a good guide.
