AB squad for the Rugby Championship

[Crucial]

@booboo said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

@Crucial said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

@booboo said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

Off the top of my head I'll throw the following in the mix:

S Barrett shouldn't be a Certainty, but probably is

Tuipolutu should be higher than a Possible, call him Probable

A Ioane should maybe be a Possible rather than Bolter

Add the following for Bolter consideration;
Aumua
Perry
L Whitelock
Makalio
Havili

Booboo's indulgent Outsider:
Nanai

Sadly Luke of the Whitelocks is probably higher than a bolter

Yeah ... but I just couldn't

Fair enough. No need to make yourself I’ll.

[rotated]

@Crucial said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

Unlikely that Canes will drop below 4th.

Fair point, although it is far more likely that the Canes drop out of 4/5 than the Blues making the finals.

Chiefs v Crusaders would also be interesting from a locking/captaincy/third halfback selection perspective.

[nzzp]

ALB is a lock I reckon. Quality for a few years, and playing the house down at the moment

[Yeetyaah]

@booboo Today?

[Victor Meldrew]

Think ALB is a def. certainty bearing in mind the way he's playing for the Chiefs and Crotty's injury-prone-ness

[Machpants]

SBW is a certainty if fit too, basically if you were in the core squad last year, are fit, and not gone offshore = you are a certainty. It's the way the squad has worked for the Hansen era

[Victor Meldrew]

@Machpants said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

SBW is a certainty if fit too

Fitness a big "if" for me.

He'll be in the RC squad - just think Hansen and co. need to decide on a settled 12/13 which isn't constantly plagued by injuries

[ACT Crusader]

@Crucial said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

An oldie but a goodie

Moody, Taylor, Franks, S. Whitelock, Romano, S. Barrett, Todd, Read, Hall, Mo’unga, T. Blue, Crotty, Goodhue, Bridge, T. Cane

[Crucial]

@ACT-Crusader said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

@Crucial said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

An oldie but a goodie

Moody, Taylor, Franks, S. Whitelock, Romano, S. Barrett, Todd, Read, Hall, Mo’unga, T. Blue, Crotty, Goodhue, Bridge, T. Cane

That’s an oldie but a baddie

[booboo]

@Yeetyaah said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

@booboo Today?

Thursday

[booboo]

@Crucial said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

@ACT-Crusader said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

@Crucial said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

An oldie but a goodie

Moody, Taylor, Franks, S. Whitelock, Romano, S. Barrett, Todd, Read, Hall, Mo’unga, T. Blue, Crotty, Goodhue, Bridge, T. Cane

That’s an oldie but a baddie

I blame Deans

[ACT Crusader]

@Crucial said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

@ACT-Crusader said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

@Crucial said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

An oldie but a goodie

Moody, Taylor, Franks, S. Whitelock, Romano, S. Barrett, Todd, Read, Hall, Mo’unga, T. Blue, Crotty, Goodhue, Bridge, T. Cane

That’s an oldie but a baddie

You’re right. Time to get rid of T. Blue and T. Cane

Moody, Taylor, Franks, S. Whitelock, Romano, S. Barrett, Todd, Read, Hall, Mo’unga, Ennor, Crotty, Goodhue, Bridge, Havili

[Crucial]

@ACT-Crusader said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

@Crucial said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

@ACT-Crusader said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

@Crucial said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

An oldie but a goodie

Moody, Taylor, Franks, S. Whitelock, Romano, S. Barrett, Todd, Read, Hall, Mo’unga, T. Blue, Crotty, Goodhue, Bridge, T. Cane

That’s an oldie but a baddie

You’re right. Time to get rid of T. Blue and T. Cane

Moody, Taylor, Franks, S. Whitelock, Romano, S. Barrett, Todd, Read, Hall, Mo’unga, Ennor, Crotty, Goodhue, Bridge, Havili

I as really surprised that wasn’t the first post.

#nocantablacks

[cgrant]

And what about Sevu Reece among the bolters ?

[ACT Crusader]

@cgrant said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

And what about Sevu Reece among the bolters ?

If he plays for the Crusaders, is he really a bolter?

[Bones]

@cgrant said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

And what about Sevu Reece among the bolters ?

Jeez next you'll be suggesting Goodhue plays second five to accommodate Ennor at centre.

[Crucial]

@Bones said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

@cgrant said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

And what about Sevu Reece among the bolters ?

Jeez next you'll be suggesting Goodhue plays second five to accommodate Ennor at centre.

With Crotty as a 12.5?
There simply isn't room for all these Cantabs.

[sparky]

The ABs named a 41 man squad in 2015 and I think will do so again.

4 Hookers
6 Props
5 Locks
7 Loose Forwards
4 Half Backs
3 First Fives
6 Midfielders
6 Outside Backs

Taylor, Coles, Coltman, Harris,
Moody, Tu'inukuafe, Franks, Lomax, Tu'ungafasi, Moli
Retallick, Sam Whitelock, Tuipulotu, Scott Barrett, Franklin,
Squire, Frizzell, Ardie Savea, Cane, Read, Todd, Akira Ioane
Aaron Smith, TJP, Weber, TTT
Beauden Barrett, Mo'unga, Josh Ioane,
Crotty, ALB, Goodhue, SBW, Laumape, Ennor,
Reiko Ioane, Bridge, Ben Smith, Jordie Barrett, Naholo, Reece

[Machpants]

@sparky possibly, but this RC is a different kettle of fish - last RC the RWC squads needed to be named before the final RC match and this time players in the SR final unlikely to appear in 1st RC game. So I think it could be very different, and maybe a double naming, initial and then final.

[ACT Crusader]

@sparky said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:

The ABs named a 41 man squad in 2015 and I think will do so again.

And Akira will be 42nd?