All Blacks 2023

[Stargazer]

@Tordah McLeod is probably in the squad because Havili isn't.

[Tim]

Hookers:
Codie Taylor (32, Crusaders / Canterbury, 76)
Dane Coles (36, Hurricanes / Wellington, 84)
Samisoni Taukei’aho (25, Chiefs / Waikato, 24)

Props:
Ethan de Groot (24, Highlanders / Southland, 13)
Fletcher Newell (23, Crusaders / Canterbury, 6)
Nepo Laulala (31, Blues / Counties Manukau, 45)
Ofa Tu’ungafasi (31, Blues / Northland, 50)
Tamaiti Williams (22, Crusaders / Canterbury, *)
Tyrel Lomax (27, Hurricanes / Ta$man, 23)

Locks:
Brodie Retallick (32, Chiefs / Hawkes Bay, 100)
Josh Lord (22, Chiefs / Taranaki, 2)
Samuel Whitelock (34, Crusaders / Canterbury, 143)
Scott Barrett (29, Crusaders / Taranaki, 58)
Tupou Vaa’i (23, Chiefs / Taranaki, 18)

Loose forwards:
Ardie Savea (29, Hurricanes / Wellington, 70)
Dalton Papali’i (25, Blues / Counties Manukau, 22)
Luke Jacobson (26, Chiefs / Waikato, 12)
Sam Cane (captain) (31, Chiefs / Bay of Plenty, 86)
Samipeni Finau (24, Chiefs / Waikato, *)
Shannon Frizell (29, Highlanders / Ta$man, 25)

Halfbacks:
Aaron Smith (34, Highlanders / Manawatu, 114)
Finlay Christie (27, Blues / Ta$man, 14)
Cam Roigard (22, Hurricanes / Counties Manukau, *)

First-five eighths:
Beauden Barrett (32, Blues / Taranaki, 112)
Damian McKenzie (28, Chiefs / Waikato, 40)
Richie Mo’unga (29, Crusaders / Canterbury, 44)

Midfielders:
Anton Lienert-Brown (28, Chiefs / Waikato, 60)
Jordie Barrett (26, Hurricanes / Taranaki, 48)
Rieko Ioane (26, Blues / Auckland, 59)
Braydon Ennor (25, Crusaders / Canterbury, 6)
Dallas McLeod (24, Crusaders / Canterbury, *)

Outside backs:
Caleb Clarke (24, Blues / Auckland, 15)
Emoni Narawa (23, Chiefs / Bay of Plenty, *)
Leicester Fainga’anuku (23, Crusaders / Ta$man, 2)
Mark Telea (26, Blues / North Harbour, 2)
Will Jordan (25, Crusaders / Ta$man, 21)

Shaun Stevenson has been added as injury cover for Mark Telea for the start of the Rugby Championship.

[Tordah]

Laulala and Frizzell, what shit selections

Caleb Clarke can count himself lucky once again... Stevenson should go overseas, he's getting fucked

[sparky]

Foster.

[Canes4life]

Dallas McLeod over Stevenson.. bahahahaha that’s a shocking call.

[JK]

@Canes4life
It’s rediculous

[akan004]

Surely you pick Goodhue over McLeod or Ennor.

[MN5]

@sparky said in All Blacks 2023:

Who's in? Who's out?

No Akira Ioane. Will be interesting to see how the fern handles that.

Frizzell must have something on Fozzie………hopefully not nudes though

[sparky]

No Akira, no Stevenson. What a joke!

[Tim]

Congrats to Roigard, but I'm a bit worried about who will start in Smith's absence without Weber there.

Christie is very lucky.

Gutted for Stevenson, that boot from the back is a huge asset.

[Victor Meldrew]

Scratching my head about Christie over Weber & McLeod over SS.

Other than that pretty much as expected.

[sparky]

So Will Jordan certain to be Fullback then or are we looking at Dual Playmakers again?

[Crazy Horse]

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2023:

Scratching my head about Christie over Weber & McLeod over SS.

Other than that pretty much as expected.

McLeod has been picked in the midfield hasn't he?

[SouthernMann]

Is there an All blacks XV as well

[Victor Meldrew]

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2023:

Dallas McLeod over Stevenson.. bahahahaha that’s a shocking call.

I blame all those people who wanted Foster to be "bold".

And Deans

[Chris]

McLeod named as a MF so not really in for Stevenson.
As it looks like they were going with 5 in the MF.

[MN5]

It irks me when they announce it in alphabetical order rather than by position. Really fucks with my OTT.

Should I rant on here or in the GOM thread ?

[mikedogz]

Sotutu misses out, probably because of versatility

[akan004]

Narewa over Stevenson which I disagree with. Stevenson has the better boot and has impressed more in the playoffs so far.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2023:

McLeod has been picked in the midfield hasn't he?

Yeah missed that. Now scratching my head about Caleb Clarke over SS...