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AB RWC Squad

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  • Dan54D Offline
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    #356

    Pleased for young Bell too.

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    • nostrildamusN Offline
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      nostrildamus
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      #357

      Cane has had a few injuries as well, not many loosies.

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      • StargazerS Offline
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        Ah, okay, it's in this Stuff article:

        The All Blacks will play their final pre-tournament game against South Africa in London on August 26. Three players will travel as additional cover. They are hooker George Bell, Finau and Weber.

        https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby-world-cup/300943102/all-blacks-david-havili-gets-nod-for-world-cup-33man-squad-to-travel-to-france

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        • StargazerS Stargazer

          @canefan Where do you "see" that?

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          @Stargazer said in AB RWC Squad:

          @canefan Where do you "see" that?

          Read it online? Is that a failed attempt to be pedantic? 😉

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          • mikedogzM mikedogz

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            @mikedogz said in AB RWC Squad:

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            Improved version, still spelling Laulala's name wrong.

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            • StargazerS Stargazer

              Ah, okay, it's in this Stuff article:

              The All Blacks will play their final pre-tournament game against South Africa in London on August 26. Three players will travel as additional cover. They are hooker George Bell, Finau and Weber.

              https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby-world-cup/300943102/all-blacks-david-havili-gets-nod-for-world-cup-33man-squad-to-travel-to-france

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              #361

              @Stargazer said in AB RWC Squad:

              Ah, okay, it's in this Stuff article:

              Originally from Foster's interview in Napier.

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              • sparkyS sparky

                Jeff Wilson does talk shit. ‘They’ve gone for experience.”

                Some of those guys have one cap.

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                @sparky said in AB RWC Squad:

                Jeff Wilson does talk shit. ‘They’ve gone for experience.”

                Some of those guys have one cap.

                Jeff Wilson the NZRFU bootlicking careerist.

                Always good for a couple of stupid cliches said with great intensity and conviction.

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                • sparkyS Offline
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                  Liam ‘great sauces’ Napier confirms that Samipeni Finau and Brad Weber were the two who were most unlucky to miss out.

                  https://twitter.com/liamnapiernz/status/1688421211439853568?s=46

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                  • ACT CrusaderA ACT Crusader

                    Moody
                    Aumua
                    Ta’avao
                    Lord
                    Tuipoluto
                    Finau
                    Blackadder
                    Grace
                    Weber
                    Perofeta
                    Reece
                    QT
                    Ennor
                    McCleod
                    Stevenson

                    Bench: Ioane, Mafileo

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                    #364

                    @ACT-Crusader said in AB RWC Squad:

                    Moody
                    Aumua
                    Ta’avao
                    Lord
                    Tuipoluto
                    Finau
                    Blackadder
                    Grace
                    Weber
                    Perofeta
                    Reece
                    QT
                    Ennor
                    McCleod
                    Stevenson

                    Bench: Ioane, Mafileo

                    Gotta feel for poor Sotutu, seems everyone has forgotten about him.

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                    • chimoausC chimoaus

                      @ACT-Crusader said in AB RWC Squad:

                      Moody
                      Aumua
                      Ta’avao
                      Lord
                      Tuipoluto
                      Finau
                      Blackadder
                      Grace
                      Weber
                      Perofeta
                      Reece
                      QT
                      Ennor
                      McCleod
                      Stevenson

                      Bench: Ioane, Mafileo

                      Gotta feel for poor Sotutu, seems everyone has forgotten about him.

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                      #365

                      @chimoaus said in AB RWC Squad:

                      @ACT-Crusader said in AB RWC Squad:

                      Moody
                      Aumua
                      Ta’avao
                      Lord
                      Tuipoluto
                      Finau
                      Blackadder
                      Grace
                      Weber
                      Perofeta
                      Reece
                      QT
                      Ennor
                      McCleod
                      Stevenson

                      Bench: Ioane, Mafileo

                      Gotta feel for poor Sotutu, seems everyone has forgotten about him.

                      Who?

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                      • chimoausC chimoaus

                        @ACT-Crusader said in AB RWC Squad:

                        Moody
                        Aumua
                        Ta’avao
                        Lord
                        Tuipoluto
                        Finau
                        Blackadder
                        Grace
                        Weber
                        Perofeta
                        Reece
                        QT
                        Ennor
                        McCleod
                        Stevenson

                        Bench: Ioane, Mafileo

                        Gotta feel for poor Sotutu, seems everyone has forgotten about him.

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                        #366

                        @chimoaus said in AB RWC Squad:

                        Gotta feel for poor Sotutu, seems everyone has forgotten about him.

                        He's still young.

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                          Yeahtheboys
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                          #367

                          Thank god we have replacements in case 4 wingers go down

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                            My 2 cents how is Clarke in there he’s a defensive liability and lazy, what made me turn on him was that game at Eden Park against the Crusaders and he was chasing down Leicester and gave up.

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                            • kiwiinmelbK kiwiinmelb

                              I remember when they picked the 2015 squad we were freaking out they picked nms and an injured Naholo (both rookies) and left out the experience of dagg

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                              @kiwiinmelb said in AB RWC Squad:

                              I remember when they picked the 2015 squad we were freaking out they picked nms and an injured Naholo (both rookies) and left out the experience of dagg

                              We could’ve pick Ren and Stimpy as back up wings for 2015, because we had McCaw, DC, Nonu, Kaino, Read, Snakey, Whitelock, Mealamu, Bus, Bender, Franks and Woody.

                              I don’t think it’s so much the personnel more the mix. Pick Narawa if you want him ahead of Clarke or Fainga’anuku, but not all 3 of them!

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                              • ACT CrusaderA ACT Crusader

                                @kiwiinmelb said in AB RWC Squad:

                                I remember when they picked the 2015 squad we were freaking out they picked nms and an injured Naholo (both rookies) and left out the experience of dagg

                                We could’ve pick Ren and Stimpy as back up wings for 2015, because we had McCaw, DC, Nonu, Kaino, Read, Snakey, Whitelock, Mealamu, Bus, Bender, Franks and Woody.

                                I don’t think it’s so much the personnel more the mix. Pick Narawa if you want him ahead of Clarke or Fainga’anuku, but not all 3 of them!

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                                @ACT-Crusader said in AB RWC Squad:

                                @kiwiinmelb said in AB RWC Squad:

                                I remember when they picked the 2015 squad we were freaking out they picked nms and an injured Naholo (both rookies) and left out the experience of dagg

                                We could’ve pick Ren and Stimpy as back up wings for 2015, because we had McCaw, DC, Nonu, Kaino, Read, Snakey, Whitelock, Mealamu, Bus, Bender, Franks and Woody.

                                I don’t think it’s so much the personnel more the mix. Pick Narawa if you want him ahead of Clarke or Fainga’anuku, but not all 3 of them!

                                nail and head

                                Some of chat is around fringe guys. And even the mix is really the fringe guys. As long as a miracle occurs and no one gets hurt.
                                or their form falls off a cliff. then suddenly they are main guys.

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                                  Bones
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                                  #371

                                  So was the NZXV a waste of time?

                                  Maybe LF is going to get a fair bit of time at 13 in the lesser games?

                                  I'd select Havili over Barrett at 10, so that may also prove useful.

                                  Is Goodhue injured?

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                                    #372

                                    But to join the chorus. Unbelievably mong to select 5 loosies, an injured lock and 5 wings.

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                                    • BonesB Bones

                                      But to join the chorus. Unbelievably mong to select 5 loosies, an injured lock and 5 wings.

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                                      @Bones said in AB RWC Squad:

                                      But to join the chorus. Unbelievably mong to select 5 loosies, an injured lock and 5 wings.

                                      I will actually laugh hard out if come the pointy end and because of form issues, Fozzie reverts to a starting trio of an ageing Whitelock, an undercooked Retallick and Scooter at blindside

                                      😄

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                                      • BonesB Bones

                                        So was the NZXV a waste of time?

                                        Maybe LF is going to get a fair bit of time at 13 in the lesser games?

                                        I'd select Havili over Barrett at 10, so that may also prove useful.

                                        Is Goodhue injured?

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                                        Duluth
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                                        @Bones said in AB RWC Squad:

                                        Is Goodhue injured?

                                        No, he’s playing for Northland

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                                        • kiwiinmelbK kiwiinmelb

                                          I still cant get my head around the wingers ,

                                          especially if they start Telia at 11 ,

                                          where do Leister and Clarke play ?

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                                          @kiwiinmelb said in AB RWC Squad:

                                          I still cant get my head around the wingers ,

                                          especially if they start Telia at 11 ,

                                          where do Leister and Clarke play ?

                                          So we've got:

                                          Telea - 11/14
                                          Jordan - 14/15
                                          Fainga’anuku - 11/13
                                          Clarke - 11
                                          Narawa - 14/11

                                          Clarke is the odd player out as a specialist left winger. So LF plays at centre if they both start?

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