All Blacks 2024
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@sparky
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
A starting loose trio of Finau, Papali’i and Savea for England 1 could do the business
So fitness permitting, first test I guess we'll see
Groot
Taylor
Lomax
Patty T
Scott Barrett (c)
Finau
Dalton Papalii
Ardie
Christie
DMac
Clarke
Jordie Barrett
Ioane
Reece
Beaudy16 Aumua
17 dunno?
18 Newell
19 vaii
20 bladder
21 TJP
22 perofeta
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no specialist 15 really. 10/15s and a 12/15.
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
no specialist 15 really. 10/15s and a 12/15.
England's high ball specialists will be licking their lips. Expect them to go to air a lot.
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Not sure they'll start Christie at 9. He's too slow for the earlier parts of the game.
@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Not sure they'll start Christie at 9. He's too slow for the earlier parts of the game.
I'd prefer Ratima, but I just see them going Christie, gut feeling. Esp after TJ shat the bed in the semi
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What idiot thought putting Kirsty Stanway front and centre of so much of Sky Rugby coverage is a good idea?
Her voice makes me want to cut my ears off and her knowledge is awful.
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
What idiot thought putting Kirsty Stanway front and centre of so much of Sky Rugby coverage is a good idea?
Her voice makes me want to cut my ears off and her knowledge is awful.
Her voice is so annoying.
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Devlin nails it with Tosi
@SouthernMann said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Devlin nails it with Tosi
Surely that was leaked to him.
Out of interest, how many kegs is Tosi carrying these days?
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Love, Darry, Bower and Havili will be with the squad in a part time capacity
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So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
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@sparky said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
England's high ball specialists will be licking their lips. Expect them to go to air a lot.
I think we'll be OK there - more concerned about the 9/10 area and England's ability to pressure there.
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To be fair to Razor this is his first match and has erred on the side of caution.
I would have gone Ratima-DMac, Love 15.
Sotutu very unlucky that Savea happens to play 8. -
Sotutu is baffling for sure but he'll be there at some stage and will have the opportunity to prove he should've been there from the beginning.
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Sotutu is baffling for sure but he'll be there at some stage and will have the opportunity to prove he should've been there from the beginning.
If he doesn't leave after being snubbed by two coaching regimes.
Maybe if he moved to the Crusaders Ryan will pick him. What a joke.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Does this point to Will Jordan as a 15 come The Rugby Championship
I hope so. There’s just not enough Crusaders in there at the moment.
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So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
They won how many in a row?
All the crusaders haven't turned to poo because their coach has.
(Not supporting the Bell pick though)
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
They won how many in a row?
All the crusaders haven't turned to poo because their coach has.
(Not supporting the Bell pick though)
@Chester-Draws said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
They won how many in a row?
All the crusaders haven't turned to poo because their coach has.
(Not supporting the Bell pick though)
So form means nothing. Got it.
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So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
So just to be clear: The team that couldn't make a finals series of top eight in a 12 team competition has more All Blacks than the team that won?
Hmmmmm, would almost say that’s criminal. But are we surprised?
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To be fair to Razor this is his first match and has erred on the side of caution.
I would have gone Ratima-DMac, Love 15.
Sotutu very unlucky that Savea happens to play 8.@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
To be fair to Razor this is his first match and has erred on the side of caution.
Up to a point. The Perofeta and Blackadder selections smack of sticking to players hoping they come right/won't get injured rather than conservative selections.
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no specialist 15 really. 10/15s and a 12/15.
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
no specialist 15 really. 10/15s and a 12/15.
Eh? Beaudy has only started once at 1st 5 in the last 20 test matches, but 12 times at fullback.
For me he is a better fullback than 1st 5 these days.
