All Blacks vs Wales
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<p>I guess all will be revealed over the next couple of weeks.</p>
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<p>Definitely not short of hookers when Elliott can just be ignored - though I guess the real test will be seeing what Harris brings to the party.</p>
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<p>Right now, I think the only position we are light on options for is tighthead prop and I think I'm probably under-rating Charlie's capacity to start against tough opposition and Nepo Laulala's return would significantly improve things.</p>
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<p>Mind you - if Wales do the unthinkable and beat us tomorrow, there will be some humbling reassessments of our smugness. It's interesting that pretty much everyone (including me) is expecting us to just absorb our player losses without missing a beat.</p>
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<p>Not there for Saturday XV: Woodcock, Taylor, Laulala, Whitelock, Franklin, Messam, McCaw, Vito, TKB, Carter, SBW (11), Nonu, Smith, NMS, Dagg would give our starting XV headaches - especially the backs.</p>
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<p>What is of most interest to me is how Crotty, Fekitoa and Cane will go. Whilst all of these guys have had test experience, they have all played those tests knowing that the number one player in their respective position was still in the squad. They are now it (it appears) and it's a different kind of pressure I think. </p> -
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<p>Less than 24 hours to go until our first test of the season and one after a World Cup at that, farking quiet on here.</p>
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<p>It's cos it's Friday night, all the cool ferners will be out on the piss</p> -
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<p>It's cos it's Friday night, all the cool ferners will be out on the piss</p>
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<p>It's cos it's Friday night, all the cool ferners will be out on the piss</p>
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<p>Well that could only be SammyC, everyone else is just an old, boring, white git.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Sabalom Glitz" data-cid="586145" data-time="1465548857">
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<p>what else is there to say?</p>
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<p>Wales are a team of quality players, they will present the ABs with a stern test, and our boys will need to be on top form if they are to meet the challenge they present.</p> -
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<p>what else is there to say?</p>
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<p>Sabalom can you give us your views on some of the individual match ups we'll be seeing tomorrow ie the AB 23 vs the Welsh 23 ?</p>
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<p>Actually pick a combined 15, mine would be the All Blacks apart from Roberts, North and AWJ in for Crotty, Naholo and Romano. Warburton and Cane are a coin toss.</p>
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<p>That was fun.</p>
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<p>What if Naholo had dreadlocks though?</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Bones" data-cid="586151" data-time="1465549801">
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<p>And spoke with a Jamaican accent?</p>
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<p>I knew a chick who went to the West Indies on holiday</p>
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<p>Jamaica ?</p>
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<p>you should go wake up one of your boys and make them punch you in the balls for that! </p>
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<p>Imagine selection of Moody to start is in response to expectation that Wales front row will be full on. Crockett and Charlie come in once leekmuncher legs are tired. Has Taminavulu played wing at high level? If not, then straight cover for midfield.</p>
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<p>Tamanivalu played on the wing in his first two seasons with Taranaki, but he looked pretty flaky out there.</p> -
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<p>Actually pick a combined 15, mine would be the All Blacks apart from Roberts, North and AWJ in for Crotty, Naholo and Romano. Warburton and Cane are a coin toss.</p>
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<p>That was fun.</p>
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<p>All All Blacks, except for Wyn Jones instead of Romano, and Roberts instead of Crotty. And Ardie would be 7 ahead of Cane and Warburton</p> -
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<p>Hang on....'cool ferners'......an oxymoron if ever I heard one.</p>
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<p>In case anyone missed it. </p>
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/wales-v-blacks-head-head-11448729'>http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/wales-v-blacks-head-head-11448729</a></p> -
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<p>In case anyone missed it. </p>
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/wales-v-blacks-head-head-11448729'>http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/wales-v-blacks-head-head-11448729</a></p>
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<p>If only games were decided by Walesonline pre-game player ratings.</p>
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