All Blacks vs Fiji

[MN5]

Our locks are pretty short but top tier international standards. Is Darry ( who I assume is over 2 metres ) instantly going to turn things around ?

[george33]

@MN5 Darry is 2.03m and 120kg

[Bovidae]

@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

Our locks are pretty short but top tier international standards.

You'd be surprised at the heights of other international locks. Both Itoje and Martin are < 2 m. The Irish lineout won plenty of SA ball with only Ryan 2 m+.

[MN5]

@Bovidae said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

Our locks are pretty short but top tier international standards.

You'd be surprised at the heights of other international locks. Both Itoje and Martin are < 2 m. The Irish lineout won plenty of SA ball with only Ryan 2 m+.

Yeah fair call, perhaps I’m just thinking of the Boks with three 2 metre giants in there at the best of times.

Maybe our guys just aren’t as good

[Machpants]

Honest question, as it is played at a weird NZ time, when's the team named?

[Tim]

@Machpants Maybe Friday morning NZ time?

[ACT Crusader]

@Tim said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

@Machpants Maybe Friday morning NZ time?

We might as well call the test now.

Fiji’s test for the taking.

[Tim]

@ACT-Crusader So Thursday early morning then.

[mikedogz]

This game is being played at 2:30pm Saturday NZ time. Right when a lot of club finals are being played.

[Winger]

@Bovidae said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

Itoje

https://all.rugby/player/maro-itoje

Bio
Maro ITOJE is a 29-year-old English rugby player standing at 1.95 m tall (6 ft 5 in) and weighing in at 115 kg (18 st 1.53 lb; 253.53 lb) , who currently plays for Saracens in England as lock.

[Bones]

@Winger
Can you add anything to your post so we understand what point you're making?

[pakman]

Itoje has long arms for his height, and good spring.

[taniwharugby]

@Bones there was a conversation earlier, possibly in another thread about the height of our locks.

[pakman]

Scooter and Paddy are fairly typical heights for front of lineout. As a general rule the elite international test middle jumpers have been at least 2m.

[Bovidae]

Hotham is in SD looking at the latest video.

[Bones]

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

@Bones there was a conversation earlier, possibly in another thread about the height of our locks.

Yeah I know I'm trying to figure out what winger is trying to say. Bovidae said Itoje is under 2m and all winger did was add his bio?

[MN5]

@Bones said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

@Bones there was a conversation earlier, possibly in another thread about the height of our locks.

Yeah I know I'm trying to figure out what winger is trying to say. Bovidae said Itoje is under 2m and all winger did was add his bio?

I for one appreciated it, in fact I’m off to give it an upvote

[antipodean]

@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

I think it's a bit shit that, in a 14-test year, with 6 "home" games, we decide to play one in the US. And not even against the US. 5 tests for the year? Talk about short changing your own fans.

What is the point of this fixture? Is there a massive, cashed up Fijian diaspora located in San Diego I've been ignorant of all this time?

[voodoo]

@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

I think it's a bit shit that, in a 14-test year, with 6 "home" games, we decide to play one in the US. And not even against the US. 5 tests for the year? Talk about short changing your own fans.

I get $ and all, but it also feels a bit shit to me that we have only played Fiji 7 times in a 639 test career - and not in Fiji since 1984

Samoa and Tonga also 7 times each

[taniwharugby]

@voodoo have to think the financial benefit to Fiji in particular is much more than holding it in Fiji?

Otherwise, agree, we should def play Fiji in Fiji!