All Blacks vs Fiji
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@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.
@ACT-Crusader So Thursday early morning then.
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@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+.
@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. -
@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 there was a conversation earlier, possibly in another thread about the height of our locks.
@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?
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@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?
@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
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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.
@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?
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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.
@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
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@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
@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!
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Who's there? Who's back in NZ?
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In this new age of enlightened PR would it be too much for NZR+ to publish details of who’s in San Diego and who stayed back?
I suspect a few fans might even be interested.@pakman said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
In this new age of enlightened PR would it be too much for NZR+ to publish details of who’s in San Diego and who stayed back?
I suspect a few fans might even be interested.And release the team on a Wednesday. Esp when it's known on Tuesday
It's bordering on gross incompetence. So simple and almost no cost and still not being done
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@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?
@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?
Are you being serious bones. The locks could be 1.99 or less. I looked up the height of one and added the details for those that are interested.
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In this new age of enlightened PR would it be too much for NZR+ to publish details of who’s in San Diego and who stayed back?
I suspect a few fans might even be interested.@pakman said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
In this new age of enlightened PR would it be too much for NZR+ to publish details of who’s in San Diego and who stayed back?
I suspect a few fans might even be interested.Has anyone said anything to indicate there would be any changes to the squad? The one they named at the start of the year was for all three Tests, they didn't do a big squad announcement after the first Test so why would they do one after the second?
The only question mark is really TJ Perenara but with Hotham in San Diego, seems fairly clear that Perenara isn't fit to play?
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This game is being played at 2:30pm Saturday NZ time. Right when a lot of club finals are being played.
@mikedogz said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
This game is being played at 2:30pm Saturday NZ time. Right when a lot of club finals are being played.
Bummer.
Needs better coordination
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@pakman said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
In this new age of enlightened PR would it be too much for NZR+ to publish details of who’s in San Diego and who stayed back?
I suspect a few fans might even be interested.Has anyone said anything to indicate there would be any changes to the squad? The one they named at the start of the year was for all three Tests, they didn't do a big squad announcement after the first Test so why would they do one after the second?
The only question mark is really TJ Perenara but with Hotham in San Diego, seems fairly clear that Perenara isn't fit to play?
@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@pakman said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
In this new age of enlightened PR would it be too much for NZR+ to publish details of who’s in San Diego and who stayed back?
I suspect a few fans might even be interested.Has anyone said anything to indicate there would be any changes to the squad? The one they named at the start of the year was for all three Tests, they didn't do a big squad announcement after the first Test so why would they do one after the second?
The only question mark is really TJ Perenara but with Hotham in San Diego, seems fairly clear that Perenara isn't fit to play?
There was a comment which I took to mean that Darry and Lakai would travel so a couple of squad members with a lot of minutes on clock could stay behind and recuperate.
