All Blacks v France
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France v New Zealand
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Geo)
ARs: Matt Carley (Eng) & Andrea Piardi (Ita)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SA)Just seen this. FFS. I wonder what new way he will find to piss me off and ruin the match? That is aside from his usual unwanted (and unwarranted) intervention, to go along with his incorrect and random rulings (even when he is asked). With Carley on the sideline the chances of this being 15 v 15 for long aren't high.
Needless to say those two are not my favourite officials. I really wish that Bonkers had been removed permanently when they demoted him about 15 years ago. He has never got any better. Hopefully Amashukeli has the balls to ignore too much outside input.
It will be great if officiating isn't a topic after the match, but my hopes for that eventuality have just plummeted.
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Could we run a poll on the preferred loose trio this weekend? Keen to see what the actual consensus is?
@frugby if you start one then i believe a mod can merge it with the thread
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v France:
@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks v France:
@ACT-Crusader Dupont is so far and away the best player in the world right now - he's an absolute freak. Pretty much everything he touches turns to gold.
The one caveat is that he's only a couple of months back into playing international XVs, but that's not really a massive issue.
I wouldn’t select one French player in a combined Rainbow Warrior XV….
Comedy Gold
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks v France:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v France:
@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks v France:
@ACT-Crusader Dupont is so far and away the best player in the world right now - he's an absolute freak. Pretty much everything he touches turns to gold.
The one caveat is that he's only a couple of months back into playing international XVs, but that's not really a massive issue.
I wouldn’t select one French player in a combined Rainbow Warrior XV….
Comedy Gold
The French may not have anyone in the run on xv but they would clearly provide the bomb squad
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks v France:
Savea or Sititi at 8 will depend on how confident we are in our scrum. Do we need young Wallace with another key responsibility at his age if the scrum is under pressure all night?
Our scrum held it's own against SA, England and Ireland. We should be alright.
I'd be keen for Savea 7, Finau 6 and Sititi 8They might opt for Sititi 7, Finau 6, Savea 8
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks v France:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v France:
Savea or Sititi at 8 will depend on how confident we are in our scrum. Do we need young Wallace with another key responsibility at his age if the scrum is under pressure all night?
Our scrum held it's own against SA, England and Ireland. We should be alright.
I'd be keen for Savea 7, Finau 6 and Sititi 8They might opt for Sititi 7, Finau 6, Savea 8
Out scrum doesn’t seem as potent as it was earlier in the year. Maybe it’s because De Groot isn’t starting? But the scrum doesn’t seem as strong until the reserves trot on
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in All Blacks v France:
Quite an impressive young man. More comfortable in front of the cameras than SB!
Looks like a future captain.
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@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks v France:
From Hansen's comments, it sounds like that's exactly what they're going to be doing.
Yeah - I wonder whether that's a bit of purposeful misinformation, or whether they're going "next man up!"
Looking forward to seeing the team!
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@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks v France:
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks v France:
@Crazy-Horse definitely still means something as far as set piece, very different defending openside to blindside
True, but Sititi is not unfamiliar with that role. They've asked a lot of the young fella so far, what's one more thing?
I still don't understand why he's not captain and calling the lineouts yet.
@reprobate said in All Blacks v France:
I still don't understand why he's not captain and calling the lineouts yet.
They're keeping that warm for Roigard
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@Snowy I’m not a fan of Amashukeli. Thought he has looked a bit out of his depth.
I know he is still relatively new at test level but he seems a little gun shy to blow the whistle on obvious stuff.
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v France:
@Snowy I’m not a fan of Amashukeli. Thought he has looked a bit out of his depth.
I know he is still relatively new at test level but he seems a little gun shy to blow the whistle on obvious stuff.
On the plus side, he does like to keep the game moving and isn't card-happy.
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@canefan said in All Blacks v France:
@DaGrubster said in All Blacks v France:
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks v France:
@MN5
Our forward pack is starting to look rather fearsome.
How the heck did we make it to here.It was always going that way once we got a better props in De Groot and Lomax. The fact that we have real depth now at prop is a great foundation to build a pack on. With Sititi coming out of nowhere and Holland on the horizon, the AB pack can become outstanding over the next 12-18 months
Add in Lakai for Cane and if he can make strides as fast as Wallace, we could be young and dynamic very quickly
Yeah I'd have Lakai on the bench against France. He can cover 6,7,8 if needed as well. He could be the perfect bench player for us over the next few seasons until Ardie's form drops right off and he takes his place.
A bench of forwards that include Aumua, Tu'ungafasi, Tosi, Tuipolotu and Lakai going forward is pretty damn impactful.
@Canes4life said in All Blacks v France:
@canefan said in All Blacks v France:
@DaGrubster said in All Blacks v France:
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks v France:
@MN5
Our forward pack is starting to look rather fearsome.
How the heck did we make it to here.It was always going that way once we got a better props in De Groot and Lomax. The fact that we have real depth now at prop is a great foundation to build a pack on. With Sititi coming out of nowhere and Holland on the horizon, the AB pack can become outstanding over the next 12-18 months
Add in Lakai for Cane and if he can make strides as fast as Wallace, we could be young and dynamic very quickly
Yeah I'd have Lakai on the bench against France. He can cover 6,7,8 if needed as well. He could be the perfect bench player for us over the next few seasons until Ardie's form drops right off and he takes his place.
So he should start against France?
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks v France:
@canefan said in All Blacks v France:
@DaGrubster said in All Blacks v France:
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks v France:
@MN5
Our forward pack is starting to look rather fearsome.
How the heck did we make it to here.It was always going that way once we got a better props in De Groot and Lomax. The fact that we have real depth now at prop is a great foundation to build a pack on. With Sititi coming out of nowhere and Holland on the horizon, the AB pack can become outstanding over the next 12-18 months
Add in Lakai for Cane and if he can make strides as fast as Wallace, we could be young and dynamic very quickly
Yeah I'd have Lakai on the bench against France. He can cover 6,7,8 if needed as well. He could be the perfect bench player for us over the next few seasons until Ardie's form drops right off and he takes his place.
So he should start against France?
@antipodean said in All Blacks v France:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks v France:
@canefan said in All Blacks v France:
@DaGrubster said in All Blacks v France:
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks v France:
@MN5
Our forward pack is starting to look rather fearsome.
How the heck did we make it to here.It was always going that way once we got a better props in De Groot and Lomax. The fact that we have real depth now at prop is a great foundation to build a pack on. With Sititi coming out of nowhere and Holland on the horizon, the AB pack can become outstanding over the next 12-18 months
Add in Lakai for Cane and if he can make strides as fast as Wallace, we could be young and dynamic very quickly
Yeah I'd have Lakai on the bench against France. He can cover 6,7,8 if needed as well. He could be the perfect bench player for us over the next few seasons until Ardie's form drops right off and he takes his place.
So he should start against France?
I'd love him to start. I mean Sititi took to international footy like a duck to water, I'm confident Lakai can do the same, he's physically capable of it.
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A quick 7 would be great
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? French team:
Buros - Villière, Fickou, Moefana, Bielle-Biarrey - Ramos, Dupont (cap.) - Roumat, Alldritt, Pa. Boudehent - Meafou, Flament - Tatafu, Mauvaka, Gros.
Bench: Wardi, Marchand, Colombe, R. Taofifenua, Guillard, Ollivon, Le Garrec, Gailleton.
Ntamack is injured.
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You should have that lot
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? French team:
Buros - Villière, Fickou, Moefana, Bielle-Biarrey - Ramos, Dupont (cap.) - Roumat, Alldritt, Pa. Boudehent - Meafou, Flament - Tatafu, Mauvaka, Gros.
Bench: Wardi, Marchand, Colombe, R. Taofifenua, Guillard, Ollivon, Le Garrec, Gailleton.
Ntamack is injured.
@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks v France:
? French team:
Buros - Villière, Fickou, Moefana, Bielle-Biarrey - Ramos, Dupont (cap.) - Roumat, Alldritt, Pa. Boudehent - Meafou, Flament - Tatafu, Mauvaka, Gros.
Bench: Wardi, Marchand, Colombe, R. Taofifenua, Guillard, Ollivon, Le Garrec, Gailleton.
Ntamack is injured.
Every time I see that name I automatically think of Emile.
I’ll never stop living in the 90s when it comes to music but I probably should when it comes to Rugby players if I’m going to make a meaningful contribution on here
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When is the AB team announced?
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When is the AB team announced?
@Canes4life 12.30am Friday,
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? French team:
Buros - Villière, Fickou, Moefana, Bielle-Biarrey - Ramos, Dupont (cap.) - Roumat, Alldritt, Pa. Boudehent - Meafou, Flament - Tatafu, Mauvaka, Gros.
Bench: Wardi, Marchand, Colombe, R. Taofifenua, Guillard, Ollivon, Le Garrec, Gailleton.
Ntamack is injured.
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Lakai looking likely to start.
