All Blacks 2025

[jamsb]

Quinn Tupaea is immense.

[Bones]

Reckon Chiefs/Blues games last two weeks might have caused some selection rethinking?

[sparky]

So when should they give Rivez Reihana a run?

[Canes4life]

So who still has DMac starting for the ABs? Massive worry for the ABs when Beauden’s been average as well. Maybe time to starting blooding guys like Love and Reihana.

[sparky]

Okay I'd go with:

Props: Williams, De Groot, Bower, Lomax, Newell, Tosi

Hookers: Taylor, Taukei'aho, McAlister

Locks: S Barrett (c), Vai'i, Tuipolutu, Holland

Back Row: Blackadder, Finau, Jacobson, Savea, Papalii, Lakai, Sititi

Half Backs: Ratima, Roigard, Hotham

First Five: Beauden Barrett, DMac, Reihana

Midfield: Jordie Barrett, Quinn Tupaea, Reiko Ioane, Billy Proctor, Tavatavanawai

Back Three: Reece, Jordan, Love, Carter

[Mattasaurus]

@Canes4life said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:

So who still has DMac starting for the ABs? Massive worry for the ABs when Beauden’s been average as well. Maybe time to starting blooding guys like Love and Reihana.

I would love to see them roll the dic for the French - Dmac and BB are both known quantities so lets have a look at one of the young fellas

[Frank]

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:

So who still has DMac starting for the ABs? Massive worry for the ABs when Beauden’s been average as well. Maybe time to starting blooding guys like Love and Reihana.

Reihana might push Love out.
Though I don't want to see it.

[jamsb]

@sparky I think that hotham isn’t quite ready for test footy yet - I honestly think that Christie has come back and played his best footy of his career this year and could/should make his way back

[sparky]

@Frank Maybe. I think they will have Ruben Love as he can cover First Five, Wing and Full Back. It's probably a straight choice between Clarke, Narawa and Carter though. Reiko Ioane and Jordie Barrett might see some time back on the wing.

[Canes4life]

@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:

Okay I'd go with:

Props: Williams, De Groot, Bower, Lomax, Newell, Tosi

Hookers: Taylor, Taukei'aho, McAlister

Locks: S Barrett (c), Vai'i, Tuipolutu, Holland

Back Row: Blackadder, Finau, Jacobson, Savea, Papalii, Lakai, Sititi

Half Backs: Ratima, Roigard, Hotham

First Five: Beauden Barrett, DMac, Reihana

Midfield: Jordie Barrett, Quinn Tupaea, Reiko Ioane, Billy Proctor, Tavatavanawai

Back Three: Reece, Jordan, Love, Carter

Will be hard to leave Reihana out after that. Will be intriguing to see if they make any last minute changes. I don’t think Carter makes it after tonight, wasn’t great under the high ball and was left in no man’s land on a number of occasions. I think Narawa gets in ahead of him.

Would love to see this backline at some point: 9. Roigard 10. Love 11. Clarke 12. Tupaea 13. Proctor 14. Reece 15. Jordan.

[KiwiMurph]

@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:

Jordie Barrett might see some time back on the wing

Haha just no

[Frank]

@jamsb said in All Blacks 2025:

@sparky I think that hotham isn’t quite ready for test footy yet - I honestly think that Christie has come back and played his best footy of his career this year and could/should make his way back

Get off the forum Finlay.

[mariner4life]

Waiting for super rugby form to be key this year...

[sparky]

@KiwiMurph It ain't pretty, but he can do a job there.

Quinn Tupaea Vs Jordie Barrett for the 12 jersey is a very tight call. Both very good players.

[canefan]

@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2025:

Waiting for super rugby form to be key this year...

Now that's brave

[nostrildamus]

@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:

@KiwiMurph It ain't pretty, but he can do a job there.

Quinn Tupaea Vs Jordie Barrett for the 12 jersey is a very tight call.

Razor prolly still loves DH...

[nostrildamus]

I'd like to see QT but Jordies boot and utility might give him an edge

[canefan]

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2025:

@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:

@KiwiMurph It ain't pretty, but he can do a job there.

Quinn Tupaea Vs Jordie Barrett for the 12 jersey is a very tight call.

Razor prolly still loves DH...

Probably a lock for the squad ugh

[KiwiMurph]

The more I think about it the more I would like to see Reihana in black right now

He is a proper 10 with a proper kicking game. Something we are crying out for.

[sparky]

DH has had a really good season, but the midfield is absolutely stacked. If you include him then who do you leave out?