All Blacks v France II

ShaquilleOatmeal

@No-Quarter said in All Blacks v France 2:

@pakman said in All Blacks v France 2:

McAlister/Bower/Lomax/Jacobson/Hotham/ALB/Love (and Paps?) lined up for France 3?

Yeah if he intends on giving everyone a run there's going to be BIG changes for test 3

A couple of those guys may still be out injured or are there as injury cover so might not get a run. Love, Lienert-Brown, Hotham and McAlister are the original squad members who aren't on the injury list and haven't played yet. Might not require too many changes to give everyone fit a run if that's the intention.

ACT Crusader

@ShaquilleOatmeal said in All Blacks v France 2:

@No-Quarter said in All Blacks v France 2:

@pakman said in All Blacks v France 2:

McAlister/Bower/Lomax/Jacobson/Hotham/ALB/Love (and Paps?) lined up for France 3?

Yeah if he intends on giving everyone a run there's going to be BIG changes for test 3

A couple of those guys may still be out injured or are there as injury cover so might not get a run. Love, Lienert-Brown, Hotham and McAlister are the original squad members who aren't on the injury list and haven't played yet. Might not require too many changes to give everyone fit a run if that's the intention.

And of those 4, do they really need to give ALB a run given they know what he’s capable of? The other 3 is probably where the focus is.

ShaquilleOatmeal

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v France 2:

@ShaquilleOatmeal said in All Blacks v France 2:

@No-Quarter said in All Blacks v France 2:

@pakman said in All Blacks v France 2:

McAlister/Bower/Lomax/Jacobson/Hotham/ALB/Love (and Paps?) lined up for France 3?

Yeah if he intends on giving everyone a run there's going to be BIG changes for test 3

A couple of those guys may still be out injured or are there as injury cover so might not get a run. Love, Lienert-Brown, Hotham and McAlister are the original squad members who aren't on the injury list and haven't played yet. Might not require too many changes to give everyone fit a run if that's the intention.

And of those 4, do they really need to give ALB a run given they know what he’s capable of? The other 3 is probably where the focus is.

They could also stick those guys on the bench for McKenzie, Ratima and Taukei’aho and give them ten or so minutes at the end of the game and they've given everyone game time while for the most part playing the same team in all three matches. When you hear everyone will get a run, you tend to think it'll mean a lot of rotation or a full B team for a game but that isn't strictly necessary.

ACT Crusader

@Landers92 said in All Blacks v France 2:

@Quarky said in All Blacks v France 2:

So slightly different to the leaked team. EDG starts and Jacobson not involved.

Nah, backline was bang on the money to what I was told and shared. Wasn’t the possible forward rotation they said to look for though.

One was an injury concern but looks like they’ve come through the week okay. That would’ve impacted the starting XV and bench. The other I heard was a possible direct swap.

I like that the players from last week get another opportunity. Hopefully a bit more accuracy on the defensive side of the ball.

nostrildamus

@frugby said in All Blacks v France 2:

Paddy Tuips it is. Well and truly confirms they want to have a proper look at Vaa’i at 6.

I haven't had enough coffee, I initially read that as Paddy Tulips and it somehow seemed a good nickname!

Daffy Jaffy

Bones

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks v France 2:

@Bones said in All Blacks v France 2:

@ACT-Crusader course they will, we all know Jordie is right wing cover.

Fuck no. He stank when Foster played him there. 12 or 15 FFS.

Ardie covers 12 though.

Please don't take this one seriously either.

ACT Crusader

@Bones

10- Dagg
12- Ardie
13- Messam

The greatest 10-12-13 that never was

cgrant

No many changes because the first goal is to win the series.

Victor Meldrew

@Bones said in All Blacks v France 2:

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks v France 2:

@Bones said in All Blacks v France 2:

@ACT-Crusader course they will, we all know Jordie is right wing cover.

Fuck no. He stank when Foster played him there. 12 or 15 FFS.

Ardie covers 12 though.

Please don't take this one seriously either.

Yeah well, I couldn't find a decent "Whoosh" GIF either...

Daffy Jaffy

France:
15 Léo Barré, 14 Théo Attissogbe, 13 Nicolas Depoortère, 12 Pierre-Louis Barassi, 11 Émilien Gailleton, 10 Joris Segonds, 9 Nolann Le Garrec, 8 Esteban Abadie, 7 Jacobus Van Tonder, 6 Pierre Bochaton, 5 Matthias Halagahu, 4 Joshua Brennan, 3 Georges-Henri Colombe, 2 Gaëtan Barlot (c), 1 Baptiste Erdocio
Replacements: 16 Pierre Bourgarit, 17 Paul Mallez, 18 Régis Montagne, 19 Romain Taofifenua, 20 Cameron Woki, 21 Bastien Vergnes-Taillefer, 22 Thibault Daubagna, 23 Antoine Hastoy
https://www.planetrugby.com/news/france-team-v-all-blacks-10-changes-as-top-14-finalists-bolster-les-bleus-with-six-players-debuting-including-son-of-ex-ireland-forward

nostrildamus

Does Brennan have a temper like his old man Trevor?

cgrant

It's not a French D team as some have written. Barassi and Depoortere were the incumbents for the 13 jersey in 2025 and 2024. Barré has played this year in the 6N while Halagahu had been in former squads and so had Colombe. Abadie is one of the best lineout specialist in France, as is Bochaton who is a big, athletic loose forward, capable of playing lock. However, they will miss Alexandre Fischer who had a hell of a game last Saturday.

sparky

@Daffy-Jaffy Looks like a smaller, more mobile pack. Interesting. France trying to damage the ABs with individual speed.

booboo · The greatest 10-12-13 that never was

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v France 2:

@Bones

10- Dagg
12- Ardie
13- Messam

The greatest 10-12-13 that never was

8- Hayman

ARHS

No Fickou

taniwharugby · The greatest 10-12-13 that never was

@booboo said in All Blacks v France 2:

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v France 2:

@Bones

10- Dagg
12- Ardie
13- Messam

The greatest 10-12-13 that never was

8- Hayman

could be a good idea for a thread....

The 'where they should have played 15'

BerniesCorner

Very glad Ioane on the wing.
Backline exciting.
I thought the backline last week looked capable of breaking down defences through good passing.

Bovidae

Colombe is a huge person but always seems to struggle in the scrums when I see him play for France. Time for EdG to make a statement.

nzzp

@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks v France 2:

I thought the backline last week looked capable of breaking down defences through good passing.

I thought our passing looked noticeably faster than prevoius years. It looked good

The Silver Fern

All Blacks v France II