All Blacks 2025

[Machpants]

@sparky And Ozzie jounalists

Jacques Nienaber's Galactico recruits are driving Leinster towards a fifth star

Jordie Barrett and RG Snyman have added seismic strength and skill to the province, and could be the key ingredients of their Champions Cup quest.

[voodoo]

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:

@voodoo Multiple times for Leinster against Glasgow at the weekend.

Is...is space created by making tackles? He's been doing it his whole career then.

Watching Sparky's highlight reel makes me think Jordie is our future at #7!

[reprobate]

@voodoo said in All Blacks 2025:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:

@voodoo Multiple times for Leinster against Glasgow at the weekend.

Is...is space created by making tackles? He's been doing it his whole career then.

Watching Sparky's highlight reel makes me think Jordie is our future at #7!

Nah, too big to make the ABs as a loose forward.

[Landers92]

Some interesting stats for wingers in NZ. 1 stands out a lot more than the rest. Saw the breakdown had thrown this up and after the winger chat in here the other day I thought it was worth a share.

PLAYER
GAMES
TRIES
AVG DEF. BEATEN

Caleb Tangitau
7 Games
6 Tries
3.4 Def beaten

Sevu Reece
66 Games
53 Tries
3.1 Def beaten

Kini Naholo
32 Games
19 Tries
2.8 Def beaten

Leroy Carter
7 Games
4 Tries
3.4 Def beaten

Mark Tele'a
64 Games
34 Tries
4.7 Def beaten

Emoni Narawa
47 Games
24 Tries
2.6 Def Beaten

Caleb Clarke
63 Games
30 Tries
2.9 Def beaten

Chay Fihaki
38 Games
9 Tries
1.6 Def beaten

Timoci Tavatavanawai
43 Games
14 Tries
5.6 Def beaten

[Grooter]

@Landers92 Sevu Reece Tarzan at Super, jane at ABs level. maybe I'm being too harsh 🤷‍♂️

[MN5]

@Grooter said in All Blacks 2025:

@Landers92 Sevu Reece Tarzan at Super, jane at ABs level. maybe I'm being too harsh 🤷‍♂️

I don't remember any Tarzans playing on the wing for the ABs but Jane was a gun at test level. Consistently better than Reece at any rate.

[Bones]

@Landers92 be interesting to see them on a graph across the years. But clearly Sir Chay is to the manor born

[MN5]

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@Landers92 be interesting to see them on a graph across the years. But clearly Sir Chay is to the manor born

You're good with computers apparently. Can you convert this into some kind of excel spreadsheet ? It's hard to read it as it is.

[Bones]

@MN5 I thought it was an excel spreadsheet

[Landers92]

@MN5 said in All Blacks 2025:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@Landers92 be interesting to see them on a graph across the years. But clearly Sir Chay is to the manor born

You're good with computers apparently. Can you convert this into some kind of excel spreadsheet ? It's hard to read it as it is.

I tried my best to upload the photo but I didn’t even know how to do that. I’ll sum it up for you though, basically Fihaki is the worst option based off career statistics of try strike rate and defenders beaten so far in his career.

[MN5]

@Landers92 said in All Blacks 2025:

@MN5 said in All Blacks 2025:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@Landers92 be interesting to see them on a graph across the years. But clearly Sir Chay is to the manor born

You're good with computers apparently. Can you convert this into some kind of excel spreadsheet ? It's hard to read it as it is.

I tried my best to upload the photo but I didn’t even know how to do that. I’ll sum it up for you though, basically Fihaki is the worst option based off career statistics of try strike rate and defenders beaten so far in his career.

Thanks pal. How is Macca Springer going ?

[Bones]

@MN5 said in All Blacks 2025:

@Landers92 said in All Blacks 2025:

@MN5 said in All Blacks 2025:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@Landers92 be interesting to see them on a graph across the years. But clearly Sir Chay is to the manor born

You're good with computers apparently. Can you convert this into some kind of excel spreadsheet ? It's hard to read it as it is.

I tried my best to upload the photo but I didn’t even know how to do that. I’ll sum it up for you though, basically Fihaki is the worst option based off career statistics of try strike rate and defenders beaten so far in his career.

Thanks pal. How is Macca Springer going ?

Marginally better than Jonah Lowe.

[ACT Crusader]

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2025:

@mikedogz said in All Blacks 2025:

Mar 17  /  Sport

Scott Robertson changes mind on All Blacks eligibility, backs NZ Rugby's stance

Scott Robertson has thrown his support behind NZ Rugby's stance of not selecting players based overseas.

Cool. He can now concentrate on developing the talent available to him. Just hope he hasn't wasted a year.

What would wasting a year look like exactly?

If you look back at new coaches in their first year as head coach, they all selected players that weren’t there in year 2, 3 or 4.

And some of those had been selected for the first time or bought back just for that year and didn’t really feature again.

[Victor Meldrew]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2025:

What would wasting a year look like exactly?

A new AB coach trying to change set-in-stone NZ Rugby eligibility rules for an overseas player rather than try new talent - and giving up after 12 months?

[canefan]

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2025:

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2025:

What would wasting a year look like exactly?

A new AB coach trying to change set-in-stone NZ Rugby eligibility rules for an overseas player rather than try new talent - and giving up after 12 months?

all the while sticking with players who have proven to not be what we need, instead of trying exciting young up and comers, along with sticking with poor tactics that didn't seem to showcase the bast talents of our players

[Bones]

@canefan it makes sense he would do a shoddy job with the tools available when you see how much he wanted the old tools.

[Victor Meldrew]

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2025:

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2025:

What would wasting a year look like exactly?

A new AB coach trying to change set-in-stone NZ Rugby eligibility rules for an overseas player rather than try new talent - and giving up after 12 months?

all the while sticking with players who have proven to not be what we need, instead of trying exciting young up and comers, along with sticking with poor tactics that didn't seem to showcase the bast talents of our players

I can understand the sticking with the old guard for year 1 while he gets his feet under the table (don't want to see the same for year 2) . Just don't get his Mo'unga/eligibility fight - at all

[antipodean]

You have to cut him some slack. It's not like he had time to watch trends in Test rugby to determine where the All Blacks needed to improve or develop their game. Nor did he have time to pick a form squad that would be capable of such a game plan.

So of course he has to rely on the Crusaders same donkeys.

[KiwiInLondon]

Yes so many of the young and up and coming players have justified everyone sentiments about Robertson with their continued and improved form in this super rugby season....

[Bones]

@KiwiInLondon said in All Blacks 2025:

Yes so many of the young and up and coming players have justified everyone sentiments about Robertson with their continued and improved form in this super rugby season....

Any position in mind? Tough to think of any 10's that haven't improved except for Miller and Hohepa.