France v All Blacks

[ACT Crusader]

Moody, Taylor, Franks, Romano, Whitelock, S. Barrett, Todd....

I give up!

[Bovidae]

5 pm NZT for those wondering.

[antipodean]

Here's your forward pack:

[ACT Crusader]

Who's that at the back ready to lift Squire?

[taniwharugby]

@ACT-Crusader Todd? Or is that him on the left?

[antipodean]

Moody?

I reckon Todd is behind Kaino.

[ACT Crusader]

Franks, Kaino, Todd, Read, Retallick, Whitelock, Moody

Faumuina, Dixon, Savea, S. Barrett, Luatua, Squire, ???

[taniwharugby]

Coltman? Looks more like a back though doesn't it...or again, is that Coltman in the background or is that Crotty?

Rubbish photographer

[Bovidae]

Yeah, Todd is behind Kaino. Coltman is back right so it must be a back next to Squire.

So a predictable forward pack. The interest will be in the outside backs.

[Frye]

@Bovidae said in France:

Yeah, Todd is behind Kaino. Coltman is back right so it must be a back next to Squire.

So a predictable forward pack. The interest will be in the outside backs.

It's Crockett!

What self respecting forward would let a back near a lineout! Their brains would explode.

[Bovidae]

@Frye Of course! I was trying to work out who was missing and I always forget about Crockett.

[Frye]

@Bovidae Ofa left out altogether. Shocker.

[antipodean]

Surely Crockett is taller than that?

[taniwharugby]

@antipodean yeah that was why I thought it might be a back, but he does look bent slightly.

Surprised @ACT-Crusader didn't get that straight off the bat given he is looking for Cantabs to start where ever he can

[Tregaskis]

Even though ABs fans seem to hate the new alternate strip, a group of guys at rugby shirt watch seem to be giving the designer(s) a good reacharound.

https://rugbyshirtwatch.com/2016/11/20/new-zealand-all-blacks-201618-adidas-alternate-shirt/

[Hooroo]

@Tregaskis said in France:

Even though ABs fans seem to hate the new alternate strip, a group of guys at rugby shirt watch seem to be giving the designer(s) a good reacharound.

https://rugbyshirtwatch.com/2016/11/20/new-zealand-all-blacks-201618-adidas-alternate-shirt/

It's a stitch up!!

Pun intended

[antipodean]

It looks much better in those photos. I'm coming around to it. When at first I was like

[Stargazer]

All Blacks team named to play France:

1 Joe Moody (23)
2 Dane Coles (48)
3 Owen Franks (89)
4 Brodie Retallick (59)
5 Samuel Whitelock (83)
6 Jerome Kaino (76)
7 Matt Todd (7)
8 Kieran Read - captain (96)
9 TJ Perenara (28)
10 Beauden Barrett (48)
11 Julian Savea (51)
12 Ryan Crotty (25)
13 Anton Lienert-Brown (7)
14 Waisake Naholo (11)
15 Israel Dagg (60)

16 Codie Taylor (14)
17 Wyatt Crockett (57)
18 Charlie Faumuina (45)
19 Scott Barrett (3)
20 Ardie Savea (11)
21 Aaron Smith (57)
22 Aaron Cruden (46)
23 Rieko Ioane (1)

http://www.allblacks.com/News/30151/all-blacks-team-named-for-final-test-against-france

[akan004]

Can't really fault those selections. TJ had to come in and very happy to see Reiko on the bench.

[KiwiMurph]

Well deserved for TJP and good to see Rieko given a chance. Nice that Kaino and Crotty are back too - timely.