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    @bones

    Lokk, I'm dislcksic KO?

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    @crucial said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

    Do not confuse with SBW

    ...or BFA for that matter.

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    You could well be right. But I do worry it just doesn't give us that edge that continuity does.

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    @victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

    @crucial said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

    Do not confuse with SBW

    ...or BFA for that matter.

    Correct. Not all WBs are SWBs

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    Benjamin, Waisake, Jack, Sonny Bill, Rieko, Damian, Aaron
    Luke, Ardie, Shannon, Scott, Samuel, Owen, Codie, Joseph

    Karl, Liam, Ofa, Jackson, Matthew, TJ, Richard, Jordan.

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    http://www.allblacks.com/News/32593/all-blacks-team-named-for-third-test
    The matchday 23 is as follows (with Test caps in brackets. New Test All Blacks are in bold):

    1. Joe Moody (33)

    2. Codie Taylor (31)

    3. Owen Franks (97)

    4. Samuel Whitelock (98) - captain

    5. Scott Barrett (18)

    6. Shannon Frizell

    7. Ardie Savea (24)

    8. Luke Whitelock (4)

    9. Aaron Smith (73)

    10. Damian McKenzie (14)

    11. Rieko Ioane (15)

    12. Sonny Bill Williams (46)

    13. Jack Goodhue

    14. Waisake Naholo (18)

    15. Ben Smith (65)

    16. Liam Coltman (1)

    17. Karl Tu'inukuafe (2)

    18. Ofa Tuungafasi (16)

    19. Jackson Hemopo

    20. Matt Todd (13)

    21. TJ Perenara (44)

    22. Richie Mo'unga

    23. Jordie Barrett (4)

    excited about that midfield.

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    @bones

    Yeah, well, living in deepest rural Cornwall, my need for an urban dictionary is about as likely as an England support treasuring a Mike Brown autograph.

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    I'm excited by the team in that it seems crazy, look at the loose forward trio! Seeing SBW start doesn't seem weird until you realise it's his first game back from injury, and last time he was so quickly upto speed, yeah right. Then he paired with a debutante! Frizzle had played Almost no top class minutes, hemopo only a little more. Impact DMac and Ardie start for steady Todd and mo'unga.

    I hope they play well cos I'm owed after blowing 140 on a ticket last weekend!

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    That’s a loose forward trio you should only see play in a midweek game back in the 90’s.

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    Interesting that team is a real B grade/2nd choice team, with most of the A/first choice players coming back from injury/suspension

    Joe Moody A - injury/suspension
    Codie Taylor B (tho been almost as good as a top Coles for a while)
    Owen Franks A - injury/suspension
    Samuel Whitelock A - injury/suspension
    Scott Barrett B
    Shannon Frizell C or D
    Ardie Savea B
    Luke Whitelock B
    Aaron Smith A
    Damian McKenzie B
    Rieko Ioane A
    Sonny Bill Williams A - injury/suspension
    Jack Goodhue C
    Waisake Naholo B
    Ben Smith A

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    @machpants how the fuck did Luke Whitelock get a B?

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    Not so much a B grade but he is second choice, according to the ABs selectors - not my grading just where the selectors seem to be picking. If read not fit, whitelock plays. Same a Goodhue, not a C grade player but still third choice midfield after Crotty/SBW/ALB trio of 12,13 and bench.

    So A= AB starter/first choice
    B=AB bench/second choice
    C or D= are 3rd or 4th choice - getting a go for building depth, or because of injuries

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    That loose forward trio...imagine 2 months back saying that those 3 would start the 3rd AB test v France....

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    That loose forward trio...imagine 2 months back saying that those 3 would start the 3rd AB test v France....

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    @machpants Still seeing Taylor as a 2nd choice is completely ridiculous. Coles has been out of action for so long, that we can't even be sure he'll reach top level again. Taylor has also made so much progress, that he has reached that top level Coles was on before getting injured. He's well and truly the top dog at hooker.

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    @machpants said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

    (tho been almost as good as a top Coles for a while)

    True thus: "(tho been almost as good as a top Coles for a while)", but the ABs always say you can't lose your place because of injury 😉

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    @victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

    @bones

    Yeah, well, living in deepest rural Cornwall, my need for an urban dictionary is about as likely as an England support treasuring a Mike Brown autograph.

    Geez fella! Cornish cider? I wasn't even replying to you...

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    I love Cornwall, apart from the millions of emmets that visit in summer, even married a Cornish lass! One of my fondest memories is going to Twickers for the County championships, apart from about 1000, full of Cornish supporters and the pubs around chocker too. Best game atmosphere ever - tho they lost haha

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    I find the line-up for Saturday underwhelming, mostly because of the inclusion of Luke Whitelock, Frizell and Hemopo. The latter would never have made the ABs without the injuries, Frizell seems to be another experiment and lucky Luke wouldn't play this game if Taufua had been fit, who's a far more exciting player. Giving Ardie and Dmac a start is also something I don't agree with; both are mainly impact players and Todd and Mo'unga the better starters, who I hope will get a decent amount of game time off the bench, particularly Mo'unga. Also disappointed that TTT hasn't been named; I guess they didn't want to start too many debutants, but I would have liked to see what he can do in the black jersey.

    BFA in his best position and Naholo getting a run may be what we have been waiting for, although I liked Jordie in the 15 jersey.

    It will be an interesting game against the French; I hope we'll still win convincingly at the end, despite this being far from our best team. Without controversies this time, please.

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