2018 Rugby Championship
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@booboo said in 2018 Rugby Championship:
Gauzere and Raynal. Sheesh.
Makes having Poite at the end there seem like a good thing.
Gonna be interesting to see how these French guys go - after all thst was written in last few months.
At least Rasta hasn’t got a game.
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Loosehead prop depth might get a big test:
Fox said the balance of the squad changed slightly because of TRC's travel element. Plus there are returning bodies to factor in, with skipper Kieran Read tracking well post-back surgery, and Nepo Laulala and Dane Coles both not far from returns. "Nepo and Colesy are not far away, and despite Sonny having injury problems he should be available in the Rugby Championship," said Fox. "Joe Moody too, even though he might miss one or two early. There will be some discussion around how we manage that.Might see us going into some tests with Karl Tuinukuafe and Ofa T as the looseheads.
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I'm pretty comfortable that five will go into four reasonably easily. That both Crotty and Williams are fit at the same time is possible, but not common.
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@unite said in 2018 Rugby Championship:
Looking like a lot of All Blacks either out of form, under cooked or played lots of minutes at Super level. The first and second Bledisloes are going to be pretty ropey I reckon.
We wouldn’t miss a beat if we went with something like....
- Moody
- Taylor
- Franks
- Retallick
- Whitelock
- Squire
- Todd
- Read
- A. Smith
- B. Barrett
- Ioane
- Crotty
- Lienart-Brown
- B. Smith
- J. Barrett
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@unite said in 2018 Rugby Championship:
Looking like a lot of All Blacks either out of form, under cooked or played lots of minutes at Super level. The first and second Bledisloes are going to be pretty ropey I reckon.
How about that falling sky?
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Wallabies well-placed ahead of first Bledisloe Test after Waratahs' success | Bret Harris
When Australian teams do well at Super Rugby level it has a knock-on effect on the national side
well, I couldn't disagree more wtih this guy.
Super rugby success is not corrleated with international success. Going deep into the playoffs just gets the Tahs another return trip to SA, which catches up later in the year.
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Was just looking at the All Blacks website and the most recent 17 All Blacks.
Liam Coltman
Vaea Fifita
Jordie Barrett
Ngani Laumape
David Havili
Tim Perry
Asafo Aumua
Matt Duffie
Jack Goodhue
Akira Ioane
Richie Mo'unga
Atu Moli
Mitch Drummond
Dillon Hunt
Karl Tu'inukuafe
Shannon Frizell
Jackson HemepoPlayers for most positions, but far from a fearsome team?
I've bolded those who I reckon might eventually become big AB players.
Could perhaps add Aumua, Moli, Frizell and Big Karl, who we haven't seen enough of.
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@tim said in 2018 Rugby Championship:
All Blacks selector Grant Fox calls for Damian McKenzie to make 'better choices'
They must have tremendous faith that he'll stop making poor decisions, because all evidence to the contrary exists.
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@act-crusader said in 2018 Rugby Championship:
@unite said in 2018 Rugby Championship:
Looking like a lot of All Blacks either out of form, under cooked or played lots of minutes at Super level. The first and second Bledisloes are going to be pretty ropey I reckon.
We wouldn’t miss a beat if we went with something like....
- Moody
- Taylor
- Franks
- Retallick
- Whitelock
- Squire
- Todd
- Read
- A. Smith
- B. Barrett
- Ioane
- Crotty
- Lienart-Brown
- B. Smith
- J. Barrett
Earlier there were reports Moody was likely to miss the first couple of RC games, I see he may play this weekend though? Todd is off to Japan is he not?
Not being funny, but when is the RC squad named, is it after the SR final or before?
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@unite said in 2018 Rugby Championship:
Earlier there were reports Moody was likely to miss the first couple of RC games, I see he may play this weekend though? Todd is off to Japan is he not?
Not being funny, but when is the RC squad named, is it after the SR final or before?
They've said that Todd is still available for the Bledisloe tests, if needed.
Last year, the squad was named on the Monday after the SR Final, so a few days before the Game of Three Halves. The players who were involved in the Final, didn't play in the Game of Three Halves.
This year, the SR Final is on 4 August and the Game of Three Halves on Friday, 10 August. If they plan it the same as last year, the team will be named on Monday, 6 August.
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@stargazer Far be it from me to question your dossiers
- but, this recent article from Knowler suggests Todd most likely isn't available - especially for the second Bled.
