All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson

[akan004]

@allblacksfan72 Sam Whitelock has played a lot of minutes this year and I think they will play him off the bench as a result. They should have selected an extra lock in the squad imo so that we could have given both our rock star locks some time off during the RC.

[Bones]

@akan004 hasn't Retallick had a fair bit of time off already? He's in fantastic form, will be world player of the year easy at this rate. Don't rest him!

[KiwiMurph]

The word is Rieko will be back but SBW is targeting the next weekend vs Boks.

[booboo]

Personally I'd pick only one of Mo'unga and TTT in the XXIII.

I'd lean towards starting Richie outside Smith.

Haven't given a lot of thought outside of that.

Maybe start Savea to give Cane a rest and have Squire cover the loosies from the bench. Don't see a need for an out and out 7 on the bench.

[Bones]

@booboo Smith seems the most similar to Hall so that may work well.

My concern would be the Argie loosies were beasts in their last game, so maybe only rest Cane.

[taniwharugby]

@bones assuming Cane is ok, for me, he falls in same category as Crotty given he has had numerous head knocks..granted some knocks he has passed the HIA, but he also chose not to come back on on 2 occasions IIRC.

For me, he shouldnt play next week.

[Bones]

@taniwharugby yeah definitely. That's why I wouldn't want to rest Squire also. If only they'd selected Gibson we could have rested the whole loose trio and just played him.

[Bovidae]

@bones said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:

@akan004 hasn't Retallick had a fair bit of time off already? He's in fantastic form, will be world player of the year easy at this rate. Don't rest him!

This is the perfect game to rest Whitelock. Start Barrett and have Hemopo on the bench.

[shark]

@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:

Nelson is a test match venue. jesus christ. what a disgrace

Yeah I agree. Where next; Wanganui, Gisborne, or maybe Timaru??

[shark]

Actually, why shouldn't we do a Cricket Australia and relegate our neighbours to second tier venues for 30 years or so? We should in all seriousness send a message to the ARU and host the Wallabies next year in Invercargill.

[Bones]

@shark said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:

Actually, why shouldn't we do a Cricket Australia and relegate our neighbours to second tier venues for 30 years or so? We should in all seriousness send a message to the ARU and host the Wallabies next year in Invercargill.

Christchurch might be easier to get to for fans.

[Chris B.]

@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:

Nelson is a test match venue. jesus christ. what a disgrace

GFY.

Invented rugby in New Zealand - you'd be watching soccer or handball (probably maypole dancing if it had been left to the Waikato) if it weren't for the farsighted Nelsonians.

Been a test venue since the RWC in 2011.

[Chris B.]

My team:

Moody, Taylor, Franks, Retallick, BarrettS, Squire, Savea, Read, Smith, Mo'unga, Ioane, Laumape, Goodhue, Naholo, BarrettJ

Tu'inukuafe, Harris, Tu'ungafasi, Hemepo, WhitelockL, Perenara, Lienert-Brown, DMac

[MN5]

@akan004 said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:

@allblacksfan72 Sam Whitelock has played a lot of minutes this year and I think they will play him off the bench as a result. They should have selected an extra lock in the squad imo so that we could have given both our rock star locks some time off during the RC.

I'd pick Fifita. He ticks all the boxes and then some with his raw athleticism....but then there's the glaring fact he won't get picked at lock cos he said he doesn't want to be a lock.

[MN5]

@shark said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:

Nelson is a test match venue. jesus christ. what a disgrace

Yeah I agree. Where next; Wanganui, Gisborne, or maybe Timaru??

'Timaru, is it the money or the bag?'

RIP Selwyn Toogood.

[shark]

@bones said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:

@shark said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:

Actually, why shouldn't we do a Cricket Australia and relegate our neighbours to second tier venues for 30 years or so? We should in all seriousness send a message to the ARU and host the Wallabies next year in Invercargill.

Christchurch might be easier to get to for fans.

Quite harsh making them play at our 'stadium'

[Wreck Diver]

@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:

Nelson is a test match venue. jesus christ. what a disgrace

Well not much different to Rota Vegas or Hamilton hey I'll even throw Palmerston North in the mix.

[MajorRage]

@shark said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:

Actually, why shouldn't we do a Cricket Australia and relegate our neighbours to second tier venues for 30 years or so? We should in all seriousness send a message to the ARU and host the Wallabies next year in Invercargill.

We could even accidentally send that message by playing them in Christchurch.

[MajorRage]

@bones said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:

@shark said in All Blacks v Argentina - Nelson:

Actually, why shouldn't we do a Cricket Australia and relegate our neighbours to second tier venues for 30 years or so? We should in all seriousness send a message to the ARU and host the Wallabies next year in Invercargill.

Christchurch might be easier to get to for fans.

Ah fuck, beaten. I was so proud, too.

[akan004]

@bones True but I want them both to be fresh when we play Ireland and England and don't want them to get injured playing a team we should beat fairly easily. Can't lose to both those fluffybunnies.