AB EOYT 2018
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@samurai-jack Great to see Nepo Laulala and Joe Moody back.
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Fox was reluctant to publicly pinpoint the aspects of Ioane's game that should improve when the squad was named at the Prebbleton club rooms near Christchurch on Monday, but indicated he was making satisfactory gains. "He's getting better at the areas he's been asked to improve at, and I'm not going to drill down into those," Fox said. "If he comes with us, he's not necessarily going to get a lot of game time. "He knows what he needs to do and we think he's better off with the New Zealand Maori team and playing, being a number one for them, playing footy, and working on the areas that he needs to work on." "We're still very much interested in what he can offer, and Super Rugby next year is going to be quite defining," Fox added. "He's going to have a new forwards coach and hopefully we're going to see that little upward curb continue, we're seeing it now in the areas that he has to continue on. Hopefully we see it in Super Rugby next year." -
@tim I think those in the main squad will miss out as the final Bledisloe is next week. So the likes of Dalton might miss Saturday's match against Wellington.
Those players named in the Japan squad will probably play the NPC final and then fly out afterwards.
Can someone confirm?
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@canes4life Exactly my read on it too. Given Hansen's comments a few days ago that's exactly what it sounds like.
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@canes4life The Australia game is on the 27th, so two weekends away.
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@tim So Dalton will miss the final if Auckland make it, but play this week?
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@canes4life He'll miss the semi this weekend i'd say (as will Fifita for Wellington).
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@kiwimurph yeah I think so aswell. I wonder if they will fly someone like Coles out late just to give him some more minutes.
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@kiwimurph Really emphasises what little respect the NPC is accorded.
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@sparky As a Wellington fan I'm glad he's missed out on the All Blacks. Not because we have him for the finals but because I frankly can't see him getting any better. He is too nice, too soft and for a prop at International standard you are going to be taken to the cleaners.
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@tim I think Ta$man has probably come off best from the latest All Blacks announcement. Their favouritism for the title would have gone up a few notches, especially if they can get Frizzell back.
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@canes4life Check the Mitre 10 Cup thread.
