Italy vs All Blacks

[Nepia]

@tim Why give Harris a start - just let Coles play as long as he can.

[allblacksfan72]

@tim Angus tauvao must be either starting or on bench I would think

[Tim]

@allblacksfan72 Ah, had forgotten he was on tour.

[Tim]

@nepia Thought they might still be giving him limited minutes.

[Machpants]

Each three minutes vs Italy like one normal minute, 1/2 an Irish minute, so no probs Coles doing the entire 80!

[Bovidae]

I'm expecting to see a forward pack of:

Tuungafasi
Coles
Laulala
Tuipulotu
Retallick
Fifita
Papalii
Read

Reserves: Harris, Tu'inukuafe, Ta'avao, S Barrett, Savea

Hopefully an ALB-Goodhue midfield.

[Steven Harris]

For all the commotion that was made about releasing Matt Todd from his Japanese contract,he hardly played 20 minutes in the 2 most important tests of the tour..what was the point..?

[taniwharugby]

has Fifita played 8, although could put Savea at 8....

I know it'd be raw, but put Read on the bench and start Papali'i, Savea and Fifita

whats the worst that could happen

[MN5]

@taniwharugby said in Italy vs All Blacks:

has Fifita played 8, although could put Savea at 8....

I know it'd be raw, but put Read on the bench and start Papali'i, Savea and Fifita

whats the worst that could happen

A lot of ball running and no one doing any work ?

[taniwharugby]

@mn5 we'll be scoring soooooo many tries to make up for the last 2 weeks, we wont need to!

[Kirwan]

@mn5 said in Italy vs All Blacks:

@taniwharugby said in Italy vs All Blacks:

has Fifita played 8, although could put Savea at 8....

I know it'd be raw, but put Read on the bench and start Papali'i, Savea and Fifita

whats the worst that could happen

A lot of ball running and no one doing any work ?

Dalton would have to have one of his 25 tackle games with that combo.

[MN5]

@taniwharugby said in Italy vs All Blacks:

@mn5 we'll be scoring soooooo many tries to make up for the last 2 weeks, we wont need to!

It'd be like Jonah rugby.....Fifita could bump off all 15 on the way to the line.

[taniwharugby]

@kirwan again, won't matter, we will be running in soooo many tries, we wont need to make any tackles.

[Snowy]

@tim said in Italy vs All Blacks:

So what's the pack going to be?

They are hardly a pack anymore. More of a whimper.

Yes still angry. Well sulky.

[Donsteppa]

@taniwharugby said in Italy vs All Blacks:

has Fifita played 8, although could put Savea at 8....

I know it'd be raw, but put Read on the bench and start Papali'i, Savea and Fifita

whats the worst that could happen

Reuben Thorne is awarded a retrospective knighthood?

[taniwharugby]

@donsteppa I'd of thought Italy winning, but ok...

[mariner4life]

Put it this way, if we lose to Italy, then i want everyone sacked. Everyone.

[MN5]

@mariner4life said in Italy vs All Blacks:

Put it this way, if we lose to Italy, then i want everyone sacked. Everyone.

Sacked ? don't you mean killed ?

[Donsteppa]

@mariner4life said in Italy vs All Blacks:

Put it this way, if we lose to Italy, then i want everyone sacked. Everyone.

And the squad has to stay in Italy. Citizenship revoked.

[taniwharugby]

@donsteppa exiled to Somalia would be better!