AB RWC squad
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@MrDenmore said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
Unlike some others, I don't think the lack of a third choice specialist first five is a big deal. Crotty or Jordie could play that role against the minnows
The problem will be if we lose one of Richie or Beauden in the final pool match.
We'd presumably have to call up Josh Ioane to sit on the bench having zero minutes of test experience.
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@Billy-Tell said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@rotated said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@Duluth said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@Billy-Tell said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
If you take a 3rd ten who do you drop?
Basically an outside back. Which one then?
Reece
Five midfielders none of which can play wing is the issue, whereas in 2011 all except Smith had been used at test level.
Pretty sure SBW has played on the wing for the ABs. Just saying.
In a RWC QF no less, but obviously wouldn't be considered as cover at this stage. Just strange to have no midfielders than can cover wing, or fullbacks/second-fives that can cover first-five. Basically the inverse of 2007 where we had coverage four or five deep for every position.
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@MrDenmore Most squads for the RWC will have three specialist tens in case of injury and to manage game time.
The squad is the same as the one I suggested 11 days ago. Not unhappy at all with the (slight) risk Hansen and co have taken.
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@Billy-Tell said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
Pretty sure SBW has played on the wing for the ABs. Just saying.
ALB has played on the wing too.
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No happy or bad feelings either way with that selection. Aside from I hope we don't have to play JB at 10 and if we do and he stuffs up I suggest a lifetime ban for @No-Quarter because at this point he's basically willed it into action.
Only slightly surprised by Jacobson's inclusion - I'm a big fan and happy he's there but not sure he's better than Papali'i and I assumed they'd go for the lock/6 cover with Hemopo.
Somewhere Redbeard's bottom lip is shaking as he fends of shedding a tear for Owen's omission.
Also so much for the Smith and Ioane are gone crowd.
Did they name replacements on standby? I assume Laumape will just set up in some hotel in Japan for the duration as one of SBW or Crotty (or both) isn't going to last.
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@Chris-B Scott B can play 6 but with Retallick not available for the group stages he won't be used there I wouldn't think
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@Chris-B said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
Hansen also saying if they want a big forward pack they can move Scott Barrett to 6.
He's done well for the All Blacks there off the bench e.g. South Africa at Albany in 2017 or against England in 2017.
Doubt he'll be named as a starting 6 though.
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@DrivingMaul Be hard to see him being named to start there - but, against SA, if we were getting beaten up they could bring Patty off the bench and shift Scott to 6 (assuming that Scott was starting and Patty on the bench).
That's presumably the only round robin game we'd need that option.
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@No-Quarter said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@Chris-B said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
They have Jordie, TJ and Crotty as people who can play first five at a pinch.
All those people rubbishing me when I said Jordie was our third 10 after DMac got injured can suck it!
There's no "our" about this one. He's not my third 10.
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@Rapido said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@No-Quarter said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@Chris-B said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
They have Jordie, TJ and Crotty as people who can play first five at a pinch.
All those people rubbishing me when I said Jordie was our third 10 after DMac got injured can suck it!
There's no "our" about this one. He's not my third 10.
Not my president
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@Rapido said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@No-Quarter said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@Chris-B said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
They have Jordie, TJ and Crotty as people who can play first five at a pinch.
All those people rubbishing me when I said Jordie was our third 10 after DMac got injured can suck it!
There's no "our" about this one. He's not my third 10.
The team has been picked. Just like Beaver in 2011, and the people who groaned when he came on in the final, they are all ours now
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@No-Quarter lets just hope we dont go into a big game needing to see how much of a gamble he is there...
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@rotated said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@Billy-Tell said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@rotated said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@Duluth said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
@Billy-Tell said in RWC squad. Who's in, who's out?:
If you take a 3rd ten who do you drop?
Basically an outside back. Which one then?
Reece
Five midfielders none of which can play wing is the issue, whereas in 2011 all except Smith had been used at test level.
Pretty sure SBW has played on the wing for the ABs. Just saying.
In a RWC QF no less, but obviously wouldn't be considered as cover at this stage. Just strange to have no midfielders than can cover wing, or fullbacks/second-fives that can cover first-five. Basically the inverse of 2007 where we had coverage four or five deep for every position.
Which is a good thing right? Given how 2007 played out...
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Wish someone had asked Hansen why Ennor got minimal chance to show his stuff. Seems like he was already fringe right from the start.
