RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool B)
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@antipodean said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool
:You could play me at five-eighth against Canada.
There have been worse performances at 10 against Canada in RWC for the ABs! Colin Slade the day after Carter injured himself in 2011 comes to mind!
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@rotated said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool
:@antipodean said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool
:You could play me at five-eighth against Canada.
There have been worse performances at 10 against Canada in RWC for the ABs! Colin Slade the day after Carter injured himself in 2011 comes to mind!
Jesus he looked uncomfortable out there that day , his facial expression looked like he’d taken laxatives to try and pass a hedgehog he’d swallowed whole .
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@Siam said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool
:When's the team named?
He says in all innocence
Fathers day
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Here's the All Blacks team to face Canada (test caps in brackets):
1: Atu Moli (2)
2: Liam Coltman (6)
3: Angus Ta’avao (9)
4: Patrick Tuipulotu (26)
5: Scott Barrett (32)
6: Shannon Frizell (6)
7:Matt Todd (21)
8: Kieran Read - captain (123)
9: TJ Perenara (60)
10: Richie Mo’unga (13)
11: Rieko Ioane (26)
12: Sonny Bill Williams (54)
13: Jack Goodhue (9)
14: Jordie Barrett (12)
15: Beauden Barrett (79)16: Codie Taylor (46)
17: Ofa Tuungafasi (31)
18: Nepo Laulala (21)
19: Samuel Whitelock (113)
20: Ardie Savea (40)
21: Brad Weber (2)
22: Ryan Crotty (46)
23: Ben Smith (81) -
Here's the All Blacks team to face Canada (test caps in brackets):
1: Atu Moli (2)
2: Liam Coltman (6)
3: Angus Ta’avao (9)
4: Patrick Tuipulotu (26)
5: Scott Barrett (32)
6: Shannon Frizell (6)
7:Matt Todd (21)
8: Kieran Read - captain (123)
9: TJ Perenara (60)
10: Richie Mo’unga (13)
11: Rieko Ioane (26)
12: Sonny Bill Williams (54)
13: Jack Goodhue (9)
14: Jordie Barrett (12)
15: Beauden Barrett (79)
16: Codie Taylor (46)
17: Ofa Tuungafasi (31)
18: Nepo Laulala (21)
19: Samuel Whitelock (113)
20: Ardie Savea (40)
21: Brad Weber (2)
22: Ryan Crotty (46)
23: Ben Smith (81) -
@Hooroo said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool
:Here's the All Blacks team to face Canada (test caps in brackets):
1: Atu Moli (2)
2: Liam Coltman (6)
3: Angus Ta’avao (9)
4: Patrick Tuipulotu (26)
5: Scott Barrett (32)
6: Shannon Frizell (6)
7:Matt Todd (21)
8: Kieran Read - captain (123)
9: TJ Perenara (60)
10: Richie Mo’unga (13)
11: Rieko Ioane (26)
12: Sonny Bill Williams (54)
13: Jack Goodhue (9)
14: Jordie Barrett (12)
15: Beauden Barrett (79)16: Codie Taylor (46)
17: Ofa Tuungafasi (31)
18: Nepo Laulala (21)
19: Samuel Whitelock (113)
20: Ardie Savea (40)
21: Brad Weber (2)
22: Ryan Crotty (46)
23: Ben Smith (81)Really is the second stringers bar a couple
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@Machpants said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool
:They obviously want to do as much practise with Beau'unga as possible.
I reckon they'll want to put as many points on as possible in the first half, then spell the pair of them. With any of TJ, Jordie or Ryan Crotty to close out the game at #10
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@westcoastie Interesting idea!
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Weird that both our tens are playing, so does that mean neither play vs Namibia in 4 days? I can't see them starting two close games like that. But if they do or get lots of minutes, they maybe will skip Italy? I can't make much sense of the picks in that dept, be interesting to know their plans and contingencies
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@Machpants you'd have to think that what westcoastie has alluded to will occur and this will dictate who starts at 10 v Namibia.
Based on what we have seen of Canada in recent times, that side should be far too good, but no egg counting just yet
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@Machpants To me it makes sense if they want to give RM and BB a lot more game time together before the QFs. Maybe one of them gets 40 minutes, the other 60 minutes and then the other guys can finish the game. Several variations are possible, without giving them too many minutes.
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Even if they deliberately limit their game, the margin will still be close to 40.
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@Machpants said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool
:Weird that both our tens are playing, so does that mean neither play vs Namibia in 4 days? I can't see them starting two close games like that. But if they do or get lots of minutes, they maybe will skip Italy? I can't make much sense of the picks in that dept, be interesting to know their plans and contingencies
Apparently within the last hour Brett Cameron was said to be dusting off his passport...
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@antipodean Hmmm given what happened with Ireland and Aus, I hope we don't take Canada or Namibia too lightly. I don;t think we can afford to. These guys need to take the field and play, not just turn up and expect to win as Ireland did.
Italy seem to have lifted their game for the WC. Looks like they may be the new Argentina. -
@Jailbreak7 said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool
:@antipodean Hmmm given what happened with Ireland and Aus, I hope we don't take Canada or Namibia too lightly. I don;t think we can afford to. These guys need to take the field and play, not just turn up and expect to win as Ireland did.
Italy seem to have lifted their game for the WC. Looks like they may be the new Argentina.i don't want to sound arrogant (even though i really am)
but even if we play at half speed we will finger those teams like drunk first years.
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@Jailbreak7 said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool
:@antipodean Hmmm given what happened with Ireland and Aus, I hope we don't take Canada or Namibia too lightly. I don;t think we can afford to. These guys need to take the field and play, not just turn up and expect to win as Ireland did.
Italy seem to have lifted their game for the WC. Looks like they may be the new Argentina.Bit of a difference.
Japan 9th vs Ireland 2nd
Not sure what you mean about Aus do you mean Fiji or losing to a superiorly ranked Wales.
Aus 6th Fiji 10thAll Blacks 1st vs Canada 22nd and Namibia 23rd.
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Looking forward to seeing Frizell get a good run and really stamp his mark as an AB.
Canadian loosies aren’t too bad and probably where their best players are, so we need Frizell to bring some intensity.
I like that this wasn’t the game to start someone other than Mo’unga or B. Barrett at 1st 5. We’ve had a long break and Mo’unga in particular needs to keep building on that body of work at test level.
The bench probably the only real talking point insofar that I’m surprised Crotty and Bender are both on it.
