North vs South
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@pukunui said in North vs South:
@Hooroo said in North vs South:
@Snowy said in North vs South:
@Hooroo said in North vs South:
@Crucial said in North vs South:
It doesn’t really matter anyway, this is just a way of doing a “trial” game and fitting in most of the players.
Far out! I reckon!!! Way for everyone to get all twisted about how it is being put together.
You don't think the North Island versing South Island rivalry will be bought up on here at all ? It is the point of the whole thing to add some tension / adversarial contest to a "trial" as a team sport.
With one team actually winning, there will be those that rub it in if the North lose (as an example) all part of the fun, but there can't be any excuses like "half your players were ours anyway".
In my mind this is just a random trial given a silly name. Call it what you want, it's just a trial and it won't become a fixture.
Nah maaate, this is oorriggiiinnnnnn!
Can we get Phil Gould over to do the pre game speech about passion and mateship etc?Thankfully NZ’s borders are closed...
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What was the criteria for that North v South game in 2012? I seem to recall the same hoohah back then. Robbie Robinson playing for North was the subject of a bit of debate.
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@ACT-Crusader said in North vs South:
What was the criteria for that North v South game in 2012? I seem to recall the same hoohah back then. Robbie Robinson playing for North was the subject of a bit of debate.
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i mean...im not too fussed, at least with possibles v probables you can argue they're playing for a black jersey...this really is just for fun
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@dogmeat said in North vs South:
@Snowy North vs South does have history and was an important fixture back in the day - as were trials.
but the criteria for selection has always been confusing and controversial. Kirkpatrick even captained both islands albeit 3 years apart.For sure, that is why I bought it up.
I still believe the south have a handling advantage after my father told me they all have 6 fingers on each hand. Maybe that should be the defining criteria?
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@dogmeat said in North vs South:
@Snowy North vs South does have history and was an important fixture back in the day - as were trials.
but the criteria for selection has always been confusing and controversial. Kirkpatrick even captained both islands albeit 3 years apart.I just assumed in the old days it was just where you were currently playing. The 'origin' aspect is only a modern thing?
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Marc Hinton with his teams.
NORTH ISLAND: Damian McKenzie, Sevu Reece, Rieko Ioane, Anton Lienert-Brown, Caleb Clarke, Beauden Barrett, Aaron Smith; Hoskins Sotutu, Sam Cane ((capt), Ardie Savea, Josh Goodhue, Patrick Tuipoulotu, Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Dane Coles, Karl Tu’inukuafe. Reserves: Asafo Aumua, Aidan Ross, Angus Ta’avao, Tom Robinson, Dalton Papalii, TJ Perenara, Ngani Laumape, Mark Telea. SOUTH ISLAND: Jordie Barrett, Will Jordan, Jack Goodhue, Braydon Ennor, George Bridge, Richie Mo’unga, Brad Weber; Shannon Frizell, Dillon Hunt, Cullen Grace, Mitchell Dunshea, Sam Whitelock (capt), Nepo Laulala, Codie Taylor, Joe Moody. Reserves: Liam Coltman, Ayden Johnstone, Tyrel Lomax, Gareth Evans, Tom Christie, Mitch Drummond, David Havili, Leicester Fainga'anuku. -
This may be due to the eligibility criteria and the limitation of squad sizes, but the main problem I have with Hinton's selection is the absence of Marino Mikaele-Tu'u from the North squad.
I also don't agree with all of Hinton's other selections.
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@Stargazer Yeah, his name was one of the glaring omissions. Jacobson could be back from his fractured hand injury by late August so will also come into consideration. The AB coaches will want as many of their preferred players involved even if not all of them are part of the 23-man match-day squad.
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@KiwiMurph Yep, just like threads called AB Depth Chart 2020 or AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup. It's fun to throw around names, but way too premature to be serious about it.
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