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  • sparkyS Offline
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    #113

    What I'd be trying to negotiate now given SA have basically said they don't want to play international rugby in 2020.

    A three test series between Oz and NZ in NZ in October.

    A eight nation tourament in Oz and NZ (two groups, then playoffs) in November involving NZ, Oz, Argentina, Georgia, Tonga, Samoa, US and Canada . It would need World Rugby help with airfares and NZ government to relax quarantine restrictions a bit in exchange for squads being tested every day.

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    @Tim said in All Blacks Tests 2020:

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/300065707/all-blacks-reportedly-set-to-kick-off-test-season-against-combined-pacific-xv-in-auckland

    My go at a best of the rest PI team.

    1 - Alex Hodgman
    2 - Andrew Makalio
    3 - Nepo Laulala/Angus Ta'avao(can see one of them missing the ABs this year)
    4 - Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
    5 - Isaia Walker-Leawere
    6 - Akira Ioane(possible AB)
    7 - Du'Plessis Kirifi
    8 - Marino Mikaele-Tu'u(possible AB)
    9 - Folau Fakatava
    10 - Josh Ioane
    11 - Leicester Fainga'anuku
    12 - TJ Faiane
    13 - Peter Umaga-Jensen
    14 - Mark Telea
    15 - David Havili(possible AB)

    16 - Samisoni Takei'aho
    17 - George Bower
    18 - Michael Alaalatoa
    19 - Vaea Fifita/Kane Leaupepe/Naitoa Ah Kuoi
    20 - Pita Sowakula
    21 - Ere Enari
    22 - Stephen Perofeta
    23 - Vince Aso

    Not that bad a team IMO.

    Didn't include Karl T, Aumua, Papali'i, Clarke or Laumape because I think they have a high chance of making the ABs, but I can see one or two of them missing out.

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    replied to Dice on last edited by Stargazer
    #115

    @Dice Laumape will definitely miss out (both teams), considering he's broken his arm and won't be back until November at the earliest.

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    #116

    @Dice Good team.

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    I'd suggest some players selected in the All Blacks squad will be included in the Pacific XV.

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    Ya doesn't matter anyway as we are the world champions, All Blacks choking again when it matters. We have as many World Cups as you and weren't in even the 87 comp. New Zealand has always underwhelmed in sports when it counts, this pales in comparison to prime Frans Botha. Frans was close to the perfect boxer who showcased his warrior spirit time and again. New Zealand as a whole would be advised to adopt his take no prisoners approach as right now you guys just crumble under any sort of pressure.

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  • taniwharugbyT Offline
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    replied to South Africa Man on last edited by
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    @South-Africa-Man wow, some new material!! nice on Stu! 👍

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    @South-Africa-Man said in All Blacks Tests 2020:

    Ya doesn't matter anyway as we are the world champions, All Blacks choking again when it matters. We have as many World Cups as you and weren't in even the 87 comp. New Zealand has always underwhelmed in sports when it counts, this pales in comparison to prime Frans Botha. Frans was close to the perfect boxer who showcased his warrior spirit time and again. New Zealand as a whole would be advised to adopt his take no prisoners approach as right now you guys just crumble under any sort of pressure.

    You are obviously not aware of the epic chokes of the Proteas in the Cricket World Cups.

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    @Higgins said in All Blacks Tests 2020:

    @South-Africa-Man said in All Blacks Tests 2020:

    Ya doesn't matter anyway as we are the world champions, All Blacks choking again when it matters. We have as many World Cups as you and weren't in even the 87 comp. New Zealand has always underwhelmed in sports when it counts, this pales in comparison to prime Frans Botha. Frans was close to the perfect boxer who showcased his warrior spirit time and again. New Zealand as a whole would be advised to adopt his take no prisoners approach as right now you guys just crumble under any sort of pressure.

    You are obviously not aware of the epic chokes of the Proteas in the Cricket World Cups.

    You are talking about cricket chokes? 2019 and 2015 ring a bell?

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    #122

    Looks like we have another J4R on the fern.

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    #123

    @Yeetyaah This one is posting from an IP address in the Chiefs region.

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  • HigginsH Offline
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    replied to South Africa Man on last edited by Higgins
    #124

    @South-Africa-Man Beaten badly on the MCG in 2015 but were not defeated on the field in 2019, the scores in that match were exactly even stevens (in fast NZ lost fewer wickets than the team awarded the trophy after the unfortunate deflection that went for four as Ben Stokes was diving to make his ground). Two silver medals compares more than favourably with Proteas tally of nil.

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  • YeetyaahY Offline
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    replied to Tim on last edited by
    #125

    @Tim was more meaning a troll

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    #126

    fuck yes! new troll! with such a fresh new take! putting @Kirwan to shame today already

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    @Yeetyaah Well he might have moved from Wellington?

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    replied to Tim on last edited by
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    @Tim oh was he J4R NZ based? Didn't know that. Good times with that dude, the things he taught us about international friendlies was invaluable. Hopefully we get some hotter takes from this one.

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  • KirwanK Offline
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    @South-Africa-Man said in All Blacks Tests 2020:

    @Higgins said in All Blacks Tests 2020:

    @South-Africa-Man said in All Blacks Tests 2020:

    Ya doesn't matter anyway as we are the world champions, All Blacks choking again when it matters. We have as many World Cups as you and weren't in even the 87 comp. New Zealand has always underwhelmed in sports when it counts, this pales in comparison to prime Frans Botha. Frans was close to the perfect boxer who showcased his warrior spirit time and again. New Zealand as a whole would be advised to adopt his take no prisoners approach as right now you guys just crumble under any sort of pressure.

    You are obviously not aware of the epic chokes of the Proteas in the Cricket World Cups.

    You are talking about cricket chokes? 2019 and 2015 ring a bell?

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    replied to Kirwan on last edited by
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    @Kirwan shall we talk Olympics?

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    replied to South Africa Man on last edited by
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    @South-Africa-Man I've been training for this. Waiting patiently for someone to jump on here and rark things up. I had all these witty retorts and examples of how easy it is to toy with Saffa emotions etc.etc..

    But alas, COVID has drained me of the will to insult. Fair play Springboks even if it was months ago and the rugby world is now in tatters...

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    #132

    The thing I was most proud of from 2012 to 2019 is that we never used the old "but we are still the world champions" line after a loss. The Saffa fans were famous for this post their WC victories.

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