North vs South

Bones

@Tim ok after watching that and looking back on the season, South 10-15 I'd like to see:
Mo'unga
Bridge
Barrett
Goodhue
Ennor
Jordan

I think Jordie is pretty much nailed on at 15, however the way he's played this year I can now see a leadership and style that could well see him successful in the midfield - he runs a game and his temperament has now caught up with his skills and vision. Solid, accurate defender too. Show us what ya can do at 12.

Yeetyaah

@Bones wrong, Goodhue is a 12 now.

In all seriousness I agree, Ennor has the pace of a winger and Jordan has been far better at FB than wing.

Bones

@Yeetyaah said in North vs South:

@Bones wrong, Goodhue is a 12 now.

In all seriousness I agree, Ennor ~~has the pace of~~ is a winger and Jordan has been far better at FB than wing.

Stag

Absolute joke that the Crusaders top halfback is not in the north’s team and the Chiefs reserve half back is. Foster is a complete and utter muppet.

pakman

@Tim said in North vs South:

Some updates on injuries:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/300085161/unlucky-all-black-luke-jacobson-shock-omission-for-north-v-south-clash

Any word on Robinson's return?

Machpants

So if it’s moved to Welly, no AKLers, unless they only start training on Weds (first day our of Level 3 as it stands)

That’ll make the teams a bit different!

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/122491963/no-exemptions-given-for-auckland-players-to-travel-to-wellington-for-northsouth-match

Yeetyaah

@Stag it had to be this way to balance the teams or the North would be too stacked. No issue with it really.

Crucial

@Yeetyaah said in North vs South:

@Bones wrong, Goodhue is a 12 now.

In all seriousness I agree, Ennor has the pace of a winger and Jordan has been far better at FB than wing.

Could well be that an AB squad has Ioane, Goodhue and ALB as midfielders. That allows some good flexibility with the two senior midfielders being adept in both positions

Tim

@Machpants delay the game.

KiwiMurph

I wonder if they might look at playing it mid-week if they were to delay it.

There's not going to be any fans in the stands anyway and that way your less disruptive to upcoming Mitre 10 Cup.

Machpants

@Tim said in North vs South:

@Machpants delay the game.

Nope cos Mitre 10 Cup

Tim

@Machpants This is more important.

Hooroo

@Tim said in North vs South:

@Machpants This is more important.

How so? This is a nothing game with no meaning to it. Who cares if North or South win?

Kiwiwomble

@Hooroo agreed, its an exhibition game with a couple of match ups the selectors might be interesting in

Tim

@Hooroo It might be the only NZ rep rugby we get this year. A lot more important than some players being available for NPC training.

Hooroo

@Tim said in North vs South:

@Hooroo It might be the only NZ rep rugby we get this year. A lot more important than some players being available for NPC training.

I disagree. I'm no fan of NPC nowadays but would watch a Waikato game before this mish mash of players. They may as well split them alphabetically and call it the "Real Neat Rugby Match"

Tim

@Hooroo You don't even watch Waikato games, as you've claimed several times in the past.

Tim

BTW, the Mitre 10 Cup isn't scheduled to start until the 11th, so there's plenty of time.

Hooroo

@Tim said in North vs South:

@Hooroo You don't even watch Waikato games, as you've claimed several times in the past.

Which highlights how little this mickey mouse game means.

Tim

@Hooroo To an outlier.

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