All Blacks Tests 2020
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Hopes of holding the Rugby Championship at all, let alone in New Zealand, are rapidly fading, with time fast running out to bring the four sides together for the tournament. Newshub understands contingency planning is already at an advanced level, with New Zealand Rugby preparing for All Blacks tests to be limited to Bledisloe Cup matches. Friday is 'D-Day' for the government to make a call on whether the Rugby Championship could be held in New Zealand, although multiple sources have told Newshub that those chances appear over. Newshub understands NZR is instead preparing for the All Blacks to play four Bledisloe Cup tests only this year. Starting mid-October, two of those would be in Australia - likely in Brisbane or the Gold Coast - before two return tests in New Zealand. -
The problem appears to be that SA want to play a minimum of 4 Currie Cup games before travelling, which could delay the start of the RC, and I doubt Queenstown has the facilities to host 3 teams to quarantine/train. The logical option is to allocate one team per city so they can isolate and train. Move one to Chch and another to Welly.
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Anyone think after mitre 10 cup the all black do a internal tour if nz 2 games vs say nz Maori and a nz president xv kind of like the 70s when colin meads played for president xv if the ab csnt play international teams
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@Machpants said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
Just because argentina can't make it, doesn't mean shit. I'm not saying it's going ahead but it could be tri nations again
Someone clearly doesn’t understand the importance of regular friendlies between the top nations.
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@Cpt-Kumera ABs v Maori ABs v ABs XV (which is now our official second senior side). Would be nice, with a few games in smaller stadiums.
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Latest reports indicate Australia may host a RC tournament over six weeks in November / December. This means an entire, possibly even enlarged, All Black squad could be away for up to 8 weeks inc a quarantine period. This would completely fuck the last few weeks of the NPC. FUCK THAT. Some of the blame is being apportioned to our piss weak governmental response to encouraging economic recovery by making it more straightforward for Australia to host the RC. At least if we hosted it we'd get the boost from crowds, touring sides spending money, and some of the ABs could still play provincial footy. FUCK.
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@Duluth said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
Does anyone find this kind of funny after NZR playing tough guy on how Super Rugby will play out?
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@Hooroo said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
@Duluth said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
Does anyone find this kind of funny after NZR playing tough guy on how Super Rugby will play out?
Its the 2003 RWC all over again
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It has very little to do with the unions and more to do with the gov response
A small outbreak in Auckland resulted in games or rugby being illegal and travel banned from the region.
Without getting into the merits of the response, that is a huge risk for a rugby competition -
@Duluth said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
It has very little to do with the unions and more to do with the gov response
A small outbreak in Auckland resulted in games or rugby being illegal and travel banned from the region.
Without getting into the merits of the response, that is a huge risk for a rugby competitionIt'll be held in Queensland because the Qld Government have repeatedly shown they have a really strong border stance. Unless you play pro sport, and people like that. In which case you can pretty much do exactly as you want.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
@Duluth said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
It has very little to do with the unions and more to do with the gov response
A small outbreak in Auckland resulted in games or rugby being illegal and travel banned from the region.
Without getting into the merits of the response, that is a huge risk for a rugby competitionIt'll be held in Queensland because the Qld Government have repeatedly shown they have a really strong border stance. Unless you play pro sport, and people like that. In which case you can pretty much do exactly as you want.
Sounds awesome,
but then playing rugby in Nov/Dec in 28 degree heat would be 'interesting'
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@nzzp said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
@Duluth said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
It has very little to do with the unions and more to do with the gov response
A small outbreak in Auckland resulted in games or rugby being illegal and travel banned from the region.
Without getting into the merits of the response, that is a huge risk for a rugby competitionIt'll be held in Queensland because the Qld Government have repeatedly shown they have a really strong border stance. Unless you play pro sport, and people like that. In which case you can pretty much do exactly as you want.
Sounds awesome,
but then playing rugby in Nov/Dec in 28 degree heat would be 'interesting'
pussies, that's nice and cool
Townsville has a really nice new stadium for the ABs to play at...
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