AB "What could have been" XV
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@sparky said in AB "What could have been" XV:
Guys who were good enough to
play for the ABs (and nearly did) but fate had other plans.- Reggie Goodes
- David Latta
- Ben Tameifuna
- Martin Johnson
- Paul Tito
- Willie Ofahengaue
- Duane Monkley
- Jordan Taufua
- Bryn Hall
- Ian Foster
- Paul Cooke
- John Leslie
- Robbie Fruean
- James Lowe
- Lindsay Harris
Might go for Brett Iti at 9 instead of Bryn Hall.
Josh Blackie and Andrew Strawbridge were two other players I rated who never got picked for an AB squad. Sean Maitland probably should have been in the AB squad ahead of Zac the drinker in 2011.
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@Bones said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@sparky said in AB "What could have been" XV:
Jordan Taufau
So close...
Any news on what Koala Tukino is up to ?
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@sparky said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@sparky said in AB "What could have been" XV:
Guys who were good enough to
play for the ABs (and nearly did) but fate had other plans.- Reggie Goodes
- David Latta
- Ben Tameifuna
- Martin Johnson
- Paul Tito
- Willie Ofahengaue
- Duane Monkley
- Jordan Taufua
- Bryn Hall
- Ian Foster
- Paul Cooke
- John Leslie
- Robbie Fruean
- James Lowe
- Lindsay Harris
Might go for Brett Iti at 9 instead of Bryn Hall.
Josh Blackie and Andrew Strawbridge were two other players I rated who never got picked for an AB squad. Sean Maitland probably should have been in the AB squad ahead of Zac the drinker in 2011.
How is that possible? He's Scottish through and through.
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@Catogrande Maitland's yet another poach from Tokoroa.
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@sparky said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@Catogrande Maitland's yet another poach from Tokoroa.
Didn’t Tokoroa provide players for four nations in the 2015 WC ? NZ, Aus, Scotland and one of the islands?
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@MN5 said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@sparky said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@Catogrande Maitland's yet another poach from Tokoroa.
Didn’t Tokoroa provide players for four nations in the 2015 WC ? NZ, Aus, Scotland and one of the islands?
Was Isaac Boss at 2015 RWC (Ireland as opposed to islands)?
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@sparky said in AB "What could have been" XV:
Might go for Brett Iti at 9 instead of Bryn Hall.
Neil Sorenson might be the best example of a halfback who should have been an AB. I would also include Kevin Putt in that list. Ignored by Mains and then good enough to play for the Boks.
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@Nepia said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@MN5 said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@sparky said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@Catogrande Maitland's yet another poach from Tokoroa.
Didn’t Tokoroa provide players for four nations in the 2015 WC ? NZ, Aus, Scotland and one of the islands?
Was Isaac Boss at 2015 RWC (Ireland as opposed to islands)?
Coulda been. With that lid I’m amazed any nation wanted him though.....
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@Bovidae said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@sparky said in AB "What could have been" XV:
Might go for Brett Iti at 9 instead of Bryn Hall.
Neil Sorenson might be the best example of a halfback who should have been an AB. I would also include Kevin Putt in that list. Ignored by Mains and then good enough to play for the Boks.
To be fair, Putt was also ignored by Grizz. I was about to mention him on this thread, so good shout from you.
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@Smudge said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@Bovidae said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@sparky said in AB "What could have been" XV:
Might go for Brett Iti at 9 instead of Bryn Hall.
Neil Sorenson might be the best example of a halfback who should have been an AB. I would also include Kevin Putt in that list. Ignored by Mains and then good enough to play for the Boks.
To be fair, Putt was also ignored by Grizz. I was about to mention him on this thread, so good shout from you.
Yeah, I thought Putt went to SA in 1992? Hard to blame Mains too much for that.
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@Bovidae said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@Nepia Putt played really well in the 1992 CANZ series (against Forster and McGahan amongst others), but decided to leave later in the year when it became clear he wasn't going to be selected despite his form. He didn't play in NZ in 1991.
Mains biggest issue at 9 was overlooking Bachop for most of his time until finally seeing the error of his ways in time for the RWC.
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@sparky said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@Catogrande Maitland's yet another poach from Tokoroa.
Yes. I see I’m going to have to up my sarcasm game.
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@shark said in AB "What could have been" XV:
I know EXACTLY how your mate feels, although thankfully it wasn't Caleb Ralph who shagged my wife before we met, but another Canterbury / Crusaders AB of dubious qualification. This made cheering for Canterbury in particular a little odd at times.
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@Frank said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@shark
Cheers.
What was wrong with his style of play?
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@Nepia Yeah, probably one of the biggest indictments on Mains' career was not being able to recognise Bachop as the best 9. In fact he selected Ant Strachan, Jon Preston, Stu Forster and I'm sure at least one other ahead of Bachop, although I seem to recall Bachop wasn't actually available for each of Mains' seasons?
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@Catogrande said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@sparky said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@Catogrande Maitland's yet another poach from Tokoroa.
Yes. I see I’m going to have to up my sarcasm game.
You were being sarcastic. Wow, never guessed that for one second. 😉
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@Catogrande
Tokoroa poaching is a joke harking back to when Stephen Jones claimed Mealamu (?) was poached from the island of Tokoroa. Tokoroa is a small town in NZ. -
@shark said in AB "What could have been" XV:
@Nepia Yeah, probably one of the biggest indictments on Mains' career was not being able to recognise Bachop as the best 9. In fact he selected Ant Strachan, Jon Preston, Stu Forster and I'm sure at least one other ahead of Bachop, although I seem to recall Bachop wasn't actually available for each of Mains' seasons?
Man I’m having terrible flashbacks to the Forster/Ellis and Forster/Mannix AB combinations in 93 and 94...
Bachop did come back into the team for that 94 Boks home series.
