AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?

[Machpants]

@pakman SA and Arg teams will come from countries (incl NH, and Argentina already have a dozen infected in their squad) with massive levels of infection, so need the tighter restrictions. Oz doesn't, they've been playing and testing the squads in SRAu so are pretty low risk. This Bleds can go ahead due to reduced requirements, RC can't. It's sensible, if very cautious, stuff. But still less severe than what Joe blogs NZ citizen had to do to get home.

[Hooroo]

@shark said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

@Hooroo said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

@Tim Ha ha! And who can blame them for not wanting to go.

Can the RC and let's have the strongest NPC we will see in decades.

I'm all for that.

We are coming down for the Shield challenge on the weekend of the 18th. Do you think they will move this game to Saturday now that there is an AB test at the same time?

[Yeetyaah]

Goodhue injured.

[taniwharugby]

@Yeetyaah from what I have heard, it is a niggle that if an AB game was on, he could play...but given it is a game Northland are very likely to lose, not worth risking him on.

[Yeetyaah]

@taniwharugby good stuff

[mofitzy_]

Boshier and Umaga-Jensen should be the next cabs off the rank.

[Canes4life]

@mofitzy_ agreed, both of them probably deserved to be in the initital squad.

[taniwharugby]

[KiwiMurph]

Hurricanes midfielder Ngani Laumape, Crusaders captain Scott Barrett and Otago hooker Liam Coltman have joined the All Blacks in Hamilton.

Coltman has been called in to cover Asafo Aumua who is recovering from a head knock sustained while playing for Wellington. 

[Stargazer]

@KiwiMurph Source?

Edit: found it

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12368872

[Bovidae]

From the article on Stuff:

Meanwhile, Foster said that he would delay naming his extra players for the Rugby Championship until everything was finalised with the schedule. Early next week was the original plan.

Tournament rules will allow squads of 46, so Foster will select 11 extras, while injured midfielder Braydon Ennor will also be replaced prior, to take the original squad back up to 35 ahead of the two Bledisloe Cup games in New Zealand next month.

So 12 extra players to be named eventually.

[Tim]

The 11 players the All Blacks should call upon to bolster their Rugby Championship squad

The All Blacks selectors will soon name the extra 11 players to travel to Australia for the Rugby Championship, which is good news for those men but bad news for the Mitre 10 Cup, whose time in the spotlight is over.

Think Nock has better skills than Christie.

[Bovidae]

I think they will select TTT again, as the AB coaches have talked about him being the closest to Smith in skillset.

[Kiwiwomble]

@KiwiMurph said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

Hurricanes midfielder Ngani Laumape, Crusaders captain Scott Barrett and Otago hooker Liam Coltman have joined the All Blacks in Hamilton.

Coltman has been called in to cover Asafo Aumua who is recovering from a head knock sustained while playing for Wellington. 

kind of annoying, he's hit a rich vein of form for otago, think we were running with 100% lineouts for the first couple of weeks at least

[Tim]

Papalii has a fractured nose and split eye.

[frazzerbazzer]

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[ARHS]

@Bovidae I think Roe is a better option than the rest. Happy with Christie or Drummond though if no room for an 'apprentice'

[Yeetyaah]

@ARHS I like Roe but isn't it a bit too early considering he's only played a handful of NPC games?

[Bovidae]

@Yeetyaah said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:

@ARHS I like Roe but isn't it a bit too early considering he's only played a handful of NPC games?

Roe's aim would be getting a SR contract in the near future. One step at a time.

[Chris B.]

Not sure they will call up two extra locks, plus Robinson.

If Foster sticks to his guns about playing people in specialized positions, it seems more likely to me that they'll call up a loosehead prop.