2020 Rugby Championship in Oz

[pukunui]

@Unite said in 2020 Rugby Championship in Oz:

Flying into Brisbane on game day will be a bit of a pain in the ass and a disadvantage.

Going to be fairly warm for that match as well. Already hitting 30 and high 20s most days now.

I would assume the Wallabies will be flying in on game day too. Sort of defeats the purpose otherwise.

[Unite]

@pukunui said in 2020 Rugby Championship in Oz:

@Unite said in 2020 Rugby Championship in Oz:

Flying into Brisbane on game day will be a bit of a pain in the ass and a disadvantage.

Going to be fairly warm for that match as well. Already hitting 30 and high 20s most days now.

I would assume the Wallabies will be flying in on game day too. Sort of defeats the purpose otherwise.

Good point

[antipodean]

The All Blacks travelling squad for the Investec Tri Nations is as follows:

Forwards

Hookers: Asafo Aumua, Dane Coles and Codie Taylor.

Props: George Bower, Alex Hodgman, Nepo Laulala, Tyrel Lomax, Joe Moody, Karl Tu'inukuafe, and Ofa Tuungafasi.

Locks: Scott Barrett, Mitchell Dunshea, Patrick Tuipulotu, Tupou Vaa'i and Samuel Whitelock.

Loose Forwards: Sam Cane, Shannon Frizell, Cullen Grace, Akira Ioane, Du'Plessis Kirifi, Dalton Papalii, Ardie Savea and Hoskins Sotutu.

Backs:

Halfbacks: TJ Perenara, Aaron Smith and Brad Weber.

First five-eighths: Beauden Barrett and Richie Mo'unga.

Midfielders: Jack Goodhue, Rieko Ioane, Ngani Laumape, Anton Lienert-Brown and Peter Umaga-Jensen.

Outside backs: Jordie Barrett, Caleb Clarke, Will Jordan, Damian McKenzie and Sevu Reece.

[Machpants]

Bower and kirifi added. And beaudy still listed as a ten, they do that to piss him off I'm sure

[broughie]

So I am out of the loop. George Bower. How food is he?

[Kiwiwomble]

@broughie hes a big bloke so im going to say he's quite a bit of food

[Kiwiwomble]

seriously though,Bower's a bloody solid option, strangely plays for otago and the Crusaders, doubt he'll score the match winning try...but his side of the scrum probably wont move

[Machpants]

@Kiwiwomble not as food as foster, so a ways to go.

But actually no idea, not been mentioned by those who think they know about props that I can remember

[Tim]

IIRC, there a few quality Super Rugby looseheads fit at the moment? Bower is one of those who can scrum?

[broughie]

@Kiwiwomble well that is good to know the scrum won’t move. Can he tackle and break the line or is he another Ben Franks.

[Machpants]

So savea is joining later, Sotutu to start bled 3, I guess. Who goes on the bench?

[KiwiMurph]

So Boshier has fallen behind Kirifi now?

Kirifi has been better than Boshier in Mitre 10 Cup so I don't hate that.

[Kiwiwomble]

@broughie i think we can say a 28 year old Crusader that hasn't previously been mentioned as a potential AB means he'll do his main job well but dont expect something special, he'll scrum, clear out, tackle and lift

[bayimports]

@Machpants said in 2020 Rugby Championship in Oz:

So savea is joining later, Sotutu to start bled 3, I guess. Who goes on the bench?

It appears so

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"Otago prop Bower and Wellington loose forward Kirifi join the squad as prop and loose forward cover respectively, with prop Joe Moody going through HIA (head injury assessment) protocols and fellow prop Nepo Laulala on paternity leave.

Loose forward Ardie Savea is also on paternity leave. "

[Bovidae]

Ayden Johnstone picked a bad time to be injured as I think he would have been picked ahead of Bower.

[Tim]

Aiden Ross and Ayden Johnstone are two of the better looseheads who are injured at the moment.

[Bovidae]

Reading the article they say Bower covers LH and TH which is a bonus if Moody and/or Laulala are unavailable.

[Yeetyaah]

Boshier pip Fozzies wife? Pretty unlucky.

[broughie]

@Tim I haven’t been impressed with Aiden Ross. He played north south game right?

[Bovidae]

@broughie No. Ross was injured during SRA. I don't think he was playing as well this season as he was a few years back.