All Blacks 2021
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@machpants Thanks, I can see it now. Am in a state of shock after seeing the name F. Christie ( Ta$man). Hopefully this does not set the benchmark for future selections in the halfback position. It is almost as if Jason Holland was consulted on that particular selection.
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This squad is a fucking joke.
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Media release:
All Blacks squad named for Steinlager Series
The All Blacks selectors, Head Coach Ian Foster, Assistant Head Coach John Plumtree and former All Black Grant Fox, have named the squad for the 2021 Steinlager Series Tests against Fiji and Tonga.
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Mediocre squad, mediocre coaches.
Get Razor in there ASAP.
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@canes4life said in All Blacks 2021:
Mediocre squad, mediocre coaches.
Get Razor in there ASAP.
Shit I have to agree with you!
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@canes4life said in All Blacks 2021:
Mediocre squad, mediocre coaches.
Get Razor in there ASAP.
Really a mark time squad until the RC
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Forwards
Hookers
Asafo Aumua (24, Hurricanes / Wellington, 1)
Dane Coles (34, Hurricanes / Wellington, 74)
Codie Taylor (30, Crusaders / Canterbury, 56)Props
George Bower (29, Crusaders / Otago, uncapped)
Ethan de Groot (22, Highlanders / Southland, new cap)
Nepo Laulala (29, Blues / Counties Manukau, 29)
Tyrel Lomax (25, Hurricanes / Ta$man, 6)
Angus Ta’avao (31, Chiefs / Auckland, 14)
Karl Tu’inukuafe (28, Blues / North Harbour, 17)Locks
Scott Barrett (27, Crusaders / Taranaki, 36)
Brodie Retallick (30, Chiefs / Hawke’s Bay, 81)
Patrick Tuipulotu (28, Blues / Auckland, 35)
Tupou Vaa’i (21, Chiefs / Taranaki, 4)
Samuel Whitelock (32, Crusaders / Canterbury, 122) – captainLoose Forwards
Ethan Blackadder (26, Crusaders / Ta$man, new cap)
Shannon Frizell (27, Highlanders / Ta$man, 13)
Akira Ioane (26, Blues / Auckland, 2)
Luke Jacobson (24, Chiefs / Waikato, 2)
Dalton Papalii (23, Blues / Counties Manukau, 4)
Ardie Savea (27, Hurricanes / Wellington, 49)
Hoskins Sotutu (22, Blues / Counties Manukau, 5)Backs
Halfbacks
Finlay Christie (25, Blues / Ta$man, new cap)
Aaron Smith (32, Highlanders / Manawatu, 97)
Brad Weber (30, Chiefs / Hawke’s Bay, 7)First five–eighths
Beauden Barrett (30, Blues / Taranaki, 88)
Richie Mo’unga (27, Crusaders / Canterbury, 22)Midfielders
Braydon Ennor (23, Crusaders / Canterbury, 1)
David Havili (26, Crusaders / Ta$man, 3)
Rieko Ioane (24, Blues / Auckland, 33)
Anton Lienert-Brown (26, Chiefs / Waikato, 49)
Quinn Tupaea (22, Chiefs / Waikato, new cap)Outside backs
Jordie Barrett (24, Hurricanes / Taranaki, 23)
George Bridge (26, Crusaders / Canterbury, 10)
Will Jordan (22, Crusaders / Ta$man, 2)
Damian McKenzie (26, Chiefs / Waikato, 27)
Sevu Reece (23, Crusaders / Ta$man, 8 ) -
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@higgins should not even be in the team in my book ..personally he’s a last man standing selection …
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At least they got the Captain right to stand in for Cane.
Squad will look better with Moodey,Ofa T,Goodhue,Cane maybe TJP( better than Christie)all back for 2022.
But I can see some of these selected players not surviving after the RC.The worst thing is it is going to look like a brilliant squad before that, with 3 weak tests.
It will make Foster look like a Rockstar in some peoples eye's until he gets really found out. -
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@steven-harris said in All Blacks 2021:
@higgins should not even be in the team in my book ..personally he’s a last man standing selection …
Totally agree
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@steven-harris Agreed. Surely the Going family must have someone available that could do a decent job?
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