All Blacks v Tonga
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@booboo said in All Blacks v Tonga:
Think I've heard of three of those guys, and thought Kapeli was a loosie.
He is a 6/7, hence my previous comment.
A lot of NPC level players in the Tongan squad but they don't have a lot to choose from if European players aren't available and Japan collects them for the Brave Blossoms.
Nginingini played a few games for Waikato in the mid-2010s.
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@machpants not sure 80+ point hidings will help anyone?
Guess they may reveal a player or 2 with the potential to step even if all players were available.
I recognised 7 names from the 23, and 3 of them are on the bench!
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@billy-tell it was over 14 months ago the NZRFU released the results of the McKinsey report , to be honest nothing we did not already know ..but the one thing that was an easy fix , was FAN ENGAGEMENT.!…when is this dopy mob ever gonna listen to theirs stakeholders ..
If you ran an idea of an All Black internal tour with games against the winner of say the winner of Super Rugby Aotearoa and TTSR winner and finishing with a against NZ Maori ..how good would these 3 games be as warm up games for the Rugby Championship as opposed to what we are about to be dished up .?..last time something like this was done was 1972, if my memory serves me correct all these game were played in front of big crowds , with the All Blacks losing to the NZ Juniors in front of 25,000 people .. -
Yeah, I was wondering why this year - at least - we didn’t see a game between the Maori and Junior ABs. It’d make three teams - Maori, Junior ABs, and All Black Barbarians (mostly a shadow team with a few rested) and have them play.
Honestly speaking I’d prefer it if the ABs were in camp and it was the Juniors playing Tonga - we’d get to see young players and I might give a bit more of a toss.
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@gt12 great ideas well..I really fear for the Tongan Boys on Saturday..
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@nogusta said in All Blacks v Tonga:
Tuinukuafe
Coles
Taavao
Barrett
Whitelock
Ioane
Papalii
Jacobsen
Weber
Mounga
Bridge
Tupaea
Ioane
Jordan
MackenzieThat's a pretty sweet New Zealand A side
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@steven-harris said in All Blacks v Tonga:
@gt12 great ideas well..I really fear for the Tongan Boys on Saturday..
As long as they get a few token head high tackles in they’ll be happy
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@gt12 said in All Blacks v Tonga:
Yeah, I was wondering why this year - at least - we didn’t see a game between the Maori and Junior ABs. It’d make three teams - Maori, Junior ABs, and All Black Barbarians (mostly a shadow team with a few rested) and have them play.
Honestly speaking I’d prefer it if the ABs were in camp and it was the Juniors playing Tonga - we’d get to see young players and I might give a bit more of a toss.
With Junior ABs, do you mean our second XV, which is now called All Blacks XV, or do you mean the NZ U20s?
And with All Blacks Barbarians, I assume you mean the NZ Barbarians team that has been used in the past (I forgot the last time they played)? -
@stargazer said in All Blacks v Tonga:
@gt12 said in All Blacks v Tonga:
Yeah, I was wondering why this year - at least - we didn’t see a game between the Maori and Junior ABs. It’d make three teams - Maori, Junior ABs, and All Black Barbarians (mostly a shadow team with a few rested) and have them play.
Honestly speaking I’d prefer it if the ABs were in camp and it was the Juniors playing Tonga - we’d get to see young players and I might give a bit more of a toss.
With Junior ABs, do you mean our second XV, which is now called All Blacks XV, or do you mean the NZ U20s?
And with All Blacks Barbarians, I assume you mean the NZ Barbarians team that has been used in the past (I forgot the last time they played)?Have they changed the name again? Then, yes That’s what I mean.
Junior All Blacks was stupid but All Blacks XV is fucking stupid.
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1: Karl Tu’inukuafe (17)
2: Dane Coles (74)
3: Angus Ta’avao (14)
4: Scott Barrett (36)
5: Samuel Whitelock (122) – captain
6: Akira Ioane (2)
7: Dalton Papalii (4)
8: Luke Jacobson (2)
9: Brad Weber (7)
10: Richie Mo’unga (22)
11: George Bridge (10)
12: Quinn Tupaea (new cap)
13: Rieko Ioane (33)
14: Will Jordan (2)
15: Damian McKenzie (27)16: Asafo Aumua (1)
17: George Bower (new cap)
18: Tyrel Lomax (6)
19: Patrick Tuipulotu (35)
20: Ethan Blackadder (new cap)
21: Finlay Christie (new cap)
22: Beauden Barrett (88)
23: Jordie Barrett (23) -
They're clearly resting players given we're playing the Tonga Invitational Second XV.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks v Tonga:
They're clearly resting players given we're playing the Tonga Invitational Second XV.
BBBR doesn't need a rest he needs a game.
An underwhelming team for an underwhelming game.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks v Tonga:
They're clearly resting players given we're playing the Tonga Invitational Second XV.
I expect the majority, if not all of the players, will get a run over the first two games.
I'm interested to see how this loose forward trio combines.
Commenting on the make-up of the loose forward trio, Foster added: “Dalton gets a reward for a great campaign this year. In Akira’s case, he started at six last year and it’s a chance for him to put a marker down. Luke played very well for the Chiefs and he is back in great form.”
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@crucial said in All Blacks v Tonga:
@antipodean said in All Blacks v Tonga:
They're clearly resting players given we're playing the Tonga Invitational Second XV.
BBBR doesn't need a rest he needs a game.
An underwhelming team for an underwhelming game.
Yeah, that's silly not to chuck him in, even if they only get 40 minutes out of him.
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Meh, yeah its hardly the most competitive of games but better than nothing. Good opportunity for some of the island boys to play at the top level too so no complaints here.
