All Blacks vs Fiji
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@crucial said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@hooroo said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
DMac moves to LRO??? I thought he played well last night
I think they'll swap almost the entire first 15 - if you ddn't start yesterday, you're probably starting
De Groot
Taylor
Laulala
BBBR
Vaa’i
Frizzell
Savea
Sotutu
Smith
BB
Havili
Ioane
Reece
Jordan
JBWho's your skipper?
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Not sure about Savea, he might be further away than we think.
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@arhs said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Disappointing lack of accuracy from Tuinukuafe and Lomax yesterday.
It was a strange game. Big Karl was gaining more ground than usual with his carries, and then getting himself isolated.
I think Whitelock remains captaining the team and the other 2 locks are rotated around him.
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@sparky J Barrett as a left wing, ewww. Did we not learn anything from last year?
Drop Tupaea, start J Barrett at 15, DMac on the bench. J Barrett can cover 12/13.
I’d go with:
Karl T
Taylor
Laulala
BBBR
Whitelock (c)
Frizell
A Savea/DP
Sotutu
Weber
B Barrett
Reece
Havili
Ioane
Jordan
J BarrettAumua, De Groot, Angus T, Vaii, DP/Jacobsen, Christie, Mo'unga, DMac/Tupaea
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Most difficult in nine years: The All Blacks' serious selection dilemma
Ian Foster says starting All Blacks team is wide open, with all roles highly contestable.
Scott McLeod confirmed fellow loose forward Shannon Frizell is yet to be cleared to return from his high ankle sprain, and that Blues openside Dalton Papalii sustained a calf strain against Tonga, leaving the All Blacks light in this department. "We have to wait until Tuesday. They're both in a similar boat in terms of their availability," McLeod said of Savea and Frizell. "We just have to test them a little bit more - it's not as if they're available as of today. "Dalton came off as a precaution. Length or term we're not too sure we'll have to see how he unfolds over the next couple of days."Also Aumua is concussed and Taukei’aho has been added as cover
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Have heard that Northern United winger Esi Komaisavai http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/clubs-teams-people.php?person_id=9401 has been training with the Flying Fijians Not much is really known about him down here in Wellington other than him being in the Wellington Development squad a couple of years ago and being Fijian obviously has played 7s for Wellington as well https://www.wrfu.co.nz/representative/latest-news/single/post/esi-komaisavai-looking-for-sevens-success/News/detail/ Will hit my source up when I next see them to see if he has any more info on the happenings on the FIjian side of things..
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@duluth said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
I see Richard Knowler thinks Papali'i and Frizell won't be risked because they have niggles. I assume that would be the same for Savea
A backrow of Blackadder, Sotutu & Akira? Not sure if you could start Jacobson and Sotutu in the same trio
Who plays open side out of that bunch ?
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@mn5 said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@duluth said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
I see Richard Knowler thinks Papali'i and Frizell won't be risked because they have niggles. I assume that would be the same for Savea
A backrow of Blackadder, Sotutu & Akira? Not sure if you could start Jacobson and Sotutu in the same trio
Who plays open side out of that bunch ?
Blackadder
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@duluth said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
I see Richard Knowler thinks Papali'i and Frizell won't be risked because they have niggles. I assume that would be the same for Savea
A backrow of Blackadder, Sotutu & Akira? Not sure if you could start Jacobson and Sotutu in the same trio
For what reason? They have different styles. Size?
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@nepia said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@duluth said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
I see Richard Knowler thinks Papali'i and Frizell won't be risked because they have niggles. I assume that would be the same for Savea
A backrow of Blackadder, Sotutu & Akira? Not sure if you could start Jacobson and Sotutu in the same trio
For what reason? They have different styles. Size?
I'm puzzled with that as well. I would actually think that they would compliment each other well.
Akira and Sotutu would be an obvious pairing but Jacobsen and Sotutu could work just as well.
Only thing would be that I would give Sotutu the 'roaming out wide' licence that Akira has. -
@crucial said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Only thing would be that I would give Sotutu the 'roaming out wide' licence that Akira has.
That would asking Sotutu to do a role he has never done for the Blues or AB's
It's possible, but I think they are more likely to pick players in roles they are familiar with
If Jacobson was in the same trio as Sotutu it would be more likely to be Jacobson at 7. If both opensides are out we'll be asking an all rounder to be at 7.
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@duluth said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
I think Christie might start given he subbed on with Barrett last night. They might keep that combo going. Particularly if Sotutu is at eight
I was pleasantly surprised with how he went last week - looked fast to breakdowns and threw some faster passes than I expected. Starting to see what Macdonald sees in him
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@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@duluth said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
I think Christie might start given he subbed on with Barrett last night. They might keep that combo going. Particularly if Sotutu is at eight
I was pleasantly surprised with how he went last week - looked fast to breakdowns and threw some faster passes than I expected. Starting to see what Macdonald sees in him
And he put on some heavy tackles too, haven't seen him do that at the Blues.
