All Blacks EOYT 2021

[antipodean]

@daffy-jaffy said in All Blacks EOYT 2021:

France squad:

Backs: Romain Buros, Brice Dulin, Melvyn Jaminet, Thomas Ramos; Gabin Villiere, Damian Penaud, Matthis Lebel, Donovan Taofifenua; Gael Fickou, Virimi Vakatawa, Yoram Moefana, Jonathan Danty, Tani Vili; Romain Ntamack, Matthieu Jalibert, Antoine Hastoy; Antoine Dupont, Baptiste Couilloud, Maxime Lucu

Forwards: Gregory Alldritt, Anthony Jelonch, Cameron Woki, Dylan Cretin, Francois Cros, Sekou Macalou, Ibrahim Diallo; Paul Willemse, Bernard Le Roux, Romain Taofifenua, Thibaud Flament, Killian Geraci, Florent Vanverberghe, Florian Verhaeghe; Demba Bamba, Wilfrid Hounkpatin, Uini Atonio, Julian Marchand, Peato Mauvaka, Gaetan Barlot, Cyril Baille, Jean-Baptiste Gros, Thierry Paiva.

France will have a new captain in the absence of Charles Ollivon, who suffered an ACL injury while playing for Toulon in June.

Hooker Camille Chat, centre Pierre-Louis Barassi and wing Teddy Thomas also miss out through injury.
France will host Argentina on November 6 in Paris and play Georgia on November 14 in Bordeaux.

They return to the Stade de France to take on New Zealand six days later.

Still a very strong squad that will test us.

[Yeetyaah]

@pakman said in All Blacks EOYT 2021:

When is the team named?

Thursday

[Stargazer]

@yeetyaah Considering the time difference, don't be surprised if it's Friday.

[Yeetyaah]

@stargazer said in All Blacks EOYT 2021:

@yeetyaah Considering the time difference, don't be surprised if it's Friday.

Friday is the new Thursday.

[Bovidae]

We will likely get to know who won't be involved in this test before the match 23 is announced, as a small group will be flying to Europe earlier than the main squad.

[pakman]

@bovidae Good thinking!

[nostrildamus]

@billy-tell said in All Blacks EOYT 2021:

@crazy-horse said in All Blacks EOYT 2021:

Who hasn't put a mask on upside down/inside out? Hell, I have even tried drinking a coffee with a mask on. I wouldn't recommend that.

As Graham Henry always said “better mask put-oners make better All Blacks”.

And I'm sure George sets up his mask perfectly at training, he's not likely to go it alone, either...

[nostrildamus]

@bovidae said in All Blacks EOYT 2021:

Quinn measuring Sevu's head.

is only the front row seated? Some of the comparative heights are interesting, I'd have thought Reece should be considerably taller than Richie, and Dalton clearly taller than Braydon..

[MN5]

@bovidae said in All Blacks EOYT 2021:

Quinn measuring Sevu's head.

He’d need two tape measure at once

[booboo]

@pakman said in All Blacks EOYT 2021:

When is the team named?

More pertinent m: what time is kick-off?

Don't make me Google...

(I know the Gazemeister posted kick off times somewhere, I even commented on them, but I'm lazy ... )

[scribe]

@booboo 0830 Sun for those in NZ.

Anyone know if the game is viewable from the UK?

[Stargazer]

I have published a list of the most important men's test matches as well as the upcoming Black Ferns test on the Fern's home page:

https://www.thesilverfern.com/post/october-november-2021-test-schedule

[pakman]

@scribe said in All Blacks EOYT 2021:

@booboo 0830 Sun for those in NZ.

Anyone know if the game is viewable from the UK?

Premier Sports

Channel Two live.

[Machpants]

@scribe said in All Blacks EOYT 2021:

@booboo 0830 Sun for those in NZ.

Anyone know if the game is viewable from the UK?

And check out time is 1000 from our dirty weekend hotel, so I'll watch this delayed Sunday night, I guess

[Tim]

[Stargazer]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/300434279/all-blacks-vs-usa-sam-whitelock-returns-as-captain-for-northern-tour

[gt12]

Sounds like they’ve realized that neither Cane nor Savea automatically hold their place, so this is the right call (or Smith could work as well).

[Machpants]

@gt12 said in All Blacks EOYT 2021:

Sounds like they’ve realized that neither Cane nor Savea automatically hold their place, so this is the right call (or Smith could work as well).

I’d hope so but I doubt that’s their thinking, Foster happy to move players/captaincy to fit his plans rather than form.

Plumtree said the All Blacks coaches believed Whitelock, who captained the side when they played in New Zealand, was the right man to lead the side in the weeks ahead.

Fixed it, he a lock in until RWC IMO, and a real leader

[nzzp]

@machpants said in All Blacks EOYT 2021:

Fixed it, he a lock in until RWC IMO, and a real leader

Careful - the last captain we locked in to the RWC fell off a cliff with form

[pakman]

Team announced Twitter: