AB Props
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@machpants said in AB Props:
I just watched second test versus Wales in 2016, the props there passed it otherwise made use of the ball in open play more times in a half than the '21 versions did all year. Even Owen Frank's acted often at first receiver
It was an effective game plan. Using one of our tight forwards in that role.
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Please may we rename this AB Porps?
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I can't see the ABs winning the next RWC with the current starting props. Moody and Laulala have been great servants of NZ rugby but the game has evolved and they are clearly past it. The only solution is to keep faith in De Groot and Tyrell Lomax, and give thme the starting spots in every important AB game for the next two years before the RWC. They are still young and have the required qualities to develop into world class props. I hope Atu Moli will be back soon as he could be in the mix too.
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I can't see the ABs winning the next RWC with the current starting props. Moody and Laulala have been great servants of NZ rugby but the game has evolved and they are clearly past it. The only solution is to keep faith in De Groot and Tyrell Lomax, and give thme the starting spots in every important AB game for the next two years before the RWC. They are still young and have the required qualities to develop into world class props. I hope Atu Moli will be back soon as he could be in the mix too.
I don't think the game has evolved for props as much as they've devolved, moody had great hands at the 2015 RWC. They've gone backwards and everyone else is up to where our props used to be
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@nostrildamus said in AB Props:
Is Karl T really 135kg? He doesn't look that much heavier than De Groot there (supposedly 122kg)?
this has shades of Ardie's height all over again
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@nostrildamus said in AB Props:
Is Karl T really 135kg? He doesn't look that much heavier than De Groot there (supposedly 122kg)?
this has shades of Ardie's height all over again
Dunno, his guts are pretty big
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@nostrildamus said in AB Props:
Is Karl T really 135kg? He doesn't look that much heavier than De Groot there (supposedly 122kg)?
this has shades of Ardie's height all over again
Dunno, his guts are pretty big
tilt the picture 90 degrees, it'll all make sense then
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@machpants
Nowadays, props make more carries than in 2015. Back then, it was the locks who were standing as first receivers, next to slow ball rucks. Now, it's more frequently the props who are there. France use Cyril Baille a lot in this position while both Irish props make a lot of carries. -
@nostrildamus said in AB Props:
Is Karl T really 135kg? He doesn't look that much heavier than De Groot there (supposedly 122kg)?
this has shades of Ardie's height all over again
Dunno, his guts are pretty big
tilt the picture 90 degrees, it'll all make sense then
???
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@nostrildamus said in AB Props:
Is Karl T really 135kg? He doesn't look that much heavier than De Groot there (supposedly 122kg)?
this has shades of Ardie's height all over again
eight-foot tall shades?
I've decided Hurricanes forwards look shorter merely because of thehorizontal galewind factor. -
@machpants
Nowadays, props make more carries than in 2015. Back then, it was the locks who were standing as first receivers, next to slow ball rucks. Now, it's more frequently the props who are there. France use Cyril Baille a lot in this position while both Irish props make a lot of carries.Bill Cavubati was born in the wrong era
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@mn5
And Bull Allen too.Yep but you got to be able to scrum as well as run with ball!
And not convinced you can have a vegetarian prop anyway
I think Genge is part vegan.
I was surprised to hear Nonu (not a prop but built like one) has been vegetarian for years... -
@nostrildamus said in AB Props:
@mn5
And Bull Allen too.Yep but you got to be able to scrum as well as run with ball!
And not convinced you can have a vegetarian prop anyway
I think Genge is part vegan.
I was surprised to hear Nonu (not a prop but built like one) has been vegetarian for years...How can you be part vegan?
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@machpants maybe pescatarian?
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@machpants said in AB Props:
@nostrildamus said in AB Props:
@mn5
And Bull Allen too.Yep but you got to be able to scrum as well as run with ball!
And not convinced you can have a vegetarian prop anyway
I think Genge is part vegan.
I was surprised to hear Nonu (not a prop but built like one) has been vegetarian for years...How can you be part vegan?
Vegan some days, on-off diet...
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@nostrildamus said in AB Props:
@machpants said in AB Props:
@nostrildamus said in AB Props:
@mn5
And Bull Allen too.Yep but you got to be able to scrum as well as run with ball!
And not convinced you can have a vegetarian prop anyway
I think Genge is part vegan.
I was surprised to hear Nonu (not a prop but built like one) has been vegetarian for years...How can you be part vegan?
Vegan some days, on-off diet...
Cheat days, I like it
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@nostrildamus said in AB Props:
@machpants said in AB Props:
@nostrildamus said in AB Props:
@mn5
And Bull Allen too.Yep but you got to be able to scrum as well as run with ball!
And not convinced you can have a vegetarian prop anyway
I think Genge is part vegan.
I was surprised to hear Nonu (not a prop but built like one) has been vegetarian for years...How can you be part vegan?
Vegan some days, on-off diet...
LOL so am I, that's not vegan that's just a varied diet
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@machpants said in AB Props:
@nostrildamus said in AB Props:
@machpants said in AB Props:
@nostrildamus said in AB Props:
@mn5
And Bull Allen too.Yep but you got to be able to scrum as well as run with ball!
And not convinced you can have a vegetarian prop anyway
I think Genge is part vegan.
I was surprised to hear Nonu (not a prop but built like one) has been vegetarian for years...How can you be part vegan?
Vegan some days, on-off diet...
LOL so am I, that's not vegan that's just a varied diet
I'm just reporting, not claiming. There is a big vegan rugby league prop but he's the closest I know of in rugby union prop circles.
