Māori All Blacks to play Ireland?
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@ACT-Crusader Yes.
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This is far better than the AB announcement.
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Did they announce a captain?
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Prinsep better be no more than a reserve.
@Stargazer Yeah, a strange mix with the props with 3 specialist THs in the 5.
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Maori really going to suffer with their options in the halves.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Māori All Blacks to play Ireland?:
Did they announce a captain?
Not during the team announcement.
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@Stargazer said in Māori All Blacks to play Ireland?:
Know Lowe is injured, but R-S?
Hall is a victim of TJP and Weber dropping out of the ABs. Feel sorry for him. Think he's been better than TJP this season and deserves it more.
Congrats to TJ. First Māori squad for him.
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@Crucial said in Māori All Blacks to play Ireland?:
Anyone got a 23 for the first game?
My backline would be:
Perenara, Love, Stevenson, Nankivell, Proctor, Sullivan, Moorby
Weber, Ioane, Pohipi
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@ACT-Crusader said in Māori All Blacks to play Ireland?:
@Crucial said in Māori All Blacks to play Ireland?:
Anyone got a 23 for the first game?
My backline would be:
Perenara, Love, Stevenson, Nankivell, Proctor, Sullivan, Moorby
Weber, Ioane, Pohipi
Which Sullivan? I'd think B Sullivan at 13 and Z Sullivan at 15 to provide a kicking option and support for Love.
Wings will be makeshift whatever we do so selecting the best 'spine' and midfield will be important.Something like
Perenara, Love, Stevenson, Nankivell, B Sullivan, Proctor, Z Sullivan
Weber, Ioane, Poihipi -
No way Love starts ahead of Ioane.
The forward pack I think we'll see is:
1 Norris/Williams
2 Eklund
3 Lomax
4 Walker-Leaware
5 Dickson
6 Howden
7 Harmon
8 Prinsep
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@Crucial I had Zahn on the wing. Bailyn has had a real breakout year no doubt.
I quite like Moorby’s game at the back. Has good workrate and knows how to get into the line.
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So does Williams.