Māori All Blacks to play Ireland?
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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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@ACT-Crusader said in Māori All Blacks to play Ireland?:
@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.
Could be the way they go but it could also constrain the wingers, both of whom would have better clearing kicks than Moorby and may have to hang back.
I do want to see Moorby at this level though so maybe it will be a case of mixing things up between games.
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Māori All Blacks squad named for two-match Ireland series
Māori All Blacks Coach Clayton McMillan has named a strong squad ahead of his team’s two-match series against Ireland.
Unfortunately, no "unavailable due to injury" type of list in that media release.
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@Bovidae said in Māori All Blacks to play Ireland?:
I don't think McMillan will trust Love to control the game from the start. He's best to come on as a sub. With the squad selected we are going to have a midfielder or fullback on the wing.
6 Super Rugby Fullbacks in the squad
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@Bovidae said in Māori All Blacks to play Ireland?:
8 Prinsep
He is certainly someone special, managing to get selected in multiple teams even when there is doubt of his acutual existence.
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So does Williams.
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