Māori All Blacks to play Ireland?
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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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https://www.allblacks.com/news/maori-all-blacks/
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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Last years 23 vs Manu Samoa
Kaleb Trask, Shaun Stevenson, Billy Proctor, Alex Nankivell, Sean Wainui, Otere Black, Bryn Hall, Whetukamokamo Douglas, Billy Harmon, Reed Prinsep, Isaia Walker-Leawere, Manaaki Selby-Rickit, Josh Hohneck, Ash Dixon (c), Pouri Rakete-Stones.
Reserves: Kurt Eklund, Tamaiti Williams, Marcel Renata, Josh Dickson, Jacob Norris, Sam Nock, Josh Ioane, Jonah Lowe
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@Crucial said in Māori All Blacks to play Ireland?:
@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
No Wainui and Lowe to select this year
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@Crucial said in Māori All Blacks to play Ireland?:
@broughie said in Māori All Blacks to play Ireland?:
@Bovidae So how good are the coaches?
Well for a start they wouldn't know a winger if they fell over one.
Strange comment. There aren't that many Māori wingers in SR. Our best Māori winger plays at centre for the All Blacks.
Going through the SR outside back lists: Stevenson (more fullback than wing) is in the squad, Lowe is injured, CG-B is in the squad, Moorby and Love are in the squad (both are also more fullbacks than wings). Looking at midfielders who can possibly play on the wing: Tupaea is in the ABs; B Sullivan, Nankivell and Poihipi are in the squad.
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