All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
if R Ioane goes down we are fucked. Proper fucked.
Unless there is this amazing new attacking pattern to unlock the ability of the lessor skilled backline members.
That was announced this year, the new way to break open rush defences. Surely it will not be try to fling it wide really fast still? I mean hasn't worked since 2017
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@mariner4life just made a tricky series opener, more spicy...
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@Crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
Have Waikato been asked to urgently arrange a match against a neighbour so that DMac can run on for 10 minutes?
Surely 'special circumstances' apply when your squad is decimated.Got both tens, and it is not even decimated in the traditional sense, yet.
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@Frank said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
Will Jordan gone with covid!!!
Now it's getting serious!
Thought he'd be able to outpace it. Disappointed.
Longer than everyone but 2 in the squad. AMazing how fat fozzie managed it for so long, just behind Jordan!
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@Tim said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Duluth If all the mentioned players are out then you might see something like this:
1 Ross
2 Taylor
3 Laulala
4 Retallick
5 Whitelock
6 Ioane
7 Cane
8 Savea
9 Christie
10 Barrett
11 Clarke
12 RTS
13 Ioane
14 Reece
15 Perofeta16 Taukei'aho
17 Tu'inukuafe
18 Tu'ungafasi
19 Barrett
20 Papalii
21 Fakatava
22 Mo'unga
23 Fainga'anukuThis lineup starting to look very close. I would swap the hookers around starting/bench altough it's still possible Bower is there over Ross.
Would loosehead/hooker combos be the way to go? -
@Crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Tim said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Duluth If all the mentioned players are out then you might see something like this:
1 Ross
2 Taylor
3 Laulala
4 Retallick
5 Whitelock
6 Ioane
7 Cane
8 Savea
9 Christie
10 Barrett
11 Clarke
12 RTS
13 Ioane
14 Reece
15 Perofeta16 Taukei'aho
17 Tu'inukuafe
18 Tu'ungafasi
19 Barrett
20 Papalii
21 Fakatava
22 Mo'unga
23 Fainga'anukuThis lineup starting to look very close. I would swap the hookers around starting/bench altough it's still possible Bower is there over Ross.
Would loosehead/hooker combos be the way to go?Can’t do that, would break the rule that if you have a ‘ in your name you gotta be on the bench
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@Machpants said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Tim said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Duluth If all the mentioned players are out then you might see something like this:
1 Ross
2 Taylor
3 Laulala
4 Retallick
5 Whitelock
6 Ioane
7 Cane
8 Savea
9 Christie
10 Barrett
11 Clarke
12 RTS
13 Ioane
14 Reece
15 Perofeta16 Taukei'aho
17 Tu'inukuafe
18 Tu'ungafasi
19 Barrett
20 Papalii
21 Fakatava
22 Mo'unga
23 Fainga'anukuThis lineup starting to look very close. I would swap the hookers around starting/bench altough it's still possible Bower is there over Ross.
Would loosehead/hooker combos be the way to go?Can’t do that, would break the rule that if you have a ‘ in your name you gotta be on the bench
Scott Bar'ret?
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@Crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Machpants said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Tim said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Duluth If all the mentioned players are out then you might see something like this:
1 Ross
2 Taylor
3 Laulala
4 Retallick
5 Whitelock
6 Ioane
7 Cane
8 Savea
9 Christie
10 Barrett
11 Clarke
12 RTS
13 Ioane
14 Reece
15 Perofeta16 Taukei'aho
17 Tu'inukuafe
18 Tu'ungafasi
19 Barrett
20 Papalii
21 Fakatava
22 Mo'unga
23 Fainga'anukuThis lineup starting to look very close. I would swap the hookers around starting/bench altough it's still possible Bower is there over Ross.
Would loosehead/hooker combos be the way to go?Can’t do that, would break the rule that if you have a ‘ in your name you gotta be on the bench
Scott Bar'ret?
The ' stands for card (colour dependant on the occasion).
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@Crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Machpants said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Crucial said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Tim said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Duluth If all the mentioned players are out then you might see something like this:
1 Ross
2 Taylor
3 Laulala
4 Retallick
5 Whitelock
6 Ioane
7 Cane
8 Savea
9 Christie
10 Barrett
11 Clarke
12 RTS
13 Ioane
14 Reece
15 Perofeta16 Taukei'aho
17 Tu'inukuafe
18 Tu'ungafasi
19 Barrett
20 Papalii
21 Fakatava
22 Mo'unga
23 Fainga'anukuThis lineup starting to look very close. I would swap the hookers around starting/bench altough it's still possible Bower is there over Ross.
Would loosehead/hooker combos be the way to go?Can’t do that, would break the rule that if you have a ‘ in your name you gotta be on the bench
Scott Bar'ret?
Note I didn’t say you have to have one, just if you do you’re bench warming. RTS is on thin ice with his -
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All these players going down with COVID
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
When did Caleb Clarke last play a game?
I guess he played between getting red carded and getting injured?
Brumbies 2nd last regular season game. Blew his hamstring out in the second half.
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
Will Jordan gone with covid!!!
Now it's getting serious!
Annoying. Jordan was awesome last year, and after his Super form I was looking forward to him absolutely fucking carving up this year. Hope he recovers for test 2.
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@No-Quarter Yeah - with CC not having played in a while and Leicester being an absolute rookie, I was pretty sure they were planning to start Reece and Jordan on the wings (unless the outlier of playing Goodhue at centre and shifting Rieko out) and maybe ease Clarke in from the bench.
Now the options are pretty narrow.
A big test for Leicester to make his debut in, so it won't surprise me to see Ennor in the 23.
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With all these issues coming through this is what I think might be the announced team.
1 Bower
2 Taylor
3 Laulala
4 Retallick
5 Whitelock
6 Vaa'i
7 Cane
8 Savea
9 Christie
10 Barrett
11 Fainga’anuku
12 Tupaea
13 Ioane
14 Reece
15 J Barrett16 Taukei'aho
17 Tu'inukuafe
18 Tu'ungafasi
19 Barrett
20 Sotutu (or Akira)
21 Fakatava
22 Mo'unga
23 Perofeta (or Ennor)Obviously I would have probably missed some injuries and/or health issues. But from what info I've come across this is what I think could happen.
I chose QT as 2nd 5 and he can be covered by J Barrett and Fainga’anuku which is why I've put Perofeta at 23 to cover 15 if needed. But that's probably asking a lot from them so I'd have Ennor at 23 as an option too. I can see RTS playing later on in the series, just not the first game, but you never know.
I've also added Vaa'i at 6 even though he mainly plays lock because he's had a good season and can bring a punch. Nothing against Akira. The man's a beast too.
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@ThecostlyJoel Welcome to the Fern!
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@ThecostlyJoel Welcome Joel!
Crikey - the backs look a bit Super rugby level to me - strong Super rugby, but a bit short of Big All Black test level!
