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    @kiwiinmelb Eric Rush went to Tangaroa College. Their one and only AB.

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    @kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

    Hope Roger goes well ,

    Out of curiosity, have there been any other Allblacks grow up in otara ?

    Been great league players such as wiki .

    Wasn't Jonah from around there?

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    @pakman manukau , close

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    @mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

    @Tim said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

    @Dan54 Mariner4Life's username is based on the club he played for ...

    Your "only real rugby fan" act is getting rather tired.

    and coached
    and served on the committee for a decade

    but yeah, just a TV guy with no clue.

    But in Australia. What do you know about NZ rugby ... ?

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    @kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

    @pakman manukau , close

    Isn't he from Mangere?

    I think Tupou Vaai might be from Otara.

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    RTS went to Otahuhu College, so did he not go to school in his area?

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    @Dice said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

    @kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

    @pakman manukau , close

    Isn't he from Mangere?

    I think Tupou Vaai might be from Otara.

    Yes, Mangere for Jonah.

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    @Dan54

    JGP has been a slow burn in Ireland, being used as a back up to Luke McGrath, a player who was a great white hope early in his career, at Leinster more often than not up until last year. Murray has been in decline since suffering a serious neck injury a couple of years ago, but the real reason JGP is picked is that on top of improving hugely since he arrived here he suits the style of football Farrell wants Ireland to play. He isn’t as brilliant defensively as Murray, or have the passing speed and range of Aaron Smith, but he is very quick to the breakdown, has a very decent pass, and his kicking game has improved beyond belief. He is virtually unrecognisable from the guy who arrived here a few years ago.

    I’m not as convinced by Lowe, as I think he is very vulnerable defensively both technically and tactically, and I think he’s a bit unreliable when the chips are down. I would never question his commitment though.

    Aki has been outstanding for us, and even in the few games where he has been a bit poor it has never been due to lack of effort or commitment, I’m not a fan of the poached player model, and along with the vast majority of Irish rugby people am very happy it’s been tightened up, but we have generally been very lucky with the character and commitment of the guys we’ve poached especially when you include the likes of Jarred Payne and CJ Stander in the mix.

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    @booboo said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

    @mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

    @Tim said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

    @Dan54 Mariner4Life's username is based on the club he played for ...

    Your "only real rugby fan" act is getting rather tired.

    and coached
    and served on the committee for a decade

    but yeah, just a TV guy with no clue.

    But in Australia. What do you know about NZ rugby ... ?

    Fuck all

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    @kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

    @pakman manukau , close

    I was thinking of Jonah saying he had seen his uncle’s head cut off in Otara in a gang related fracas.

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    @Bovidae said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

    RTS went to Otahuhu College, so did he not go to school in his area?

    Played league for oatahuhu as well I’ve been told , but I think he played a bit for the scorpions when he was really young

    From what I understand, he was a talented junior in both codes , may have been a case of getting into the better playing environments

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    @kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

    Hope Roger goes well ,

    Out of curiosity, have there been any other Allblacks grow up in otara ?

    Been great league players such as wiki .

    Pita Alatini?


    EDIT

    Yes, he was from Otara. It’s mentioned in an article discussing a childhood friend who was convicted of murder: link

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    @kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

    @Bovidae said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

    RTS went to Otahuhu College, so did he not go to school in his area?

    Played league for oatahuhu as well I’ve been told , but I think he played a bit for the scorpions when he was really young

    I read this article after posting above. I never knew there was a RTS-Rush connection.

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/300637386/roger-tuivasasheck-recalls-eric-rush-inspiration-ahead-of-dream-all-black-debut

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    @Bovidae said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

    Newshub was making a big deal about Mark Robinson being at the ABs training yesterday. NZR is based in Wellington, of course.

    you know if he HADN'T been there they would have said that meant something too 🤷🏻♂

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    @Kiwiwomble maybe he was there giving our centres some tips...

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    @taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

    @Kiwiwomble maybe he was there giving our centres some tips...

    A USB stick full of videos of Ma’a and Conrad hopefully.

    Edit: Just typing that out made me shake my head. How blessed were we to have had that team?

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    @JC said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

    @taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

    @Kiwiwomble maybe he was there giving our centres some tips...

    A USB stick full of videos of Ma’a and Conrad hopefully.

    Edit: Just typing that out made me shake my head. How blessed were we to have had that team?

    The drop off was always going to be painful

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    This will be the 50th Test for Rieko

    42 Tests were starts
    10 of those starts are at 13

    Still only 25 and now playing in a position where ABs have played well into their 30s

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    @Duluth hopefully he keeps growing his game at 13 - he has made big improvements and if he gels well with RTS that could be a primo combo for the next few years.

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    @Paekakboyz said in All Blacks vs Ireland - series decider:

    @Duluth hopefully he keeps growing his game at 13 - he has made big improvements and if he gels well with RTS that could be a primo combo for the next few years.

    ….for the Blues, yes….

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