All Blacks v Pumas 1
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:
@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:
@Frank said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:
Would love to see how Perofeta goes at 10 after Mounga has played the first 60 or so(assuming we can afford to bring him on)
Think he'll be on the bench if BB is ruled out but Ritche may well play the full 80 depending on how the game pans out.
Just throwing it out there, but could we see the same starting backline as SA 2, but on the bench have a midfielder (QT or RTS) plus a winger (eg Reece).
Plan to play Mo’unga for 80 and better utilise the options on the bench. If he gets crook we run with either Jordie or Havili at 10.
I think they want to win this one well and go for experience, so suspect QT on the bench instead of RTS. Foster can then give some of the newbies game time in Pumas 2.
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:
@Duluth
Also remember that the Aussie tests are inAdelaide. South Australiahas aweirdtime zone, being half an hour (not an hour) behind NSW, Queensland etc.😉
Quite historic, can’t recall a test match in Adelaide
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@ACT-Crusader The 2003 RWC had games at Adelaide Oval, including a Wallaby pool game.
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Aus v Nam 142-0 RWC 2003.
Also Ire v Arg RWC 2003. Was a 1 pointer IIRC. Think the Paddies got up. Boring game.
Also Wobs v Pac Islanders. 2004 I think. Actually went to that game. IIRC both Sivivati and Lauaki scored in the SW just in front of where I was sitting. (Will have to check the actual scorers.) Made some comment about getting them into black jerseys which I recall was greeted like a cup of cold sick ...
Went to Aus A v Fiji one year too.
But can't recall any other tests there.
Edit: was right about Lauaki. Other try scorer was Sireli Bobo (not Sivi)
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@KiwiMurph are you sure?
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:
Team named at 11.30am NZT
No wonder the world is going to shit, team's not named at 0600 local, game is not at 1930, or 1905!
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Hard to predict what will happen. There's media and some public pressure to pick the same side. Then there's the need try different players/combinations and there's not many Tests until the RWC
Seems like an ideal chance to give Perofeta time from the bench. After Foster singled out Sotutu for praise earlier in the week I expect to see him on the bench.
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@FakatavaAllBlack said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:
@ARHS hope to see Sotutu back in the 23..
Nope...biggest head scratcher really.
All Fozzies eggs in the Savea basket, luckily so far he is pretty durable and goes for 80 most often, but doesnt help with Sotutus development.
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All Blacks: Jordie Barrett, Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, David Havili, Caleb Clarke, Richie Mo'unga, Aaron Smith, Ardie Savea, Sam Cane (captain), Shannon Frizell, Scott Barrett, Sam Whitelock, Tyrel Lomax, Samisoni Taukei'aho, Ethan de Groot.
Reserves: Codie Taylor, George Bower, Fletcher Newell, Tupou Vaa'i, Akira Ioane, Finlay Christie, Stephen Perofeta*, Quinn Tupaea.
