AB Quizzes (Wingers + others)
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So you've guessed 6 of the 8
Carter/Nonu
Cruden/Nonu
Barrett/SBW
Barrett/Crotty
Carter/SBW
Carter/McAlister -
@ACT-Crusader Delicatessen has Carter-SBW above, so two to get?
There's not many other combos from your list that appeal as playing 10 together.
Carlos and Danny?
Beaudy and Dave? -
@Chris-B said in AB Quizzes (Wingers + others):
Carlos and Danny?
Beaudy and Dave?Spencer/Carter - yes
Barrett/Havili - 8 starts
one to go
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@ACT-Crusader We'd have got them by now if it weren't for those bloody Blues first fives stealing tests of Crusaders!
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@Chris-B said in AB Quizzes (Wingers + others):
@ACT-Crusader We'd have got them by now if it weren't for those bloody Blues first fives stealing tests of Crusaders!
Haha.
Although the final combo to guess does run counter to your point, hint hint… 😉
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@ACT-Crusader Mehrts & Gibson?
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@Chris-B said in AB Quizzes (Wingers + others):
@ACT-Crusader Mehrts & Gibson?
Neither are in the last
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@ACT-Crusader said in AB Quizzes (Wingers + others):
@Chris-B said in AB Quizzes (Wingers + others):
@ACT-Crusader We'd have got them by now if it weren't for those bloody Blues first fives stealing tests of Crusaders!
Haha.
Although the final combo to guess does run counter to your point, hint hint… 😉
You mean Spencer/Tuitupou?
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@Bones said in AB Quizzes (Wingers + others):
@ACT-Crusader said in AB Quizzes (Wingers + others):
@Chris-B said in AB Quizzes (Wingers + others):
@ACT-Crusader We'd have got them by now if it weren't for those bloody Blues first fives stealing tests of Crusaders!
Haha.
Although the final combo to guess does run counter to your point, hint hint… 😉
You mean Spencer/Tuitupou?
No and no 😉
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@ACT-Crusader did someone say Carter/Crotty?
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@Frye said in AB Quizzes (Wingers + others):
@ACT-Crusader did someone say Carter/Crotty?
No.
But that 10/12 combo only started once together.
Side fact, Carter and Crotty also started once as a 10/13 combo.
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Since 2000 AB quizzes
For reference there have been 292 tests/games that the All Blacks have officially played since 2000 (includes last Bledisloe match)Question 6 - How many different 1st 5 / 2nd 5 starting combo's have there been?
68
Since 2000 AB quizzes
For reference there have been 292 tests/games that the All Blacks have officially played since 2000 (includes last Bledisloe match)Question 7 - Dan Carter and Ma'a Nonu have started more tests/matches together at 1st 5 and 2nd 5 respectively than another combo. How many tests have they started together? What was their longest streak of consecutive tests/matches?
45 -13x Australia; 10x South Africa; 7x England; 6x France; 3x Ireland; 2x Wales; 2x Argentina; 1x Samoa; 1x Tonga;
10 matches between 7 June 2008 and 13 September 2008. Their next longest streak was 5 matches between 10 July 2010 and 21 August 2010.
The second longest streak of consecutive starts is 6, by Beauden Barrett and Ryan Crotty between 10 September 2016 and 5 November 2016.
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Since 2000 AB quizzes
For reference there have been 292 tests/games that the All Blacks have officially played since 2000 (includes last Bledisloe match)Question 8 - Which 1st 5 / 2nd 5 starting combos have started 10 or more tests/matches together?
Dan Carter and Aaron Mauger was the only combo that wasn't guessed.
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it's criminal an absolute spud like Aaron Mauger got to play 15 tests outside the great man
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@mariner4life said in AB Quizzes (Wingers + others):
it's criminal an absolute spud like Aaron Mauger got to play 15 tests outside the great man
Hey hey that was a great combo, 12 wins from 15 starts. Should've been 13 if Rodders didn't do a stupid penalty at the end in Rustenberg
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@ACT-Crusader said in AB Quizzes (Wingers + others):
@mariner4life said in AB Quizzes (Wingers + others):
it's criminal an absolute spud like Aaron Mauger got to play 15 tests outside the great man
Hey hey that was a great combo, 12 wins from 15 starts. Should've been 13 if Rodders didn't do a stupid penalty at the end in Rustenberg
it must have hurt for you to type that...
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Since 2000 AB quizzes
For reference there have been 292 tests/games that the All Blacks have officially played since 2000 (includes last Bledisloe matchBonus Question - Which two players have started together as both a 1st 5 and a 2nd 5?
Dan Carter and Stephen Donald
The Carter/Donald combo started in the 2009 loss to the Boks in Hamilton.
The Donald/Carter combo started in the 2008 win against the Wallabies in Hong Kong
