All Blacks XV 2022
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Including the province
8 forwards from Canterbury (out of 16). No backs. Is this the influence of a new AB coach maybe
All Blacks XV squad: Forwards: Asafo Aumua (Wellington), George Bell (Canterbury), Brodie McAlister (Canty), Finlay Brewis (Canty), Oli Jager (Canty), Aidan Ross (Bay of Plenty), Angus Ta’avao (Auckland), Tamaiti Williams (Canty), Josh Dickson (Otago), Zach Gallagher (Canty), Patrick Tuipulotu (Auckland – captain), Dominic Gardiner (Canty), Billy Harmon (Canty), Luke Jacobson (Waikato), Christian Lio-Willie (Otago), Marino Mikaele-Tu'u (Hawkes Bay).
Backs: TJ Perenara (Wellington), Brad Weber (Hawke’s Bay), Cam Roigard (Counties Manukau), Bryn Gatland (North Harbour), Damian McKenzie (Waikato), Levi Aumua ( Ta$man), Bryce Heem (Auckland), Alex Nankivell ( Ta$man), Bailyn Sullivan (Waikato), AJ Lam (Auckland), Ruben Love (Wellington), Mark Telea (North Harbour).
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Well this is a bit of a what the actual fuck selection isn't it.
Is PGS injured? How did he go from AB to not even making this team.
Jager? How long has he been in NZ? He's never looked like AB material to those without eye patches.
Ruben Love over Zarn Sullivan? If not injuries then fuck off. Edit: Clearly I'm not very observant when watching Auckland matches.
Da fuq. Heem with a lifetime award I guess.
Aumua isn't supposed to be eligible I thought?
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@KiwiMurph What's a best of the rest XV?
1 Hodgman
2 Eklund
3 Mafileo
4 McWhannell
5 Sangster
6 Ah Kuoi/Flanders
7 Choat
8 Suafoa9 Ratima
10 Ioane/Plummer/Morgan
11 Springer
12 TUJ
13 PUJ
14 Stevenson
15 SullivanNot sure if Toala is NZ eligible?
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@Nepia said in All Blacks XV:
Well this is a bit of a what the actual fuck selection isn't it.
Is PGS injured? How did he go from AB to not even making this team.
Jager? How long has he been in NZ? He's never looked like AB material to those without eye patches.
Ruben Love over Zarn Sullivan? If not injuries then fuck off.
Da fuq. Heem with a lifetime award I guess.
Aumua isn't supposed to be eligible I thought?
Zarn injured. Otherwise he would definitely be in
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@Duluth How has Brewis made this team ahead of Hodgman. Bryce Heem? A retirement gift maybe, but I'm sorry I don't agree with either of those two. And to be honest I don't agree with Dane Coles making the All Blacks for the Northern tour. I would of thought Aumua would have been a better pick, and either Thompson or Eklund being taken for the All Blacks XV. Just my opinion.
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@Winger said in All Blacks XV:
Including the province
8 forwards from Canterbury (out of 16). No backs. Is this the influence of a new AB coach maybe
All Blacks XV squad: Forwards: Asafo Aumua (Wellington), George Bell (Canterbury), Brodie McAlister (Canty), Finlay Brewis (Canty), Oli Jager (Canty), Aidan Ross (Bay of Plenty), Angus Ta’avao (Auckland), Tamaiti Williams (Canty), Josh Dickson (Otago), Zach Gallagher (Canty), Patrick Tuipulotu (Auckland – captain), Dominic Gardiner (Canty), Billy Harmon (Canty), Luke Jacobson (Waikato), Christian Lio-Willie (Otago), Marino Mikaele-Tu'u (Hawkes Bay).
Backs: TJ Perenara (Wellington), Brad Weber (Hawke’s Bay), Cam Roigard (Counties Manukau), Bryn Gatland (North Harbour), Damian McKenzie (Waikato), Levi Aumua ( Ta$man), Bryce Heem (Auckland), Alex Nankivell ( Ta$man), Bailyn Sullivan (Waikato), AJ Lam (Auckland), Ruben Love (Wellington), Mark Telea (North Harbour).
Of the 4 semi final teams
Canterbury = 8
Auckland = 4
Wellington = 3
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@Billsy111 said in All Blacks XV:
@Duluth How has Brewis made this team ahead of Hodgman. Bryce Heem? A retirement gift maybe, but I'm sorry I don't agree with either of those two. And to be honest I don't agree with Dane Coles making the All Blacks for the Northern tour. I would of thought Aumua would have been a better pick, and either Thompson or Eklund being taken for the All Blacks XV. Just my opinion.
Coles is a better performer than Taylor. I have no problem with Coles being in the ABs.
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@Bones said in All Blacks XV:
@SouthernMann said in All Blacks XV:
I just wonder whether these guys get decent advice, when they are eligible for multiple nations. Does someone have an honest conversation; you are probably not going to be a 50, 30 or even 15 test All Black. Will half a dozen caps fill your apetite for the black jersey. Or wpuld you rather play 50 tests for Fiji
Yeah someone really should have had a word to young Kaino and Nonu to represent another country after not being the best early in their careers.
Lomu should probably have gone to the 95 RWC with Tonga too after that shit show in 94.
Yeah... not the level of players I was talking about there buddy....
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@SouthernMann said in All Blacks XV:
@Bones said in All Blacks XV:
@SouthernMann said in All Blacks XV:
I just wonder whether these guys get decent advice, when they are eligible for multiple nations. Does someone have an honest conversation; you are probably not going to be a 50, 30 or even 15 test All Black. Will half a dozen caps fill your apetite for the black jersey. Or wpuld you rather play 50 tests for Fiji
Yeah someone really should have had a word to young Kaino and Nonu to represent another country after not being the best early in their careers.
Lomu should probably have gone to the 95 RWC with Tonga too after that shit show in 94.
Yeah... not the level of players I was talking about there buddy....
A player with a handful of caps who didn't hit their straps until getting selected a "second time around"? Sounds right to me.
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@pakman said in All Blacks XV:
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Not a development team (at least this year), which explains Heem; and
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Surprised no Christie, given his province, but glad Harmon made it.
have to ask...if its not a development team...whats the point...they're effectively playing friendlies, nothing on the line
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@Bones said in All Blacks XV:
@SouthernMann said in All Blacks XV:
@Bones said in All Blacks XV:
@SouthernMann said in All Blacks XV:
I just wonder whether these guys get decent advice, when they are eligible for multiple nations. Does someone have an honest conversation; you are probably not going to be a 50, 30 or even 15 test All Black. Will half a dozen caps fill your apetite for the black jersey. Or wpuld you rather play 50 tests for Fiji
Yeah someone really should have had a word to young Kaino and Nonu to represent another country after not being the best early in their careers.
Lomu should probably have gone to the 95 RWC with Tonga too after that shit show in 94.
@Bones said in All Blacks XV:
@SouthernMann said in All Blacks XV:
I just wonder whether these guys get decent advice, when they are eligible for multiple nations. Does someone have an honest conversation; you are probably not going to be a 50, 30 or even 15 test All Black. Will half a dozen caps fill your apetite for the black jersey. Or wpuld you rather play 50 tests for Fiji
Yeah someone really should have had a word to young Kaino and Nonu to represent another country after not being the best early in their careers.
Lomu should probably have gone to the 95 RWC with Tonga too after that shit show in 94.
Yeah... not the level of players I was talking about there buddy....
A player with a handful of caps who didn't hit their straps until getting selected a "second time around"? Sounds right to me.
Righto... No. Not guys who were rockstar age grade players who made their debuts as teenagers. More the lads who could be jepordising decent opportunities for other nations rhey may be eligible for. But I'm sure you'll come back with a wicked response dripping with sarcasm.
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks XV:
@pakman said in All Blacks XV:
Two things:
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Not a development team (at least this year), which explains Heem; and
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Surprised no Christie, given his province, but glad Harmon made it.
have to ask...if its not a development team...whats the point...they're effectively playing friendlies, nothing on the line
I think the idea is that they are front of the queue as 'next cabs off the rank' in 2023 if needed (not counting injured players) - with a little bit of experience (Heem) and youth (Bell) thrown in. Of course that can change and in the case of locks the list right now would probably look something like 1) Whitelock 2) Retallick 3) Barrett 4) Vaai 5) Lord 6) Tuipolotu 7) Dickson - in other words the queue is quite long......
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