All Blacks 2022
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Not as bad as it seemed.
The Barrett brothers, Beauden, Jordie and Scott – shaping as key figures on the tour – all stayed behind in New Zealand due to the death of their grandmother and will join up with the squad in “mid to late next week”, Foster told Stuff at Auckland airport.
Meanwhile, Halfback Folau Fakatava ruptured his ACL graft in training on Thursday and has been ruled out of the tour with the injury likely a long-term one, while veteran lock Sam Whitelock and outside back Will Jordan both have inner ear infections and are likely to miss the Japan test and expected to meet up with the team in the UK.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
Halfback Folau Fakatava ruptured his ACL graft
Does that mean he has fucked up a repair to a previous ACL injury?
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@booboo said in All Blacks 2022:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
Halfback Folau Fakatava ruptured his ACL graft
Does that mean he has fuck up a repair to a previous ACL injury?
Yes. A graft is the surgical replacement ligament.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
@booboo said in All Blacks 2022:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
Halfback Folau Fakatava ruptured his ACL graft
Does that mean he has fuck up a repair to a previous ACL injury?
Yes. A graft is the surgical replacement ligament.
Poo
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@Bovidae this test is a potential banana skin the way Japan have pulled out games in recent times and how we are setting all kinds of wrong records...
Sure we will probably win and win well, but we are very ripe playing an understrength team.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2022:
@Bovidae this test is a potential banana skin the way Japan have pulled out games in recent times and how we are setting all kinds of wrong records...
Sure we will probably win and win well, but we are very ripe playing an understrength team.
Japan have stated that they have targeted this game for some time.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2022:
@Bovidae this test is a potential banana skin the way Japan have pulled out games in recent times and how we are setting all kinds of wrong records...
Sure we will probably win and win well, but we are very ripe playing an understrength team.
TBH I don't think those disruptions will make a major difference to who plays, Japan and further games. The full squad will be in for the European part, pretty much, so no excuses imo. There was always going to be a b team look to versus Japan. And they're not a banana skin, Ozzie C sorted them, could even say Ozzie D with their injuries. Ski we could lose, but that because of foster and his records. A handful out is no excuse at all. Eddie one game master plan Jones is not in charge
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There is no certainty that Weber is Fakatava's eventual replacement according to this article:
Changes to All Blacks squad for Northern Tour
Unexpected changes have been forced on the All Blacks at the outset of the Healthspan Elite Northern Tour and Lipovitan-D Challenge Cup.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
There is no certainty that Weber is Fakatava's eventual replacement according to this article:
Changes to All Blacks squad for Northern Tour
Unexpected changes have been forced on the All Blacks at the outset of the Healthspan Elite Northern Tour and Lipovitan-D Challenge Cup.
TJ is more of a like for like replacement I guess. And he has been playing well.
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@Machpants I wasn't talking about our disruptions just that we will likely have always been looking to field an understrength side.
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@Machpants said in All Blacks 2022:
Ski we could lose, but that because of foster and his records.
You know how he loves breaking records though.
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@Crucial said in All Blacks 2022:
Japan have stated that they have targeted this game for some time.
They’ve been keeping their powder dry since 87…
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@Crucial said in All Blacks 2022:
Likely to see either DMac or Perofeta starting at 15 with the other on the bench.
RTS on Jordans wing is a guess as well.
What about a back 3 of DMac, Fainga'anuku and Reece. Midfield of RTS and ALB. Christie and Perofeta starting at 9/10. Mo’unga and Ennor on the bench.
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2022:
@Crucial said in All Blacks 2022:
Likely to see either DMac or Perofeta starting at 15 with the other on the bench.
RTS on Jordans wing is a guess as well.
What about a back 3 of DMac, Fainga'anuku and Reece. Midfield of RTS and ALB. Christie and Perofeta starting at 9/10. Mo’unga and Ennor on the bench.
I was liking that until you got to Ennor
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
@booboo said in All Blacks 2022:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
Halfback Folau Fakatava ruptured his ACL graft
Does that mean he has fuck up a repair to a previous ACL injury?
Yes. A graft is the surgical replacement ligament.
Poor bastard! Hope they can fix it.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:
The Japanese test will be used to give some of the fringe players an opportunity to play. So the midfield against Wales will likely be a new combination again. If ALB is fit (he had a tight groin) I'd play him at 12.
ALB is far more effective at 13, he does not play direct enough to be effective at 12, his style is similar to RTS.. footwork and side-stepping to create holes. His alarming tendency to crab sideways at test-level (much like McKenzie & Havili) makes him ill-suited to 12.
His main strengths are his organisational skills, his ability to manage the backline on defence & communicate the attack. He's an excellent defender but he doesn't offer much potency on attack playing at 12.
