Argentina v All Blacks
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@taniwharugby said in Argentina v All Blacks:
@kiwiinmelb Telea is in Argentina and has been training, so assume he is a shot at starting next week as I doubt they will give SS a shot v SA...poor fella has been probably one of the best players in Super and NPC in the past year or so and cant get a shot.
Unless their planning was also to give Jordan a crack at fb , and the migraine issues continue, a door may open there .
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@kiwiinmelb hopefully, he has earnt a shot.
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@taniwharugby said in Argentina v All Blacks:
Most gutted for Stevenson, this was likely his biggest shot for time given he is only there as cover for Telea.
A few good calls otherwise, based on actual form, some on reputation, however tarnished.
Seems like a wasted opportunity to see what the form back in SR could do at test level
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Which top level test sides would the following get a game for in 2023?
Coles
Lord
Frizzell
BB
Vaai
Christie
EnnorHell even JB at 12?
While i.get this isn't the first 23, it's still super average
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@mariner4life Actually I quite rate Vaai, but point taken about the rest. They would get no where near a French or Irish starting line-up.
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@taniwharugby what the fuck is this shit? They've got room for SB and a real greenhorn and an out of form CC and BB but nothing for one of the best backs over the last two years in SS???
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@Joans-Town-Jones said in Argentina v All Blacks:
@taniwharugby what the fuck is this shit? They've got room for SB and a real greenhorn and an out of form CC and BB but nothing for one of the best backs over the last two years in SS???
Typical Fozzie
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@Darth-Sader this is the shit they should have done 2 years ago but because Foz is Foz, we're two years behind in our development and we're a handful of tests before getting smoked by France and a QF exit.
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@mariner4life i think that sums things up nicely
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@Stargazer said in Argentina v All Blacks:
This line-up - with a few unavoidable exceptions - just seems to give as many Chiefs and Crusaders players as possible another week "off" after the SRP final.
Seems like it.
I'm pretty surprised not to see Retallick somewhere in the 23 - and I'm not that comfortable with it, but welcome to 2024. Big test for Lord.
On reflection, Coles at hooker makes some sense - and Taylor on the bench maybe signalling that's where he'll be spending most of his time.
Otherwise pretty close to what I expected. I thought Richie might start - wonder if DMac will do the same as at the Chiefs and go to fullback for the last 20? I'd prefer he play the whole 80 at first five and RM watch from the bench, but that doesn't seem to be the way of the world - Fozzie's anyway.
With ALB's ban, I don't think we have specialist cover for both 2nd five and centre. The alternative - McLeod for Ennor - doesn't properly cover centre.
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@Darth-Sader said in Argentina v All Blacks:
I’m gutted for Stevenson. What does that guy have to do to get a break?
I understood the narrative on here that maybe a week with the coaches learning the system would stand him in good stead and he'd get a gig later on. Too risky to lose first game up etc.
But every other tom, dick and harry got an audition. Lads who have stank the shirt out getting another go.
Fozzie rolled the dice like I always wanted, but in all the wrong ways!
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@Bones said in Argentina v All Blacks:
@Victor-Meldrew thing is, a lot of that experience is not exactly the experience that is in top form.
recipe for disaster.
