RWC Week 1: France v All Blacks

[Tordah]

@akan004 said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

Narawa ruled out of the RWC. Here's your chance Foster to undo your initial fuck up, pick Finau as a replacement.

Not that I don't believe you, but where did you get the info (Narawa's injury) from? AB team infos are difficult to get sometimes. Thanks

[akan004]

@Tordah

[Tim]

@akan004 I cannot come up with new ways of describing the incompetence. A player who was completely expendable for this campaign.

[DaGrubster]

@Tim

That seems very strange.

It’s not as if he is a world class player with 50 tests behind him and you know what you are getting.

Finau or Lord to be named replacement

[Tim]

@DaGrubster Yeah, a one test rookie. Never going to make a difference in this WC, especially with the other wings we have.

[Daffy Jaffy]

If they are bloody minded and go like for like maybe Stevenson, or maybe Blackadder leapfrogs Finau to reinforce the Loose forwards?

[Tim]

If they want an actual six it's Finau or Ioane. If they want a lock it's Lord or Tuipulotu.

[pakman]

@JayCee said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

Apart from Jordie injury ommission I got everything except had DMac instead of Leicester. Hard to argue that isn't strongest available starting XV.

[Tim]

@pakman Taukei'aho should've started every test this year. He was our best tight forward over the last two seasons.

[akan004]

@pakman That pack worries me. Not much go forward. Need forwards that make the gaineline consistently. Apart from Barrett and Ardie, I don't think the rest of the pack can do that.

[Billy Tell]

Lol if they choose a winger to replace narawa.

[pakman]

@Billy-Tell said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

Lol if they choose a winger to replace narawa.

Shaun Stevenson?

[pakman]

@Tim said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

@pakman Taukei'aho should've started every test this year. He was our best tight forward over the last two seasons.

His darts haven't been as consistent this year.

[sparky]

@akan004 said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

Narawa ruled out of the RWC. Here's your chance Foster to undo your initial fuck up, pick Finau as a replacement.

Foster will feeling smug about his own Buddha-like wisdom and picking an extra wing. A winger injury crisis was averted.

[Darren]

I just can't wait for this Foster era to finally end. It would be comical if it didn't upset me off so much.
The one player to make an impact last game, lets just drop him.
Lets just pick safe guys who we have tried and failed with.

[akan004]

[Stargazer]

@Tim said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

@DaGrubster Yeah, a one test rookie. Never going to make a difference in this WC, especially with the other wings we have.

That's Finau as well.

[pakman]

The replacement ought to be driven by injury status of BBBR/Frizell/Lomax. Obvious subs for latter two are Finau and Moody, with Ofa/Tamaiti covering TH.

If any doubt about Brodie we need a grizzled old bastard. Probably Paddy T, or maybe Josh Dickson.

[Stargazer]

[game_film]

@Stargazer would never have guessed ALB and Rieko had barely played together.