Bledisloe I (All Blacks team room bugged)
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Bones" data-cid="606787" data-time="1471597118"><p>Parisse is world class. We'd have no worries at 8 if Read got injured if Parisse was a kiwi. As it is, no one knows who our 2nd 8 is....</p></blockquote><br>You would think Luatua , but he isnt in the squad , so perhaps not ?
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="barbarian" data-cid="606718" data-time="1471586505">
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<p>Nathan Harris has done his ACL.</p>
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<p>Taylor comes into the XV, and weirdly Dane Coles comes onto the bench.</p>
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<p>Ah shit, that is a bugger. A shambles of a day at work capped off by this!</p> -
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I wonder who the next hooker in line is? Parsons? Hika? Ash Dixon? Wouldn't mind seeing Riccitelli to be honest.</p></blockquote>I'd take them in the exact reverse order that you've named them. -
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Parisse is world class. We'd have no worries at 8 if Read got injured if Parisse was a kiwi. As it is, no one knows who our 2nd 8 is....</p></blockquote>Clearly Squire at this moment in time, as he's in the squad. -
<p>Ash Dixon had a very good S18 but he might be a bit too light for the international scene.</p>
<p>Concerning Riccitelli, it's a bit too early for him but the boy seems to have what is mentally required for the big occasions. The way he stepped into Coles shoes in the final leads to think that he will be a serious contender very soon.</p> -
<p>Interesting Coles has been named on the bench. He must have been rested as its "only the Aussies"..... :)</p>
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<p>Thanks Winger. Only two more to go :)</p>
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<p>Ash Dixon had a very good S18 but he might be a bit too light for the international scene.</p>
<p>Concerning Riccitelli, it's a bit too early for him but the boy seems to have what is mentally required for the big occasions. The way he stepped into Coles shoes in the final leads to think that he will be a serious contender very soon.</p>
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<p>He should have been called up. But these selectors seem to have a thing about not selecting Canes players. Boyd needs to start speaking out loudly about this. Coaches are human including AB coaches and if this shit starts to happen the super rugby coach needs to start speaking out</p> -
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<p>Thanks Winger. Only two more to go :)</p>
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<p>It is poor though don't you think. Henry was brilliant is this regard. Selected fairly without any provincial bias at all as far as I could see. Its how it should be. But these numbers made it just a little obvious</p> -
This provincial bias crusade you have going getting very old Winger.<br><br>
I think Shag knows a thing or two about selecting and coaching a side, he has won over 90% of his games in charge has he not?<br><br>
The All Blacks are almost like a franchise these days, I'd say the majority of the players in the team have been identified well before they get the call up. <br><br>
And like it or not, they have a pecking order which doesn't change overnight, or even over a super rugby season in most cases. It's bloody hard to make the team, but once you're in, you'll be given time to prove yourself, and if you're given the boot, its even harder to get back in. -
<p>Its also a case super rugby does not equal test rugby, Isia Toeava was outstanding at a super level, genuinely one of THE players of his era. He was largely shithouse in tests. Nonu was usually pretty fucking shit in a super shirt. If you were picking your 12 based on super rugby Toeava would have been at 12 over Nonu for 4 years...</p>
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<p>It is poor though don't you think. Henry was brilliant is this regard. Selected fairly without any provincial bias at all as far as I could see. Its how it should be. But these numbers made it just a little obvious</p>
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<p>cards on the table then winger, who should have been selected and instead of whom?</p>
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<p>you might as well answer at the same time: why would someone whose job depends on picking the best players deliberately not do so out of loyalty to a professional franchise that consists of players from all over the country?</p> -
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<p>Its also a case super rugby does not equal test rugby, Isia Toeava was outstanding at a super level, genuinely one of THE players of his era. He was largely shithouse in tests. Nonu was usually pretty fucking shit in a super shirt. If you were picking your 12 based on super rugby Toeava would have been at 12 over Nonu for 4 years...</p>
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<p>Can this one die? Nonu was fantastic for most of his Super Rugby career for the Hurricanes. It's only when he went elsewhere his form wasn't very good.</p> -
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Can this one die? Nonu was fantastic for most of his Super Rugby career for the Hurricanes. It's only when he went elsewhere his form wasn't very good.</p></blockquote>
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Ditto Toeava was largely excellent after his initial hiccups.<br><br>
But 2003, 2007, provincial bias and Toeava discussion -vintage thread for the fern.
