All Blacks 2024
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@Landers92 said in All Blacks 2024 - selection:
Sam Cane with the team at the official launch today. Interesting.
Edit: Josh Lord as well.
Will Jordan there also.
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Looks like the season launch was at the Canes training base in Upper Hutt.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2024 - selection:
@nzzp said in All Blacks 2024 - selection:
Ethan's games as AB
13 Nov vs Ireland at Dublin 20-29The starting loose forward trio in this game was Blackadder-Papalii-Savea.
that Ireland game:
- Ethan Blackadder – 6
A big day at the office in defence with 20 tackles and plenty of starch in the trenches. Was penalised on a late hit hit on Sexton, it was obvious the blacks were trying to put the fly-half off his game. No work with the ball in hand and really needed to be given more of a chance to get some go forward. Off at 61.
All Blacks player ratings vs Ireland | Autumn Nations Series
The All Blacks went down to a fabulous Irish team 29-20 in their penultimate match of the year. It was gob-smacking that the men in black went in at halftime with a 10-5 lead, owing to a huge defensive effort.
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024 - selection:
Looks like the season launch was at the Canes training base in Upper Hutt.
Yup they are training there until Sat, Sunday off then into Mon test week routine - I guess in Dunners
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@sparky said in All Blacks 2024 - selection:
@Billy-Tell Sticks and stones, pal, sticks and stones.
Sorry sparky but it’s just utterly silly to suggest skin colour was a selection criteria for Robertson. I’ve read a lot of ridiculous stuff in this forum, some of which I posted myself, but this is up there with the most ridiculous. Cmon man, trying to explain away selections by racism…
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@nzzp said in All Blacks 2024 - selection:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2024 - selection:
@nzzp said in All Blacks 2024 - selection:
Ethan's games as AB
13 Nov vs Ireland at Dublin 20-29The starting loose forward trio in this game was Blackadder-Papalii-Savea.
that Ireland game:
- Ethan Blackadder – 6
A big day at the office in defence with 20 tackles and plenty of starch in the trenches. Was penalised on a late hit hit on Sexton, it was obvious the blacks were trying to put the fly-half off his game. No work with the ball in hand and really needed to be given more of a chance to get some go forward. Off at 61.
All Blacks player ratings vs Ireland | Autumn Nations Series
The All Blacks went down to a fabulous Irish team 29-20 in their penultimate match of the year. It was gob-smacking that the men in black went in at halftime with a 10-5 lead, owing to a huge defensive effort.
That sounds about right. Busy, but inaccurate and not all that effective against the bigger packs. Offers zero with ball in hand which is a bit of a problem in the modern game. I'm just really battling to see how he can get selected every chance without any sort of body of work at even Super level let alone test? Is there someone in the know that can actually speak to why he is so favoured that they'd upset the balance of loosies selected just to make room for him?
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Sotutu would be stupid to not look closely at the England option. And surely, he has a break clause built into his NZR contract
Analysis: Blues No.8 would be advised to put his disappointment behind him but it won't be easy and other options are looming, writes Patrick McKendry.
Sotutu’s father, former Blues wing Waisake, was a Fiji vice-captain at the 1999 World Cup and his mother was born in England. The Times of London newspaper has already published a story suggesting Hoskins could represent that nation as early as next year via that link.
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I read Fiji is a much easier path for him but can't imagine the pay is great.
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I wouldn't put racism down as the reason for selections, but there is probably a culture clash between the boys from South Auckland and the coaches from Canterbury. Better coaches would figure out how to get the best out of all of their players, e.g. Cotter and Henry, rather than cast them aside with vague comments about "work-ons" despite them dominating at Super level.
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@No-Quarter said in All Blacks 2024 - selection:
I wouldn't put racism down as the reason for selections, but there is probably a culture clash between the boys from South Auckland and the coaches from Canterbury.
Wasn't Sititi deputy head boy at De La Salle College Māngere East?
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i really dont understand how eligibility works, whats the stand down? next ear seems very quick
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2024 - selection:
@No-Quarter said in All Blacks 2024 - selection:
I wouldn't put racism down as the reason for selections, but there is probably a culture clash between the boys from South Auckland and the coaches from Canterbury.
Wasn't Sititi deputy head boy at De La Salle College Māngere East?
and U20 Blues captain. May have been head boy - not sure.
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There's nothing so complex and discriminatory. Razor just loves dimples and Christopher Reeves jawlines.
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The other odd thing about this team is that in the area's we lack depth they've chosen to not build any or give anyone a chance.
We need depth at lock and first 5, locks we have scooter, Vaai and PT. Scooter world class, the latter two struggled to impose themselves on the international game, both are long in the tooth.
At first 5 we selected Dmac and BB - no oppertunity forwarded to anyone else.
This seems like a lost oppertunity to build some, any kind of depth but the selections say they simply aren't interested.
Also apparently Perofeta is the best FB in the country - boy have our stocks fallen.
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2024 - selection:
@No-Quarter said in All Blacks 2024 - selection:
I wouldn't put racism down as the reason for selections, but there is probably a culture clash between the boys from South Auckland and the coaches from Canterbury.
Wasn't Sititi deputy head boy at De La Salle College Māngere East?
Head boy? Sounds like he was a goody two shoes
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@frugby said in All Blacks 2024 - selection:
@Bovidae Potentially, but if we have learned one thing from Jase Ryan, it is that he likes specialists... the way I see it Finau and Blackadder are the blindsides, Papalii and Jacobson (Who is probably holding the spot of Cane) are the opensides, and Savea and Sititi are the number eights.
Sotutu is unique in being a specialist 8, but I doubt that is why he missed selection.
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