All Blacks vs England I

[Bovidae]

England pretty much named their team when they played Japan.

[Kruse]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs England I:

The only worthwhile thing out of that Knowler article was

More of the same!
I feel robbed, we were promised shiny new things! This is bullshit.

[antipodean]

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs England I:

Jul 1  /  Sport

All Blacks: Who plays halfback this weekend?

Analysis: Aaron Smith's incredible career saw him snuff out any debate about the No 9 jersey for 13 straight seasons, but who takes his place, asks Jamie Wall.

Let me sum this up:
Experienced vs Incumbent vs In-form

My worst fear is a combination of Flapanara and Ginger McShitpass.

[antipodean]

@Daffy-Jaffy Unsurprising given how Dan Cole went against Japan.

[canefan]

A first ever test as coach, against a warmed up England side, that's a decent challenge. Whatever happened to a few games against lesser opposition before jumping into a game with one of the big boys?

[Kiwiwomble]

Graham Henry first game was england too...and they were world champ at the time

[nzzp]

Statement too

http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/teamsheet.asp?level1=All_Blacks&Level2=ABC&MT_ID=2102

[Mr Fish]

@nzzp said in All Blacks vs England I:

Statement too

http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/teamsheet.asp?level1=All_Blacks&Level2=ABC&MT_ID=2102

Only won the second half 6-0. Poor.

[Bones]

So we know Clarke is starting then.

[Kiwiwomble]

if clark is out....we only have 12 wingers to choose from now

[antipodean]

@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs England I:

if clark is out....we only have 12 wingers to choose from now

That squad selection policy not looking quite so stupid now!

[Kiwiwomble]

@antipodean touche

[Windows97]

Has George Bridge been bought in as emergency cover yet?

[voodoo]

Wingers don’t have to defend much so maybe they’ll call up Sotutu

[Kiwiwomble]

@voodoo i dont think they mean the left side when they say both sides of the ball

[voodoo]

@Kiwiwomble my bad

[sparky]

@Chris That's a really good team.

[Chris]

@sparky said in All Blacks vs England I:

@Chris That's a really good team.

Yep England will be tough.

[darylmitchell]

@sparky said in All Blacks vs England I:

@Chris That's a really good team.

forward pack is strong, the backline is really average.

[Victor Meldrew]

@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs England I:

Pretty sure South Africa started naming a lot earlier.

Maybe wrong, but so do some of the 6N teams.