All Blacks vs Fiji
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@chimoaus said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
6 Newbies, is that a recent record?
Only 84 caps on the
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
I'm really liking that loose forward trio. Probably better balanced than the first two tests IMO. Sititi coming off the bench for impact will be awesome.
Ethan at 7 feels slow. Hope he goes well, but I'd swap him and Luke.
Richie McCaw was slow, he was still effective. Considering Ethan's the GOAT, I think he'll do just fine.
he slowed down late career, but early on he was quick to teh breakdown. My memory was he wasn't top tier speed, but he certainly was up there when he was younger.
Look, I hope you're right ... but we've got 3x7.5 in the trio. Should b einteresting with all the new players coming through
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@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
I'm really liking that loose forward trio. Probably better balanced than the first two tests IMO. Sititi coming off the bench for impact will be awesome.
Ethan at 7 feels slow. Hope he goes well, but I'd swap him and Luke.
Richie McCaw was slow, he was still effective. Considering Ethan's the GOAT, I think he'll do just fine.
he slowed down late career, but early on he was quick to teh breakdown. My memory was he wasn't top tier speed, but he certainly was up there when he was younger.
Look, I hope you're right ... but we've got 3x7.5 in the trio. Should b einteresting with all the new players coming through
I think this trio will go fine against Fiji, would be different if we were playing a bigger pack.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
What a rise for Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula. He was in the Hurricanes Under 20s behind Harry Godfrey not long ago and now he's the starting 10 for both the Drua and the Fijian national side. Awesome to see.
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@Canes4life watched him live a couple of times and for a smallish 1st 5 he plays a robust style. Has quick feet like his uncle too!
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@antipodean said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
My concern rests largely with the bench which is short of the experience required to steady the ship if this is in the balance with 20 to go.
Eleven changes to the starting XV from last week, but it doesn't look like a massive step down in quality. There's half a dozen who could easily play better than the guy they've replaced.
Will be pretty uncomfortable if it's close with 20 minutes to go - we've got de Groot and Jordie to steady the ship, but not much else.
Hopefully, I won't need to be shouting advice at my TV. Even though Fiji has knocked off some big teams in recent times, I think we know how to play them better than most. Wouldn't want an early red card - though maybe it's now 20 minute red cards in tests?
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@Canes4life watched him live a couple of times and for a smallish 1st 5 he plays a robust style. Has quick feet like his uncle too!
Yeah it sucked seem him leave the Canes but awesome to see him play for his Fijian sides. They’ll be a lot stronger for it when he develops further.
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@antipodean said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Jordie to steady the ship,
Even that’s a stretch at times.
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@antipodean said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Jordie to steady the ship,
Even that’s a stretch at times.
Made me grin a bit.
A bit harsh.
If things are close, I'll be pretty pleased to see Jordie running out
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That seems an under strength Fijian team too. No Botia Tuisova Matavesi Masi Ravutaumada etc. Are both teams treating this like a bit of an exhibition match? Could be plenty of action if they do. But not so good for the diehard fans who want to see all the best players from both teams.
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This AB team excites me. Big congrats to all the new caps.
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Richie McCaw was slow, he was still effective
Mary Holah was slow.
McCaw wasn't
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Will likely be messy but still happy to see the debutants
It's definitely a more exciting 23 than the first 2 tests.
7 Crusaders
7 Chiefs
5 Canes
3 Blues
1 HighlanderCoaches can't help themselves still. But hopefully they stop doing this before the next World Cup
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Surprised to hear Williams and Blackadder have never heard of 'Anchorman'. Holy heck. "Stay classy San Diego".
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Good to see Blackadder taking all precautions
