All Blacks vs Argentina I

[nostrildamus]

@booboo said in All Blacks vs Argentina I - 10 August:

You are not alone William. Solidarity.

Don't you mean solidity?

[ACT Crusader]

Brace yourself for the team naming.

[frugby]

Jordan, ALB and Darry start. Tuipulotu injured.

[Canes4life]

I don't get the ALB selection, if Ioane isn't starting then surely Proctor deserves that opportunity being the form 13. I actually wouldn't have minded if ALB and Proctor started again together to send a rocket up J Barrett aswell.

[Canes4life]

@Toddy I think a lot of people have their eye on the Aus test in September rather than this week's Argies test.

[Canes4life]

@DaGrubster said in All Blacks vs Argentina I - 10 August:

@darylmitchell

Lost to Lions the year before too.

Our record in Wellington is by far the worst in Mz

If it wasn't for SBW's shoulder we would have been sweet.

Yeah the ABs don't have a good record in Welly and we can't even blame the poor weather. The last two tests I've been to were perfect conditions and we lost against South Africa in the last second, and then Ireland aswell. Hopefully we can turn it around.

[KiwiMurph]

@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Argentina I - 10 August:

@Toddy I think a lot of people have their eye on the Aus test in September rather than this week's Argies test.

The allocation of tests this year is odd.

Argentina aren't a draw so would have made more sense to move them out of Eden Park and Sky Stadium that already have other big tests.

[Canes4life]

@KiwiMurph yeah they should have played the Argie game in Chch or another venue. Probably get a similar crowd and it will look better on TV.

Or instead of playing England in Dunners they could have played that test in Wellington and then played the Argie test in Dunners.

[KiwiMurph]

@Canes4life Hamilton get no tests....

[Canes4life]

@KiwiMurph oh yeah that's crazy. Definitely should have shared it around.

[Canes4life]

[Darren]

I don’t have instagram. Can someone post the team pls

[taniwharugby]

@Darren

[Bovidae]

If you are Arg you would be putting pressure on the AB locks in the lineout to force them to throw to a loosie.

[KiwiMurph]

Another year and no solution at 6.

Pleased that Darry and Lord will get mins

[nzzp]

Good oil from the Otago username who got this early. Chapeau, sir. It looked wild, and it is wild!

[frugby]

Disappointing team. Blackadder never the answer at 6, Ratima deserved to start, Clarke deserved to start at 11 too... had heard Jordan was starting, bench spot only makes sense on his return. Will be fun to see what he can do off the bench.

[voodoo]

What a waste of a golden chance to give Ratima much-needed minutes - a home start v the Argies with an experienced guy on the bench would have been perfect

[nzzp]

So, who's carrying the ball?
Argentina will look to muscle up in defence in close, attack the lineout, and hope the backline doesn't fire. If they can do that, it'll be tight.

Edit: that is a bland loose forward trio, particularly in the lineouts.

[frugby]

Not suggesting that is the team that will play the Boks, but that team would struggle I'd think. I see them using Barrett at 6, and I just can't get behind that. If Samipeni isn't the man v Argentina, then he shouldn't be in the squad and they should look to the next guy...