All Blacks v Japan
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@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks v Japan:
I don't think the top 23 will travel directly to England - maybe a dozen or so players. Some others need minutes before taking on England.
I'm expecting a line-up of...
1 Ofa Tu'ungafasi
2 Asafo Aumua**
3 Pasilio Tosi
4 Patrick Tuipulotu
5 Sam Darry
6 Ethan Blackadder**
7 Dalton Papali'i
8 Luke Jacobson
9 Cam Roigard**
10 Damian McKenzie**
11 Mark Tele'a
12 Jordie Barrett**
13 Billy Proctor
14 (Emoni Narawa)
15 Ruben Love16 George Bell
17 (George Bower)
18 Fletcher Newell**
19 (Josh Lord)
20 Samipeni Finau
21 TJ Perenara
22 Stephen Perofeta
23 David Havili() - ABs XV additions
** - top 23 playersSo you reckon they are starting slowdy barretts x3 for the big games
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@Machpants said in All Blacks v Japan:
@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks v Japan:
I don't think the top 23 will travel directly to England - maybe a dozen or so players. Some others need minutes before taking on England.
I'm expecting a line-up of...
1 Ofa Tu'ungafasi
2 Asafo Aumua**
3 Pasilio Tosi
4 Patrick Tuipulotu
5 Sam Darry
6 Ethan Blackadder**
7 Dalton Papali'i
8 Luke Jacobson
9 Cam Roigard**
10 Damian McKenzie**
11 Mark Tele'a
12 Jordie Barrett**
13 Billy Proctor
14 (Emoni Narawa)
15 Ruben Love16 George Bell
17 (George Bower)
18 Fletcher Newell**
19 (Josh Lord)
20 Samipeni Finau
21 TJ Perenara
22 Stephen Perofeta
23 David Havili() - ABs XV additions
** - top 23 playersSo you reckon they are starting slowdy barretts x3 for the big games
I think BB will be in the 23, either at fullback or on the bench.
I imagine McKenzie will be back at 10 and suspect will need some decent minutes there before the England game.
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@sparky said in All Blacks v Japan:
@booboo It will be good enough to beat Japan and meanwhile in the top 23 will be in Europe acclimatising to the interesting weather we've been having. ☔️
How do you acclimatise when it changes every half hour at the moment?
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Update to All Blacks squad for Japan and Northern Tour
The All Blacks have made three injury-enforced changes to the squad for the 2024 Lipovitan-D Challenge Cup match against Japan and the Northern Tour.
Ethan Blackadder (calf), Luke Jacobson (fractured thumb) and Dalton Papali'i (upper hamstring) will not be available to travel with the squad on Thursday due to injury. That has created an opportunity for 21 year old Hurricanes and Wellington loose forward Peter Lakai, and 23 year old Chiefs and Taranaki lock Josh Lord to come into the squad.
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And the extra seven are:
Bradley Slater (Hooker / 26 / Chiefs / Taranaki)
George Bower (Prop / 32 / Crusaders / Otago)
Fabian Holland (Lock / 21 / Highlanders / Otago)
Christian Lio-Willie (Loose forward / 26 / Crusaders / Otago)
Oliver Haig (Loose forward / 22 / Highlanders / Otago)
Harry Plummer (First five-eighth / 26 / Blues / Auckland)
AJ Lam (Mid-fielder / 26 / Blues / Auckland) -
@Bovidae said in All Blacks v Japan:
And the extra seven are:
Bradley Slater (Hooker / 26 / Chiefs / Taranaki)
George Bower (Prop / 32 / Crusaders / Otago)
Fabian Holland (Lock / 21 / Highlanders / Otago)
Christian Lio-Willie (Loose forward / 26 / Crusaders / Otago)
Oliver Haig (Loose forward / 22 / Highlanders / Otago)
Harry Plummer (First five-eighth / 26 / Blues / Auckland)
AJ Lam (Mid-fielder / 26 / Blues / Auckland)So all guys that aren't involved in NPC finals. Great news.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks v Japan:
Lakai and Lord have been added to the AB squad so will leave tomorrow.
Stoked for Lakai, but that will hurt the Lions big time.
Would be cool if he gets the start against Japan.
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@foobaNZ said in All Blacks v Japan:
Damn spoke too soon. Well deserved for Lakai but fuck that sucks for the Lions.
We will definitely need one of Ropeti or Shields to come back now. I feel like Halalilo is too small to be an 8.
Update: will move this over to the match thread.
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Based on recent news of Lakai and Lord joining the squad I've updated the squad that @Mr-Fish posted earlier today.
1 Ofa Tu'ungafasi
2 Asafo Aumua**
3 Pasilio Tosi
4 Patrick Tuipulotu
5 Sam Darry
6Ethan Blackadder**Samipeni Finau
7Dalton Papali'iPeter Lakai
8Luke JacobsonWallace Sititi
9 Cam Roigard**
10 Damian McKenzie**
11Mark Tele'aCaleb Clarke
12 Jordie Barrett**
13 Billy Proctor
14(Emoni Narawa)Mark Telea
15 Ruben Love16 George Bell
17 (George Bower)
18 Fletcher Newell**
19 Josh Lord
20 Christian Lio-Willie
21 TJ Perenara
22 Stephen Perofeta
23 David Havili() - ABs XV additions
** - top 23 players -
@Canes4life Narawa isn't one of the players called up I don't believe.
I wonder if Caleb Clarke might play.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Japan:
@Canes4life Narawa isn't one of the players called up I don't believe.
I wonder if Caleb Clarke might play.
Have updated above and shifted Mark Telea to the right wing.
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Team v Japan
- Tu’ungafasi
- Aumua
- Tosi
- Darry
- Tuipulotu (c)
- Finau
- Cane
- Sititi
- Roigard
- Barrett
- Tele’a
- Havili
- Proctor
- Reece
- Perofeta
- Bell
- de Groot
- Newell
- Lord
- Lakai
- Perenara
- Love
- R Ioane
Off to UK Early I reckon
Taylor
Lomax
Vaa’i
Scooter (May be in Japan but won’t play)
A Savea
Ratima
McKenzie
J Barrett -
@frugby said in All Blacks v Japan:
Team v Japan
- Tu’ungafasi
- Aumua
- Tosi
- Darry
- Tuipulotu (c)
- Finau
- Cane
- Sititi
- Roigard
- Barrett
- Tele’a
- Havili
- Proctor
- Reece
- Perofeta
- Bell
- de Groot
- Newell
- Lord
- Lakai
- Perenara
- Love
- R Ioane
Off to UK Early I reckon
Taylor
Lomax
Vaa’i
Scooter (May be in Japan but won’t play)
A Savea
Ratima
McKenzie
J BarrettIs this the actual team of your best guess?
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks v Japan:
And the extra seven are:
Bradley Slater (Hooker / 26 / Chiefs / Taranaki)
George Bower (Prop / 32 / Crusaders / Otago)
Fabian Holland (Lock / 21 / Highlanders / Otago)
Christian Lio-Willie (Loose forward / 26 / Crusaders / Otago)
Oliver Haig (Loose forward / 22 / Highlanders / Otago)
Harry Plummer (First five-eighth / 26 / Blues / Auckland)
AJ Lam (Mid-fielder / 26 / Blues / Auckland)If the Razor Gang had cajones Sotutu would be going.
