All Blacks v Japan

[NTA]

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.

[Bovidae]

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)

[Canes4life]

@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.

[foobaNZ]

Thank goodness. As much as Lakai deserves an AB cap I'd have been gutted if he was taken out of the Lions. He'll get plenty of caps in future.

[Bovidae]

Lakai and Lord have been added to the AB squad so will leave tomorrow.

[Canes4life]

@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.

[foobaNZ]

Damn spoke too soon. Well deserved for Lakai but fuck that sucks for the Lions.

[Canes4life]

@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.

[Canes4life]

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
6 Ethan Blackadder** Samipeni Finau
7 Dalton Papali'i Peter Lakai
8 Luke Jacobson Wallace Sititi
9 Cam Roigard**
10 Damian McKenzie**
11 Mark Tele'a Caleb Clarke
12 Jordie Barrett**
13 Billy Proctor
14 (Emoni Narawa) Mark Telea
15 Ruben Love

16 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

[KiwiMurph]

@Canes4life Narawa isn't one of the players called up I don't believe.

I wonder if Caleb Clarke might play.

[Canes4life]

@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.

[Mr Fish]

Interesting we don't yet know who's heading straight to England - that will certainly make thins clearer about who's going to play in Japan.

[frugby]

Team v Japan

1. Tu’ungafasi
2. Aumua
3. Tosi
4. Darry
5. Tuipulotu (c)
6. Finau
7. Cane
8. Sititi
9. Roigard
10. Barrett
11. Tele’a
12. Havili
13. Proctor
14. Reece
15. Perofeta
16. Bell
17. de Groot
18. Newell
19. Lord
20. Lakai
21. Perenara
22. Love
23. 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

[Mr Fish]

@frugby said in All Blacks v Japan:

Team v Japan

1. Tu’ungafasi
2. Aumua
3. Tosi
4. Darry
5. Tuipulotu (c)
6. Finau
7. Cane
8. Sititi
9. Roigard
10. Barrett
11. Tele’a
12. Havili
13. Proctor
14. Reece
15. Perofeta
16. Bell
17. de Groot
18. Newell
19. Lord
20. Lakai
21. Perenara
22. Love
23. 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

Is this the actual team of your best guess?

[pakman]

@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.

[chucknz]

@pakman he was selected but injured so unable to tour

[pakman]

@chucknz Wow

[frugby]

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks v Japan:

@frugby said in All Blacks v Japan:

Team v Japan

1. Tu’ungafasi
2. Aumua
3. Tosi
4. Darry
5. Tuipulotu (c)
6. Finau
7. Cane
8. Sititi
9. Roigard
10. Barrett
11. Tele’a
12. Havili
13. Proctor
14. Reece
15. Perofeta
16. Bell
17. de Groot
18. Newell
19. Lord
20. Lakai
21. Perenara
22. Love
23. 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

Is this the actual team of your best guess?

Best guess.

[Number 10]

[nzzp]

@Number-10 so the team is named at 1pm NZT??????