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@ACT-Crusader said in All Black Squad for Rugby Championship:
I swear all you have to do is wear a red n black jersey and you are a certainty....
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@Chris-B. said in All Black Squad for Rugby Championship:
@mariner4life You promised we could have 13 Crusaders.
That's 11 - who are the other two going to be?
Take two between Todd, Tamanivalu and Goodhue.
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@Stargazer said in All Black Squad for Rugby Championship:
http://www.allblacks.com/News/31202/jordie-barrett-out-david-havili-in
Ah shit. It looked serious but he kept on playing (badly).
Was bloody excited to see him play in the RC.
Poo bum wee.
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@Crucial Surely they'll be thinking they need to give Sopoaga plenty of time in the 10 jersey, now? He's hardly a test veteran. Barring injuries, I think he should be getting any time at 10 that Beauden doesn't.
Will be interesting to see what they do when Ben Smith goes on sabbatical. They will no doubt mix it up a bit - but, form and fitness permitting, I'd tend to go with a first choice line-up of:
Smith, Barrett, SBW, Crotty, Ioane/Naholo, NMS, Dagg
Perenara, Sopoaga, ALB
Skudder might not have the form to warrant this but, if he does, it gives the "two fullbacks" back three.
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@kiwiinmelb said in All Black Squad for Rugby Championship:
@Chris-B. Feels like Lima has been an allblack for a long time now but been virtually never used
Yeah - but won us a game in SA by playing really well. Hoping he really starts to shine in the environment.
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@nzzp said in All Black Squad for Rugby Championship:
@kiwiinmelb said in All Black Squad for Rugby Championship:
@Chris-B. Feels like Lima has been an allblack for a long time now but been virtually never used
Yeah - but won us a game in SA by playing really well. Hoping he really starts to shine in the environment.
He did , impressed us all , not sure if that was on debut but it was early , seems so long ago now .
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The fact we had Cruden and Barrett both around did make it tough for Lima to demand game time.
Not as adept as Barrett or Cruden in taking the ball to the line, but he has a great pass both ways and his kicking game is world class. Quality goal kicker as well.
His running and kicking game was very good in that start against the Boks. His defending was called into question a number of times though.
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@kiwiinmelb said in All Black Squad for Rugby Championship:
@nzzp said in All Black Squad for Rugby Championship:
@kiwiinmelb said in All Black Squad for Rugby Championship:
@Chris-B. Feels like Lima has been an allblack for a long time now but been virtually never used
Yeah - but won us a game in SA by playing really well. Hoping he really starts to shine in the environment.
He did , impressed us all , not sure if that was on debut but it was early , seems so long ago now .
Was starting debut from memory (as opposed to coming off the bench)
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@nzzp said in All Black Squad for Rugby Championship:
@kiwiinmelb said in All Black Squad for Rugby Championship:
@nzzp said in All Black Squad for Rugby Championship:
@kiwiinmelb said in All Black Squad for Rugby Championship:
@Chris-B. Feels like Lima has been an allblack for a long time now but been virtually never used
Yeah - but won us a game in SA by playing really well. Hoping he really starts to shine in the environment.
He did , impressed us all , not sure if that was on debut but it was early , seems so long ago now .
Was starting debut from memory (as opposed to coming off the bench)
Nah it was his first test.