All Blacks Test match venues (upcoming fixtures)
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@machpants said in All Blacks Test match venues (upcoming fixtures):
@kirwan said in All Blacks Test match venues (upcoming fixtures):
@bovidae said in All Blacks Test match venues (upcoming fixtures):
New Zealand Rugby is getting set to turn their July test window into an historic celebration of Pacific Islands rugby, dovetailing nicely with their expansion plans for the Super game in 2022.
They are looking to pit the All Blacks against Fiji in back-to-back tests and add Samoa to the three-game window to create a special moment in history for the Pasifika nations.To be honest, far more interested in games against the Pacific teams than Italy.
Not sure myself, most of their best players won't make it cos they're NH
It might not be the best preparation for the Rugby champ etc
Australia are playing France and SA the. British lions.
It might give us some false answers to some selection issues playing the pacific teams. -
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@machpants said in All Blacks Test match venues (upcoming fixtures):
@chris they'll probably sign foster on for another two years on the back of whipping Fiji and Samoa B
how depressing, and probably quite correct
Here's hoping we see some really good play from the ABs this year, and change our minds on the coaches. Not losing to Argentina and Australia again.
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@machpants said in All Blacks Test match venues (upcoming fixtures):
@chris they'll probably sign foster on for another two years on the back of whipping Fiji and Samoa B
FFS you are probably right FML
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@chris said in All Blacks Test match venues (upcoming fixtures):
It might not be the best preparation for the Rugby champ etc
Australia are playing France and SA the. British lions.
It might give us some false answers to some selection issues playing the pacific teams.In a year that the B&I Lions tour someone gets France and the other two SANZAAR teams get the rest. In 2017, France toured SA, an understrength England toured Arg while Aust hosted Fiji, Scotland and Italy.
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@bovidae said in All Blacks Test match venues (upcoming fixtures):
@chris said in All Blacks Test match venues (upcoming fixtures):
It might not be the best preparation for the Rugby champ etc
Australia are playing France and SA the. British lions.
It might give us some false answers to some selection issues playing the pacific teams.In a year that the B&I Lions tour someone gets France and the other two SANZAAR teams get the rest. In 2017, France toured SA, an understrength England toured Arg while Aust hosted Fiji, Scotland and Italy.
Bad timing for us then after last years efforts under the present coaches.
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World Rugby and national unions have agreed a revised July test schedule. According to the media release and schedule, the All Blacks will play the following tests:
- 10 July 2021: NZ v Fiji
- 17 July 2021: NZ v Fiji
No mention of a NZ v Samoa match (yet), but interestingly the Oceania 1 RWC2023 qualifiers between Samoa and Tonga are played on the same dates as NZ v Fiji and according to the World Rugby media release, they will be played in New Zealand, so possibly as curtain raisers?
If NZ plays another test against Samoa, maybe Fiji will play Tonga?
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@stargazer ideally though not possible how good would it be if the ABs played all 3 teams.
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Now it's Tonga, and not Samoa ...
1 NEWS can reveal New Zealand Rugby is in discussions about a fixture against Tonga on July 3 with Mount Smart Stadium and Waikato Stadium being considered to host the Test. Meanwhile, Samoa are eyeing a potential clash with the MΔori All Blacks on the same date, creating an opportunity for a mouth-watering double-header. -
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@stargazer I've been to a test match in Napier too.
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@stargazer I went to the first test at McLean Park (vs Samoa) in 1996.
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i'd love to see an AB game in Fiji, Samoa, or Tonga. Maybe one day/year...
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@stargazer our last one was....
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Hamilton has a decent stadium that is fit for purpose
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The test I went to in Napier was notable for 3 things:
(1) The debut of Christian Cullen (and Scott McLeod).
(2) The first test played under lights in New Zealand.
(3) The first test played outside the four main centres.So AB tests have only been hosted outside the traditional main centres in the last 25 years. The ABs played Fiji in Albany, and Argentina in Hamilton the following year (1997).
