Bledisloe 3
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@kiwimurph That's what I thought, too. Don't think they'll throw him into the deep end with only 5 days in camp for a test match (even a Bledisloe dead rubber test), unless there's an emergency. Dmac was in the squad for months, before getting his first cap; Havili several weeks; even Scott Barrett got more time, although they capped him pretty quickly (forced by injuries to Retallick & Whitelock, and Romano on bereavement leave).
I can imagine that, apart from having Mo'unga there as injury cover, they wanted to have a closer look at him for a possible EOYT spot and having more time to bring him up to speed with structures etc. The first game against the Baabaas is already in 18 days. Having him in the squad this early, might indicate that they're considering giving him game time in that game.
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@stargazer Think the chief driver for him being in Brisbane was in case Lima turns an ankle. The foreshadowed release for Mitre semi suggests wrong to read too much into it.
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@pakman That's what I said, for an emergency. But Hansen already said when the squad for the RC was named that Mo'unga was on their radar, so it's not so far-fetched to assume that they're thinking of him in terms of an EOYT spot (but by no means a certainty).
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And here's the 23 for Saturday:
1 Kane Hames (5)
2 Dane Coles (54)
3 Nepo Laulala (9)
4 Samuel Whitelock (92)
5 Scott Barrett (13)
6 Liam Squire (12)
7 Sam Cane (49)
8 Kieran Read (106) - Captain
9 Aaron Smith (67)
10 Lima Sopoaga (12)
11 Rieko Ioane (9)
12 Sonny Bill Williams (42)
13 Ryan Crotty (31)
14 Waisake Naholo (14)
15 Damian McKenzie (8)16 Codie Taylor (25)
17 Wyatt Crockett (67)
18 Ofa Tu’ungafasi (10)
19 Patrick Tuipulotu (14)
20 Matt Todd (10)
21 TJ Perenara (38)
22 Anton Lienert-Brown (18)
23 David Havili (2)http://www.allblacks.com/News/31624/all-blacks-team-named-for-final-test-against-australia
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Let’s be honest. Squire is now the ABs incumbent 6. It’s a long way back for Kaino.
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@booboo said in BLEDISLOE 3:
Good to see the went with my XV and only differed with me at 20 and 22 where I was wavering on Ardie and tossing up between ALB and Mo'unga.
I'll be an All Black selector yet.
At least we will know who to blame if it all goes wrong
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@crucial said in BLEDISLOE 3:
@booboo said in BLEDISLOE 3:
Good to see the went with my XV and only differed with me at 20 and 22 where I was wavering on Ardie and tossing up between ALB and Mo'unga.
I'll be an All Black selector yet.
At least we will know who to blame if it all goes wrong
It'll still be Deans.
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@snowy said in BLEDISLOE 3:
@crucial said in BLEDISLOE 3:
@booboo said in BLEDISLOE 3:
Good to see the went with my XV and only differed with me at 20 and 22 where I was wavering on Ardie and tossing up between ALB and Mo'unga.
I'll be an All Black selector yet.
At least we will know who to blame if it all goes wrong
It'll still be Deans.
True. Deans AND @booboo
PS: just noticed that when you start typing @booboo an option comes up to select a member called @Booboo_is_a_tool
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I reiterate my concern about a bloke who doesn't play five-eighth at Super Rugby level being the Test backup against the Wallabies, in Brisbane.
Especially given his performance against the Lions.
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Any thoughts of the ABs entering this test match with some sort of diminished mentality are gone with that lineup. First choice players from 1-15 based on who’s available.
I’m really looking forward to watching what I think will be a physical test match.
OZ back row were very good in Bledisloe 2 so I’m looking for our boys to step it up a notch.
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- Scott Sio (38 Tests)
- Tatafu Polota-Nau (77 Tests)
- Sekope Kepu (86 Tests)
- Rob Simmons (77 Tests)
- Adam Coleman (17 Tests)
- Jack Dempsey (5 Tests)
- Michael Hooper (c) (74 Tests)
- Sean McMahon (21 Tests)
- Will Genia (vc) (84 Tests)
- Bernard Foley (vc) (51 Tests)
- Reece Hodge (19 Tests)
- Kurtley Beale (66 Tests)
- Tevita Kuridrani (53 Tests)
- Marika Koroibete (3 Tests)
- Israel Folau (61 Tests)
Reserves
- Stephen Moore (124 Tests)
- Tom Robertson (14 Tests)
- Allan Alaalatoa (18 Tests)
- Lukhan Tui (2 Tests)
- Ned Hanigan (8 Tests)
- Nick Phipps (57 Tests)
- Samu Kerevi (13 Tests)
- Henry Speight (17 Tests)
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@crucial said in BLEDISLOE 3:
@booboo said in BLEDISLOE 3:
Good to see the went with my XV and only differed with me at 20 and 22 where I was wavering on Ardie and tossing up between ALB and Mo'unga.
I'll be an All Black selector yet.
At least we will know who to blame if it all goes wrong
Deans?
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@crucial said in BLEDISLOE 3:
@snowy said in BLEDISLOE 3:
@crucial said in BLEDISLOE 3:
@booboo said in BLEDISLOE 3:
Good to see the went with my XV and only differed with me at 20 and 22 where I was wavering on Ardie and tossing up between ALB and Mo'unga.
I'll be an All Black selector yet.
At least we will know who to blame if it all goes wrong
It'll still be Deans.
True. Deans AND @booboo
PS: just noticed that when you start typing @booboo an option comes up to select a member called @Booboo_is_a_tool
No relation
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@booboo said in BLEDISLOE 3:
@crucial said in BLEDISLOE 3:
@booboo said in BLEDISLOE 3:
Good to see the went with my XV and only differed with me at 20 and 22 where I was wavering on Ardie and tossing up between ALB and Mo'unga.
I'll be an All Black selector yet.
At least we will know who to blame if it all goes wrong
Deans?
That'l learn ya for not reading the whole thread ey?
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