2018 Rugby Championship
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Loose forward Taufua, who was named in the All Blacks squad to play France earlier this month but never played because of a calf injury, is understood to have been granted a release from the Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars club before playing a game for them. Slated to leave New Zealand after the Crusaders completed their Super Rugby season, the 26 year old will now be back on Ta$man's roster and therefore eligible to represent the All Blacks. Taufua's sudden change of heart suggests the All Blacks selectors have asked him to stay in New Zealand ahead of the Rugby Championship and, later in the year, the tour to Japan and Europe. -
Ok, so I feel a lot happier now both Todd and Taufua are still in contention for selection for TRC
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@shadowtrooper Sounds like it's only "might be" and for the two Bledisloe matches for Todd. Interesting that this sabbatical played a bit of a role in selections for the France series.
I'm pleased for Taufua - even if he doesn't get picked for the ABs, he'll be very handy for Ta$man, who could be without Squire, Frizell, Taufua and Samu in the loose forwards.
Surely we'll have one of Taufua or Frizell!
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@chris-b said in 2018 Rugby Championship:
@shadowtrooper Sounds like it's only "might be" and for the two Bledisloe matches for Todd. Interesting that this sabbatical played a bit of a role in selections for the France series.
I'm pleased for Taufua - even if he doesn't get picked for the ABs, he'll be very handy for Ta$man, who could be without Squire, Frizell, Taufua and Samu in the loose forwards.
Surely we'll have one of Taufua or Frizell!
It's oddly stupid that you have that much potential loose forward depth - you're not Canterbury!
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@chris-b said in 2018 Rugby Championship:
@nepia We're taking over NZ rugby.
We've got Hames, Crockett and Perry as our loosehead props as well!
Meanwhile, the Chiefs region are sneaking coaches in left, right and centre. Who is floating around...Tana, Foster, Gatland, that new AB assistant whose name escapes me...
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@chester-draws yes!
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@bones said in 2018 Rugby Championship:
@chris-b said in 2018 Rugby Championship:
@nepia We're taking over NZ rugby.
We've got Hames, Crockett and Perry as our loosehead props as well!
Meanwhile, the Chiefs region are sneaking coaches in left, right and centre. Who is floating around...Tana, Foster, Gatland, that new AB assistant whose name escapes me...
That's gonna do them fuck all good if they haven't got any loosehead props.
Mwaha haha hahahahahha.....
@Nepia - we've got Blackadder Jr. as well. He can play loose forward for now and will doubtless grow into a great coach for when the Chiefs try to corner that market!
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@gt12 well that's just objectively wrong.
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@gt12 so let me quote the first paragraph:
ANALYSIS: Kieran Read's self-evident keenness to get back on the rugby field this year is almost certainly a very good thing for the All Blacks. Unless, of course, it turns into a very bad thing.
Great analysis. Let me try: The All Blacks will lose. Unless, of course, they win.
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It is a continual annoyance to me how ill disciplined the ABs are, especially as someone with heaps of NH mates! I hope it is soething that they are working on but TBH I think it is all planned, and ABs are happy to defend with a man down.Interestingly Ozzie are worse, but that's due to biased refs c.v. theroar.com.au/rugby
England's 9 most indisciplined players under Eddie Jones - a statistical look
Much has been made of England’s allegedly horrific discipline in the heat of battle, but what do the numbers say and how does their discipline rank among other nations?
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@machpants so on average 3 penalties a game difference between the angels (Ireland) and the demons (Aus)
If at the end of a game the penalty count was 8-11, is that actually that bad? I guess it comes down to the actual penalties and what they are for, but guess that doesnt help the narrative that we are the thugs of world rugby who get away with murder.
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@taniwharugby Yeah I see what you;re saying but when you combine it with the numbers of cards
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@machpants kinda disproves the other thing NH like to shout about, that refs are afraid to card us.
What would that look at pre-2017, 2016, 2017 (when comparing) and 2018 aint been kind to us, it's like the refs are against us and there is some conspiracy to try to keep us from dominating the world!
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