Pumas vs All Blacks

[Machpants]

A lovely 1140 kick off, sadly I'll be on the way to the airport with spotty cellular trying to watch on the phone using a VPN and RugbyPass. Perfect game for Sunday pub lunch

[ACT Crusader]

Karl T, Coltman, Ofa, Retallick, Hemopo, Frizzell, Cane, L. Whitelock, Smith, B. Barrett, Ioane, SBW, ALB, B. Smith, DMac

[Bones]

@machpants yeah I've got a flight outta welly just before 3pm, bad timing. Going to hopefully try and catch it somewhere near the airport I guess.

[Nepia]

@act-crusader You could probably go Tuipulotu at lock, Hemopo at 6 and the Tongan God of rugby at 8 to get to 15.

[Bones]

@nepia it is 15?

[Nepia]

@bones said in Pumas vs All Blacks:

@nepia it is 15?

There's a dirty Cantab at 8.

[Bones]

@nepia I think it's usually super rugby based...

[Nepia]

@bones said in Pumas vs All Blacks:

@nepia I think it's usually super rugby based...

Ah right, I always thought it was a combo of the two.

[booboo]

@act-crusader said in Pumas vs All Blacks:

Karl T, Coltman, Ofa, Retallick, Hemopo, Frizzell, Cane, L. Whitelock, Smith, B. Barrett, Ioane, SBW, ALB, B. Smith, DMac

Who are you and what have you done with ACTC?

[booboo]

@act-crusader and why not NMS on the wing?

[Bones]

@booboo turned up to training late and then chose to go inside.

[Machpants]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12128759&ref=rss

OK so no plans this year for resting vs Arg in Arg. Hopefully we'll see a lot less silliness next two tests.

[Bovidae]

Any confirmation yet on who is in the squad that leaves today? There is a player limit for the overseas tours so some will have to stay at home.

[taniwharugby]

@bovidae just saw in Instagram, Read is skipping Argies

Coles, Moody, BBBR, Laumape and Squire all staying in NZ

Fifita been called into squad to travel.

[akan004]

The All Blacks squad for Argentina and South Africa is:
FORWARDS
-Coltman, Harris, Taylor

• Franks, Perry, Ta’avao, Tu’inukuafe, Tuungafasi
• S. Barrett, Tuipulotu, S. Whitelock,
• Cane, Fifita, Frizell, Hemopo, Read, Savea & L. Whitelock
  BACKS
• Perenara, A. Smith, Tahuriorangi
• B. Barrett, McKenzie, Mo’unga
• Crotty, Goodhue, Lienert-Brown, Williams
  -J. Barrett, Ioane, Milner-Skudder, Naholo & B. Smith
  NOTE
  Captain Kieran Read won’t travel to Argentina
  “We always had a plan to manage Kieran’s long haul travel this year, following his return to rugby after back surgery, so he’ll miss the trip to Argentina and re-join the squad in South Africa for the Test against the Springboks.” - ABs coach Steve Hansen

[Hooroo]

Nuts! I thought Brodie Retallick would be fit for it

[MN5]

Geez thought Fifita had no show after his comments.

Still, he did a great job of trampling the Argies underfoot last year

[Bovidae]

BBBR was always going to miss the Arg-SA trip.

We wait for next Thu.

[ACT Crusader]

@bovidae said in Pumas vs All Blacks:

We wait for next Thu.

Is that when the team is named?

[Stargazer]

Here's the link to the announcement on the ABs website:
http://www.allblacks.com/News/33112/all-blacks-squad-to-argentina-and-south-africa-named