Pumas vs All Blacks

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

@nepia it is 15?

There's a dirty Cantab at 8.

Bones

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

Nepia

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

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

booboo

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

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

We wait for next Thu.

Is that when the team is named?

Stargazer

KiwiMurph

ACT Crusader said:

@bovidae said in Pumas vs All Blacks:

We wait for next Thu.

Is that when the team is named?

the real team is the red & black one you name before every game....

Tim

Fifita covers 8 now? Or is Frizell covering 8, with Fifita replacing Squire?

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