Japan vs All Blacks
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@nepia said in Japan vs All Blacks:
@hooroo said in Japan vs All Blacks:
@samurai-jack said in Japan vs All Blacks:
You all sound like those two old judges off the Muppets. Looking forward to this. Love seeing some of the next generation come through.
We get to see that in Super Rugby.
Probably the most mickey mouse AB side ever?
Depends on what XV is put on the field ... we've had weakish touring teams play matches in the past too.
In a year where Frizell and a lock from the Highlanders jumped over everyone I don't even think their is a hierarchy anymore.
Weakish, yes, even second 15's but a 3rd XV in a test match?
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@darren-nicholson said in Japan vs All Blacks:
@taniwharugby said in Japan vs All Blacks:
You'd think after all these boring repetitive games against sub par opposition like Aussie, we'd welcome a match against a team we rarely play....who, like us, also beat SA last time they played one another, in fact, Japan have a better record v SA than us!!
Does it seem like we are taking them too lightly?
Don’t know. But I can guarantee it that if we lose, plenty will come out and say we took them too lightly....
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@act-crusader said in Japan vs All Blacks:
@darren-nicholson said in Japan vs All Blacks:
@taniwharugby said in Japan vs All Blacks:
You'd think after all these boring repetitive games against sub par opposition like Aussie, we'd welcome a match against a team we rarely play....who, like us, also beat SA last time they played one another, in fact, Japan have a better record v SA than us!!
Does it seem like we are taking them too lightly?
Don’t know. But I can guarantee it that if we lose, plenty will come out and say we took them too lightly....
We can guarantee it, because if we do somehow lose, it'll be true...
Better not though, far to much fun to be had at the Springboks expense for now...
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Wont it be Whitelock?
I'll be interested to see what Canta-black team @ACT-Crusader can pull together this week.
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@nepia please no, seems like a nice bloke but I can imagine his pre match g-up would be boring as f#%k
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@canes4life said in Japan vs All Blacks:
@nepia please no, seems like a nice bloke but I can imagine his pre match g-up would be boring as f#%k
If you based a rugby players ability on personality then Richie McCaws career would be more like Sam Hardings. I don't really see it being an issue.
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@canes4life said in Japan vs All Blacks:
@nepia please no, seems like a nice bloke but I can imagine his pre match g-up would be boring as f#%k
I'm not advocating for it - just thinking he's the most likely candidate.
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Dalton Papali'i has captained a lot of Age Grade teams and his profile on the ABs website talks about "his obvious leadership potential", but it would be a massive risk to make him captain on debut and the youngest ABs captain of all time.
I'd give the captaincy for this test to Patrick Tuipulotu.
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@mn5 said in Japan vs All Blacks:
@bones said in Japan vs All Blacks:
@sparky Procter?
He's no Mike Brewer
Very astute. You have a good eye for detail.
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@bones said in Japan vs All Blacks:
@mn5 said in Japan vs All Blacks:
@bones said in Japan vs All Blacks:
@sparky Procter?
He's no Mike Brewer
Very astute. You have a good eye for detail.
For some reason I thought Brewer captained the ABs on debut ? turns out he didn't and a pretty poor post from me has been rendered utterly shit. If we could just move on I'd appreciate it.
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@mn5 said in Japan vs All Blacks:
For some reason I thought Brewer captained the ABs on debut ?
Didn't that Otago back up hooker captain the ABs in his first match?
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@hooroo said in Japan vs All Blacks:
@samurai-jack said in Japan vs All Blacks:
You all sound like those two old judges off the Muppets. Looking forward to this. Love seeing some of the next generation come through.
Probably the most mickey mouse AB side ever?
No. That would be the 1949 home ABs v Australia while the first 30 toured South Africa. We lost 0-2 and 0-4, the worst year in AB history.
Also the 1976 tourists to Argentina again while the first 30 toured South Africa (although, unlike 1949, they weren't awarded test status by NZRU as Argentina weren't considered a test nation at the time)
This team is only missing 22.
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@nepia said in Japan vs All Blacks:
@mn5 said in Japan vs All Blacks:
For some reason I thought Brewer captained the ABs on debut ?
Didn't that Otago back up hooker captain the ABs in his first match?
As did John Mitchell.
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