AB squad for the Rugby Championship
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Does someone know when the squad is named and how many players will be selected ?
Here are the players likely to be involved :Certainties :
Taylor
ColesMoody
Franks
Tu'ungafasiRetallick
Whitelock
BarrettCane
Savea
ReadA. Smith
PerenaraB. Barrett
Mo'ungaCrotty
GoodhueIoane
B. SmithThat's 19 names.
Probables :
Laulala
Squire
ALB
J. Barrett
TuinukuafePossibles :
Harris
Tuipolutu
Frizell
Fifita
TTT
Laumape
SBW
Naholo
BridgePossible bolters :
Coltman
Moli
Lomax (very low probability)
Jacobson
A. Ioane
Weber
J. Ioane
Ennor
Jordan (if fit)What do you think ?
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@cgrant said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:
Does someone know when the squad is named and how many players will be selected ?
All depends on how the finals play out. In 2015 the squad was announced after the first week of the finals, which they added to after the Canes and Highlanders both made the final.
Hansen was on RadioSport on the weekend and said was that almost all players in an NZ team that makes the final will not go to Argentina which is two weeks after the Super Rugby final. So I would expect a similar ~40 man squad named around the first week of the Super Rugby finals.
A Canes vs Crusaders final would be interesting for 10 selection.
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I don't think a Saders/Canes final is possible in the structure is it? If they win their respective quarter finals they play each other in a semi.
Unlikely that Canes will drop below 4th.
The only way two NZ sides can be in the final is for another side to come 7th on the table, beat the second placed team in their quarter then also win their semi. If that is possible for any team it is the Blues that have a shot at it. If they beat the Bulls they could even get within 1 point of them on the table.So to the point....the Argie tour side will likely be missing Crusaders only.
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Off the top of my head I'll throw the following in the mix:
S Barrett shouldn't be a Certainty, but probably is
Tuipolutu should be higher than a Possible, call him Probable
A Ioane should maybe be a Possible rather than Bolter
Add the following for Bolter consideration;
Aumua
Perry
L Whitelock
Makalio
HaviliBooboo's indulgent Outsider:
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@booboo said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:
Off the top of my head I'll throw the following in the mix:
S Barrett shouldn't be a Certainty, but probably is
Tuipolutu should be higher than a Possible, call him Probable
A Ioane should maybe be a Possible rather than Bolter
Add the following for Bolter consideration;
Aumua
Perry
L Whitelock
Makalio
HaviliBooboo's indulgent Outsider:
NanaiSadly Luke of the Whitelocks is probably higher than a bolter
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@Crucial said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:
@booboo said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:
Off the top of my head I'll throw the following in the mix:
S Barrett shouldn't be a Certainty, but probably is
Tuipolutu should be higher than a Possible, call him Probable
A Ioane should maybe be a Possible rather than Bolter
Add the following for Bolter consideration;
Aumua
Perry
L Whitelock
Makalio
HaviliBooboo's indulgent Outsider:
NanaiSadly Luke of the Whitelocks is probably higher than a bolter
Yeah ... but I just couldn't
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@booboo said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:
@Crucial said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:
@booboo said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:
Off the top of my head I'll throw the following in the mix:
S Barrett shouldn't be a Certainty, but probably is
Tuipolutu should be higher than a Possible, call him Probable
A Ioane should maybe be a Possible rather than Bolter
Add the following for Bolter consideration;
Aumua
Perry
L Whitelock
Makalio
HaviliBooboo's indulgent Outsider:
NanaiSadly Luke of the Whitelocks is probably higher than a bolter
Yeah ... but I just couldn't
Fair enough. No need to make yourself I’ll.
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@Crucial said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:
Unlikely that Canes will drop below 4th.
Fair point, although it is far more likely that the Canes drop out of 4/5 than the Blues making the finals.
Chiefs v Crusaders would also be interesting from a locking/captaincy/third halfback selection perspective.
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Think ALB is a def. certainty bearing in mind the way he's playing for the Chiefs and Crotty's injury-prone-ness
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@Machpants said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:
SBW is a certainty if fit too
Fitness a big "if" for me.
He'll be in the RC squad - just think Hansen and co. need to decide on a settled 12/13 which isn't constantly plagued by injuries
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@Crucial said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:
An oldie but a goodie
Moody, Taylor, Franks, S. Whitelock, Romano, S. Barrett, Todd, Read, Hall, Mo’unga, T. Blue, Crotty, Goodhue, Bridge, T. Cane
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@ACT-Crusader said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:
@Crucial said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:
An oldie but a goodie
Moody, Taylor, Franks, S. Whitelock, Romano, S. Barrett, Todd, Read, Hall, Mo’unga, T. Blue, Crotty, Goodhue, Bridge, T. Cane
That’s an oldie but a baddie
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@Crucial said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:
@ACT-Crusader said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:
@Crucial said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:
An oldie but a goodie
Moody, Taylor, Franks, S. Whitelock, Romano, S. Barrett, Todd, Read, Hall, Mo’unga, T. Blue, Crotty, Goodhue, Bridge, T. Cane
That’s an oldie but a baddie
I blame Deans
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@Crucial said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:
@ACT-Crusader said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:
@Crucial said in AB squad for the Rugby Championship:
An oldie but a goodie
Moody, Taylor, Franks, S. Whitelock, Romano, S. Barrett, Todd, Read, Hall, Mo’unga, T. Blue, Crotty, Goodhue, Bridge, T. Cane
That’s an oldie but a baddie
You’re right. Time to get rid of T. Blue and T. Cane
Moody, Taylor, Franks, S. Whitelock, Romano, S. Barrett, Todd, Read, Hall, Mo’unga, Ennor, Crotty, Goodhue, Bridge, Havili
