AB RWC squad
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@Machpants we are just finding newer better ways of being cynical cheats
Mwamwamwahahahahaha 😈
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@Machpants said in AB RWC squad:
An interesting thing on media articles, pretty much every team had articles about how hard they are training, how tough their world cup build up programs are. How they'll be the fittest team from XYZ country, or at the cup itself. But not the ABs. Weird.
Not that weird given the Boks and Wales are the favourites.
We are making up the numbers.
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Just watching Manawatu. Laumape looking classy as. How reminiscent of Nonu was that break and chip for Booths try?
Gets a wobbly pass, straightens off the left, burns through a gap, draws the last line and puts a deft little kick through for Booth to run onto.
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I reckon if Rieko Ioane was playing for Manawatu tonight he’d look awesome
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Richie Mo'unga (shoulder), Jack Goodhue (hamstring), and to a lesser extent Sonny Bill Williams (calf), had been flagged earlier in the week as potential omissions from the match at FMG Stadium Waikato, but Sam Cane (hamstring) and Rieko Ioane (calf) were then also added to that list when the team was announced on Thursday.
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All Blacks Head Coach Steve Hansen said the 22-year-old had not presented with any signs of concussion after the Test against Tonga last week but developed symptoms after the first training session this week.Ta$man loose forward Shannon Frizell has been called in and will arrive in Japan on Saturday. Hansen said loose forwards Vaea Fifita and Dalton Papalii weren't considered for selection because they are currently injured.https://www.allblacks.com/news/luke-jacobson-to-miss-rugby-world-cup-2019
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@Wurzel said in AB RWC squad:
Thought Liam Square was on standby in case of injury...
Who is this Liam Square character?
Fuck that's a blow. Really hope Jacobson gets his head right. Huge .potential.
Frizell is pretty bloody average.
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I’m wondering if Jacobson will end up retiring early. If you get ruled out from concussion after holding the tackle bags it’s hard to see how you are going to survive a rugby career. Feel disappointed.
So Shannon F dropped early, now head of queue. Weird.
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@Frank said in AB RWC squad:
@Wurzel said in AB RWC squad:
Thought Liam Square was on standby in case of injury...
Who is this Liam Square character?
Clearly he didn’t fit into the hole in the squad
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Strange old one as concussions can be bloody finicky and he said he seems to be doing OK. All things being even he wasn't going to play for 20 days at minimum so it seems a little premature. Even if scrubbed out in the first week of October, perhaps Squire is up for it then?
Maybe just too many guys are on managed loads and they need live bodies in these practice sessions.
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I haven't seen any Mitre 10. What has Frizzell's form been like??
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@Billy-Tell said in AB RWC squad:
I’m wondering if Jacobson will end up retiring early. If you get ruled out from concussion after holding the tackle bags it’s hard to see how you are going to survive a rugby career. Feel disappointed.
McCaw copped a few in the mid 2000's, and some wondered if he was done. This could well just be precautionary given his age and experience - which woudl be really good. OTOH, if it's concussion after concussion he could be cooked.
I'm pleased they take it seriously. Dropping a lpayer at the RWC for delayed concussion symptoms sets a standard that others could hit as well (Wales + George North -- looking at you as an example)
Edit: sounds like symptoms they just want to get clear of
"I'm feeling 98 percent okay, I know I'm still not quite right and by taking a break now, I'll give myself the opportunity to continue my career in the future.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby-world-cup/rwc-2019-japan/115785681/rugby-world-cup-2019-luke-jacobson-ruled-out-of-the-rugby-world-cup
