RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool B)

[Dice]

@Siam said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool :

When's the team named?

月曜

[Stargazer]

[Hooroo]

@Stargazer Thank goodness for you. I genuinely wanted to know when it would be named and knew I wouldn't get a straight answer on here!

[Machpants]

@Hooroo @Dice gave you a straight answer, tho neglected the time

[jegga]

Ok mods how many blackface jokes are we allowed between now and the final whistle?

[rotated]

@antipodean said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool :

You could play me at five-eighth against Canada.

There have been worse performances at 10 against Canada in RWC for the ABs! Colin Slade the day after Carter injured himself in 2011 comes to mind!

[jegga]

@rotated said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool :

@antipodean said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool :

You could play me at five-eighth against Canada.

There have been worse performances at 10 against Canada in RWC for the ABs! Colin Slade the day after Carter injured himself in 2011 comes to mind!

Jesus he looked uncomfortable out there that day , his facial expression looked like he’d taken laxatives to try and pass a hedgehog he’d swallowed whole .

[Magpie_in_aus]

@Siam said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool :

When's the team named?

He says in all innocence

Fathers day

[Chris]

Here's the All Blacks team to face Canada (test caps in brackets):
1: Atu Moli (2)
2: Liam Coltman (6)
3: Angus Ta’avao (9)
4: Patrick Tuipulotu (26)
5: Scott Barrett (32)
6: Shannon Frizell (6)
7:Matt Todd (21)
8: Kieran Read - captain (123)
9: TJ Perenara (60)
10: Richie Mo’unga (13)
11: Rieko Ioane (26)
12: Sonny Bill Williams (54)
13: Jack Goodhue (9)
14: Jordie Barrett (12)
15: Beauden Barrett (79)16: Codie Taylor (46)
17: Ofa Tuungafasi (31)
18: Nepo Laulala (21)
19: Samuel Whitelock (113)
20: Ardie Savea (40)
21: Brad Weber (2)
22: Ryan Crotty (46)
23: Ben Smith (81)

[Hooroo]

Here's the All Blacks team to face Canada (test caps in brackets):

1: Atu Moli (2)
2: Liam Coltman (6)
3: Angus Ta’avao (9)
4: Patrick Tuipulotu (26)
5: Scott Barrett (32)
6: Shannon Frizell (6)
7:Matt Todd (21)
8: Kieran Read - captain (123)
9: TJ Perenara (60)
10: Richie Mo’unga (13)
11: Rieko Ioane (26)
12: Sonny Bill Williams (54)
13: Jack Goodhue (9)
14: Jordie Barrett (12)
15: Beauden Barrett (79)
16: Codie Taylor (46)
17: Ofa Tuungafasi (31)
18: Nepo Laulala (21)
19: Samuel Whitelock (113)
20: Ardie Savea (40)
21: Brad Weber (2)
22: Ryan Crotty (46)
23: Ben Smith (81)

[Hooroo]

@Hooroo said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool :

Here's the All Blacks team to face Canada (test caps in brackets):

1: Atu Moli (2)
2: Liam Coltman (6)
3: Angus Ta’avao (9)
4: Patrick Tuipulotu (26)
5: Scott Barrett (32)
6: Shannon Frizell (6)
7:Matt Todd (21)
8: Kieran Read - captain (123)
9: TJ Perenara (60)
10: Richie Mo’unga (13)
11: Rieko Ioane (26)
12: Sonny Bill Williams (54)
13: Jack Goodhue (9)
14: Jordie Barrett (12)
15: Beauden Barrett (79)16: Codie Taylor (46)
17: Ofa Tuungafasi (31)
18: Nepo Laulala (21)
19: Samuel Whitelock (113)
20: Ardie Savea (40)
21: Brad Weber (2)
22: Ryan Crotty (46)
23: Ben Smith (81)

Really is the second stringers bar a couple

[Machpants]

They obviously want to do as much practise with Beau'unga as possible.

[westcoastie]

@Machpants said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool :

They obviously want to do as much practise with Beau'unga as possible.

I reckon they'll want to put as many points on as possible in the first half, then spell the pair of them. With any of TJ, Jordie or Ryan Crotty to close out the game at #10

[Machpants]

@westcoastie Interesting idea!

[booboo]

Forward pack looks distinctly B-ish.

Backline looks close to what I would have picked as my A team a week or so ago ... (barring Jordie and TJ)

[Machpants]

Weird that both our tens are playing, so does that mean neither play vs Namibia in 4 days? I can't see them starting two close games like that. But if they do or get lots of minutes, they maybe will skip Italy? I can't make much sense of the picks in that dept, be interesting to know their plans and contingencies

[taniwharugby]

@Machpants you'd have to think that what westcoastie has alluded to will occur and this will dictate who starts at 10 v Namibia.

Based on what we have seen of Canada in recent times, that side should be far too good, but no egg counting just yet

[Stargazer]

@Machpants To me it makes sense if they want to give RM and BB a lot more game time together before the QFs. Maybe one of them gets 40 minutes, the other 60 minutes and then the other guys can finish the game. Several variations are possible, without giving them too many minutes.

[antipodean]

Even if they deliberately limit their game, the margin will still be close to 40.

[ACT Crusader]

@Machpants said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool :

Weird that both our tens are playing, so does that mean neither play vs Namibia in 4 days? I can't see them starting two close games like that. But if they do or get lots of minutes, they maybe will skip Italy? I can't make much sense of the picks in that dept, be interesting to know their plans and contingencies

Apparently within the last hour Brett Cameron was said to be dusting off his passport...