All Blacks 2021

[Higgins]

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2021:

I thought ALB was out?

Didn't they set the precedent when Charles Piatau was not selected when he announced that he was leaving to play overseas?

[taniwharugby]

@crucial a couple of lucky outside backs at the saders, and 1 unlucky one there too...

[pakman]

@stargazer said in All Blacks 2021:

Bolters:

Blackadder
de Groot
Tupaea

Unlucky:
Fainga'anuku

EDIT: Robinson

[Yeetyaah]

Fuck yes Quinn Tupaea, what a surprise. Stoked for the lad. I think Aidan Ross is a notable omission.

[Machpants]

@higgins said in All Blacks 2021:

The have not even bothered top publish the Squad List plus not considered because of injury list on their website at the time (7.10pm)I write this.

Was up for me

As well as Cane, several other injured All Blacks weren’t considered for selection, including props Ofa Tuungafasi and Joe Moody and midfielder Jack Goodhue. Highlanders halfback Folau Fakatava was also not considered for selection due to injury

[Machpants]

Props very raw, average caps 11

[Tim]

@machpants Moody and Ofa T will change that a fair bit.

[Machpants]

@tim said in All Blacks 2021:

@machpants Moody and Ofa T will change that a fair bit.

Yeah, also outside of Ardie loosies average less than 5

[Canes4life]

Umaga-Jensen will be hating on Holland right now.

[Higgins]

@machpants Thanks, I can see it now. Am in a state of shock after seeing the name F. Christie ( Ta$man). Hopefully this does not set the benchmark for future selections in the halfback position. It is almost as if Jason Holland was consulted on that particular selection.

[Bones]

Ok I was completely wrong. Midfield got more meh.

[antipodean]

This squad is a fucking joke.

[Stargazer]

Media release:

All Blacks squad named for Steinlager Series

The All Blacks selectors, Head Coach Ian Foster, Assistant Head Coach John Plumtree and former All Black Grant Fox, have named the squad for the 2021 Steinlager Series Tests against Fiji and Tonga.

[Bones]

Can't wait to see Tupaea and Ennor rip shit up.

[Canes4life]

Mediocre squad, mediocre coaches.

Get Razor in there ASAP.

[number9]

@canes4life said in All Blacks 2021:

Mediocre squad, mediocre coaches.

Get Razor in there ASAP.

Shit I have to agree with you!

[Machpants]

@canes4life said in All Blacks 2021:

Mediocre squad, mediocre coaches.

Get Razor in there ASAP.

Really a mark time squad until the RC

[antipodean]

Forwards

Hookers
Asafo Aumua (24, Hurricanes / Wellington, 1)
Dane Coles (34, Hurricanes / Wellington, 74)
Codie Taylor (30, Crusaders / Canterbury, 56)

Props
George Bower (29, Crusaders / Otago, uncapped)
Ethan de Groot (22, Highlanders / Southland, new cap)
Nepo Laulala (29, Blues / Counties Manukau, 29)
Tyrel Lomax (25, Hurricanes / Ta$man, 6)
Angus Ta’avao (31, Chiefs / Auckland, 14)
Karl Tu’inukuafe (28, Blues / North Harbour, 17)

Locks
Scott Barrett (27, Crusaders / Taranaki, 36)
Brodie Retallick (30, Chiefs / Hawke’s Bay, 81)
Patrick Tuipulotu (28, Blues / Auckland, 35)
Tupou Vaa’i (21, Chiefs / Taranaki, 4)
Samuel Whitelock (32, Crusaders / Canterbury, 122) – captain

Loose Forwards
Ethan Blackadder (26, Crusaders / Ta$man, new cap)
Shannon Frizell (27, Highlanders / Ta$man, 13)
Akira Ioane (26, Blues / Auckland, 2)
Luke Jacobson (24, Chiefs / Waikato, 2)
Dalton Papalii (23, Blues / Counties Manukau, 4)
Ardie Savea (27, Hurricanes / Wellington, 49)
Hoskins Sotutu (22, Blues / Counties Manukau, 5)

Backs
Halfbacks
Finlay Christie (25, Blues / Ta$man, new cap)
Aaron Smith (32, Highlanders / Manawatu, 97)
Brad Weber (30, Chiefs / Hawke’s Bay, 7)

First five–eighths
Beauden Barrett (30, Blues / Taranaki, 88)
Richie Mo’unga (27, Crusaders / Canterbury, 22)

Midfielders
Braydon Ennor (23, Crusaders / Canterbury, 1)
David Havili (26, Crusaders / Ta$man, 3)
Rieko Ioane (24, Blues / Auckland, 33)
Anton Lienert-Brown (26, Chiefs / Waikato, 49)
Quinn Tupaea (22, Chiefs / Waikato, new cap)

Outside backs
Jordie Barrett (24, Hurricanes / Taranaki, 23)
George Bridge (26, Crusaders / Canterbury, 10)
Will Jordan (22, Crusaders / Ta$man, 2)
Damian McKenzie (26, Chiefs / Waikato, 27)
Sevu Reece (23, Crusaders / Ta$man, 8 )

[number9]

I expected Hodgman and Robinson from the Blues, Faingaanuku and Drummond from the Crusaders.

[Higgins]

Finlay Christie will be the next subject of bitter press attacks from up north in their next tirade on poaching. I appeal to the NZRFU to rescind that particular selection to appease those upset about blatant poaching.