All Blacks 2021
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@booboo said in All Blacks 2021:
@sparky did he drop back out?
@machpants said in All Blacks 2021:
By the sounds of things
Ofa T,Dalton P,TJ, and Ennor will get a Run in NPC in the first couple of Rds.
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@stargazer said in All Blacks 2021:
@chris TJP, too.
Edited to add that I missed TJ in your post. I now see he's there. That's what happens if you forget spaces
Ooops
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@machpants ffs, how long does it take to make a decision. I've got tickets to the match on the 28th so will be good to know if I need to re-purchase these at an earlier date or get a refund.
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@chris said in All Blacks 2021:
By the sounds of things
Ofa T,Dalton P,TJ, and Ennor will get a Run in NPC in the first couple of Rds.
Interesting that Papali'i was mentioned in that list
I think most people are predicting a Savea/Jacobson/Ioane backrow. So the bench spot for the first Bledisloe is basically between Sotutu and Blackadder now
Blackadder can sub on in all three positions. Sotutu is only an eight and Jacobson can cover 6&7. Maybe that makes Blackadder more likely
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@duluth said in All Blacks 2021:
@chris said in All Blacks 2021:
By the sounds of things
Ofa T,Dalton P,TJ, and Ennor will get a Run in NPC in the first couple of Rds.
Interesting that Papali'i was mentioned in that list
I think most people are predicting a Savea/Jacobson/Ioane backrow. So the bench spot for the first Bledisloe is basically between Sotutu and Blackadder now
Blackadder can sub on in all three positions. Sotutu is only an eight and Jacobson can cover 6&7. Maybe that makes Blackadder more likely
According to Foster that are all under done for test Rugby ATM.
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Foster confirmed props Joe Moody and Ofa Tuungafasi were his only players definitely out for Saturday, with Moody slated for a return via provincial football and Tu’ungafasi still getting back up to speed after knee surgery.
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But Foster said the uncertainty, and likelihood his team’s move to Australia for Bledisloe III would be a long-term one
Wait, what? The same Australia with half the population in lockdown?
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:
But Foster said the uncertainty, and likelihood his team’s move to Australia for Bledisloe III would be a long-term one
Wait, what? The same Australia with half the population in lockdown?
Yup, they're heading to Perth (not in lockdown) because SA and Arg are already booked into Oz quarantine under their less restrictive regime. Same as last year. Previously, with the bubble it wouldn't have been a problem - SA and Arg train in their bubble for 2 weeks in Oz whilst the Bled is played, then could play Arg v NZ and SA v Oz x2 each, then swapsies. That can't happen now, there is no capacity or desire for the teams to quarantine under the NZ regime. So it is either cancel or play in Oz. The hope (dream really) is that after 2 bled in NZ, 1 bled in Oz, then NZ play Arg in Oz x2, the bubble will be open to allow both SA and NZ back in to play the last two games. But really, fat chance of the bubble being back by then, so it will likely be all in Oz. Then the ABs will not go back home before heading to USA (last SA test 2 Oct, 23 Oct USA) - unless the ABs can find space and quarantine for 2 weeks to see the families for a couple of days - then off to USA. I wonder if some will say Yeah Nah to the NH tour because of it
In Oz for 21 Aug and back just in time for Xmas after quarantine. Mmmmm. NH didn't come down here so just go to USA, make money, come home for the team likely too. -
@machpants Where are they going to play is the question. Major population centres either already booked out or unavailable. So double headers in shit stadiums ahoy!
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:
@machpants Where are they going to play is the question. Major population centres either already booked out or unavailable. So double headers in shit stadiums ahoy!
Perth for the first one, sold out at 60k, after that who knows
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@machpants said in All Blacks 2021:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:
@machpants Where are they going to play is the question. Major population centres either already booked out or unavailable. So double headers in shit stadiums ahoy!
Perth for the first one, sold out at 60k, after that who knows
So the very people that don't even want to be Australians get rewarded.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:
@machpants said in All Blacks 2021:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:
@machpants Where are they going to play is the question. Major population centres either already booked out or unavailable. So double headers in shit stadiums ahoy!
Perth for the first one, sold out at 60k, after that who knows
So the very people that don't even want to be Australians get rewarded.
It'll be mostly kiwis in the crowd
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@machpants said in All Blacks 2021:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:
@machpants said in All Blacks 2021:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2021:
@machpants Where are they going to play is the question. Major population centres either already booked out or unavailable. So double headers in shit stadiums ahoy!
Perth for the first one, sold out at 60k, after that who knows
So the very people that don't even want to be Australians get rewarded.
It'll be mostly kiwis in the crowd
Hopefully Scott Barrett is one of them....
