Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour
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Ken Owens out now?
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@victor-meldrew said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@machpants said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
Stuff not talking absolute bollocks, which is nice
It will be anything but a walkover and could be a great game to watch.
In some ways, I wouldn't be gutted if Wales won.* They play an attractive style of Rugby, the fans are knowledgeable and great post-match company and there seems less of the tribalism and bullshit you can get from other countries.
*In some ways...still want a 20+ point AB win
Wales fans are different class to everyone apart from the Scots, French and Japanese. I like most of their players too.
Still want to see them crushed by 50 points though. All Blacks forever.
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@sparky said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
Wales fans are different class to everyone apart from the Scots, French and Japanese. I like most of their players too.
I was happy to congratulate the Irish I worked with after Chicago for a well-deserved win and they were grace personified, but some of the Irish media commentators and comments from their players indicated they were classless fluffybunnies
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@family-man said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
@pakman nugget not on your
Missed that he wasn't coming over for Wales...!
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@pakman said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
BB was always going to start with this being his 100th, so not surprised.
Great to see Blackadder start at 6; not so great seeing TJP start, but maybe that's because of preferred combos? TJP-BB and Weber-RM?I'd probably have picked Reece over Jordan, but they picked the right set of wingers.
Is Ofa injured?
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they really love Ardie at 8.
But no Bridge? Slowpoke Rieko? Are they freaking insane?! The power, the pace, the playmaking.. -
@nostrildamus said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
they really love Ardie at 8.
But no Bridge? Slowpoke Rieko? Are they freaking insane?! The power, the place, the playmaking..Dry powder.
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@sparky said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
Happy in the main with that team. Hats off for BB for making 100 tests.
Disappointing that we are not starting Akira. We need to trust the power. I continue to be disappointed that we are not selecting younger Half Backs ahead of TJP.
I agree with TJ, hopefully he either clicks, or is last chance saloon. Disagree about Blackadder, Ioane was exposed badly versus boks. He maybe a horse's for courses player, or someone who is better off the bench. Still this probsbly isn't top team, they'll leave that until Ireland or maybe even just France, still rotating and defining imo.
I wonder if samisoni is moving up the pecking order
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Yeah pretty happy with that side eh. Quite interested to see what Aoane brings off the bench and how they use him. The starting trio is going to bring an absurd level of workrate.
Would prefer Reece to start, but I have a feeling this game might suit Jordan, no idea why... just please stop the awful errors.
That forward bench looks good, feel they can all be finishers.
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@machpants I'm a big fan of Akira Ioane. I think he has been our best player this year as a whole and has the potential to be world-beating come the 2023 RWC World Cup.
You are right, he was less effective againat the Boks but slight fluctuations in form happen. What there is no denying is his raw power.
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@bones said in Wales v All Blacks 30th Oct NH Tour:
Would prefer Reece to start, but I have a feeling this game might suit Jordan, no idea why... just please stop the awful errors.
Jordan needs to sort out his defensive issues before he can be considered for the RWC knockouts. But for a high-scoring game, under the roof in Cardiff with Rees-Zammitt out for them, Jordan the Gasman is the man.
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The roof is open
