All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test
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@MN5 said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
All those backs have fallen over and Tuivasa-Sheck still doesn’t get a go in the 23.
Not too worried about that call. I would've been surprised to see RTS before Test 3 (if at all in this series)
If QT gets injured JB will probably move to 12. So they needed a 13/wing more than a specialist 12 on the bench
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@TheMojoman said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@MN5 said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
All those backs have fallen over and Tuivasa-Sheck still doesn’t get a go in the 23.
I think it's because all those backs have fallen over is why RTS is not in the 23. Puts undue pressure on him especially if as expected the game is tight. Ennor has a couple of seasons in the AB's under his belt.
personally i feel having BB inside and RI outside would have off set quite a bit of that
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Like the team. ABs by 15+
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@Duluth said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@MN5 said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
All those backs have fallen over and Tuivasa-Sheck still doesn’t get a go in the 23.
Not too worried about that call. I would've been surprised to see RTS before Test 3 (if at all in this series)
If QT gets injured JB will probably move to 12. So they needed a 13/wing more than a specialist 12 on the bench
That's exactly it. A specialist 12 or winger wouldn't provide the cover needed based on who is starting.
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@Tim concerning thing about that, is I expect he has been working with the players this week (as I doubt he and Fozzie were rooming together at any point for them to be 'household contacts' and therefore he had already been isolating?) meaning there are likely to be other changes before k/o....
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@akan004 said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Tim said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
Another update out of the All Blacks: Hurricanes prop Tyrel Lomax has joined the squad as injury cover for Nepo Laulala (sore neck).
Those clowns never fail to disappoint. Lomax lol.
Hopefully all he does is hold a tackle bag.
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@akan004 said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Tim said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
Another update out of the All Blacks: Hurricanes prop Tyrel Lomax has joined the squad as injury cover for Nepo Laulala (sore neck).
Those clowns never fail to disappoint. Lomax lol.
Who else is there with test experience? Owen Franks and ...?
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@akan004 said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Tim said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
Another update out of the All Blacks: Hurricanes prop Tyrel Lomax has joined the squad as injury cover for Nepo Laulala (sore neck).
Those clowns never fail to disappoint. Lomax lol.
Who else is there with test experience? Owen Franks and ...?
Experience counts for nothing when the player is shit. Take a punt and select someone new. Jager and Newell are much better TH props.
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@Stargazer Ainsley has Test experience
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There’s a good core of experience in there - Taylor, Ofa, 2 locks, 3 Barrett’s, Cane, Ardie, Smith, Rieko - and I would say a fair amount of hunger to avenge for last years loss - in this starting lineup.
No doubt some forced changes, but what a test for LF and PGS to make a debut in! Congrats to them and I’m looking forward to seeing what they can do.
@Duluth mentioned that 2012 Ireland tour and the names that made their debut in those tests - eg Retallick, Smith, etc - and they are still here and have had amazing careers. You never know eh.
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Ofa, Scott at 6 , LF, QT, the bench.... Have they revealed a game plan of trying to go through the Irish?
If that is the idea, wouldn't Vaai at 6 seem a better option? -
@FakatavaAllBlack For the dark side.
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
There’s a good core of experience in there - Taylor, Ofa, 2 locks, 3 Barrett’s, Cane, Ardie, Smith, Rieko - and I would say a fair amount of hunger to avenge for last years loss - in this starting lineup.
No doubt some forced changes, but what a test for LF and PGS to make a debut in! Congrats to them and I’m looking forward to seeing what they can do.
@Duluth mentioned that 2012 Ireland tour and the names that made their debut in those tests - eg Retallick, Smith, etc - and they are still here and have had amazing careers. You never know eh.
your cheerful optimism sickens me
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@Old-Samurai-Jack said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
Ofa, Scott at 6 , LF, QT, the bench.... Have they revealed a game plan of trying to go through the Irish?
If that is the idea, wouldn't Vaai at 6 seem a better option?Not to mention Taukei'aho would be better starting if that was the plan. In fact, I imagine most plans would work better with him starting
