All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test
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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
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@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
You go join the big argument about who the injury cover prop is then… 🙄
😀
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@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
You go join the big argument about who the injury cover prop is then… 🙄
😀
one fat guy looks like another fat guy to me. My interest starts at the number 4 (and the 2 when he is throwing lineouts)
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Forwards balance looks all wrong to me.. Hope one of the locks don't go down early while SB is in the bin...
Savea starting... I feel his best days at test level are behind him.. Good high energy impact in 2nd 40 who can cover loose fwds positions is his strength IMO...(he'll probably have a blinder now)
Surprised at SB at 6....
Is AI paying the price for the SR final perhaps (I know he had good stats... But still lacked impact) but I would have started him.. As he rarely goes quiet two games running..
It's almost like a win is bad for the ABs as it may imply Fossie knows what's doing 😳
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@Gunner said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
Yay S Barrett at blindside 🙄
Does RTS have covid? If not why the flying f*** is Ennor on the bench ahead of him?
And don’t even think about giving me the ‘experience’ BS.Ennor brings experience.
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@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Gunner said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
Yay S Barrett at blindside 🙄
Does RTS have covid? If not why the flying f*** is Ennor on the bench ahead of him?
And don’t even think about giving me the ‘experience’ BS.Ennor brings experience.
a) not much. b ) then he should have been in the side originally.
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@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Gunner said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
Yay S Barrett at blindside 🙄
Does RTS have covid? If not why the flying f*** is Ennor on the bench ahead of him?
And don’t even think about giving me the ‘experience’ BS.Ennor brings experience.
Ohhh shiiiiit loads!
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@Nepia said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Gunner said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
Yay S Barrett at blindside 🙄
Does RTS have covid? If not why the flying f*** is Ennor on the bench ahead of him?
And don’t even think about giving me the ‘experience’ BS.Ennor brings experience.
a) not much. b ) then he should have been in the side originally.
Fozzie has realised his mistake.
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@Nepia said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Gunner said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
Yay S Barrett at blindside 🙄
Does RTS have covid? If not why the flying f*** is Ennor on the bench ahead of him?
And don’t even think about giving me the ‘experience’ BS.Ennor brings experience.
a) not much. b ) then he should have been in the side originally.
this is the thing that really bugged me with the highlanders this year, guys coming in as "injury" cover...and making the 23, if they're leapfrogging others then you have to wonder if the squad was right to start with
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@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Gunner said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
Yay S Barrett at blindside 🙄
Does RTS have covid? If not why the flying f*** is Ennor on the bench ahead of him?
And don’t even think about giving me the ‘experience’ BS.Ennor brings experience.
god i hate this
what experience? he's played what? 3 games? against who? and done what?
I get why he's there, because every other 13 in the country is dead. well, the two that the selectors can see anyway. But LF is arguably a better centre anyway.
