All Blacks XV 2022
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@Duluth said in All Blacks XV:
@Chris-B said in All Blacks XV:
Someone reckoned a few weeks ago that the ABs were looking at him.
A TSFer was quoting a commentator a few weeks ago. I think they mis heard. Pretty sure the commentator was talking about Nankivell
That was me. Nankivell would make more sense. Might have to watch the replay to see if I misheard.
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If it’s the same comment, the commentator was talking about both centres. Then said the ABs were interested in ‘him’ and that he narrowly missed out on the first squad of the year. It was confusing but I think the ‘him’ was Nankivell
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@Duluth said in All Blacks XV:
If it’s the same comment, the commentator was talking about both centres. Then said the ABs were interested in ‘him’ and that he narrowly missed out on the first squad of the year. It was confusing but I think the ‘him’ was Nankivell
If I can work out what game it was I will watch the replay. It should still be on Stan.
Edit: It was Ta$man V Taranaki
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ALB is due back, so hard to see a fresh midfielder making the EOYT.
Nankivell and Aumua should both be in contention for this XV. Big Levi has been a revelation in this NPC.
Alex is a glue guy. You could slot him in the ABs and he'd be Ryan Crotty-lite. Wouldn't let you down, but wouldn't offer enough threat IMO.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks XV:
@SBW1 born in NZ...playing NPC and super rugby in NZ...I'm not saying pick him, but there is zero reason not to if he is good enough
Nope there is an agreement that NZR won't pick NZ qual player's from MP. He'd have to leave for another franchise, MP s effectively not an NZ SR franchise, it just plays home games in NZ
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@Machpants Has he signed for MP for 2023 and is he a serious candidate for All Black XV selection?
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@SBW1 said in All Blacks XV:
@Machpants Has he signed for MP for 2023 and is he a serious candidate for All Black XV selection?
He’s contracted to MP in 2023
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@Machpants said in All Blacks XV:
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks XV:
@SBW1 born in NZ...playing NPC and super rugby in NZ...I'm not saying pick him, but there is zero reason not to if he is good enough
Nope there is an agreement that NZR won't pick NZ qual player's from MP. He'd have to leave for another franchise, MP s effectively not an NZ SR franchise, it just plays home games in NZ
Really, I thought the opposite was true (no impact on NZ eligibility) to encourage some younger guys to turn out for MP to strengthen them?
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@Nepia Nope, it has been reported that there is an agreement not to pick ABs/Wallabies eligible players from MP. Obviously, it only applies to players who are actually eligible to play for the Pacific Islands, not players who are still in their stand-down period of 3 years if they are already NZ/OZ capped and want to change country, or players who can not qualify for the Islands, because they have no (grand)parents born in the Islands and can't meet the residency requirement either (like McClutchie).
So, in the case of Levi Aumua, it would be against the agreement to name him in the All Blacks XV, because he's under contract with MP for 2023.
By the way, it has also been reported that MP can sign up to 20% of players that are not eligible for the Islands, but despite that, there was some opposition when they signed McClutchie, because he's not Island eligible.
I'd love to know what is actually in players' contracts. Do they have to sign a clause in which they declare for their country of birth/heritage - if that's one of the PIs - for the duration of their contract? Or do they have to agree to a clause not to accept an invitation from the ABs for the duration of their contract (= not the same thing)? Or is this just an agreement between NZR, RA and the PI Unions?
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@Bones The situation is a bit ambiguous. NZR has stated that the ABs XV are our "next senior XV" team like the Junior ABs were in the past, but - unlike the Junior ABs - has not designated it as such under the World Rugby Regulations (which would mean that players are captured by playing for this team). To the contrary, NZR has said multiple times that players will not be captured by the ABs XV. Legally, only the official designation under WR Regs is relevant.
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@Stargazer I wonder if Danny didn't realise he was signing up to Samoa when he signed with MP.
I prefer the way I thought it was running.
@Bones said in All Blacks XV:
@Stargazer oooh that could make it juicy eh. Technically fine to select him, but a bit of a middle finger from NZR if they do.
Aren't they just middle fingering themselves as they basically organise and fund the team and made the agreement, despite its a Pasifika team?
