All Blacks XV 2022
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks XV:
@SouthernMann said in All Blacks XV:
I just feel sorry for big Pita Gus!
yep, he never looked like a long term AB, and was in poor form when selected, I had similar misgivings when Seta Tamanivalu was selected for his handful of tests.
TBF though, I think wanted to represent NZ over Fiji, but still shit situation for him.
I just wonder whether these guys get decent advice, when they are eligible for multiple nations. Does someone have an honest conversation; you are probably not going to be a 50, 30 or even 15 test All Black. Will half a dozen caps fill your apetite for the black jersey. Or wpuld you rather play 50 tests for Fiji. In saying that, predictions around their futures in the test team can be hard to predict until they are out there, same with fit in the team environment. We alao don't know what has happened behind closed doors.
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@SouthernMann sometime i wonder if young professional sports poeple are often that...confident ...that even if someone told them that...they'd be "i can do this...i can prove im the best etc"
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks XV:
Sowakula's agent should be looking for a NH contract now. The fact he has been capped should increase his value. He is contracted for 2023 though.
Same with Peter Umaga-Jensen. Mind you, he looks to be carrying a shoulder injury so maybe he wasn’t considered. I guess we’ll find out if he's picked for Wellington this week or not.
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks XV:
@J77 loosie currently playing for otago and signed with the crusaders for next season
That explains it then
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Wow. Big surprise for me is no hodgeman ,pita gus sawakula and no umaga jenson brothers .
Also I like the fact that Levi aumua is picked ,I’ve been very impressed with him and Ruben love is going to be some player -
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks XV:
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks XV:
@SouthernMann said in All Blacks XV:
I just feel sorry for big Pita Gus!
yep, he never looked like a long term AB, and was in poor form when selected, I had similar misgivings when Seta Tamanivalu was selected for his handful of tests.
TBF though, I think wanted to represent NZ over Fiji, but still shit situation for him.
thats fair, i think this selection just highlights the poor decision they made early in the year rather than this being particularly surprising or bad
whole international career down to 25 mins over 2 games including a try
Mate he can still go to Fiji for 27 WC, so hardly whole test career gone, the other thing is he got a test cap so escapes a lot of the problems of going to NH (he will get work permit for longer) and make some big money until Fiji pick him, if they do.
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@Kiwiwomble yeah Nareki is fit but even I must admit he's no Bryce heem😉
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks XV:
@SouthernMann said in All Blacks XV:
Nareki, our Umag-Jensen, Holland and even potentially Ainsley
yeah, Nareki, our Umaga-Jensen, Holland and even potentially Ainsley have all looked better than the players around them this year....but i was trying to control my bias
TUJ & Zarn Sullivan the 2 biggest omissions for me, hopefully it's down to injuries...
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@SouthernMann said in All Blacks XV:
I just wonder whether these guys get decent advice, when they are eligible for multiple nations. Does someone have an honest conversation; you are probably not going to be a 50, 30 or even 15 test All Black. Will half a dozen caps fill your apetite for the black jersey. Or wpuld you rather play 50 tests for Fiji
Yeah someone really should have had a word to young Kaino and Nonu to represent another country after not being the best early in their careers.
Lomu should probably have gone to the 95 RWC with Tonga too after that shit show in 94.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks XV:
The fascination now becomes how many of these players who missed out will be picked in Razor's Barbarians team.
There’s no one left in Canterbury to select.
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Including the province
8 forwards from Canterbury (out of 16). No backs. Is this the influence of a new AB coach maybe
All Blacks XV squad: Forwards: Asafo Aumua (Wellington), George Bell (Canterbury), Brodie McAlister (Canty), Finlay Brewis (Canty), Oli Jager (Canty), Aidan Ross (Bay of Plenty), Angus Ta’avao (Auckland), Tamaiti Williams (Canty), Josh Dickson (Otago), Zach Gallagher (Canty), Patrick Tuipulotu (Auckland – captain), Dominic Gardiner (Canty), Billy Harmon (Canty), Luke Jacobson (Waikato), Christian Lio-Willie (Otago), Marino Mikaele-Tu'u (Hawkes Bay).
Backs: TJ Perenara (Wellington), Brad Weber (Hawke’s Bay), Cam Roigard (Counties Manukau), Bryn Gatland (North Harbour), Damian McKenzie (Waikato), Levi Aumua ( Ta$man), Bryce Heem (Auckland), Alex Nankivell ( Ta$man), Bailyn Sullivan (Waikato), AJ Lam (Auckland), Ruben Love (Wellington), Mark Telea (North Harbour).
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Well this is a bit of a what the actual fuck selection isn't it.
Is PGS injured? How did he go from AB to not even making this team.
Jager? How long has he been in NZ? He's never looked like AB material to those without eye patches.
Ruben Love over Zarn Sullivan? If not injuries then fuck off. Edit: Clearly I'm not very observant when watching Auckland matches.
Da fuq. Heem with a lifetime award I guess.
Aumua isn't supposed to be eligible I thought?
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@KiwiMurph What's a best of the rest XV?
1 Hodgman
2 Eklund
3 Mafileo
4 McWhannell
5 Sangster
6 Ah Kuoi/Flanders
7 Choat
8 Suafoa9 Ratima
10 Ioane/Plummer/Morgan
11 Springer
12 TUJ
13 PUJ
14 Stevenson
15 SullivanNot sure if Toala is NZ eligible?
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@Nepia said in All Blacks XV:
Well this is a bit of a what the actual fuck selection isn't it.
Is PGS injured? How did he go from AB to not even making this team.
Jager? How long has he been in NZ? He's never looked like AB material to those without eye patches.
Ruben Love over Zarn Sullivan? If not injuries then fuck off.
Da fuq. Heem with a lifetime award I guess.
Aumua isn't supposed to be eligible I thought?
Zarn injured. Otherwise he would definitely be in
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