Springboks v All Blacks I
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@ACT-Crusader said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
I wouldn’t be surprised if we started with:
Bower, Sami T, Ta’avao, Va’ai, Whitelock, S. Barrett, Cane, Savea
De Groot, Taylor, Newell, A. Ioane, Papalii
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@ACT-Crusader said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
I wouldn’t be surprised if we started with:
Bower, Sami T, Ta’avao, Va’ai, Whitelock, S. Barrett, Cane, Savea
De Groot, Taylor, Newell, A. Ioane, Papalii
That's more or less what I was suggesting yesterday.
Might be next week's selection if we lose.
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@mariner4life said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
@ACT-Crusader said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
A backline of
Smith, Mo’unga, Fainga’anuku, Havili, Goodhue, Reece, Jordan
Bench: Christie, B. Barrett, R. Ioane
And if it goes pear shape, the Fern will have plenty of fun. I will go into hiding…
poor from you
what happened to the halfback being "A Highlander"
Standards are slipping everywhere
It’s not easy under Albanese 😉
It’s T. Lander.
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@Winger said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
@ACT-Crusader said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
A backline of
Smith, Mo’unga, Fainga’anuku, Havili, Goodhue, Reece, Jordan
Bench: Christie, B. Barrett, R. Ioane
And if it goes pear shape, the Fern will have plenty of fun. I will go into hiding…
Robertson's not AB head coach yet.
I know, that’s why I didn’t name Bryn Hall
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I thought it has been made clear that Ryan has nothing to do with team selection yet.
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@Old-Samurai-Jack I think it would be impossible to have a forward coach with zero input into the seleciton of the forward pack...recipe for disaster...
so on thinking, yeah thats probably exactly what happens...the selectors pick thier team and ask the forwards coach to work with them.
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@taniwharugby I know cynicism is at an all time high right now, but I think it’s a little more organic than that. There would be regular communication amongst the coaches on who and what is working, how players are pulling up etc.
He may not be sitting at the table (just yet) when the team is finally decided but all the input will factor in.
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@Machpants said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
The selectors don't name the 23, so it's irrelevant whether he's a selector or not. Selector is only involved in selecting the entire squad
I don't believe that's true. Fox made it pretty clear during the Irish series he's involved in the team selections.
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@ACT-Crusader well the 2nd part of my post was pure sarcasm, I do not honestly believe the forwards coach would have no input into the selection of the pack.
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@taniwharugby said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
@Old-Samurai-Jack I think it would be impossible to have a forward coach with zero input into the seleciton of the forward pack...recipe for disaster...
so on thinking, yeah thats probably exactly what happens...the selectors pick thier team and ask the forwards coach to work with them.
Ryan himself said that he would only be concentrating on aspects of the forward play. He hasn't had time to do lineout, scrum, maul attack, maul defence and interplay. As @ACT-Crusader says, he will have had input eg this group or this guy are doing this aspect well but I doubt he gets final say
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@KiwiMurph said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
@Machpants said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
The selectors don't name the 23, so it's irrelevant whether he's a selector or not. Selector is only involved in selecting the entire squad
I don't believe that's true. Fox made it pretty clear during the Irish series he's involved in the team selections.
I blame Fox
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@broughie said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
@nzzp One thing Barrett is trying to do is take on the line so that the back line is less predictable although they are predictable. Moanga needs space and is a flyweight. Possibly better when everyone is fatigued.
His tendency to go backwards to find a hole is a bit disastrous at Test level. And that’s ignoring that he needs to be hidden on defence.
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@Crucial said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
@taniwharugby said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
@Old-Samurai-Jack I think it would be impossible to have a forward coach with zero input into the seleciton of the forward pack...recipe for disaster...
so on thinking, yeah thats probably exactly what happens...the selectors pick thier team and ask the forwards coach to work with them.
Ryan himself said that he would only be concentrating on aspects of the forward play. He hasn't had time to do lineout, scrum, maul attack, maul defence and interplay. As @ACT-Crusader says, he will have had input eg this group or this guy are doing this aspect well but I doubt he gets final say
yeah I covered that off in my post.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
@KiwiMurph said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
@Machpants said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
The selectors don't name the 23, so it's irrelevant whether he's a selector or not. Selector is only involved in selecting the entire squad
I don't believe that's true. Fox made it pretty clear during the Irish series he's involved in the team selections.
I blame Fox
You spelled "Deans" wrong ..
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@mariner4life said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
Call me arrogant, but i firmly believe the result on Saturday is more down to us than them.
Far from arrogant, you’re being wonderfully generous. Takes all the pressure off the boks and us poor unfortunates who support them.
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@game_film said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
Looking at the photo (top left) it might give a clue as to the back line. Or not. Speculate away.
4 backs is certainly a novel tactic.
