All Blacks v Pumas 1

[Chris B.]

@MN5 You wish!

[Crucial]

Worth mentioning that this will be Nugget's 100th.

[Grooter]

@Crucial 100th start?

[Stargazer]

@FakatavaAllBlack

Saturday will see a special milestone achieved by one of the team’s key players. New Zealand’s most capped international halfback, Aaron Smith (107), will mark his 100th Test start when the sides kick off their Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship clash.

All Blacks named for Test against Argentina in Christchurch

All Blacks selectors Ian Foster, Joe Schmidt and Jason Ryan have announced the match-day 23 for the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship Test against Argentina at Orangetheory Stadium in Christchurch.

[Crucial]

@FakatavaAllBlack said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@Crucial 100th start?

Yep. Only 7 matches from the bench. That may the lowest ratio of our centurions or fastest to 100 starts or something. Will see if I can work it out

[Stargazer]

Americas Rugby News' preview of the test:

Americas Rugby News  /  Aug 24, 2022

Rugby Championship 2022 – New Zealand vs Argentina – ARN Guide - Americas Rugby News

The Rugby Championship returns to New Zealand for the first time since Rugby World Cup 2019. The underfire All Blacks welcome a Puams side that is in fine form. The match-up will be the first of two between the countries in New Zealand as part of the 2022 Rugby Championship. New Zealand not only...

[bayimports]

@Stargazer wow first time since 2018 Foster has named same starting XV for consecutive matches

[Bovidae]

@Crucial McCaw is probably the answer. He was only a sub in 7 of his 148 tests. Whitelock would be up there too.

[dogmeat]

@Bovidae yup Richie was a replacement six times before he made 100 starts so pips Nugget by one

[Dan54]

@bayimports said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@Stargazer wow first time since 2018 Foster has named same starting XV for consecutive matches

I wouldn't mind betting that there are an awful lot of tier 1 in the same boat. The injury toll in rugby is horrendus, I would think Rennie has had to make even more changes.

[Crucial]

Mils was only 5 tests as a sub but didn't reach 100 starts
BB only 70 starts so far
O Franks didn't quite reach 100 starts 98/108
DC 106/112. He reached his 100th start in his 107 tests
Woodcock reached his 100th start in 112 tests
Read reached his 100th start in 107 tests
Mealamu didn't reach 100 starts

Just need to look at GOAT and Whitelock

[Daffy Jaffy]

[antipodean]

@Tim said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

A series between NZ A and Australia A could be really useful right now.

Australia A played Argentina the other week. They don't have the depth for such a fixture right now.

[Bovidae]

Confirmation in that interview that Ryan is a selector now.

[Frank]

Fozzie said Nepo and Ofa are working their way back from injuries.
Heat on the young props not to lose their spots = good.

[Crucial]

@Crucial said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

Mils was only 5 tests as a sub but didn't reach 100 starts
BB only 70 starts so far
O Franks didn't quite reach 100 starts 98/108
DC 106/112. He reached his 100th start in his 107 tests
Woodcock reached his 100th start in 112 tests
Read reached his 100th start in 107 tests
Mealamu didn't reach 100 starts

Just need to look at GOAT and Whitelock

Whitelock took 118 to get 100 starts
GOAT took 106

So in summary if my previous maths was correct the 100 start mark was reached in

106 McCaw
107 Carter
107 Read
107 A Smith
112 Woodcock
118 Whitelock

[taniwharugby]

@Daffy-Jaffy you can certainly see why the players like him, seems very personable, and given how under the pump he has been, must be a nice change for him...

I hope Ellis Park is the turning point for him and this group, confidence breeds confidence, and with it comes luck too.

[ACT Crusader]

@Chris-B said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

so we should deliberately play a worse team now in case we might have to play a worse team later?

Not all tests are created equal.

So you give some lesser guys a run in some of the lesser tests, in case you happen to need them in some bigger tests later - they're hopefully a bit more prepared.

This is not the week for that, though.

Next game might be - if we can win well this week.

When you are 2 out of your last 5, every test against a tier 1 side is equal….

[Daffy Jaffy]

[ACT Crusader]

@Crucial said in All Blacks v Pumas 1:

106 McCaw
107 Carter

The disrespect of the ABs by not starting McCaw and Carter in a test match. Cheapened the jersey

@bayimports same starting lineup in consecutive tests = Fozzie has run out of ideas