All Blacks XV vs Ireland A

[pakman]

@Bovidae said in All Blacks XV vs Ireland A:

This is the first game of the weekend.

No word yet on replacements for Aumua and Harmon makes me think they aren't going to fly any new players over.

So who plays in the first game? Do any of the ABs start?

My guess is the team will look something like this:

1 Ross
2 McAlister
3 Mafileo (could be Williams but he is more suited to LH)
4 Tuipulotu
5 Dickson
6 Mikaele-Tu'u
7 Jacobson (the only real option now, plan B would be Lio-Willie)
8 Lio-Willie
9 Perenara
10 McKenzie
11 Lam (or Ennor)
12 Nankivell (or Tuivasa-Sheck)
13 Aumua
14 Sullivan/Stevenson/Heem/Tuivasa-Sheck
15 Love

16 Thompson
17 Brewis
18 Mafileo/Rakete-Stones
19 Gallagher
20 Gardiner
21 Roigard
22 Ioane
23 Heem/Sullivan

Close!

Gardiner at 6 in pack.

RTS and Ennor go again in backs.

Williams (T) reserve TH, which I expected.

[pakman]

[Bovidae]

So what was the point of selecting so many midfield backs in the original squad?

[Machpants]

@pakman said in All Blacks XV vs Ireland A:

Impact 🤮

But there's some significant dissidence in that squad. I don't know enough about the Irish, I runt watch UAR, but hopefully a good contest

[Bovidae]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in All Blacks XV vs Ireland A:

As a comparison, here is the team that played the Māori in Hamilton. Obviously a few first-choice players in this team.

1 Jeremy Loughman 2. Dave Heffernan 3. Tom O’Toole 4. Kieran Treadwell 5. Joe McCarthy 6. Cian Prendergast 7. Nick Timoney 8. Gavin Coombes 9. Craig Casey 10. Ciaran Frawley 11. Keith Earls 12. Bundee Aki (c) 13. Jamie Hume 14. Jordan Larmour 15. Jimmy O’Brien

Reserves: 16. Niall Scannell 17. Cian Healy 18. Finlay Bealham 19. Ryan Baird 20. Jack Conan 21. Conor Murray 22. Joey Carbery 23. Michael Lowry

[Winger]

@Bovidae

All Blacks XV: 1-Aidan Ross, 2-Brodie McAlister, 3-Tevita Mafileo, 4-Josh Dickson, 5-Patrick Tuipulotu (c), 6-Dominic Gardiner, 7-Luke Jacobson, 8-Marino Mikaele-Tu'u, 9-TJ Perenara, 10-Damian McKenzie, 11-AJ Lam, 12-Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, 13-Braydon Ennor, 14-Shaun Stevenson, 15-Ruben Love

Reserves: 16-Tyrone Thompson, 17-Finlay Brewis, 18-Tamaiti Williams, 19-Zach Gallagher, 20-Christian Lio-Willie, 21-Cam Roigard, 22-Josh Ioane, 23-Alex Nankivell

Damian gets his big chance to see if he's got it as a 10

[scribe]

Anyone established if this is being screened in the UK? Can’t find any evidence.

[Daffy Jaffy]

@scribe The game will be shown live on Virgin Media Two with coverage starting at 7.00pm. It will also be streamed on the Virgin Media Player. according to the Independent.ie

[Frye]

Over 3 times the amount of test experience in the starting XV. This should be a strong victory to the ABXV honestly.

All Blacks XV:
1-Aidan Ross (1)
2-Brodie McAlister
3-Tevita Mafileo
4-Josh Dickson
5-Patrick Tuipulotu (c) (43)
6-Dominic Gardiner
7-Luke Jacobson (12)
8-Marino Mikaele-Tu'u
9-TJ Perenara (78)
10-Damian McKenzie (40)
11-AJ Lam
12-Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (3)
13-Braydon Ennor (6)
14-Shaun Stevenson
15-Ruben Love

Reserves: 16-Tyrone Thompson, 17-Finlay Brewis, 18-Tamaiti Williams, 19-Zach Gallagher, 20-Christian Lio-Willie, 21-Cam Roigard, 22-Josh Ioane (1), 23-Alex Nankivell

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@Daffy-Jaffy said in All Blacks XV vs Ireland A:

@scribe The game will be shown live on Virgin Media Two with coverage starting at 7.00pm. It will also be streamed on the Virgin Media Player. according to the Independent.ie

I believe they’re Irish channels only so will require a VPN.

[Crucial]

@Frye said in All Blacks XV vs Ireland A:

Over 3 times the amount of test experience in the starting XV.

It is all in the books of three players though, with a massive amount in one.

[ACT Crusader]

Will the All Blacks XV do the haka before the match? I couldn’t remember if the JABs did it before they were disbanded.

[Stargazer]

@ACT-Crusader The Junior ABs did do a haka. Don't all NZ rep teams?

v Tonga (2009):

v Samoa (2007):

[ARHS]

Our pack might get outgunned here. Backs look more potent though.

[Mr Fish]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks XV vs Ireland A:

Will the All Blacks XV do the haka before the match? I couldn’t remember if the JABs did it before they were disbanded.

TJ Perenara confirmed on Thursday that there would be a haka.

[Crucial]

Is no one watching this?

[Canes4life]

Just turned it on.

[Tim]

Stevenson looking sharp. Lot of penalties against us so far.

[scribe]

@Crucial Can’t. VPN not working 😥

[Stargazer]

@Crucial Yep.