ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?
-
I don't always agree with JK, but he's hit the nail on the head this time
All Blacks set to bin 'financial sabbaticals' in Japan after stars fail to win
Legendary All Blacks winger Sir John Kirwan has weighed in on New Zealand Rugby's policy around selection of overseas players.
The board should issue Razor with a hard no to the overseas player eligibility question. As one poster said, you're either with us or you're not
-
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:
Good to read that the five SR CEOs are unanimous in their push-back of Robertson wanting to select from overseas. Their reasons are exactly what has been discussed here.
As should be the case.
It also helps a lot when people like Stephen Donald come out and slam the idea in public.
-
@African-Monkey if a man can be called up from a waikato river whitebaiting, in NZ and win the rwc for the ABs, anyone else in nz can, don't need no overseas turncoats
-
@taniwharugby said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
@African-Monkey if a man can be called up from a waikato river whitebaiting, in NZ and win the rwc for the ABs, anyone else in nz can, don't need no overseas turncoats
Damn straight!
-
@taniwharugby said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
@African-Monkey if a man can be called up from a waikato river whitebaiting, in NZ and win the rwc for the ABs, anyone else in nz can, don't need no overseas turncoats
Yep, and previous to that a man was called up skate boarding in Palmy.
-
If it is decided that this plan does or does not go ahead, measures will need to be taken to ensure player retention at Kiwi franchises, whether that be allowing more money, or even opening the competion to allow more foreign marquee players. One resource that is untapped are Kiwis playing in Aussie Super rugby teams, surely a few of these players could be in All Black contention.
-
@SBW1 said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
So he obviously wants Richie Mounga, Frizzell, LF etc before they officially return.
Nah he wants Akiria Ioane, Plummer, and Sotutu
Playing the long game
-
@African-Monkey said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:
Good to read that the five SR CEOs are unanimous in their push-back of Robertson wanting to select from overseas. Their reasons are exactly what has been discussed here.
As should be the case.
It also helps a lot when people like Stephen Donald come out and slam the idea in public.
That was such a rant, wasn't it!
He might have been motivated to defend his Chiefs pal DMac, but boy I enjoyed it. -
@nostrildamus said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
@African-Monkey said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:
Good to read that the five SR CEOs are unanimous in their push-back of Robertson wanting to select from overseas. Their reasons are exactly what has been discussed here.
As should be the case.
It also helps a lot when people like Stephen Donald come out and slam the idea in public.
That was such a rant, wasn't it!
He might have been motivated to defend his Chiefs pal DMac, but boy I enjoyed it.JK too. I don't think Razor will find many allies in NZ and it still puzzles that after getting his dream job this is the hill he wants to die on. Just bloody coach man (and properly select)
Even Jake White says yeah nah
Springboks Rugby World Cup winner Jake White believes that it would be a mistake for New Zealand Rugby to change their overseas policy.
-
@nostrildamus said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
@African-Monkey said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:
Good to read that the five SR CEOs are unanimous in their push-back of Robertson wanting to select from overseas. Their reasons are exactly what has been discussed here.
As should be the case.
It also helps a lot when people like Stephen Donald come out and slam the idea in public.
That was such a rant, wasn't it!
He might have been motivated to defend his Chiefs pal DMac, but boy I enjoyed it.And what it does is shut the public up who might get convinced by Razor's BS.
Use the talent you have, we have plenty of it.
-
@canefan said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024:
This comment from Razor kind of pisses me off
“They’ve got a got a great balance. They’ve got youth coming through, they’ve got great benches, they finish over top of teams and they’ve got big squads – they can have two really quality XVs"
And how do you know we don't Scott?
I just did the tedious process of going through our lineups this year, and the stark reality is, the selectors played the same guys all game every game.
Williams, Taylor, Lomax, Vaai, SBarrett, Savea, BBarrett, DMac JBarrett, and Ioane, all basically started every game this year, and played huge minutes. Cane, Jordan, Clarke and Patty T played every game they were available. Once Sititi took his chance, he played non stop. ALB locked in one bench spot, and started any time JB didn't. EdG was the other one if he didn't be a bit naughty.
Those guys played nearly the whole season in terms of the minutes available. No one else got a reasonable shot at anything.Most unlike Rassie
Actually, I think the ABs and springboks used the same number of players this year
-
@canefan said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
@nostrildamus said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
@African-Monkey said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:
Good to read that the five SR CEOs are unanimous in their push-back of Robertson wanting to select from overseas. Their reasons are exactly what has been discussed here.
As should be the case.
It also helps a lot when people like Stephen Donald come out and slam the idea in public.
That was such a rant, wasn't it!
He might have been motivated to defend his Chiefs pal DMac, but boy I enjoyed it.JK too. I don't think Razor will find many allies in NZ and it still puzzles that after getting his dream job this is the hill he wants to die on. Just bloody coach man (and properly select)
Even Jake White says yeah nah
Springboks Rugby World Cup winner Jake White believes that it would be a mistake for New Zealand Rugby to change their overseas policy.
Jake White is a washed up tool who thinks he’s some kind of oracle. Wouldn’t put much stock in what he thinks, might be hoping for NZ rugby further demise.
-
@MN5 said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
Beaver was getting quite hot under the collar there.
…….and good on him too, what a welcome change from the circle jerk Razor fluffers we’ve become so accustomed to.
I don’t like razor, but why not let him pick the players he wants? He was picked to be a winning coach and wants to pick players who play out of the country. This circle the wagons mentality from NZ rugby is shortsighted and is hurting your national team. Laughable that beaver thinks players have to sacrifice money play for the jersey. These are professional players!
-
@W32 said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
@MN5 said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
Beaver was getting quite hot under the collar there.
…….and good on him too, what a welcome change from the circle jerk Razor fluffers we’ve become so accustomed to.
I don’t like razor, but why not let him pick the players he wants? He was picked to be a winning coach and wants to pick players who play out of the country. This circle the wagons mentality from NZ rugby is shortsighted and is hurting your national team. Laughable that beaver thinks players have to sacrifice money play for the jersey. These are professional players!
I'm prepared to back Jake White over this disconnected waffle.
-
@W32 said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
@MN5 said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
Beaver was getting quite hot under the collar there.
…….and good on him too, what a welcome change from the circle jerk Razor fluffers we’ve become so accustomed to.
I don’t like razor, but why not let him pick the players he wants? He was picked to be a winning coach and wants to pick players who play out of the country. This circle the wagons mentality from NZ rugby is shortsighted and is hurting your national team. Laughable that beaver thinks players have to sacrifice money play for the jersey. These are professional players!
Fundamentally disagree.
Right now SA are doing OK picking overseas players. There is no guarantee that this lasts though. England and France lost control of their players to clubs - and I think suffered as a result. When you lose control of the players, conditioning and style of play you also struggle to get them into camp, and to have them in the shape you want for the style you want. NZR had an advantage (like Wales) that they contracted players and therefore could manage workloads, etc.
You also have season issues in NZ. Playing up north means you get fresh players (rusty?) at the end of SH season, and tired players for the June internationals. Plus the travel.
Then you go to the comp. Take out the players, the quality drops further and the ability to generate revenue reduces. Works for SA as they mostly play in URC - because timezone works... so not having to fund or operate a competition like Super.
The upside is you get to pick the best players wherever they play.
Overall, I think it is short sighted and would ruin our domestic comps. The root cause though is that Super and NPC are shadows of what they were. When they were the best comps, you saw NZ SA AUS players shining in Tests, and players coming south looking like the pace was too much for them. That is not the case any more. After 2015 when SH dominated the semifinals, NH went away and got better. Our job is to respond and build what works for us, not to try and copy somethign we will be less at.
Losing SA from Super was massive and will have long term (bad) consequences for the SH unions I think.
thanks for coming to my Ted talk
-
@Bones said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
@W32 said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
@MN5 said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
Beaver was getting quite hot under the collar there.
…….and good on him too, what a welcome change from the circle jerk Razor fluffers we’ve become so accustomed to.
I don’t like razor, but why not let him pick the players he wants? He was picked to be a winning coach and wants to pick players who play out of the country. This circle the wagons mentality from NZ rugby is shortsighted and is hurting your national team. Laughable that beaver thinks players have to sacrifice money play for the jersey. These are professional players!
I'm prepared to back Jake White over this disconnected waffle.
Sure, justify your viewpoint even if it means siding with a clown
-
@W32 said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
@Bones said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
@W32 said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
@MN5 said in ABs picking overseas players - inevitable?:
Beaver was getting quite hot under the collar there.
…….and good on him too, what a welcome change from the circle jerk Razor fluffers we’ve become so accustomed to.
I don’t like razor, but why not let him pick the players he wants? He was picked to be a winning coach and wants to pick players who play out of the country. This circle the wagons mentality from NZ rugby is shortsighted and is hurting your national team. Laughable that beaver thinks players have to sacrifice money play for the jersey. These are professional players!
I'm prepared to back Jake White over this disconnected waffle.
Sure, justify your viewpoint even if it means siding with a clown
It says something when White is more in touch with the vibe than you eh.
