All Blacks 2023
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@Canes4life No, it's a mistake. He was stoked with his move to the Magpies after last season. Not just because he was back home, but also because he got lots of game time. No way he'll return to Wellington, sitting on the bench because Aumua gets the starts.
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@MiketheSnow Yeah, I expect a different squad to be named for the RWC. Some who are missing from this ABs squad will get in; several others will drop out.
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@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks 2023:
Cool your jets
There’s a LOT of rugby to be played before facing France
Five tests is a lot ?
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Haven't heard any moaning about Sam Cane. That's a first.
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@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2023:
Haven't heard any moaning about Sam Cane. That's a first.
That's on facebook.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2023:
Ryan's comments about what he wants from a 6 weren't a surprise. I can only hope that his props also show some physicality.
Ryan's comments about selecting were also interesting, you know like actually going to as many games as possible and then following up with a lot of time on computer to check on individual things you want to see!
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@Stargazer yeah I thought that would have been a strange move for him.
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@Victor-Meldrew Pretty sure he gets a run. Telea has an injury.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2023:
Scratching my head about Christie over Weber & McLeod over SS.
Other than that pretty much as expected.
Where's your indignation?
Foster, Foster, Foster...
Not losing my shit over the team.
A couple of calls I'd have done different, but we're talking the fringes IMO
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@Tim said in All Blacks 2023:
The 30-strong All Blacks XV squad was selected by the All Blacks coaching team of Ian Foster, Joe Schmidt and Jason Ryan for the 2023 Lipovitan-D Challenge Cup against Japan XV and Brave Blossoms.
The squad includes nine players with Test experience including Aidan Ross, Asafo Aumua, Akira Ioane, Pita Gus Sowakula, Brad Weber, Folau Fakatava, Stephen Perofeta, Brett Cameron and Jack Goodhue.Following their inaugural Northern tour last year, Leon MacDonald has again been named as All Blacks XV Head Coach alongside Assistant Coaches Clayton McMillan and Scott Hansen.
The 30-strong All Blacks XV squad is as follows (age, Super Rugby club, province):
Forwards:
Props
Jermaine Ainsley (28, Highlanders, Otago)
Oli Jager (27, Crusaders, Canterbury)
Tevita Mafileo (25, Hurricanes, Bay of Plenty)
Xavier Numia (24, Hurricanes, Wellington)
Aidan Ross (27, Chiefs, Bay of Plenty)Hookers
Asafo Aumua (26, Hurricanes, Wellington)
Ricky Riccitelli (28, Blues, Taranaki)
Tyrone Thompson (23, Chiefs, Wellington)Locks
Naitoa Ah Kuoi (23, Chiefs, Bay of Plenty)
Quinten Strange (26, Crusaders, Ta$man)
Isaia Walker-Leawere (26, Hurricanes, Hawke’s Bay)Loose Forwards
Billy Harmon (28, Highlanders, Canterbury)
Akira Ioane (28, Blues, Auckland)
Du’Plessis Kirifi (26, Hurricanes, Wellington)
Christian Lio-Willie (24, Crusaders, Otago)
Pita Gus Sowakula (28, Chiefs, Taranaki)
Cameron Suafoa (27, Blues, North Harbour)Backs:
Halfbacks
Folau Fakatava (23, Highlanders, Hawke’s Bay)
Brad Weber (32, Chiefs, Hawke’s Bay)First-five-eighths
Brett Cameron (26, Hurricanes, Manawatū)
Stephen Perofeta (26, Blues, Taranaki)Midfielders
Jack Goodhue (27, Crusaders, Northland)
Alex Nankivell (26, Chiefs, Ta$man)
Billy Proctor (24, Hurricanes, Wellington)
Bailyn Sullivan (24, Hurricanes, Waikato)Outside Backs
Sam Gilbert (24, Highlanders, Otago)
AJ Lam (24, Blues, Auckland)
Ruben Love (22, Hurricanes, Wellington)
Etene Nanai-Seturo (23, Chiefs, Counties Manukau)
Jona Nareki (25, Highlanders, Otago)The All Blacks XV assemble on 29 June, travelling to Tokyo where they compete for the 2023 Lipovitan-D Challenge Cup kicking off Saturday 8 July, at Tokyo’s historic Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo before a second match on Saturday, July 15 at Egao Kenko Stadium in Kumamoto.
Locks are weak IMO
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@KiwiMurph Quite excited about him tbh. Would like to see him chucked in straight away.
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@booboo Exactly, some of the selections aren't worth getting annoyed over.
It's good having a B team as well, let guys prove their worth there instead of carrying the water and tackle bags around.
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@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2023:
Haven't heard any moaning about Sam Cane. That's a first.
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Last reply 40 minutes agoVERY lucky on form and function.
Also if Sam Whitelock is playing he's the Moral Captain, doesn't matter what Foster thinks.
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I assume foster said he was “excited” while sounding utterly bored.
