All Blacks 2023
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@nzzp said in All Blacks 2023:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2023:
So we hear tonight if Jordie is going to play? I think it will be Havili if he out, RMo is comfortable with him and Ioane has played a few tests with him, so is obvious replacement to me.
Havili was awesome at 12 against weaker opposition. But fark me, Smith Mo'unga Havili has got 'run at me bro' written all over it.
Our 12 cupboard is as bare as our 6, and I sheet this home to selections and coaching once again.
Wouldn't you love a developed Laumape right now?
I would be happy with a fit Tupaea would do me, I admit to not be concerned about Laumape, he made his decision.
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@Kirwan said in All Blacks 2023:
LF at 12? Bahahahaaahaha.
Yeah, though I wonder if backup to Jordie was their thinking in including him? As we have 1 too many outside backs that's for sure. Still trying to wrap my head around the squad selection. LF would be fine against minnows obviously, but fark me the French would lick their lips at such a rookie starting there in the weekend.
Edit - I make that comment as no way in hell he should have gone as purely an outside back when he's off next year and we have plenty of options.
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2023:
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@nzzp said in All Blacks 2023:
lean into the heat and pick a side to run France off their feet.
This part is not going to work also because the Referees are going to slow the game down enough for this not to happen.
Stoppages,penalties,resets, the Refs will not want to make a mistake so the game will not be a fast one more a grind I think.We faffed around with ALB, RTS and Havili for too long. Then picked McCleod and subsequently jettisoned him.
dont forget goodhue getting a shot when ever he was briefly fit
Deservedly IMHO
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@Bones Oh, was just gonna tell you about Fletcher Newell's father flying to South Africa for his test debut and the story behind it. You may shed a tear or 2 after hearing it.......
Meanwhile, there is a Blackadder shaped hole in the ABs squad incase you didn't know.
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@African-Monkey Only sunshine boys cry.
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@African-Monkey Steve and the vanilla sunshine band!
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Apologies if it’s already been discussed somewhere,
Who will be the replacement for narewa ? Has to be a forward surely .
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@kiwiinmelb hasn't been any announcement that I have seen, but you'd think they have already been in the phone to someone...Finau or Blackadder surely, an opportunity to right a wrong without admitting it.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2023:
@kiwiinmelb hasn't been any announcement that I have seen, but you'd think they have already been in the phone to someone...Finau or Blackadder surely, an opportunity to right a wrong without admitting it.
Stevenson is meant to potentially being playing a round of golf with Izzy Dagg today. If he does, then you can be certain it is a forward - and if that is the case, it will be Blackadder, because if they liked Finau enough, they'd have taken him in the first place.
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They were just saying on the news that Frizzell isn't getting back to speed as early as they'd have liked, tinfoil hat says they say that so it makes the walk back on selections around loosie / wing less of an issue, but regardless, definitely looks like one of the 2 loosies likely to get call up.
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Finau seems the like for like replacement for frizzel if that’s what they are after ,
If they go Blackadder that might suggest he was a guy they wanted in the squad to begin with , but injured .
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Here's what I said when the squad was named
@Duluth said in AB RWC Squad:
There might be some shenanigans with Narawa?
His niggly injury is taking ages to recover from. I wonder if the AB's a still paid by which squads they make? (it used to be three chunks - June Tests, 3N, EOYT)
Narawa gets paid, pulls out and replaced by Blackadder, who they keep talking about -
I hope to see Blackadder...he's a cut above Finau and Frizzle in my opinion...
But hey Fozzie might double down and bring another back in...😭
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@Mattasaurus said in All Blacks 2023:
I hope to see Blackadder...he's a cut above Finau and Frizzle in my opinion...
But hey Fozzie might double down and bring another back in...😭
No doubt in my mind at least they will bring in Blackadder, as he was a guy crucial to their original plans.
Big call to say he is a cut above Frizzell though. This is a guy who has been very good for the ABs this year v a guy who has spent the majority of the past 18 months sidelined with injury, and has only played 380 minutes of test footy.
