All Blacks 2023
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@george33 is it the same source that said Roigard was 100% leaving the Canes? If so, it won't be Ioane.
Why would Fozzie include Blackadder and Havili in all those sessions when they were injured and then go and select Ioane. Makes no sense at all. Mind you it is Fozzie.
It will either be Blackadder or Stevenson.
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@Canes4life put the boot in show me the signature
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It's a fairly simple equation...
See who does and doesn't get injured in the game against France
Plus, make sure Blackadder doesn't break against Taranaki... and if they still need a blindside then off Ethan flies to France. Jacobson plays 6 against Namibia Saturday week and Blackadder is ready for the bench against Italy on the 30th.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2023:
Everyone: The All Blacks and the Wallabies are shit now and have shit players
Crusaders Fans: The Crusaders are fucking awesome because they beat NZ and Aus teams.
Is that really a thing now? They didn't lose a single game to SA opposition in the 4 seasons (2017-2020) under Razor before Covid, his results against quasi Argentina were 45-17 (2018), 19-3 (2019) & that was the year quasi Argentina under Quesada were arguably a better side than Ledesma's Argentina. It was the same squad except with a better coach.
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@Frank said in All Blacks 2023:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2023:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2023:
which trophies did the ABs not win?
Funnily enough the ABs have won or retained all trophies they play for under Foz! Actually up to this satge is most successful AB coach at that since turn of the century!
It is pretty funny.
I suppose we can ignore the home loss to Argentina and home series loss to Ireland because no "trophies" were up for grabs.Mate not excusing or otherwise, just thought it funny. Aren't trophy's what count? Hell do we notice that Crusaders lost to Drua or that they won Super title? Do we remember that Abs beat Boks in WC pool match, or that Boks won WC??
I not saying anything in defence of Foster, just it funny what slips by us. -
@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2023:
@Frank said in All Blacks 2023:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2023:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2023:
which trophies did the ABs not win?
Funnily enough the ABs have won or retained all trophies they play for under Foz! Actually up to this satge is most successful AB coach at that since turn of the century!
It is pretty funny.
I suppose we can ignore the home loss to Argentina and home series loss to Ireland because no "trophies" were up for grabs.Mate not excusing or otherwise, just thought it funny. Aren't trophy's what count? Hell do we notice that Crusaders lost to Drua or that they won Super title? Do we remember that Abs beat Boks in WC pool match, or that Boks won WC??
I not saying anything in defence of Foster, just it funny what slips by us.No. We remember that we had never lost to Ireland. That we had never lost to Argentina. That we had never lost at home to Ireland. That we had never lost a home series to Ireland.
We forget TRC number 17.
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2023:
@george33 is it the same source that said Roigard was 100% leaving the Canes? If so, it won't be Ioane.
Why would Fozzie include Blackadder and Havili in all those sessions when they were injured and then go and select Ioane. Makes no sense at all. Mind you it is Fozzie.
It will either be Blackadder or Stevenson.
You're right, but I actually think it will be Blackadder or Blackadder (maybe Lord if they still worried about Brodie).
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My impression of Blackadder is that he was busy but fairly inaccurate, and so not all that effective at test level. I feel he'd be better to slow down a bit and improve his accuracy. That'd make him more effective and hopefully less injury prone as well. So, nowhere near the finished product and the only reason he hasn't been given more time is he's always injured.
Akira would make sense to me, especially if they feel Finau isn't quite ready for test footy. The options are bare and Akira has at least actually put in MOTM performances in black before.
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@No-Quarter said in All Blacks 2023:
My impression of Blackadder is that he was busy but fairly inaccurate, and so not all that effective at test level. I feel he'd be better to slow down a bit and improve his accuracy. That'd make him more effective and hopefully less injury prone as well. So, nowhere near the finished product and the only reason he hasn't been given more time is he's always injured.
Akira would make sense to me, especially if they feel Finau isn't quite ready for test footy. The options are bare and Akira has at least actually put in MOTM performances in black before.
Considering how wide he played in Super rugby I am assuming Fozzie would be bringing Akira in as an outside back replacement
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2023:
It will either be Blackadder or Stevenson.
Plot twist - Stevenson selected as a loose forward.
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Good article from Tawera Kerr-Barlow (what NZ would do to have him available for selection right now against France)
Tawera Kerr-Barlow: Former All Black on embracing World Cup pressure
In his first World Cup dispatch for Irish Examiner Sport, former All Black and two-time European Champions Cup winner with Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle, Tawera Kerr-Barlow gives us the lowdown ahead of the meeting of France and New Zealand.
