All Blacks 2023
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2023:
Probably too early to start thinking about next year, but seeing the rise of Finau this year and Sotutu adding some real grit to his game did make me think...
6 Finau
7 Papalii
8 SotutuLooks nicely balanced eh. Tempted to go with Blackadder at 7, but DP is probably my captain. Throw in Grace, Savea, Gardiner and Lakai, we're going to be back to having a world class trio.
Withy will be one to watch next year, too.
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks 2023:
“For those who are going to be aligning themselves into Moana Pasifika, you can’t play for the All Blacks or Australia.”
To go back to my question about whether it's just bad wording: Does this actually mean aligning themselves (e.g. declaring) for PI nations as opposed to aligning themselves with MP? Aumua and Jones are both currently aligned with MP but still eligible for NZ.
@Kirwan said in All Blacks 2023:
@Stargazer be interesting to see how enforceable those sorts of contracts would be if a player decided to ignore it.
You'd hope someone involved in the setting up of MP thought about what would happen contractually if a player was selected for a non PI team? Hope ...
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Didn't this discussion take place ages ago? i though that MP clearly stated at the start that they would select a handful of players that didn't necessarily meet their guidelines in order to have a balanced squad. That included players with dual eligibility that hadn't been captured or declared.
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks 2023:
Speaking on The Breakdown on Monday, Moana Pasifika general manager Kevin Senio said 80 percent of the players on the franchise’s roster will need to eligible or available to play for Samoa, Tonga, Fiji or any other Pacific nation.
That would leave eight players within the franchise’s 38-man squad available to play for the All Blacks, Wallabies or any other test nation.
“What we’ve done is we’ve used the New Zealand model and flipped it on its head,” Senio, who played one test for the All Blacks in 2005, said.
“So, 80 percent of the team have to be eligible and/or have played for Samoa or Tonga and/or Fiji – any of the Pasifika teams.
“For those who are going to be aligning themselves into Moana Pasifika, you can’t play for the All Blacks or Australia.”
'You can't play for the All Blacks or Australia': New Super Rugby side Moana Pasifika reveal eligibility rules
Moana Pasifika has revealed key details over the eligibility of its playing roster a year out from its inaugural season in a new professional competition.
I can't see that's enforceable.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2023:
@Stargazer said in All Blacks 2023:
Speaking on The Breakdown on Monday, Moana Pasifika general manager Kevin Senio said 80 percent of the players on the franchise’s roster will need to eligible or available to play for Samoa, Tonga, Fiji or any other Pacific nation.
That would leave eight players within the franchise’s 38-man squad available to play for the All Blacks, Wallabies or any other test nation.
“What we’ve done is we’ve used the New Zealand model and flipped it on its head,” Senio, who played one test for the All Blacks in 2005, said.
“So, 80 percent of the team have to be eligible and/or have played for Samoa or Tonga and/or Fiji – any of the Pasifika teams.
“For those who are going to be aligning themselves into Moana Pasifika, you can’t play for the All Blacks or Australia.”
'You can't play for the All Blacks or Australia': New Super Rugby side Moana Pasifika reveal eligibility rules
Moana Pasifika has revealed key details over the eligibility of its playing roster a year out from its inaugural season in a new professional competition.
I can't see that's enforceable.
This is the key bit isn’t it?
speaking on The Breakdown on Monday, Moana Pasifika general manager Kevin Senio said 80 percent of the players on the franchise’s roster will need to eligible or available to play for Samoa, Tonga, Fiji or any other Pacific nation.
That would leave eight players within the franchise’s 38-man squad available to play for the All Blacks, Wallabies or any other test nation.So maybe he is part of the 20%? I don’t see any problem here.
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@Crucial said in All Blacks 2023:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2023:
@Stargazer said in All Blacks 2023:
Speaking on The Breakdown on Monday, Moana Pasifika general manager Kevin Senio said 80 percent of the players on the franchise’s roster will need to eligible or available to play for Samoa, Tonga, Fiji or any other Pacific nation.
That would leave eight players within the franchise’s 38-man squad available to play for the All Blacks, Wallabies or any other test nation.
“What we’ve done is we’ve used the New Zealand model and flipped it on its head,” Senio, who played one test for the All Blacks in 2005, said.
“So, 80 percent of the team have to be eligible and/or have played for Samoa or Tonga and/or Fiji – any of the Pasifika teams.
“For those who are going to be aligning themselves into Moana Pasifika, you can’t play for the All Blacks or Australia.”
'You can't play for the All Blacks or Australia': New Super Rugby side Moana Pasifika reveal eligibility rules
Moana Pasifika has revealed key details over the eligibility of its playing roster a year out from its inaugural season in a new professional competition.
I can't see that's enforceable.
This is the key bit isn’t it?
speaking on The Breakdown on Monday, Moana Pasifika general manager Kevin Senio said 80 percent of the players on the franchise’s roster will need to eligible or available to play for Samoa, Tonga, Fiji or any other Pacific nation.
That would leave eight players within the franchise’s 38-man squad available to play for the All Blacks, Wallabies or any other test nation.So maybe he is part of the 20%? I don’t see any problem here.
I wasn't speaking of Aumua specifically.
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@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2023:
LF is being aggressively courted by a number of top French clubs for a possibly lucrative deal. He is not signed beyond this year.
I wonder how he is viewed by AB selectors, he'd probably do very well in France...
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@nostrildamus Financially it may make sense, so early in his All Black career which looks so promising it wouldn't.
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Nick Bishop's articles are always worth a read IMO
Cam Roigard is perfect for the All Blacks’ World Cup campaign
There are not many success stories among scrumhalves over six feet tall. Cam Roigard could be the exception.
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So, for some reason I can't help but feel weird about the current coaching setup given the saviour is taking over post world cup. How do you think this impacts Fozzie and the current crop? I honestly hope it gives them that extra motivation to say fuck you to all who doubt them or don't believe they are capable. I guess anything but winning the cup will be deemed a failure by his reign.
I wonder if Razor is secretly hoping they lose the WC as it would make his job a little harder taking over the world champions and trying to retain it. Thoughts?
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@chimoaus said in All Blacks 2023:
I guess anything but winning the cup will be deemed a failure by his reign.
I wonder if Razor is secretly hoping they lose the WC as it would make his job a little harder taking over the world champions and trying to retain it.First point, Foster's reign, even if he wins the cup is a failure. He has broken too many long-held records of the ABs, once proudly held and never to get back. The ABs under him have been poor and we have seen no real change since late Hansen. Getting the cup would be awesome, but that doesn't wipe out the rest of the results.
Second, no way would Razor wish that, he's a true ABs man - that's pretty low.
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@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2023:
@chimoaus On one of his most recent interviews Scott says he will be travelling to France as a spectator. In that case you would wonder how closely he is working with the squad.
Not at all I hope, he needs to butt out until 29 October, or realistically the 15th
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@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2023:
@nostrildamus Financially it may make sense, so early in his All Black career which looks so promising it wouldn't.
I think LF will be right back in AB contention come 2024 if his form holds up.
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@Machpants said in All Blacks 2023:
@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2023:
@chimoaus On one of his most recent interviews Scott says he will be travelling to France as a spectator. In that case you would wonder how closely he is working with the squad.
Not at all I hope, he needs to butt out until 29 October, or realistically the 15th
Well away from the AB's not even near them.
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@chimoaus said in All Blacks 2023:
I wonder if Razor is secretly hoping they lose the WC as it would make his job a little harder taking over the world champions and trying to retain it. Thoughts?
That is not Razor he was an AB he would never wish them to lose.Not in his nature.
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