All Blacks XV 2023

[matty_kcrams]

@Machpants yea that's right. Seems odd that it doesn't.

[Canes4life]

Here’s an article on the situation: https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/300925308/oli-jager-asafo-aumua-and-isaia-walkerleawere-leave-all-blacks-xv-tour

[Bones]

So they left before the first game? Even stranger

[Billy Tell]

I smell a rat

[gt12]

Looking at two of those names, I wonder if they were called home by the AB selectors to be on standby incase anything goes wrong this week with the squad, or over the weekend.

Or, they are all having babies.

[pakman]

@Stargazer said in All Blacks XV 2023:

The Chiefs website has Thompson as 18.6m tall. I think that's a slight exaggeration, but going by last year's NPC guides, he's about 5 cm taller than Bell and Taukei'aho. Weights may have changed since last year, but in 2022 Taukei'aho and Thompson were similar in weight, and about 8 kgs heavier than Bell.

18.6m is 56 feet or so. Yep, def a SLIGHT exaggeration.

[Stargazer]

@pakman Finally someone notices!

[Bones]

@gt12 if it's the former, why say personal reasons?

[Bovidae]

They haven't corrected Thompson's height all season. It took over a year for Ollie Norris' height to be changed.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae They haven't corrected Thompson's province either.

[gt12]

@Bones said in All Blacks XV 2023:

@gt12 if it's the former, why say personal reasons?

Powder.

Dry as.

[Nevorian]

@Stargazer said in All Blacks XV 2023:

Maybe referring to "personal reasons" could just be a way of not having to say they have covid? I wouldn't go looking for more meaning behind it. It's no conspiracy of some sort.

Can you get on a plane if you are Covid positive?

[Stargazer]

@Nevorian No idea.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Nevorian at least in Aus there are no restrictions any more

[Bones]

@Nevorian said in All Blacks XV 2023:

@Stargazer said in All Blacks XV 2023:

Maybe referring to "personal reasons" could just be a way of not having to say they have covid? I wouldn't go looking for more meaning behind it. It's no conspiracy of some sort.

Can you get on a plane if you are Covid positive?

Who even tests anymore to know that?
Disgusting speculation from SG.

[canefan]

@Bones said in All Blacks XV 2023:

@Nevorian said in All Blacks XV 2023:

@Stargazer said in All Blacks XV 2023:

Maybe referring to "personal reasons" could just be a way of not having to say they have covid? I wouldn't go looking for more meaning behind it. It's no conspiracy of some sort.

Can you get on a plane if you are Covid positive?

Who even tests anymore to know that?
Disgusting speculation from SG.

What is disgusting is that the NZ government have not removed the isolation regulations when COVID is no worse than flu now. But yes, lots of people not testing now

[Canes4life]

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