RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland
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The minutes played is interesting and reflective of Farrell & Co's mindset - stick with the winning combo to some degree - leaving aside injuries preventing earlier introduction of some back-ups such as Henshaw, O'Brien, McCarthy. If they manage to win at weekend, he's going to have to come up with a new selection plan for playing likely Wales who Gatland has flogged into superb shape over the last few months, and have had an arguably easier ride/rotation in the pool stages. The contrasts with NZ and SA are illuminating.
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@stodders said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@MiketheSnow Ryan was on the bench against Scotland. Henderson started.
So Ryan out, McCarthy in is the only change.
Strong, settled team. They are battle hardened, but they have also played a fair bit too. Compare the NZ backrow playing minutes to Ireland's:
Image taken from this post on X:
https://x.com/Selfimprove_Man/status/1712014608557338881?s=20
this is fascinating
you might wonder if ireland have another three big games in them...but you can also see why they are so well drilled
also see why we may not have developed our combinations well enough
South africa look to have managed their time right in the middle....
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Come on use fu*kas let's do this.
3 more sleeps.
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Roigard is the right choice
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Our average minutes is artificially low because of the injuries to Lomax, Jordie, Cane, Frizzell and de Groot's suspension.
Also, I can't see e.g. outside backs being knackered by this WC schedule, taking into account the games against far weaker opposition.
However, the Irish forwards might be a bit stuffed by the time they get to play France. -
TBH I'd start DMac at 15 and Roigard on the bench.
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@reprobate said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Our average minutes is artificially low because of the injuries to Lomax, Jordie, Cane, Frizzell and de Groot's suspension.
Also, I can't see e.g. outside backs being knackered by this WC schedule, taking into account the games against far weaker opposition.
However, the Irish forwards might be a bit stuffed by the time they get to play France.for me it was more the disparity in minutes between key postions
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I pray we don't go limp lettuce like 2019
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@akan004 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
The Christie selection is looking likely.
Then we're fucked.
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@nostrildamus said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Frank said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
I heard Telea broke a curfew.
That would be so crazy.
Probably bullshit, the injury one makes more sense.
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@antipodean said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@akan004 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
This in my opinion is a poorly written article. After reading it you'd be convinced that Ofa and Nepo are the second comings of christ, and de Groot is useless...
He has had one, ONE red, and one yellow in his whole career, and he is all of a sudden a high risk of cards?? And since when is Ofa a better scrummager than him? Since he powerhoused Namibia - give me strength.
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@JK which begs the question, why not just announce the team if you have named it in camp, but not officially?
I know they dont need to, but what is the point of delaying it? Do they think there is a tactical advantage, that there clearly wont be if team sheets are leaked anyway!
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I thought they were waiting until Lomax trains on Thursday?
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@nostrildamus yeah they are having an intense training today, but it aint like players dont get scratched when injured in training.
