All Blacks 2024
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Interesting interview with Ardie. Takeaways:
- Thinks the overseas player rule will have to change
- He's enjoying Japan and finds it mentally refreshing
- Learning a lot from working with different coaches
- NZ Rugby needs to change
- Doesn't miss NZ fans piling in on players after a loss
- Avaialable for the AB's from June
- Has had minimal contact with Robertson
- Will "Wait and see" before he pulls an AB jersey on again - needs to make the squad first. Hopes his Japan experience will count.
Ardie Savea interview: New Zealand must start picking overseas players
World player of the year, who hopes to face England this summer, says All Blacks should follow South Africa and select players based abroad
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Doesn't miss NZ fans piling in on players after a loss
This irks me. It's part of being a member of any bloody national squad and has been since day dot. You get the same shit in any team... unless they're so shit that no one cares .
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@gt12 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@gt12 what make you think NZ health care is miles behind the best in the world?....to the point you say suggesting it is horseshit? we have loads of contact sports players plus things like skiers, when mrs womble did her knee she had a surgeon that only did knees...all day...every day
Fuck kiwis make me laugh. It's a tiny country at the bottom of the world. It doesn't have the population (money), research facilities (money), or location (spillover effects) to be even close to the best in the world.
Not 1 NZ hospital makes it to the best 250 in general nor in Orthopedics and I wouldn't expect it too. I may have missed Dr Andrews or a similarly qualified expert starting an institute in Auckland rather than Florida. That's not to say there aren't potentially very good people in NZ, such as this guy who has some great experience in the States, but it would be a long bow to suggest that he is (1) the best in the world, (2) has access to the best resources for client care, and (3) can provide the best rehabilitation services in the world.
I've got a fair bit of experience with the NZ healthcare system (public and private) and some experience overseas at some very good institutions. NZ is not far from being third world. The private system gets it close to public systems in places like Japan but IMO still behind in terms of quality of care.
Doing knee surgeries everyday does not make you a world expert, especially in sports medicine. It's likely a good sign, but if they are not keeping up with absolute best practice, rehabilitation and research findings (for athletes), they'll likely be behind what is available in other countries.
Even if they are the best in NZ, they likely aren't the best in the world unless they live there for their kids schooling, the fishing, or whatever lifestyle factor they value.
I would have thought most of the above was relatively obvious.
We are hoping that Cam gets absolute world-class care.
Pfft. We are talking about bone doctors here, not cutting edge therapies that Pharmac chooses not to fund. Reckon NZ orthopedics is as good as anywhere.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Interesting interview with Ardie. Takeaways:
Thinks the overseas player rule will have to change
Well he would.
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Does NZ have colour TVs yet
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It’s interesting to hear him discuss the enjoyment of new country, team, rugby to help him freshen up mentally as playing in NZ year after year was getting stale for him.
If Ardie announced he was off - As current world player of the year/senior AB in his prime/best player in the team/potential captain and major leader of past regime…. would that make NZR seriously rethink or change its eligibility rules?
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@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
It’s interesting to hear him discuss the enjoyment of new country, team, rugby to help him freshen up mentally as playing in NZ year after year was getting stale for him.
If Ardie announced he was off - As current world player of the year/senior AB in his prime/best player in the team/potential captain and major leader of past regime…. would that make NZR seriously rethink or change its eligibility rules?
Hope not.
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@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
It’s interesting to hear him discuss the enjoyment of new country, team, rugby to help him freshen up mentally as playing in NZ year after year was getting stale for him.
I.e. the whole point of the sabbatical that he is currently on whilst still being contracted to NZR.
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@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
It’s interesting to hear him discuss the enjoyment of new country, team, rugby to help him freshen up mentally as playing in NZ year after year was getting stale for him.
I expect with the Jaguares and Bok teams leaving Super it would make super a bit boring, which is why NZR really need to be working with Japan to get them on board with a new team, obviously the Drua have been a breath of fresh air to the comp, MP a mixed bag and even with the Aus teams being more competitive, the comp still needs a shake up.
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@taniwharugby yeah, i think finding "something" to add a bit of spice to the comp is needed, ive seen some chat with highlanders fans (and have in several other years)...seasons done...try again next year
other leagues obviously have relegation which adds a reasons to keep fighting, the other side is obviously you get some new teams each year to change things up, the other option is things like draft picks...you can have some genuine hope for next year on the back of getting the best new players
without "something" it is a bit samey
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No more Adidas rugby balls now.
Gilbert announces new partnership to become the Official Rugby Ball of New Zealand Rugby Union, at all levels.
For the first time in 18 years, Gilbert returns to NZRU as the premier rugby ball in World Rugby, to both the All Blacks and Black Ferns teams. This completes - for the first time ever - a full set of the Top 20 Men’s teams and Top 10 Women’s teams in the world, all using the same market leading Gilbert match ball.
The Gilbert ball will be used in Sky Super Rugby Aupiki, Bunnings Warehouse NPC, Farah Palmer Cup presented by Bunnings Warehouse and the Bunnings Warehouse Heartland Championship from this season and will be used by the All Blacks in the 2024 Steinlager Ultra Low Carb Series, 2024 Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship and the 2024 Bledisloe Cup and the Black Ferns in the Pac 4 and WXV World Rugby tournaments.
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super rugby had been using Gilbert for a couple of years already hadn't it? adidas sponsorship definitely scaling down, use to be boots, balls, and obviously kits for super rugby and above...now just the Black Jersey
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
super rugby had been using Gilbert for a couple of years already hadn't it?
Yes. The ABs used Adidas balls for home tests but Gilbert in all other games, including the RWC.
adidas sponsorship definitely scaling down, use to be boots, balls, and obviously kits for super rugby and above...now just the Black Jersey
Now just all teams in black including boots etc.
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Gilbert announces deal with New Zealand Rugby
