All Blacks 2024
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2024:
@Landers92 said in All Blacks 2024:
Wow. I can’t believe I just read ALB being used as an example alongside Havili and Bridge.
Yep. rock solid and a great team player happy to play anywhere. Fully deserves 100 caps.
Probably harshly judged based on coming after Smith , Nonu and SBW.
But I have to be honest he has never blown me away.
Too much sideways running behind the gain line from my bar stool.
I'll also admit, there isnt exactly load of lads knocking the door down to take his place.
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2024:
Thought this was mildly interesting. Springboks number one and RWC champs... but the blackness is clearly the biggest billing...
Biggest or first?
Wales have Fiji, Australia and SA in that order
I would posit that is challenge and significance ordered too -
@MiketheSnow LOOK AT THE SIZE OF ARDIE THOUGH
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@Machpants said in All Blacks 2024:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024:
Thought this was mildly interesting. Springboks number one and RWC champs... but the blackness is clearly the biggest billing...
Mario showing the southerners how to yell at a line out?
You miss Luigi too huh?
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Is that some banter or did Narawa trod on his own dick?
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2024:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2024:
Rough.
Brutal from Ioane.
I would've said those in glass houses.... but he's obviously not worried about Leon stepping down.
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@Bones don't think Narawa's form in SR 2024 even warranted an All Black spot tbh.
Rueben Love however can feel aggrieved as Perofeta got 2 starts against England after playing like 5 games for Blues all season while Love was the most consistent and best fullback throughout SR.
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2024:
@Bones he should be…. 😉
Ellison and Holland have both coached Proctor so Ioane shoudn't be so confident especially if he doesn't perform this week (assuming he's selected).
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@darylmitchell Love was also nursing an injury in that England series which is maybe a reason he wasn't selected initially. His time will hopefully come on the EOYT.
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@Canes4life come on, don’t post facts like that to counter another posters little moment of outrage.
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@darylmitchell said in All Blacks 2024:
@Bones don't think Narawa's form in SR 2024 even warranted an All Black spot tbh.
Rueben Love however can feel aggrieved as Perofeta got 2 starts against England after playing like 5 games for Blues all season while Love was the most consistent and best fullback throughout SR.
Ohhhh is that what Rieko was trying to say?
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Started to post this in the match thread, but thought it was better here.
@antipodean said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
The "best player in the world" has come back from Japanese rugby to find Test rugby is a massive step up. All Blacks should only be selected out of Super Rugby.
Was looking at the NPC yesterday, and shaking my head. Someone said the gap between that and Super is massive - and they are spot on. NZR have let their comps fall apart, and it means we are not throwing out players who are at the top of their game. Reality is better players are in most other teams at the moment.
Doing well at Super is no longer a strong predictor of doing well in Tests. They have diverged massively. We want SA back in Super, but I cna't see it happening if they are getting $$$ from up north. And so we see the lack of money in Aus and NZ, resulting in poor quality comps and continuously losing players to the NH. It's tragic.
Somehow NZR have managed to do this without picking overseas players too. If they do allow that, it'll be the end of domestic rugby as we know it. NZR have failed in their core duty to the game, you wouldn't say any level is in good health at the moment or sustainable. You have to fix the talent pipeline, and get the level of the competitions back to up world class. Until that happens we will be hoping for generational players to pop up, rather than producing them on a regular basis.
I am very disappointed with NZR governance. IT's been consistently shit for some time and our media won't call it.
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@Bones The irony that Rieko is on the verge of not being a starting All Black.
Even this last test match, (it was his best game this year) again he was the least dangerous out of everyone in the backline. I've seen people saying he had a good game but did he break a tackle? create a linebreak?
Whenever he's in space it looks like he's running in mud, I don't understand what happened to his athleticism. Is his new role now just hitting rucks, being a dummy runner and I guess doing well in scramble defense? If he's not producing ball in hand?
Important notes from a Razor interview last week.
When asked about Rieko starting..
"He's been given feedback on what it takes to be a STARTING All Black and is working through it....he gets the nod this week but the margins are razor THIN" -
@Bones Even more ironic that Narawa has been playing center the entirety of the NPC since being out of All Blacks camp (I'd say EXTREMELY likely at the request of Razor).
Would be hilarious if he usurps Rieko as starting center.
I think Narawa can be a future great All Black, reminds me a lot of Sivivatu, very high spatial awareness and game IQ. Game looks slow motion for him.
