All Blacks XV 2024
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks XV 2024:
Suafoa is an omission.
I think it could be a blessing in disguise
Watching him in npc he looks like he needs a proper offseason.
Given mentally and physically everything he has gone through over the last 12 months it makes sense.
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@Duluth said in All Blacks XV 2024:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks XV 2024:
Suafoa is an omission.
McWhannell, Ennor, Sullivan
Yes Ennor too... I think Z Sullivan fits into the same category as JRK, where they were always going to be up against it once Fihaki was named as training cover.
McWhannell is a good player, but I wouldn't have him ahead of any of those other four.
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Only 6 Crusaders. How dare they not show bias to all our players .
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Well, aside from the obvious amazement at Hoskins' selection (please make him captain, Razor), the biggest surprise for me is no Ricky Riccitelli - with Eklund seemingly preferred. I guess we'll wait for any forthcoming news, but Ricky came off the bench for Taranaki at the weekend and I don't recall him hobbling off.
Aside from that, seems like most of the rest of the squad were name-checked on the fern. Don't recall du Plessis Kirifi getting many mentions, but he's an incumbent from last year.
Dallas McLeod the other surprise for me - though I guess being a test player last year, it's not that big of a surprise. I thought he was pretty poor in Super rugby, but I haven't watched much of Canterbury in the NPC so maybe he's gone better in recent times.
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks XV 2024:
Well, aside from the obvious amazement at Hoskins' selection (please make him captain, Razor), the biggest surprise for me is no Ricky Riccitelli - with Eklund seemingly preferred. I guess we'll wait for any forthcoming news, but Ricky came off the bench for Taranaki at the weekend and I don't recall him hobbling off.
Aside from that, seems like most of the rest of the squad were name-checked on the fern. Don't recall du Plessis Kirifi getting many mentions, but he's an incumbent from last year.
Dallas McLeod the other surprise for me - though I guess being a test player last year, it's not that big of a surprise. I thought he was pretty poor in Super rugby, but I haven't watched much of Canterbury in the NPC so maybe he's gone better in recent times.
Did McMillan have a hand in selection?
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks XV 2024:
@Chris-B Kirifi has been out injured for a while with the broken jaw.
It's interesting that Ryan and Cotter have different views on the merits of Riccitelli and Eklund.
Yeah - TBH I'd have thought Ricky comfortably.
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I feel if Lio-Willie was selected as an 8 only, Brayden Iose probably should have got that position. Aside from Sotutu, Iose was the form 8 in Super Rugby and has been solid for Manawatu this year. Lio-Willie didn’t do much tbh.
Riccitelli also the other guy that would be a little peeved I reckon.
