All Blacks XV 2024

[Bovidae]

@Canes4life said in All Blacks XV 2024:

So Dallas McLeod likley to come into 13 for Narawa based on the 23 above.

Fihaki or Stevenson will be on one wing if Love starts at fullback. All the midfielders are more suited to 12 but maybe Lam plays at centre.

[brodean]

Lam was very good at centre for the Blues this year - better than Rieko was who had a serviceable season after a bad concussion.

[Canes4life]

@brodean said in All Blacks XV 2024:

Lam was very good at centre for the Blues this year - better than Rieko was who had a serviceable season after a bad concussion.

A Higgins and Lam midfield would be fun to watch.

[Mr Fish]

You would also assume Slater would start at hooker given he trained with the All Blacks in Japan.

[brodean]

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks XV 2024:

You would also assume Slater would start at hooker given he trained with the All Blacks in Japan.

I wasn't aware of that. That makes sense.

[Mr Fish]

@brodean Bower, Slater, Haig, Holland, Lam and Plummer all went to Japan (as did Lio-Willie, who's now a permanent member of the All Blacks squad).

Though actually those guys were partially picked because they weren't involved in the NPC final so it's probably touch and go between Slater and Eklund.