Name Your AB Team

nostrildamus

If they start Sotutu at 8 would that open up the bench for a "utility" loosie like Jacobson or Blackadder?

BerniesCorner

I feel much more confident this year than I have for ages.
We got this.

Bones

Where's razor

BerniesCorner

He's here bro

sparky

@Bones Surfing.

Tim

There was never going to be a massive turnover in the England squad and there’ll be even fewer alterations to the starting XV but I firmly...

sparky

@BerniesCorner We're a bit short at Lock, Blind Side Flanker and First Five but we have two or three excellent options everywhere else.

Defence looks better than four years ago.

That backline is pretty frightening if they're given enough fast, clean ball.

The set piece will need to deliver.

sparky

@Tim There's a Dad's Army feel to that England front row. They will be puffing by 15 minutes. The rest of their team looks sharp though.

BerniesCorner

@sparky
Yeah it wasn't so long ago we couldn't find a prop, flanker, mid field.

Having Savea , Sotutu and Sititi competing for 8 is ludicrous.
Roigard-DMac would give Dupont-Ntamack a good run for your money.

cgrant

My team :

De Groot
Taylor
Lomax
Barrett
Vaa'i
Finau
Papali'i
Savea
Ratima
McKenzie
Clarke
Barrett
Ioane
Telea
Love

Aumua
Williams
Newell
Walker-Leawere
Sititi
TJP
Plummer
Narawa/Reece

BerniesCorner

Finau - Papali'i - Savea seems a cert

sparky

@BerniesCorner Weird to think that at least one of Sotutu or Sititi won't be in the 23.

Mr Fish

@BerniesCorner Weird to think that at least one of Sotutu or Sititi won't be in the 23.

I'd be pretty surprised if either is...

mariner4life

DeGroot
Aumua
Lomax
Barrett
Vaai
Finau
Harmon
Sotutu
Ratima
DMac
Clarke
JBarrett
Reiko
Reece
BBarrett

Taylor
Ofa
Yeah fuck knows
Also yeah fuck knows
Savea
Christie I guess?
Plummer
Also no clue

It's disgusting how deep we are in certain spots and how bare it is elsewhere

Bones

@mariner4life I can't think of any reason why Telea wouldn't even make a 23.

Tim

All Blacks burning questions: Who’s left standing at lock and how to use Beauden Barrett?

This was obviously written before the second semi-final.

sparky

Here's hoping the new regime don't leak absolutely everything to the press, the way Foster did to certain client journalists.

Mr Fish

Here's hoping the new regime don't leak absolutely everything to the press, the way Foster did to certain client journalists.

It wasn't Foster doing the leaking.

sparky

@Mr-Fish If it was Jason Ryan, then that's a worry.

sparky

@Tim Weird that they think Sam Whitelock might get a call up when he's said that he's definitely hanged up booots.

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