All Blacks vs England 2
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks vs England 2:
TJ is out for a couple of weeks - Hotham called in as cover.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350334278/all-blacks-summon-uncapped-crusaders-halfback-noah-hotham
That’s a meteoric rise for the lad or as I like to call it Noah’s arc.
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@Dan54 said in All Blacks vs England 2:
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks vs England 2:
@SBW1 said in All Blacks vs England 2:
Noah Hotham?
I suspect he may be close to getting picked. Not saying I would select him, but when he started looking like he belonged in Super Rugby this year he showed a handy running game, a crisp pass and the ability to clear under pressure.
He could be the backline selection version of Bell.
Yep NZR said begiining of last year they had tabs on Hotham!
That would seem like a fairly stupid thing for "NZR" to say, whatever that means. Since when does "NZR" comment on up and coming players?
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@Machpants said in All Blacks vs England 2:
Funaki is definitely a better player, and has had more game/big game experience, esp recently. I reckon it is a bit of a bullshit call, very open to bias
Add to it, they're going to be in Auckland, you know, where Funaki actually lives and plays? Someone who was a big part of a super dominant team and didn't just play a couple of decent games towards the end of the season after stinking it up at the start.
Funaki would be exactly who you bring in as injury cover. This is getting silly now.
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@Frank said in All Blacks vs England 2:
@Tim said in All Blacks vs England 2:
Rugby Direct Podcast saying that Roigard is on track for the EOYT.
DOUBLE MOTHER FUCKIN LIKE
Honestly I was hoping he'd be back earlier
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@Machpants
Yeah, earlier the better.
Quicker pass than Christie and Perenara, total nightmare to defend against around the fringes, and massive and accurate boot. -
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@Frank said in All Blacks vs England 2:
@george33 said in All Blacks vs England 2:
@Frank you just wouldn't no with these coaches, probably have to prove him self first at NPC level
Prove he's fit yes.
He's got nothing to prove in terns of playing ability.I'm a lot less confident of that now than I would've been three weeks ago.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs England 2:
Roigard might have been the player name dropped the most by Razor when he first started doing the media rounds after Foz finished up.
Lock Roigard in (assuming fitness).
Even more than Whitlock?
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@Bones said in All Blacks vs England 2:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks vs England 2:
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks vs England 2:
@SBW1 said in All Blacks vs England 2:
Noah Hotham?
I suspect he may be close to getting picked. Not saying I would select him, but when he started looking like he belonged in Super Rugby this year he showed a handy running game, a crisp pass and the ability to clear under pressure.
He could be the backline selection version of Bell.
Yep NZR said begiining of last year they had tabs on Hotham!
That would seem like a fairly stupid thing for "NZR" to say, whatever that means. Since when does "NZR" comment on up and coming players?
Well it was actually the NZR high performance manager(I think his title was) , he was on tv talking about talent etc they (NZR) had eye on, and Hotham was one of a few names he dropped. Not sure why it would be a problem, when you talking about players in the game. I used to hear same in Aus. I don't think it unusal at all.
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@Bones wasn't that more media driven?
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@Dan54 said in All Blacks vs England 2:
@Bones said in All Blacks vs England 2:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks vs England 2:
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks vs England 2:
@SBW1 said in All Blacks vs England 2:
Noah Hotham?
I suspect he may be close to getting picked. Not saying I would select him, but when he started looking like he belonged in Super Rugby this year he showed a handy running game, a crisp pass and the ability to clear under pressure.
He could be the backline selection version of Bell.
Yep NZR said begiining of last year they had tabs on Hotham!
That would seem like a fairly stupid thing for "NZR" to say, whatever that means. Since when does "NZR" comment on up and coming players?
Well it was actually the NZR high performance manager(I think his title was) , he was on tv talking about talent etc they (NZR) had eye on, and Hotham was one of a few names he dropped. Not sure why it would be a problem, when you talking about players in the game. I used to hear same in Aus. I don't think it unusal at all.
@Dan54 you don't see the difference between saying the high performance manager mentioned him when asked, as opposed to NZR announcing they have tabs on him? Righto
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