All Blacks vs Fiji
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Supposedly only taking 32 players over to the states so it will be interesting to see if a senior player or 2 get rest and any of the 4 extras swap places and head over.
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@DaGrubster said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
The lineout is currently the worst performing part of the team.
It shows the folly of selecting Bell, a hooker who has major throwing issues and not up to AB standard, suddenly could be throwing into a lineout that is already misfiring
I guess the flip side is, they've got three weeks of work (and likely 30 minutes of test rugby this coming weekend) into the guy who's clearly earmarked as Taylor's eventual replacement - rather than investing in a guy who unfortunately is too small to ever be more than a stopgap.
Worst case scenario - if either option had to sit on the bench vs England,
I reckon the plan would have been for whichever of Taylor or Aumua started, for him to play 70 minutes.I reckon Robertson will be looking at that coin this morning and thinking, "You bewdy, it's come up Razor again!"
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I think it's a bit shit that, in a 14-test year, with 6 "home" games, we decide to play one in the US. And not even against the US. 5 tests for the year? Talk about short changing your own fans.
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@sparky I'd be a bit surprised if Hotham got game time in this match.
We have TJ, Christie and Ratima all scrabbling to play - and Roigard due back at some point. I don't see too much point in giving the number five halfback a run unless injury dictates we need to.
On the other hand, I can see the point in giving Darry a run, even though he's not officially in the squad - especally if Patty T. would benefit from a week off.
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@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Our locks are pretty short but top tier international standards.
You'd be surprised at the heights of other international locks. Both Itoje and Martin are < 2 m. The Irish lineout won plenty of SA ball with only Ryan 2 m+.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Our locks are pretty short but top tier international standards.
You'd be surprised at the heights of other international locks. Both Itoje and Martin are < 2 m. The Irish lineout won plenty of SA ball with only Ryan 2 m+.
Yeah fair call, perhaps I’m just thinking of the Boks with three 2 metre giants in there at the best of times.
Maybe our guys just aren’t as good
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@Machpants Maybe Friday morning NZ time?
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@Tim said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@Machpants Maybe Friday morning NZ time?
We might as well call the test now.
Fiji’s test for the taking.
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@ACT-Crusader So Thursday early morning then.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Itoje
Bio
Maro ITOJE is a 29-year-old English rugby player standing at 1.95 m tall (6 ft 5 in) and weighing in at 115 kg (18 st 1.53 lb; 253.53 lb) , who currently plays for Saracens in England as lock. -
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@Bones there was a conversation earlier, possibly in another thread about the height of our locks.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@Bones there was a conversation earlier, possibly in another thread about the height of our locks.
Yeah I know I'm trying to figure out what winger is trying to say. Bovidae said Itoje is under 2m and all winger did was add his bio?
Maro ITOJE profile and stats
