Springboks vs All Blacks 2

Machpants

FFS sititi at 6, a position he's never started at since when? Against SA, in SA, in his third test. Razor had lost the loose forward plot. Will Jordan shit the bed at fullback? I reckon he will.

All Blacks team to play Springboks

Tamaiti Williams (10)
Codie Taylor (90)
Tyrel Lomax (37)
Scott Barrett (73) (Captain)
Tupou Vaa’i (31)
Wallace Sititi (2)
Sam Cane (97)
Ardie Savea (87) (Vice Captain)
Cortez Ratima (5)
Damian McKenzie (53)
Mark Tele’a (14)
Jordie Barrett (63) (Vice Captain)
Rieko Ioane (74)
Sevu Reece (27)
Will Jordan (34)
Asafo Aumua (12)
Ofa Tu’ungafasi (62)
Fletcher Newell (19)
Sam Darry (4)
Luke Jacobson (21)
TJ Perenara (85)
Anton Lienert-Brown (76)
Beauden Barrett (129)

antipodean

@Unite said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:

Which confirms there are posters on here with very good sauce.

Pleased to see Ratima starting. I feel his speed of execution will bolster the benefits of McKenzie's game.

Now we just need Barrett the Jordie to make better decisions...

reprobate

Cool, this should be fun either way.

MN5

Apart from Aumua and Barrett on a good day there is little impact on that bench overall.

Machpants

@MN5 said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:

There is very little impact on that bench overall.

Yup, aumua could be impactful, I guess. And Beaudy had this season. But ofa only impact will be stupid penalties and cards. Fletcher is nothing. That is a vanilla bench

MN5

@Machpants said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:

@MN5 said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:

There is very little impact on that bench overall.

Yup, aumua could be impactful, I guess. And Beaudy had this season. But ofa only impact will be stupid penalties and cards. Fletcher is nothing. That is a vanilla bench

I just edited my post and looks like we completely agree.

MN5

I’ll freely admit to not knowing the intricacies of loose forward play like some on here but I will say that Sititi playing six in his third test in a game of this magnitude is absolutely FUBAR

Machpants

@MN5 said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:

@Machpants said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:

@MN5 said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:

There is very little impact on that bench overall.

Yup, aumua could be impactful, I guess. And Beaudy had this season. But ofa only impact will be stupid penalties and cards. Fletcher is nothing. That is a vanilla bench

I just edited my post and looks like we completely agree.

Machpants

@MN5 said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:

I’ll freely admit to not knowing the intricacies of loose forward play like some on here but I will say that Sititi playing six in his third test in a game of this magnitude is absolutely FUBAR

Hopefully some one wise can tell when he last started at six in a first class game, if ever

Boston Boy

Surely Sititi plays the role of an 8 with the exception of packing onto the side of the scrum. Biggest concern is lineout. A lot of pressure on our two smaller locks. It’s all in on the speed game obviously. We might win well or we could crash and burn badly this week. It doesn’t seem like good odds. I feel like Jacobsen could add some steal at the end.

JK

@Machpants said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:

@MN5 said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:

I’ll freely admit to not knowing the intricacies of loose forward play like some on here but I will say that Sititi playing six in his third test in a game of this magnitude is absolutely FUBAR

Hopefully some one wise can tell when he last started at six in a first class game, if ever

NPC for North Harbour

Kiwiwomble

i honestly am happier to see them try something than blackadder again

BorderJB

Well this will either workout or go bad, few injury enforced. Bench looks a bit better for a stronger finish.

Bovidae

Unavailable due to injury: Ethan Blackadder (hamstring), Caleb Clarke (back).

So Finau is dropped and Papalii not selected.

Stag

@Kiwiwomble you are appropriately named. Blackadder has been in of the best AB’s this season and clearly would have started again.

No Quarter

@Stag yeah, he would have started again if fit, but the coaches are looking pretty silly right now having to play a rookie in an unfamiliar position when Blackadder very predictably got injured again.

MN5

@Kiwiwomble said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:

i honestly am happier to see them try something than blackadder again

He’ll be back next year

Machpants

@JK said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:

@Machpants said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:

@MN5 said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:

I’ll freely admit to not knowing the intricacies of loose forward play like some on here but I will say that Sititi playing six in his third test in a game of this magnitude is absolutely FUBAR

Hopefully some one wise can tell when he last started at six in a first class game, if ever

NPC for North Harbour

Last year?

Wallace Sititi admits he hasn't played six in quite some time.
It's quite possibly a move that has a bit of an experimental feel to it looking further ahead in the futuree

canefan

@Bovidae said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:

See, it's easy to be a NZ rugby journo. Just read TSF.

Who the fuck on TSF wrote BB to 10?!

ACT Crusader

@No-Quarter said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:

@Stag yeah, he would have started again if fit, but the coaches are looking pretty silly right now having to play a rookie in an unfamiliar position when Blackadder very predictably got injured again.

It’s not an unfamiliar position and they’re hardly the first set of coaches to make a move like this.

If we are wanting to up the tempo then Sitiiti is a good selection.

The Silver Fern

Springboks vs All Blacks 2