Springboks vs All Blacks 2
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@Landers92 said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
Just been given the backline for this weekend below. Again, this contact hasn’t led me astray before so very reliable. Very very surprised by some choices and the amount of changes which makes you question the accuracy but fuck it, hasn’t been wrong yet so yeah sharing with the fern. Caleb Clarke is out injured.
- Ratima
- Dmac
- Telea
- J.Barrett
- Ioane/ALB(this isn’t yet decided)
- Reece
- Jordan
Bench
21. Perenara
22. B.Barrett
23. Couldn’t quite hear the name or whatever was said there unfortunately, I’m guessing whoever isn’t selected at 13 so either Ioane or ALB.The correct Q is no longer what time is ABs team announced but what time is Landers92 posting the team?
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@canefan Akira and Sotutu wouldn’t add anything. They’re mentally weak and can’t handle the pressure. They’re not any better than they were in 2022 and 2023. They just didn’t have to deal with a functional and fully fit crusaders team. The semi final and final in 22’ and 23’ where they got man handled is evidence enough. One swallow doesn’t make a spring. Add Dalton to that group as well
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@Kiwiwomble said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@reprobate said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@Kiwiwomble said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@Stag said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@Kiwiwomble you are appropriately named. Blackadder has been in of the best AB’s this season and clearly would have started again.
are their any stats to back up he's one of the best ABs? leading tackle count? dominant tackles? even rucks hit? turnovers?
Yeah there are some, as discussed in the Argie tests. He's performed better than the other loosies in terms of numbers.
Seems to me like some can't get over the fact he didn't deserve selection in the first place off fuck-all game time, and want a Crusader to blame so they can claim Razor has bias against their provincial favourite.
I wasn't a fan of picking him initially, but he's earned his starting spot, by playing considerably better than the other guys selected.would love to see the numbers if you have a link
apologies mate i can't be arsed googling it all again. I'm not a Cantab, I'm not particularly a Blackadder fan, and i've already put in way too much effort defending a guy who I think is clearly playing well when all you get in response is 'yeah okay fine, I guess he does heaps of stuff, but where's the impact' - which is just vague unproveable shit from people with a bias.
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I think this is a team you run out against Fiji or Argentina, against Boks in Cape Town?? High risk!!! I have seen nothing to suggest Jordan is a world class full back at test level, nothing to suggest Ratimer ready for this type of pressure, nothing to suggest Sititi is ready to compete at 6. Razor is putting it all on the line. Not sure I can find an area off the park where I feel like we are stronger.
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Bok team announced:
5-3 split. Interesting!
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@Stag said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@Kiwiwomble you are appropriately named. Blackadder has been in of the best AB’s this season and clearly would have started again.
Hahahaha, you're kidding yourself. Best of the ABs this season, get the fuck outta here!
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Obviously Sititi is massively inexperienced and out of position, but he is the type of player we probably need to get a bit of balance back to our loose trio knowing Savea aint getting dropped or moved.
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@RoninWC said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@Stag said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@Kiwiwomble you are appropriately named. Blackadder has been in of the best AB’s this season and clearly would have started again.
Hahahaha, you're kidding yourself. Best of the ABs this season, get the fuck outta here!
Well you need to take into account that Savea has been average, Dalton's been dropped, Finau's been average, Jacobson's been average, and Cane started slow and is now his usual tackle-machine but nothing else self. Sititi hasn't had much of a chance, but had a bit of a mare off the bench in the loss.
Best of the ABs loosies this season is accurate, if faint praise. -
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@KiwiInLondon said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@canefan Akira and Sotutu wouldn’t add anything. They’re mentally weak and can’t handle the pressure. They’re not any better than they were in 2022 and 2023. They just didn’t have to deal with a functional and fully fit crusaders team. The semi final and final in 22’ and 23’ where they got man handled is evidence enough. One swallow doesn’t make a spring. Add Dalton to that group as well
So I take it you didn't watch any SR this year then?
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@nostrildamus hahaha 10/10 comment there dude.
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@canefan said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@KiwiInLondon said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@canefan Akira and Sotutu wouldn’t add anything. They’re mentally weak and can’t handle the pressure. They’re not any better than they were in 2022 and 2023. They just didn’t have to deal with a functional and fully fit crusaders team. The semi final and final in 22’ and 23’ where they got man handled is evidence enough. One swallow doesn’t make a spring. Add Dalton to that group as well
So I take it you didn't watch any SR this year then?
don't feed the troll
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@nzzp said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@canefan said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@KiwiInLondon said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@canefan Akira and Sotutu wouldn’t add anything. They’re mentally weak and can’t handle the pressure. They’re not any better than they were in 2022 and 2023. They just didn’t have to deal with a functional and fully fit crusaders team. The semi final and final in 22’ and 23’ where they got man handled is evidence enough. One swallow doesn’t make a spring. Add Dalton to that group as well
So I take it you didn't watch any SR this year then?
don't feed the troll
I didn't realise canerbry had moved to the UK?
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@canefan said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
If we lose this test on the back of some pretty poor selection I propose that in future the AB team be selected by TSF poll
Surely if we lose this test it will be Ethan Blackadders fault. 😄
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Has Kolisi paid a visit to Rassie’s faith healer? The cheek! He’s the Putin of World Rugby.
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I am very sorry I called Ethan Blackadder "Niggles". In his defense I'd like to point out that he leads the AB forwards in dominant injuries.
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@Billy-Webb said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
5-3 split. Interesting!
That's against the spirit of the rules!
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@RoninWC said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@Chris said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
Ethan Blackadder is injured that is the reason Sititi is starting and Jacobsen is on the bench.
Well thank fuck!
Broken as usual and as I said before, not world class and added little to a struggling AB team.
Your bitterness is a beacon of sunshine
