All Blacks EOYT

Mr Fish

Have a horrible feeling (just based on how conservatve Razor has been) that Blackadder might start ahead of Sititi in big games and that TJP gets one of the halfback spots.

I would assume Blackadder slots straight into the 20 jersey for the big matches (but probably gets one start against one of the big three).

Perenara will probably be on the bench for a couple of those games simply because Roigard is still pretty short of minutes.

Daffy Jaffy

Japan v New Zealand
Venue: Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
Referee: Jordan Way (RA)
Assistant Referees: Nic Berry (RA), Reuben Keane (RA)
TMO: Damon Murphy (RA)
FPRO: Brett Cronan (RA)

England v New Zealand
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Referee: Angus Gardner (RA)
Assistant Referees: Pierre Brousset (FFR), Jordan Way (RA)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
FPRO: Marius Jonker (SARU)

Ireland v New Zealand
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Nic Berry (RA)
Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson (RFU), Andrea Piardi (FIR)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
FPRO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

France v New Zealand
Venue: Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
Assistant Referees: Matthew Carley (RFU), Andrea Piardi (FIR)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
FPRO: Ian Tempest (RFU)

Unite

I actually think we have done pretty well with those appointments, aside from the France Test (who is a good ref anyway) all regular Super rugby refs we are used to.

Jet

@Daffy-Jaffy said in All Blacks EOYT:

Japan v New Zealand
Venue: Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
Referee: Jordan Way (RA)
Assistant Referees: Nic Berry (RA), Reuben Keane (RA)
TMO: Damon Murphy (RA)
FPRO: Brett Cronan (RA)

England v New Zealand
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Referee: Angus Gardner (RA)
Assistant Referees: Pierre Brousset (FFR), Jordan Way (RA)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
FPRO: Marius Jonker (SARU)

Ireland v New Zealand
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Nic Berry (RA)
Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson (RFU), Andrea Piardi (FIR)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
FPRO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

France v New Zealand
Venue: Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
Assistant Referees: Matthew Carley (RFU), Andrea Piardi (FIR)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
FPRO: Ian Tempest (RFU)

Only wild card ref among them 4 is the wifi code appointed for the France game.

Billy Tell

We have avoided carley as main ref vs Ireland

SBW1

@Mr-Fish Is Blackadder ok heard he sustained an injury?

African Monkey

@SBW1 said in All Blacks EOYT:

@Mr-Fish Is Blackadder ok heard he sustained an injury?

No never!

No Quarter

I think some of the Razor defenders are in for a bit of a shock selection wise. I don't think Cane and TJP are going to carry tackle bags, and I don't think Sititi is their starting 6. If they can, I think they'll have 6. Blackadder 7. Cane and 8. Ardie, with TJP at 9 in their top side against the big three, for their "experience".

MN5

@No-Quarter said in All Blacks EOYT:

I think some of the Razor defenders are in for a bit of a shock selection wise. I don't think Cane and TJP are going to carry tackle bags, and I don't think Sititi is their starting 6. If they can, I think they'll have 6. Blackadder 7. Cane and 8. Ardie, with TJP at 9 in their top side against the big three, for their "experience".

One is broken and the other two past their best.

Thank goodness for all the experience though !

nostrildamus

They better not give Niggles tacklebags to carry as that sounds far too dangerous.

Chris B.

@No-Quarter said in All Blacks EOYT:

I think some of the Razor defenders are in for a bit of a shock selection wise. I don't think Cane and TJP are going to carry tackle bags, and I don't think Sititi is their starting 6. If they can, I think they'll have 6. Blackadder 7. Cane and 8. Ardie, with TJP at 9 in their top side against the big three, for their "experience".

I won't be too shocked at that. I expect there will be some rotation for the big three matches, but for England...

I'll be amazed if Ardie isn't playing 8;

I'll be more surprised if Sam Cane isn't playing 7;

I think it will be Sititi and Ratima at 6 and 9, but Blackadder and Perenara on the bench wouldn't surprise me in the least - especially if Roigard is a bit sketchy vs Japan.

MN5

@Chris-B said in All Blacks EOYT:

@No-Quarter said in All Blacks EOYT:

I think some of the Razor defenders are in for a bit of a shock selection wise. I don't think Cane and TJP are going to carry tackle bags, and I don't think Sititi is their starting 6. If they can, I think they'll have 6. Blackadder 7. Cane and 8. Ardie, with TJP at 9 in their top side against the big three, for their "experience".

I won't be too shocked at that. I expect there will be some rotation for the big three matches, but for England...

I'll be amazed if Ardie isn't playing 8;

I'll be more surprised if Sam Cane isn't playing 7;

I think it will be Sititi and Ratima at 6 and 9, but Blackadder and Perenara on the bench wouldn't surprise me in the least - especially if Roigard is a bit sketchy vs Japan.

He’s pretty much the next All Black legend of his era according to the fern so this is doubtful in the extreme.

Mr Fish

@No-Quarter said in All Blacks EOYT:

I think some of the Razor defenders are in for a bit of a shock selection wise. I don't think Cane and TJP are going to carry tackle bags, and I don't think Sititi is their starting 6. If they can, I think they'll have 6. Blackadder 7. Cane and 8. Ardie, with TJP at 9 in their top side against the big three, for their "experience".

Cane will absolutely start against England, Ireland and France.

Perenara will probably be on the bench for most of those games, as will Blackadder (and he'll very likely get a start in one of them).

But Sititi, Cane, Savea, Ratima, McKenzie is the spine of the top team now.

brodean

@Mr-Fish

That's not what spine usually means in rugby.

Mr Fish

@brodean said in All Blacks EOYT:

@Mr-Fish

That's not what spine usually means in rugby.

I chucked in a few extra loosies because six is the one being debated and then couldn't be arsed using a better word.

Chris B.

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks EOYT:

But Sititi, Cane, Savea, Ratima, McKenzie is the spine of the top team now.

Certainly what I'd expect vs England- but, I'm only an interested spectator.

I don't really get why people think the coaches are out to scupper us.

They haven't picked the exact teams I would have, but I haven't really struggled to see their logic - with maybe a couple of exceptions. But, I'm prepared to put that down to me not being a pro coach!

nzzp

@Chris-B said in All Blacks EOYT:

They haven't picked the exact teams I would have, but I haven't really struggled to see their logic - with maybe a couple of exceptions. But, I'm prepared to put that down to me not being a pro coach!

Remember when Foster picked ScoBa at 6 vs England in the QF in 19 and benched Sam? And then didn't attack the english lineout? Yeah, I remember that 3D chess, or coaches just playing hunches and going wrong.

Edit: Hansen and semi. As you were.

Victor Meldrew

@nzzp said in All Blacks EOYT:

@Chris-B said in All Blacks EOYT:

They haven't picked the exact teams I would have, but I haven't really struggled to see their logic - with maybe a couple of exceptions. But, I'm prepared to put that down to me not being a pro coach!

Remember when Foster picked ScoBa at 6 vs England in the QF in 19 and benched Sam? And then didn't attack the english lineout? Yeah, I remember that 3D chess, or coaches just playing hunches and going wrong.

I thought that was Hansen.

Still makes me bloody angry.

SBW1

Semi Final, we have been bundled out in a Quarter Final in 07 by France.

Victor Meldrew

@SBW1 said in All Blacks EOYT:

Semi Final, we have been bundled out in a Quarter Final in 07 by France.

Didn't happen and I wasn't there in Cardiff that evening.

The Silver Fern

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