All Blacks 2025
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:
We need to stop worrying about what players offered in the previous world cup cycle (and earlier than that in some cases) and think about what are they going to offer in 2025 and beyond. This applies to Beauden, Rieko, ALB, Havili etc
It’s applied to the 4 of them (and others) for years already.
There is a cadre of blokes leading an incredibly charmed life.
Lads racking up 70/80 cheap caps and in Beaudys case a dozen caps shy of McCaw while scoring one try a year.
It’s laughable.
As I have said before, I used to love some of these players and unlike say a Cullen or Umaga where you might have felt they had more left and you thought what if, I’m sick of the sight of some of these lads now.
And that doesn’t sit well with me.
They were good Allblacks.But they should have gotten the tap on the shoulder years ago.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2025:
This ALB slander will not stand.
For many, many years, ALB was the most complete midfielder in the country, both sides of the ball. Accurate in defense, inventive in attack. He's 29, he's played a decade for the Chiefs, and 80+ tests. He's had some standout moments in Black, both off the bench and starting. 2024 wasn't his year, but just ignoring everything up to that point is complete bullshit.
and two games in he has been looking pretty sharp
