All Blacks vs Pumas I
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http://www.allblacks.com/News/29735/all-blacks-team-named-for-third-investec-rugby-championship-test
Apart from the Latin name, Luke R is considered a top scrummaging lock, whereas Pat T, whilst a powerhouse everywhere else, can't seem to put the rubber on the road in the scrums?!
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Team named:
ALL BLACKS: Ben Smith, Israel Dagg, Malakai Fekitoa, Ryan Crotty, Julian Savea, Beauden Barrett, Aaron Smith, Kieran Read (c), Sam Cane, Jerome Kaino, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Owen Franks, Dane Coles, Joe Moody. Reserves: Codie Taylor , Wyatt Crockett, Charlie Faumuina, Luke Romano, Ardie Savea, TJ Perenara, Aaron Cruden, Anton Lienert-Brown
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@pakman said in All Blacks vs Pumas I:
http://www.allblacks.com/News/29735/all-blacks-team-named-for-third-investec-rugby-championship-test
Apart from the Latin name, Luke R is considered a top scrummaging lock, whereas Pat T, whilst a powerhouse everywhere else, can't seem to put the rubber on the road in the scrums?!
One of the great myths I reckon.
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@Billy-Tell I hope Pat hasn't fallen out of favour completely. I'd much rather have him coming on with 20 to go ahead of Romano.
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He was an absolute beast coming off the bench before the injury ,
To be honest I havent been paying enough attention to notice how far away he has been from that level when given the opportunity since the comeback ?
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something must be up with tuipolotou, he didn't get a run against the aussies which makes the 'argies scrum strongly' argument moot. romano has been a bit underwhelming, so i'm glad they're giving this new romero guy a crack - he'll probably be able to translate their lineout calls too.
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We could all notice that Romano seems to have become a lot bigger the last few months. That's probably what the coaches expected of him, to increase his physicality against teams such as the Pumas and the Boks?
Anyway, I'd replace both Romano and Tuipulotu by Bird, if I could. He should be picked for the EOYT the way he's been playing for the Chiefs & now Canterbury, but I'm not sure how many players will be selected that are not already in the squad now.
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@reprobate said in All Blacks vs Pumas I:
something must be up with tuipolotou, he didn't get a run against the aussies which makes the 'argies scrum strongly' argument moot. romano has been a bit underwhelming, so i'm glad they're giving this new romero guy a crack - he'll probably be able to translate their lineout calls too.
Hopefully this Romero lad doesn't immediately fall over after contact like the other Luke.
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Fuck that's a boring team. We're really scraping the barrell trying to have a discussion about Pat T v Romano v Romero.
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@Frye said in All Blacks vs Pumas I:
Hopefully this Romero lad doesn't immediately fall over after contact like the other Luke.
I hear he's fairly handy in the Argentinean goal.
Ofa T, Pat T, DMac and TKB have been released to play in the Auckland-Waikato game on Sunday.
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@Stargazer yep he sure looks bigger but by the looks a lot of that is down to pies at the old servo. Perhaps he's using Hansen as a role model ?
So him and Savea don't get a start despite images saying that they were in with a shot.
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Firstly, sorry mods, but this new board sucks ass. Scroll city and too much white space. Anyway, I must be getting old.. opps, yes I am. lol
As for the team, why the fuck are they picking Izzy on the wing, that's ridiculous, he's not a bloody winger. You can't tell me we can't pick a specialist winger in the side. Surely Ben to wing and Izzy to fullback. I mean he won't embarass us but I like Izzy's kicking at the back, and Ben is a great winger. Don't know why Hansen continually pisses about with the back three. Don't need another '99 thanks.
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@LagerLout this new board is head and shoulders better than the old version. You just need to learn.
Hansen is running with 2 15's rather than two wingers. Watch them interchange
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@LagerLout does a winger need to get a hat trick every game to get a pass mark from you ? if that's the case Dagg did come up short, he'll be desperate to redeem himself this weekend against the Argies.
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