All Blacks & AB XV Northern Tours 2025

[zer0]

> be Dalton Papali'i
> captaining a team of randos with a NPC battler at first five
> opposition stacked full of WC winning South Africans
> down 19-0 at half time
> nah, I'd win
> proves it

 

[Willin1]

Business as usual: BB’s kicking is rubbish, shells a high ball and concedes a stupid penalty in one move.
Still not sold on lord. Think Darry offers more.

 

[zer0]

Has Roigard run with the ball at all? Or the forwards carried close to the breakdown? Everything just seems to be the same muddled few passes into the midfield until a mistake is made or it's kicked away.

 

[Baldric]

AB's seem to think that by shovelling the ball through the backline some magic will happen.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Has Roigard run with the ball at all? Or the forwards carried close to the breakdown? Everything just seems to be the same muddled few passes into the midfield until a mistake is made or it's kicked away.

Irish do play very narrow but sweep well so going wide from anywhere not always the high-% play it might appear to be onfield.

Edit: lol Roigard finally snipes... and he scores.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

FFS Beugan WTF was that? Maybe he & the NPC battler should swap teams @zer0?

 

[zer0]

In summary:

Let Roigard run more.
Let Roigard dictate play more.
Let Roigard do whatever he wants.
Do not replace Roigard unless it is mathematically impossible to lose.
Start Fainga'anuku at IC for the rest of the tour.
Roigard.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

> be Dalton Papali'i
> captaining a team of randos with a NPC battler at first five
> opposition stacked full of WC winning South Africans
> down 19-0 at half time
> nah, I'd win
> proves it

1st hawf alarm bells there. 0-19 down to a bunch of saffer knuckle draggers that just met in the carpark and had ZERO interest in playing any fun frivolous festive ba-ba's rugby

Sadly for them the saffers roid cycle didnt extend to 2nd hawf

Tangitau and Seturo looked sharp and keen

Jacomb kicked his points well.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

lol Roigard finally snipes... and he scores.

An outrageously good solo try.

Missed the telecast but sounds like this one was a struggle? Down 7-13 in the 50th min.

AB's OTT try celebrations were fairly cringey. FFS it's not the soccer World Cup Final

 

[Dan54]

Geez what a cock up that was. How can you 2 minutes into game discover you can't replay something on big screen? Geez that RC was just beyond reason I thought. He was upright, and hit with shoulder I know , I can agree with penalty and maybe a YC, because apparently you have to be bent etc, but disliked RC (as I do a lot I admit). Geez first half was shit, ABs looked to of just met at times, and Irish (maybe being in first game of season) didn't really punish them as much as I thought they could. Gibson-Parkes was best on field for lot of the game.
Positives for me were we won, and the best players were our young ones. Lakai and Sititi when he came on were bloody good. Props went well, and locks that were bloody good, and stoked that Holland was MOTM. After Scott Barrett went of you wouldn't of know we didn't have an experienced lock on field.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

All Blacks Scott and Jordie Barrett in doubt for Scotland test​

 

[Dan54]

Just looking at that RC again, and all I still think it wasn't one, what the hell was Beirne trying to do. I know he had no time to adjust, but adjust to what? BB was right there , he was to close to adjust, so should he have already been bent? I originally thought a penalty was enough, but when I ask that quetion. perhaps a YC was warranted. I understand the head has to be protected etc, but..........

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Wouldn't mind a look at this:

Quinn Tupaea and Leicester Fainganuku; the next All Blacks midfield.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

ScoBar & JBar both ruled out of Scoutland match. Josh Beehre called up as training cover.

Pretty much makes 4. Holland 5. Lord, 12. Tupaea 13. Fainga’anuku & 19. Darry certainties with 22 a toss-up between AL-B & Rieko.

 

[Dan54]

ScoBar & JBar both ruled out of Scoutland match. Josh Beehre called up as training cover.

Pretty much makes 4. Holland 5. Lord, 12. Tupaea 13. Fainga’anuku & 19. Darry certainties with 22 a toss-up between AL-B & Rieko.

Be interesting to see any other changes WOB. Honestly I wouldn't mind seeing Jacobson at 6, not sure Parker quite living up o promise.

 

[Linerunner2023]

Be interesting to see any other changes WOB. Honestly I wouldn't mind seeing Jacobson at 6, not sure Parker quite living up o promise.

Parker has been a little quite waiting for the big game or big hits like a Liam squire role
Sititi was huge on the weekend he could slide back to 8!
he could replace squire but with savea, lakai and sititi on you do lack some height
Holland is impressive and fainganuku was a gun off the bench should retain his spot in the starting centres
First time in a while the bench actually lifted and gained momentum when coming on

Wouldn't mind a look at this:

Quinn Tupaea and Leicester Fainganuku; the next All Blacks midfield.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

JBar diagnosed with both a high ankle sprain & a knee strain so returning to NZ. No word yet on ScoBar.

 

[zer0]

Oh.

Oh no.

I think...

No. Surely not.

No. Wait. Yes. There it is.

I can hear it.

Definitely hear it.

It's music.

Theme music.

Of Dave.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

All Blacks: Jordan, Carter, Fainga’anuku, Tupaea, Clarke, Beagan, Roigard, Lakai, Savea (c), Sititi, Holland, Lord, Newell, Taylor, de Groot Reserves: Taukei'aho, Williams, Tosi, Darry, Kirifi, Ratima, Proctor, DMac

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Parker dumped. The search for a 6 goes on

Oh.

Oh no.

I think...

No. Surely not.

No. Wait. Yes. There it is.

I can hear it.

Definitely hear it.

It's music.

Theme music.

Of Dave.

Dave's a comin