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They've already announced the refs for all of the Tri Nations games. Berry has Bledisloe 4.

Incorrect. He started the first 3 games of the season in the 14 jersey (v Tahs, v Chiefs, v Crusaders).

Also two fullbacks in the starting XV with Jordie on the wing.

I was basing it off of this. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/300144569/dane-haylettpetty-to-be-wallabies-fullback-against-all-blacks-in-bledisloe-iii

11.30am for ABs 2.30pm for Wallabies I think.

Word is Moody isn't playing (concussion) and Big Karl will start for ABs with Hodgman off the bench.

Naughty boys Josh Ioane and Vilimoni Koroi are back for Otago.

That's not true Rokocoko started multiple games on the right wing for the Blues in 2003 when Caucau was on the left.

Haha I dismissed that survey when I saw George Bridge led the 'best winger in NZ' category with 46%. Had a good chuckle.

I'm happy to put my hand up as a Foster critic. His first test selection was ultra-conservative and lacked balance and that was doubled-down by his lack of willingness to use the bench until very late. I'll admit his second test selection was better (Coles starting, Clarke starting, ALB...

Possible for later in The Rugby Championship - although as a 7 he'll still be behind Papalii who hasn't had any game time yet either.

https://www.allblacks.com/news/all-blacks-travelling-squad-for-australia-named

That is why people have been wanting Clarke to start. He offers a threat the ABs didn't have last year - he has the workrate of Bridge with so much more attacking ability it isn't funny. Clarke and Beauden certainly helped the ABs attack which still looks to be in the developmental stage but...

Auckland boy who went to Canterbury/Crusaders at the start of his career but had trouble cracking the rotation there. Came back to Blues/Auckland a couple of years ago and has really flourished - has always been super mobile but scrummaging has been an issue - however this year his scrummaging...

Jordan should be on the bench instead of Dmac but of course...Foster. There's no need for DMac with Mounga, Jordie and Beaudy in the XV.

Sucks for Bridge. Hopefully with Super presumably starting a bit later next year he can still play plenty of Super next year. Clarke should have been starting over him anyway. Jordan should be the bench option but i'd expect them to pick DMac cos they are super conservative. I wouldn't put it...

Watched it on Ten as Kayo is slightly delayed. Good passion from the Ten commentators but cripes it wouldn't hurt them to try and be a bit more neutral/professional - Burke saying stuff like "catch it!" when the Wallabies went up for a high ball and his ongoing mocking/laughing at the refs is...

As an AB fan this AB coaching staff/selection is looking worse and worse every day. Plumtree banged on about wanting physical loosies so then he starts 2 opensides in his loose forward trio. Then he cries to the media. Fox trying to defend his selections by saying wingers don't really...

Except for when he came up against a test defence in the British and Irish Lions 2017 and was mud. There was no Beauden to get in his way on Saturday and there was no Beauden to get in his way in North/South where he also had a poor game.

Yeah, nah. Beaudy was far better for the Blues at 10 than he was at 15. I used to be in the Beaudy at 15 camp but it's pretty obvious he doesn't have the same wheels he had 2 or 3 years ago.