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I thought we used it all up at the Rugby World Cup. Must be a bit left over.

Good to the see the front row depth and the competition for spots. http://www.allblacks.com/news/20064/Hansen-explains-AllBlacks-selections-up-front Hansen explainsAllBlacksselections up front James Mortimer - (5/08/2012) All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen is looking forward to the...

Robbie Deans would have been a far better AB coach. Look how well he has done with Australia. What has Ted done for us lately?

You guys are right. Graham Henry is a crap coach. The last couple of years the All Blacks have been untter rubbish. The fact they have won a few games here and there was entirely down to the assistant coaches and the players. Pure luck I say.

The Highlanders will be wanting to show everyone they were serious contenders. Jamie Joseph is gutted the team are out now. They will be bringing their A game and any reds supporters that hope that they will be going through the motions are going to be disappointed. I am picking the Clan for...

Not always. If you are trying for tickets to NZ games get in quick. With pre sales, pretty much all tickets are gone for the AB v SA game in Dunedin on Sept 18. Only ones left are the cheap ones behind the posts. Though I assume package deals are available.

A bit more detail on it. Not quite the 4 player rape allegations as initially reported. Baby Blacks rape allegation under investigation The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) says it understands a police investigation into an alleged rape is focused on one member of the "Baby Blacks" under 20...

SBW needs to be tested. He hasn't had a huge amount of game time against quality opposition. After the brain farts he had last year in a couple of crucial games he needs to prove himself capable of starting in that position. In Nonu's defence, noone from the Blues really looked like being in...

A nail biter. But still pleasing to see, that as badly as the ABs played, they still won. The Irish may have "deserved" it more, but playing their hearts out was still not good enough. The better team on the day is the one that gets the win. All penalties or all well constructed tries. A win is...

And any prop that can play both sides of the scrum, one well and one at least competently, are worth their weight in gold. There are not many that can.

The first paragraph that sounds about right to me. I do detect a note of sarcasm with paragraph 2, I could be wrong though.

If Pocock wore Black there would be whingers complaining he is a cheat.

Being Tri Nation champs in a year when the two other opposition teams were more concerned with a little event following it, the RWC, doesn't mean you deserve a place at the top of the rankings. You have to earn it and fight to keep it. Scotland could have won it last year if they had played in...

Shag has already noted that tuesday night was a wake up call for him and the ABs. No compacency now.

Fruen has too many defensive lapses to make the jump to the black jersey.

Ben the older plays both sides. Owen the younger is a specialist tighthead.

Richie looked pretty sore on the sideline. Hopefully he hasn't fractured a cheek bone.

Carter is having problems with his groin injury. Hope Aaron Smith gets a run at Half back, especially if weepu is unfit.

In order to stop the hijack of the Julian Savea thread, heres this one. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/6913879/Lucky-Lukes-in-All-Blacks-training-squad Crusaders Luke Whitelock and Luke Romano are among the surprise selections in the All Blacks' 35-man wider training group...

Its not a final squad. Only a training camp. 5 guys are getting cut. But with Kahui and Read injured, there is only 3 to go. A good mix of experience and youthful enthusiam. Ben Smith also played all his High School rugby at half back so is one of those versatile players that can slot in...