All Blacks & All Blacks XV EOYT 2024

[Dan54]

Well not really a test that will live in my memory. Some good stuff etc, but really dislike when gamea are played on such rubbish fields.. By geez that defence pattern needs some work. Anyway roll on next week .

 

[Dismal Pillock]

50th min, 50 pts up, subs roll on and the pts dry up. God I can't wait til Flapa fucking Nara pisses off

Finau smashed a few apart from just his patented 1st 5 shot. The front row starters were all scary as shit on D

Jordan Love seems to have more than a few tickets on himself............

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Watched the first half during lunch in the cricket & bits of the second between overs/ fall of wickets. Felt more like a pre-season blow-out-the-cobwebs than a proper test match.

 

[Dan54]

Watched the first half during lunch in the cricket & bits of the second between overs/ fall of wickets. Felt more like a pre-season blow-out-the-cobwebs than a proper test match.

Sums it up WOB never really felt like I was watching a test match. In fact will say I enjoyed the NPC final more, seemed more intensity etc!

 

[KiwiM]

Jacobson ruled out of the rest of the tour. Could be a blessing in disguise. Need to try other options on the bench.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Jacobson ruled out of the rest of the tour.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Pat T should bite the bullet and shave off his remaining tresses.

Go The Full Rictus.

Valhalla beckons.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Razor says JBar is available for Eng & one or both of Blackadder & DPaps potentially for Ire or Fra.

‘He’s available’: All Blacks get Barrett boost for England Twickenham showdown

The 27-year-old has been out for a month with a knee injury.

www.nzherald.co.nz

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

England: George Furbank, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, Henry Slade, Ollie Lawrence, Tommy Freeman, Marcus Smith, Ben Spencer, Ben Earl, Tom Curry, Chandler Cunningham-South, George Martin, Maro Itoje, Will Stuart, Jamie George (captain), Ellis Genge. Reserves: Theo Dan, Fin Baxter, Dan Cole, Nick Isiekwe, Ben Curry, Alex Dombrandt, Harry Randall, George Ford

AB named Friday NZ time.

 

[Dctarget]

England: George Furbank, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, Henry Slade, Ollie Lawrence, Tommy Freeman, Marcus Smith, Ben Spencer, Ben Earl, Tom Curry, Chandler Cunningham-South, George Martin, Maro Itoje, Will Stuart, Jamie George (captain), Ellis Genge. Reserves: Theo Dan, Fin Baxter, Dan Cole, Nick Isiekwe, Ben Curry, Alex Dombrandt, Harry Randall, George Ford

AB named Friday NZ time.

Really, really good team. I like England this year (unfortunately). I see weakness in their front row but 2nd & 3rd row are great. Real shame they couldn't include Chessum as well. Excited for the match up between Sititi and Cunningham-South, easily the two best young 6s in the world. England already showing the wounds of a strong Top 14. That 23 could do with Arundell and Jack Willis.

NZ will still win, you can't start Henry Slade after 50 minutes of rugby this year. Ratima will show 32 year old debutant Ben Spencer what real pace is. Though, barring any major injuries, I expect this England side to easily sweep Australia the following week.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Ruben Love has been released from AB squad so will probably play for XV v Munster Sunday morning NZT.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

AB: 1. Tamaiti Williams (15), 2. Codie Taylor (93), 3. Tyrel Lomax (40), 4. Scott Barrett (76) (captain), 5. Tupou Vaa’i (34), 6. Wallace Sititi (6), 7. Sam Cane (101), 8. Ardie Savea (90) (Vice-Captain), 9. Cortez Ratima (8), 10. Beauden Barrett (131), 11. Caleb Clarke (25), 12. Jordie Barrett (65) (vice-captain), 13. Rieko Ioane (77), 14. Mark Tele’a (16), 15. Will Jordan (37) Reserves: 16. Asafo Aumua (16), 17. Ofa Tu’ungafasi (64), 18. Pasilio Tosi (4), 19. Patrick Tuipulotu (47), 20. Samipeni Finau (5), 21. Cam Roigard (6), 22. Anton Lienert-Brown (80), 23. Damian McKenzie (57).


DeGroot dropped for "breaching protocol":

Barrett at 10 for England, De Groot dropped for breaching protocol

Scott Robertson has revealed his side for Sunday morning.

www.nzherald.co.nz

 

[Dctarget]

DeGroot dropped for "breaching protocol":

I heard it was for treating women with care and respect

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

You're better that @Dctarget.

 

[KiwiM]

I don't have great expectations for that backline. A lack of distribution skills at 10, 12, 13 and 15.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ crash ball off set-piece & maybe second phase then fling/ kick-pass it wide to the lethal back-three?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

MUNSTER: 15. Mike Haley; 14. Shay McCarthy, 13. Tom Farrell, 12. Rory Scannell, 11. Diarmuid Kilgallen; 10, Billy Burns, 9. Ethan Coughlan; 1. John Ryan, 2. Diarmuid Barron (capt), 3. Stephen Archer, 4. Fineen Wycherley, 5. Tom Ahern, 6. Peter O’Mahony, 7. John Hodnett, 8. Gavin Coombes. Reps: 16. Niall Scannell, 17. Kieran Ryan, 18. Ronan Foxe, 19. Evan O’Connell, 20. Ruadhan Quinn, 21. Paddy Patterson, 22. Tony Butler, 23. Ben O’Connor.

ALL BLACKS XV: 15. Shaun Stevenson (Chiefs/North Harbour); 14. Chay Fihaki (Crusaders/Canterbury), 13. AJ Lam (Blues/Auckland), 12. Quinn Tupaea (Chiefs/Waikato), 11. Kini Naholo (Hurricanes/Taranaki); 10. Harry Plummer (vice-captain – Blues/Auckland), 9. Finlay Christie (Blues/Tasman); 1. George Bower (Crusaders/Otago), 2. Brodie McAlister (Crusaders/Canterbury), 3. George Dyer (Chiefs/Waikato), 4. Isaia Walker-Leawere (Hurricanes/Hawke’s Bay) 5. Fabian Holland (Highlanders/Otago), 6. Oliver Haig (Highlanders/Otago), 7. Du’Plessis Kirifi (captain – Hurricanes/Wellington), 8. Devan Flanders (Hurricanes/Hawke’s Bay). Reps: 16. Bradley Slater (Chiefs/Taranaki), 17. Xavier Numia (Hurricanes/Wellington), 18. Marcel Renata (Blues/Auckland), 19. Naitoa Ah Kuoi (Chiefs/Bay of Plenty), 20. Corey Kellow (Crusaders/Canterbury), 21. Noah Hotham (Crusaders/Tasman), 22. Josh Jacomb (Chiefs/Taranaki), 23. Ruben Love (Hurricanes/Wellington).

Per rugbypass.com hence the weird format & links to player profiles.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

That AB XV looks way more exciting than the staid undroppables clotting up the top team.

 

[KOB1987]

Anyone notice that the All Blacks played England overnight? Ripper game. I'm guessing it's no coincidence that the timing of the All Blacks (almost) shitting the bed aligned with the warning for their repeated off the ball antics, no plan B for that one.

 

[Linerunner2023]

Sititi is now the dominant backrower in the NZ side
With savea will be a cracking backrow for a while
Seems the ABs just lacking that killer instinct like they have in the past to put teams away
England held in there with their only try off an intercept and 5 penalaties