New Zealand Rugby Team Watch
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waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
At first glance it appears @Dismal Pillock won't be needing those wet wipes & clean gruds...
Dctarget
Tim Horan (67)
Cleaned up squad:
The first All Black squad for 2024 is:
Hookers: Asafo Aumua, Codie Taylor, George Bell
Props: Ofa Tu'ungafasi, Pasilio Tosi, Fletcher Newell, Ethan de Groot, Tyrel Lomax, Tamaiti Williams
Locks: Scott Barrett (captain), Patrick Tuipulotu, Tupou Vaa'i
Loose forwards: Ardie Savea, Luke Jacobson, Ethan Blackadder, Wallace Sititi, Samipeni Finau, Dalton Papali'i
Halfbacks: TJ Perenara, Finlay Christie, Cortez Ratima
First five eighths: Damian McKenzie, Beauden Barrett, Stephen Perofeta
Midfield: Jordie Barrett, Rieko Ioane, Anton Lienert-Brown, Billy Proctor
Outside backs: Sevu Reece, Mark Tele'a, Emoni Narawa, Caleb Clarke
The first All Black squad for 2024 is:
Hookers: Asafo Aumua, Codie Taylor, George Bell
Props: Ofa Tu'ungafasi, Pasilio Tosi, Fletcher Newell, Ethan de Groot, Tyrel Lomax, Tamaiti Williams
Locks: Scott Barrett (captain), Patrick Tuipulotu, Tupou Vaa'i
Loose forwards: Ardie Savea, Luke Jacobson, Ethan Blackadder, Wallace Sititi, Samipeni Finau, Dalton Papali'i
Halfbacks: TJ Perenara, Finlay Christie, Cortez Ratima
First five eighths: Damian McKenzie, Beauden Barrett, Stephen Perofeta
Midfield: Jordie Barrett, Rieko Ioane, Anton Lienert-Brown, Billy Proctor
Outside backs: Sevu Reece, Mark Tele'a, Emoni Narawa, Caleb Clarke
Dismal Pillock
David Codey (61)
Dismal Pillock
David Codey (61)
I count two, Flapanara and Beauden. A couple of good bench players....... from 2017.
Darry will surely get called up, at least 1 of those 3 locks are going to break if all 3 of them have to play in every test FFS.
On what motherf***ing planet are these 4 drongos better players than Hoskins Sotutu
You've got:
- tried and failed
- instantly injured 29-year old
- this years Pita Gus Sowakula
- red card waiting to happen.
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
Slight correction @Dctarget:
First five eighths: Damian McKenzie, Beauden Barrett.
Outside backs: Sevu Reece, Mark Tele'a, Emoni Narawa, Caleb Clarke, Stephen Perofeta.
I'd expect one of Barrett or Perofeta to be the 23 but hopefully Beaugan isn't the 15 & cramping DMac's style as he did RMo's.
First five eighths: Damian McKenzie, Beauden Barrett.
Outside backs: Sevu Reece, Mark Tele'a, Emoni Narawa, Caleb Clarke, Stephen Perofeta.
I'd expect one of Barrett or Perofeta to be the 23 but hopefully Beaugan isn't the 15 & cramping DMac's style as he did RMo's.
Dan54
Tim Horan (67)
Only real surprise for me (and pleasant one) was Pasilo Tosi coming in. A fan, but thought it was my bias as he a Canes man, and a Levin kid! By geez he a decent size when you see him getting interviewed. 140kgs so swapped from 8 to 3. Obviously a few a touch unlucky Sotutu, Lakai etc etc, but I always tend to measure AB teams by the quality that can't get in.
KiwiM
Nev Cottrell (35)
Well it's better than my rumoured squad
I get Bell is highly rated but jeez it must suck if you are Riccitelli - he must be thinking what else do I have to do. His Super form blows Bell out of the water.
Perofeta very lucky - to me this points to Will Jordan playing fullback when he returns.
I would like another genuine 6 option other than Finau. None of the other loosies have ever convinced at 6.
I like the Tosi pick. Huge potential (figuratively and literally).
I get Bell is highly rated but jeez it must suck if you are Riccitelli - he must be thinking what else do I have to do. His Super form blows Bell out of the water.
Perofeta very lucky - to me this points to Will Jordan playing fullback when he returns.
I would like another genuine 6 option other than Finau. None of the other loosies have ever convinced at 6.
I like the Tosi pick. Huge potential (figuratively and literally).
Linerunner2023
Bill Watson (15)
Decent side
Takes missing to injury
Taukei'aho / Jordan / roigard and maybe Cane and potentially Numia an option
Seems the blues have been dudded a little
Riciteli should be over bell
The props are huge (tosi a bolter)
Short on locks
Think finau and Blackadder lucky to get over sotutu and ioane
Very unlucky for Hoskins
Guys not selected they will make a decent Māori / Nz 15 side
Riciteli / renata / darry / ioane / sotutu / Plummer / lam
Ross / lord / ah toui / Nanai suturo / Stevenson
Numia / iose / lakai / Cameron / love
Bower / moody / strange / grace / Christie / havili
Harmon / fakatava / nareki
zer0
John Thornett (49)
Dismal Pillock
David Codey (61)
Razor has never faced any adversity as a coach. Won everything, all the time. Curious how his cool fun positive guy schtick will hold up after a 3-test losing streak with the media baying for his nutz and ballz.
They need to wheel out the journo that Penney called a c**t.
"You literally only picked Havili cos you were pals at the Cantabs right?
"No I
"The guy hasn't played all year and the Cantabs came last. AJ Lam clearly in much better form?"
"I.....
"It's clearly personal between your assistant coaches and poor old Hoskins right?
<frozen grin>
They need to wheel out the journo that Penney called a c**t.
"You literally only picked Havili cos you were pals at the Cantabs right?
"No I
"The guy hasn't played all year and the Cantabs came last. AJ Lam clearly in much better form?"
"I.....
"It's clearly personal between your assistant coaches and poor old Hoskins right?
<frozen grin>
Marce
Greg Davis (50)
He would be the master, king and god of the Wallabies
Marce
Greg Davis (50)
Love2Scrum
Darby Loudon (17)
All Blacks: The telling stats that provide clarity to Hoskins Sotutu's snub
Blues star Hoskins Sotutu was a major omission from Scott Robertson's first All Blacks squad of the year after a brilliant Super Rugby Pacific season.
www.planetrugby.com
