New Zealand Rugby Team Watch

[Dctarget]

I actually quite like that jersey! I think it's cool.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

AB 41 to be named at 7pm Tuesday NZ time. Live on sky, naturally.

 

[zer0]

And named from Onehunga High School of all places. IIRC Sky do a piece about the school in the lead up to the naming. Will be interesting to see how they spin gangs, stoned pupils, underage pregnancy, drunk pupils, machete wielding crackheads, stoned drunk pupils and the headmaster being bashed over the head with a bit of 4x2 into something approaching respectability.

Though they did it with MAGS, so who knows.

EDIT: Actually I think it's the RWC team that's named in Onehunga's premier educational institution.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ so which of the above were your work (so to speak )?

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Greatest moment in Onehunga history. They should close the school down straight after. Raze it to the ground and convert the land into a gluebag farm.

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Back on topic, poor Codie Taylor. Cos' Dane Coles is BACK baby

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Jordie does some sloppy casual shit. he seems so disdainful of the opposition. they're not some 1st XV school shmucks dude. They're really good. Hope he's watching from the stands in RWC business end. let him get his triple hat trick in the pool game vs Laos or some shit

Reece getting harder and harder to ignore. Despite his vaguely shonky D he's still like a rich man's Naholo these days. Could easily do a 2015NMS. Total poach though. I wouldnt pick him, he's not even a NZer ffs

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Interviewed prior to last night's SF, Shag pretty much confirmed that no-one from the winning side would be gong to BA. Now we know that's the Crusaders he's likely to name the full 41-man-maximum squad approve by the NZR board for BA & Wellngton. Squad for Bleds will be 34 then another three get cut for RWC.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby...-for-biggest-all-blacks-selection-of-them-all

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

RWC jersey officially launched & believe it or not it's the same as the one that was briefly advertised online last week:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12245333

 

[zer0]

That thing has the texture of a serious burns victim.

And the collar -- such as it is -- looks like it was produced by the finest seamstresses of the Calcutta slums high street.

 

[Dctarget]

That thing has the texture of a serious burns victim.

And the collar -- such as it is -- looks like it was produced by the finest seamstresses of the Calcutta slums high street.

Looks like the rashie I wore to the beach as a kid and told everyone it was because mum forced me to, but actually I was just a fatty.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

And named from Onehunga High School of all places. IIRC Sky do a piece about the school in the lead up to the naming. Will be interesting to see how they spin gangs, stoned pupils, underage pregnancy, drunk pupils, machete wielding crackheads, stoned drunk pupils and the headmaster being bashed over the head with a bit of 4x2 into something approaching respectability.

Though they did it with MAGS, so who knows.

EDIT: Actually I think it's the RWC team that's named in Onehunga's premier educational institution.

stuff.co.nz reports that tomorrow's team announcement will be at Ponsonby RFC (who SBW played for on Saturday & may do again this Saturday despite being contracted to Counties-Manukau RFU).

 

[Quick Hands]

That thing has the texture of a serious burns victim.

And the collar -- such as it is -- looks like it was produced by the finest seamstresses of the Calcutta slums high street.

Accompanied by the Dwayne Johnson look of smoldering intensity.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Cartel probably fine tuning their #8 depth chart tonight.....

• Read
• Ardie
• Luke Shitelock
• Frizzle fuck it why not
• Papali'i
• George Whitelock
• Xavier Rush
• Fozzie
• Akira

 

[Dan54]

Have to say all the Fanbois seem to have quietened down about Akira this year, it a lot harder to run around and over people at super level than ITM but I personally think he now playing the best rugby I have seen him play. Wouldn't be surprised if he named in squad tonight.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Crotty out injured for RC. Unthinkable. How did it ever come to this.

All we need now is show pony SBW to pull up in training (can't say "in a game" because he doesnt do those) with a mild fetlock strain that shuts him down for the rest of 2019 and we can turn the focus to the actual 23 legends who will dry hump the divine wind all the way to Valhalla

 

[Dan54]

Shit news about Crotty, but seems SBW will get plenty of trial time as he and ALP (and maybe Laumape) will have to run through the RC. Tough news, but shit happens , so we need to look onward I guess. Makes ir interesting to see Goodhue at 12 in final if he plays there!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Forwards:

Hookers

Asafo Aumua (22, Hurricanes / Wellington, uncapped)
Dane Coles (32, Hurricanes / Wellington, 60)
Liam Coltman (29, Highlanders / Otago, 4)
Codie Taylor (28, Crusaders / Canterbury, 41)

Props

Owen Franks (31, Crusaders / Canterbury, 106)
Nepo Laulala (27, Chiefs / Counties Manukau, 17)
Joe Moody (30, Crusaders /Canterbury, 37)
Atu Moli (24, Chiefs / Tasman, uncapped)
Angus Ta’avao (29, Chiefs / Taranaki, 3)
Karl Tu’inukuafe (26, Blues / North Harbour, 13)
Ofa Tuungafasi (27, Blues / Auckland, 26)

Locks

Brodie Retallick (28, Chiefs / Hawke’s Bay, 75)
Patrick Tuipulotu (26, Blues / Auckland, 21)
Samuel Whitelock (30, Crusaders / Canterbury, 108)

Utility Forward

Jackson Hemopo (25, Highlanders / Manawatu,3)

Loose Forwards

Sam Cane (27, Chiefs / Bay of Plenty, 60)
Vaea Fifita (27, Hurricanes / Wellington, 9)
Shannon Frizell (25, Highlanders / Tasman, 4)
Luke Jacobson (22, Chiefs / Waikato, new cap)
Dalton Papalii (21, Blues / Auckland, 2)
Kieran Read (33, Crusaders / Counties Manukau, 118) — Captain
Ardie Savea (25, Hurricanes / Wellington, 35)
Matt Todd (31, Crusaders / Canterbury, 17)

Liam Squire made himself unavailable.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Backs:

Halfbacks

TJ Perenara (27, Hurricanes / Wellington, 55)
Aaron Smith (30, Highlanders / Manawatu, 82)
Brad Weber (28, Chiefs / Hawke’s Bay, 1)

First five–eighths

Beauden Barrett (28, Hurricanes / Taranaki, 73)
Josh Ioane (23, Highlanders / Otago, new cap)
Richie Mo’unga (25, Crusaders / Canterbury, 9)

Midfielders

Jack Goodhue (24, Crusaders / Northland, 7)
Ngani Laumape (26, Hurricanes / Manawatu, 10)
Anton Lienert-Brown (24, Chiefs / Waikato, 33)
Sonny Bill Williams (33, Blues / Counties Manukau, 51)

Utility Backs

Braydon Ennor (21, Crusaders / Canterbury, new cap)
Jordie Barrett (22, Hurricanes / Taranaki, 9)

Outside backs

George Bridge (24, Crusaders / Canterbury, 1)
Rieko Ioane (22, Blues / Auckland, 24)
Sevu Reece (22, Crusaders / Waikato, new cap)
Ben Smith (33, Highlanders /Otago, 76)

 

[Dan54]

Well I a little surprised Harris missed out at hooker, but only slightly, not a lot of surprises, obviously looking at WC, so probably hurt Akira's chances, only really plays one position, and would of been surprised if they took two 8s. Little surprised he has named 3 - 7s, but nothing to get too upset about, though a few will no doubt.
Pleased for Weber.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

yeah great story for Weber. pleased for Coltman too, he's really come on. all it takes is Coles to get dinged and Coltman could be closing out some very big rugby football matches this year.

sounds like Akira has fucked himself. "Turned up unfit, tired all season" or something according to Hansen. Although playing every minute of every match must have got him into some sort of shape. Oh well, on the bright side, at least Luke Braid-Whitelock didnt make it either.

not surprised about Squire pulling out. watched him in the semi and he was walking half the time, barely set in any sort of defensive stance at all. somethigns off. my guess would be he rogered his shoulder in one of his macho shots and is too chicken to tell anyone he came off second best. again.

Aumua's an odd one. what little we saw of him this season he looked like he'd been on the pavlova diet

some young studs in the loosies. Old man Read better sort his shit out. Ardie very much backup #8