New Zealand Rugby Team Watch

[Dan54]

Intereting how things change in rugby landscape. A year or 2 ago someone like Taniale Tupou was thought of as a pretty big and heavy boy etc, ABs have got a couple now that are heavier (and at least as mobile) etc. Not saying better or anything, just the was the positions are starting to bring up different atheletes etc. Both big props in ABs were no 8s that moved to prop, Tosi was NPC 8 only 3 years back. Now an AB tighthead.

 

[KiwiM]

Who is the 4th lock? Blackadder?

Finau covers lock. Darry is one of 4 players additional as cover

Sam Darry
David Havili
Ruben Love
George Bower

 

[KiwiM]

New AB jersey

 

[Wilson]

Best they've done in a very long time. Much better than last years golf polo

 

[John S]

Is it just me, or is it looking rather old school jersey? I don't mind it.

 

[fatprop]

Locks

Scott Barrett
Patrick Tuipulotu
Tupou Vaa'i

I would guess Samipeni Finau will be used as a lock/backrower

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

New AB jersey
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It's adidas' 25th year as jersey supplier so they've gone for the retro look. Women still have the fake collar which is kinda confusing as their turn-of-the-century jersey also had the traditional collar.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Māori All Blacks squad​

Props: Benet Kumeroa, Joe Moody, Marcel Renata, Ollie Norris, Pouri Rakete-Stones

Hookers: Kurt Eklund, Tyrone Thompson

Locks: Isaia Walker-Leawere, Laghlan McWhannell, Max Hicks, Tahlor Cahill

Loose forwards: Billy Harmon, Cameron Suafoa Cullen Grace, Nikora Broughton, Te Kamaka Howden

Halfbacks: Sam Nock, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi

First five-eighths: Rivez Reihana, Taha Kemara

Midfielders: Bailyn Sullivan, Corey Evans, Daniel Rona, Rameka Poihipi, Quinn Tupaea

Outside Backs: Cole Forbes, Josh Moorby, Tana Tuhakaraina.

Team leaves for Japan on Wednesday, first match v Japan XV on Saturday.

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

 

[RemainingInTheGame]

Māori All Blacks squad​

Props: Benet Kumeroa, Joe Moody, Marcel Renata, Ollie Norris, Pouri Rakete-Stones

Hookers: Kurt Eklund, Tyrone Thompson

Locks: Isaia Walker-Leawere, Laghlan McWhannell, Max Hicks, Tahlor Cahill

Loose forwards: Billy Harmon, Cameron Suafoa Cullen Grace, Nikora Broughton, Te Kamaka Howden

Halfbacks: Sam Nock, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi

First five-eighths: Rivez Reihana, Taha Kemara

Midfielders: Bailyn Sullivan, Corey Evans, Daniel Rona, Rameka Poihipi, Quinn Tupaea

Outside Backs: Cole Forbes, Josh Moorby, Tana Tuhakaraina.

Team leaves for Japan on Wednesday, first match v Japan XV on Saturday.

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

Slightly off topic - but does anyone know where the Japan v Maori ABs TV/streaming rights are for Aus?

I tried looking on Stan but couldn't confirm it was going to be broadcast.

EDIT: It is on Stan.

 

[Goosestep]

New AB jersey
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They really going to play with that collar ?

 

[Linerunner2023]

Māori All Blacks squad​

Props: Benet Kumeroa, Joe Moody, Marcel Renata, Ollie Norris, Pouri Rakete-Stones

Hookers: Kurt Eklund, Tyrone Thompson

Locks: Isaia Walker-Leawere, Laghlan McWhannell, Max Hicks, Tahlor Cahill

Loose forwards: Billy Harmon, Cameron Suafoa Cullen Grace, Nikora Broughton, Te Kamaka Howden

Halfbacks: Sam Nock, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi

First five-eighths: Rivez Reihana, Taha Kemara

Midfielders: Bailyn Sullivan, Corey Evans, Daniel Rona, Rameka Poihipi, Quinn Tupaea

Outside Backs: Cole Forbes, Josh Moorby, Tana Tuhakaraina.

Team leaves for Japan on Wednesday, first match v Japan XV on Saturday.

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

Is it up to players to put their hand up? Would have expected some bigger names
Bower, darry, haviilli and love extra in the ABs squad but might have expected
Riciteli, ioane, sotutu, lam, Ross, ah toiu, Nanai suturo, Stevenson, strange, Christie, numia, Iose, lakai, rayesi, nareki

 

[WoodysRFC]

Is it up to players to put their hand up? Would have expected some bigger names
Bower, darry, haviilli and love extra in the ABs squad but might have expected
Riciteli, ioane, sotutu, lam, Ross, ah toiu, Nanai suturo, Stevenson, strange, Christie, numia, Iose, lakai, rayesi, nareki

A handful of those are injured, the rest aren't Maori.

 

[Marce]

Māori All Blacks squad​

Props: Benet Kumeroa, Joe Moody, Marcel Renata, Ollie Norris, Pouri Rakete-Stones

Hookers: Kurt Eklund, Tyrone Thompson

Locks: Isaia Walker-Leawere, Laghlan McWhannell, Max Hicks, Tahlor Cahill

Loose forwards: Billy Harmon, Cameron Suafoa Cullen Grace, Nikora Broughton, Te Kamaka Howden

Halfbacks: Sam Nock, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi

First five-eighths: Rivez Reihana, Taha Kemara

Midfielders: Bailyn Sullivan, Corey Evans, Daniel Rona, Rameka Poihipi, Quinn Tupaea

Outside Backs: Cole Forbes, Josh Moorby, Tana Tuhakaraina.

Team leaves for Japan on Wednesday, first match v Japan XV on Saturday.

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

Doesn't Sotutu have Maori ancestry? Is he PI?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ Fijian dad, English mum.

 

[KiwiM]

This is a good watch/listen with AB assistant coach Scott Hansen

 

[Dan54]

Probably my favourite thing to watch as a rugby podcast/program, and as you say a good watch the Hansen talk.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

NZR have reported a loss of $8.9Mn, mostly attributed to it being a RWC year so broadcast & matchday revenues both taking a big hit.

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

 

[zer0]

Not a bad result given the two home tests were at Mt Smart (25k capacity) and Dunedin (31k).

I believe it's also approaching time to properly rinse those cnts at Sky for another broadcast deal. Hopefully the last we'll have with them.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ it's not covered in the stuff article but 1news had a quote from the CFO that they'd stashed $120Mn away, taking reserves to something like $170Mn after some of the 120 being ploughed back into the community game. That's a double win IMO.

NZ Rugby posts financial loss of $9 million

NZR boss Mark Robinson said he was optimistic about the organisation's future but there was work to be done to make it sustainable.

www.1news.co.nz

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Also saw on 1news that a few of the injured were in camp incl Sam Cane, Will Jordan & Josh Lord (I forget who the fourth was).