New Zealand Rugby Team Watch

[Wilson]

Not sure why anyone would think Parker is a surprise much less shock selection given his pathway. Plus he's 25 now so has added some bulk since U-20's.

Probably because All Black Simons are so rare:

 

[cyclopath]

The entire Pitcairn Islands have been IP blacklisted from that forii.

Can't think why.

Well, it's only 1 IP address surely...

 

[Dismal Pillock]

All Blacks Rugby Championship squad

Hookers: Codie Taylor, Samisoni Taukei’aho, Brodie McAlister
Props: Ethan de Groot, Tamaiti Williams, Ollie Norris, Tyrel Lomax, Fletcher Newell, Pasilio Tosi
Locks: Scott Barrett, Patrick Tuipulotu, Tupou Vaa’i, Fabian Holland
Loose Forwards: Samipeni Finau, Simon Parker, Ardie Savea, Du’Plessis Kirifi, Wallace Sititi, Peter Lakai, Luke Jacobson
Halfbacks: Cortez Ratima, Cameron Roigard, Noah Hotham
First-five eighths: Beauden Barrett, Damian McKenzie
Midfielders: Anton Lienert-Brown, Jordie Barrett, Quinn Tupaea, Billy Proctor, Timoci Tavatavanawai
Outside Backs: Rieko Ioane, Caleb Clarke, Sevu Reece, Emoni Narawa, Will Jordan, Ruben Love

13 Chiefs - basically the whole Chiefs team - they must be individually rock solid under the pressure of playing in big games, their big match temperaments forged in the fires of having excelled in big matches at the pointy end of the seas..................... oh shit.

 

[KiwiM]

The more I think about it the less I understand why Jacobson is picked

He didn't play a single minute of the French series

He isn't going to play the Argie games

And he's going to swan back in for the biggest test match of the year vs Boks at Eden Park having not played rugby for 2 months and having done fuck all in his AB career but gets picked in squad after squad

If I was Lio Willie I would be mighty pissed off.