All Blacks 2025

[Bovidae]

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:

Two awesome tests in Welly, will try and attend both.

IIRC Wellington has a current contract to have two tests each year.

I'll definitely go to the French test in Hamilton. I haven't bothered in recent years as it's always Argentina. The first time France will have played here since the 1961 tour.

[KiwiMurph]

Whilst the optics are bad I can understand why NZR were exploring shifting a test to the US considering Chch don't yet have a proper stadium and Yarrow Stadium is being rebuilt too - especially as France B are unlikely to pack the stadiums.

I suspect multiple non sell outs for the French series.

[Duluth]

So Scotland is going to play the NZ Maori in Whangarei but no Test match? Scotland hasn't played a Test in NZ since 2000

I wonder if that means it will not be a full strength Scottish side

[Bovidae]

@Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:

So Scotland is going to play the NZ Maori in Whangarei but no Test match? Scotland hasn't played a Test in NZ since 2000

I wonder if that means it will not be a full strength Scottish side

It won't be as the BIL tour is on at the same time. They play NSW on the same day.

[Donsteppa]

So the Eden Park record will stand for 31 years.

[booboo]

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:

v Australia, Saturday 27 September, 5.05pm, Eden Park, AUCKLAND *Bledisloe Cup

Like the time

[sparky]

Hoping France bring a decent squad to NZ in July.

[Machpants]

@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:

Hoping France bring a decent squad to NZ in July.

They're resting their top team's players, so they are not

[Kiwiwomble]

@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:

Hoping France bring a decent squad to NZ in July.

https://www.planetrugby.com/news/livid-new-zealand-rugby-issue-statement-over-france-tour-controversy-as-world-rugby-asked-for-clarification

[SBW1]

Razor is banking on the Saders to be back to their best in 2025 and that there will be a few players making a breakout seasons. Just my thoughts. Saders are seldom as bad as 2024, and they still have a lot of developing players coming through with a point to prove.

[gt12]

@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2025:

Razor is banking on the Saders to be back to their best in 2025 and that there will be a few players making a breakout seasons. Just my thoughts. Saders are seldom as bad as 2024, and they still have a lot of developing players coming through with a point to prove.

https://media3.giphy.com/media/13cptIwW9bgzk6UVyr/giphy.gif?cid=6c09b952worqy3lqxztyk5iido64r17cviqg35o4832cznpq&ep=v1_internal_gif_by_id&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g

[Grooter]

@SBW1 are you actually a crusaders AI bot if there's a human brain behind your thoughts I think It's the opposite to what you have said really, the Chay Fihaki's & Blackadders of this world have the easy pathway, it's the Emoni Narawa's, Sotutu & Tavatavanawai's with the point to prove to Razor

[SBW1]

Time will tell Up the Saders. Chiefs, Blues and Landers look to have added to their coaching stock.

[Machpants]

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:

All Blacks Domestic Schedule

July Series
v France, Saturday 5 July, 7.05pm, Forsyth Barr Stadium, DUNEDIN
v France, Saturday 12 July, 7.05pm, Sky Stadium, WELLINGTON
v France, Saturday 19 July, 7.05pm, FMG Stadium Waikato, HAMILTON

Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship
v South Africa, Saturday 6 September, 7.05pm, Eden Park, AUCKLAND *Freedom Cup
v South Africa, Saturday 13 September, 7.05pm, Sky Stadium, WELLINGTON *Freedom Cup
v Australia, Saturday 27 September, 5.05pm, Eden Park, AUCKLAND *Bledisloe Cup

https://www.allblacks.com/news/black-ferns-and-all-blacks-2025-home-test-schedules-confirmed

And we might even get semi decent beer at the stadium, fuck yes please!

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/536254/all-blacks-moving-on-from-beer-sponsor

[sparky]

@Machpants

We will see what that means in practice. There is a French expression "On dit une chose en faire une autre." Basically, say one thing but do another.

Let's hope that's the case.

[sparky]

@Kiwiwomble

Several months to go and it wouldn't surprise me if the French bring some (or indeed most) of their top players to NZ.

[Darren]

@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2025:

@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:

Hoping France bring a decent squad to NZ in July.

https://www.planetrugby.com/news/livid-new-zealand-rugby-issue-statement-over-france-tour-controversy-as-world-rugby-asked-for-clarification

I hope they do send an under strength team and we pummel them.

But it's going to be embarrassing if we do lose.

[DaGrubster]

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:

@Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:

So Scotland is going to play the NZ Maori in Whangarei but no Test match? Scotland hasn't played a Test in NZ since 2000

I wonder if that means it will not be a full strength Scottish side

It won't be as the BIL tour is on at the same time. They play NSW on the same day.

Normally Scotland get a couple of consolation players in the Lions so the Māoris may face a pretty strong line up!

Although, the make up of the Lions next year suddenly doesn’t look so green. Maybe Ireland, Scots and England will have a fair share between them?

[DaGrubster]

@Donsteppa said in All Blacks 2025:

So the Eden Park record will stand for 31 years.

Well the record is going to fall one day.

The Boks will see it like a World Cup final.

Time for Razor and his team to become a win at all costs All Blacks side and protect the proud record.

[reprobate]

@DaGrubster said in All Blacks 2025:

@Donsteppa said in All Blacks 2025:

So the Eden Park record will stand for 31 years.

Well the record is going to fall one day.

The Boks will see it like a World Cup final.

Time for Razor and his team to become a win at all costs All Blacks side and protect the proud record.

I actually think the fear of losing is a decent part of the reason for Robertson's overly conservative selections, and Foster before him. It's holding us back.