All Blacks 2025

[Tim]

From watching the 1996 Super Rugby first game - our first fives do not have big boots, I would say that other than a fluke, that none of them could kick from 22 to 22.

Bring back big thighs and big boots.

[Machpants]

Good to see NZR sticking to their guns

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/new-zealand-rugby-hold-ground-over-all-blacks-eligibility-rules-despite-failed-swoop-for-richie-mounga/NNYV347SXNC6ZNP5LEDSSQMMKU/

[African Monkey]

Good. Even though parts of our game plan have gone stale in the last few years, something we always have is talent in our own backyard.

[canefan]

@Machpants said in All Blacks 2025:

Good to see NZR sticking to their guns

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/new-zealand-rugby-hold-ground-over-all-blacks-eligibility-rules-despite-failed-swoop-for-richie-mounga/NNYV347SXNC6ZNP5LEDSSQMMKU/

Razor must be a bit slow, but even he must realise that the tail does not wag the All Black dog

[canefan]

The comments for this article on FB confirm the idea that it is a harbour of ignorance

[Duluth]

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

Razor must be a bit slow

I think he'll raise it again in the next 6 months

[canefan]

@Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

Razor must be a bit slow

I think he'll raise it again in the next 6 months

With or without stellar play from DMac

[nzzp]

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

@Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

Razor must be a bit slow

I think he'll raise it again in the next 6 months

With or without stellar play from DMac

DMac is so much better than Barrett at 10 right now it's not funny. How Beaudy is the AB starting 10 I have no idea.

[canefan]

@nzzp said in All Blacks 2025:

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

@Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

Razor must be a bit slow

I think he'll raise it again in the next 6 months

With or without stellar play from DMac

DMac is so much better than Barrett at 10 right now it's not funny. How Beaudy is the AB starting 10 I have no idea.

And RM isn't significantly better than DMac to change rules to let him play

[African Monkey]

@Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

Razor must be a bit slow

I think he'll raise it again in the next 6 months

He will. It's probably why Barrett gets put at 10.

[Bones]

@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2025:

@Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

Razor must be a bit slow

I think he'll raise it again in the next 6 months

He will. It's probably why Barrett gets put at 10.

And why he selects EB. What with Akira overseas too.

[canefan]

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2025:

@Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

Razor must be a bit slow

I think he'll raise it again in the next 6 months

He will. It's probably why Barrett gets put at 10.

And why he selects EB. What with Akira overseas too.

Unfortunately Wallace's injury has made that selection narrative easier for a while

[Bones]

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2025:

@Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

Razor must be a bit slow

I think he'll raise it again in the next 6 months

He will. It's probably why Barrett gets put at 10.

And why he selects EB. What with Akira overseas too.

Unfortunately Wallace's injury has made that selection narrative easier for a while

You reckon he's going to try and select Akira from overseas?

[canefan]

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2025:

@Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

Razor must be a bit slow

I think he'll raise it again in the next 6 months

He will. It's probably why Barrett gets put at 10.

And why he selects EB. What with Akira overseas too.

Unfortunately Wallace's injury has made that selection narrative easier for a while

You reckon he's going to try and select Akira from overseas?

Nope. I'm just saying he can pick EB now because "we have no one else" with Wallace down

[Bones]

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@African-Monkey said in All Blacks 2025:

@Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

Razor must be a bit slow

I think he'll raise it again in the next 6 months

He will. It's probably why Barrett gets put at 10.

And why he selects EB. What with Akira overseas too.

Unfortunately Wallace's injury has made that selection narrative easier for a while

You reckon he's going to try and select Akira from overseas?

Nope. I'm just saying he can pick EB now because "we have no one else" with Wallace down

True, not like he selected EB when WS was available last year.

[MN5]

How did EB go in round one ?

[Bones]

@MN5 said in All Blacks 2025:

How did EB go in round one ?

Played through injury. What a warrior.

[MN5]

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@MN5 said in All Blacks 2025:

How did EB go in round one ?

Played through injury. What a warrior.

Busy and ineffective as always I assume ?

[kiwiinmelb]

@nzzp said in All Blacks 2025:

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

@Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

Razor must be a bit slow

I think he'll raise it again in the next 6 months

With or without stellar play from DMac

DMac is so much better than Barrett at 10 right now it's not funny. How Beaudy is the AB starting 10 I have no idea.

There is an accepted narrative out there that beaudy is experienced and calm, and dmac is erratic ,

once people form opinions it takes a lot of convincing to change their minds

[nzzp]

@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks 2025:

@nzzp said in All Blacks 2025:

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

@Duluth said in All Blacks 2025:

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

Razor must be a bit slow

I think he'll raise it again in the next 6 months

With or without stellar play from DMac

DMac is so much better than Barrett at 10 right now it's not funny. How Beaudy is the AB starting 10 I have no idea.

There is an accepted narrative out there that beaudy is experienced and calm, and dmac is erratic ,

once people form opinions it takes a lot of convincing to change their minds

shit, maybe 6 years ago.

Look, I love Beaudy to bits, but he is not the player he was a few years ago. For me, DMac should be the locked in 10 for the ABs; he's one of the few who creates with pass and pace. Mo'unga wsa getting better, but after 4 years in the jersey you'd expect more from him. And who knows how he comes back from Japan. He never really delivered at Test level in the 10 jersey.