All Blacks 2025
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@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:
Fabian Holland, if fit, is a near certainty to be added to the AB squad.
Barrett, Vaa'i, Lord, Tuipulotu, Holland (and an injured Darry) isn't a bad crop of options.
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@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:
Fabian Holland, if fit, is a near certainty to be added to the AB squad.
Barrett, Vaa'i, Lord, Tuipulotu, Holland (and an injured Darry) isn't a bad crop of options.
@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks 2025:
@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:
Fabian Holland, if fit, is a near certainty to be added to the AB squad.
Barrett, Vaa'i, Lord, Tuipulotu, Holland (and an injured Darry) isn't a bad crop of options.
The captain would be lucky to make the bench in that crop currently...
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The scorelines in Super Rugby are absolutely ridiculous.
70 points plus per game.
Not sure how well this serves us or the Aussies in preparing for test footy.
@Jet said in All Blacks 2025:
The scorelines in Super Rugby are absolutely ridiculous.
70 points plus per game.
Not sure how well this serves us or the Aussies in preparing for test footy.
As we saw last year, those performing in SR are among the best players in TR.
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@Jet said in All Blacks 2025:
The scorelines in Super Rugby are absolutely ridiculous.
70 points plus per game.
Not sure how well this serves us or the Aussies in preparing for test footy.
As we saw last year, those performing in SR are among the best players in TR.
@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:
@Jet said in All Blacks 2025:
The scorelines in Super Rugby are absolutely ridiculous.
70 points plus per game.
Not sure how well this serves us or the Aussies in preparing for test footy.
As we saw last year, those performing in SR are among the best players in TR.
And a good lot of them didnt get picked :beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:
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@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:
@Jet said in All Blacks 2025:
The scorelines in Super Rugby are absolutely ridiculous.
70 points plus per game.
Not sure how well this serves us or the Aussies in preparing for test footy.
As we saw last year, those performing in SR are among the best players in TR.
And a good lot of them didnt get picked :beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:
@Jet said in All Blacks 2025:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:
@Jet said in All Blacks 2025:
The scorelines in Super Rugby are absolutely ridiculous.
70 points plus per game.
Not sure how well this serves us or the Aussies in preparing for test footy.
As we saw last year, those performing in SR are among the best players in TR.
And a good lot of them didnt get picked :beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:
Fair point, but also counter to your fear of super rugby not preparing us...
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I wonder if the season progresses and we see a whole lot of young lads out perform long-time ABs whether Robertson will be brave and end some careers, or whether he will give them another season pushing the form is temporary, class is permenant they are proven performers blah blah.
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The scorelines in Super Rugby are absolutely ridiculous.
70 points plus per game.
Not sure how well this serves us or the Aussies in preparing for test footy.
@Jet said in All Blacks 2025:
The scorelines in Super Rugby are absolutely ridiculous.
70 points plus per game.
Not sure how well this serves us or the Aussies in preparing for test footy.
at least the Blues are doing their bit to keep the points down.
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I wonder if the season progresses and we see a whole lot of young lads out perform long-time ABs whether Robertson will be brave and end some careers, or whether he will give them another season pushing the form is temporary, class is permenant they are proven performers blah blah.
@SouthernMann said in All Blacks 2025:
I wonder if the season progresses and we see a whole lot of young lads out perform long-time ABs whether Robertson will be brave and end some careers, or whether he will give them another season pushing the form is temporary, class is permenant they are proven performers blah blah.
No.
Havili and Blackadder in particular need all the opportunity and time to get back into form. I don't want any young pretenders usurping them.
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I'd like to see a few changes in the AB squad but I fear it won't happen as experience seems to be Robertson's main criteria for his selections. New faces I'd like to see : Tavatavanawai, Tangitau, Tupaea (not really a new face but new in Robertson's squad) and Parker. However, let's see if these ones can keep on being in great form.
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Can confirm Razor was at Twickenham for the Six Nations so doing his research.
I was sat right in front of the box so tried to get Raeburn Shield cards to him
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Wonder if we could see a reshuffle of the coaching setup, if Penney gets the flick or are they going to get someone offshore, inhouse or one of the All Black assistants like Hanson or Ellison?
@SBW1 said in All Blacks 2025:
Wonder if we could see a reshuffle of the coaching setup, if Penney gets the flick or are they going to get someone offshore, inhouse or one of the All Black assistants like Hanson or Ellison?
If Penney is moved on, I genuinely wouldn't be surprised if it was to the ABs.
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The series against France is going to be tough. They are crushing Italy away who the All Blacks really struggled against in their last test.
@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:
The series against France is going to be tough. They are crushing Italy away who the All Blacks really struggled against in their last test.
France are bringing their dirt trackers though arent they?
Leaving the big guns at home I was led to believe.
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@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:
The series against France is going to be tough. They are crushing Italy away who the All Blacks really struggled against in their last test.
France are bringing their dirt trackers though arent they?
Leaving the big guns at home I was led to believe.
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@Jet Let's see.
And even if they do rest a few of their star names, I bet they'll still bring some bloody good players hungry to turn the All Blacks over at home.
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I think the Highlanders (albeit it is only two games) are a pretty good case study for what the All Blacks need to do.
Jamie Joseph is obviously a better coach than Clark Dermody, but more than anything he is a better selector - and that is key.
Razor and his coaching staff are clearly very talented - you don’t have the success he had a Super Level without that. I would hope on reflection he can learn from his errors of last year and can pick with more clarity this year.
