All Blacks 2025

[ACT Crusader]

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2025:

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2025:

God please name the squad early so we can bicker about new shit

@ACT-Crusader ?

The squad will be named only after we have discussed some new stuff like Mertz v Spencer and Marshall v Byron.

Robinson over Umaga? Blasphemous.

Umaga wasn’t a centre’s……

[nostrildamus]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2025:

Robinson over Umaga? Blasphemous.

Umaga wasn’t a centre’s……

INSTANT BAN!

[Bovidae]

So you know who to criticise when the AB squad is announced, the AB selection panel is now only three.

Ryan - tight five
Robertson - loose forwards
Hansen - backs

They will also be bringing in a lineout specialist, to add to the huge number of other people on the NZR payroll.

[brodean]

@Bovidae

What happened to Holland?

[Bovidae]

@brodean said in All Blacks 2025:

What happened to Holland?

The article says that Holland and Ellison will provide feedback to Hansen.

[gt12]

Jesus, even more Crusader central.
This team better start getting good.

[ACT Crusader]

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:

So you know who to criticise when the AB squad is announced, the AB selection panel is now only three.

Ryan - tight five
Robertson - loose forwards
Hansen - backs

They will also be brining in a lineout specialist, to add to the huge number of other people on the NZR payroll.

Just so they don’t forget about some of the lesser names at the Crusaders, I am acting in an advisory role.

[canefan]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2025:

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:

So you know who to criticise when the AB squad is announced, the AB selection panel is now only three.

Ryan - tight five
Robertson - loose forwards
Hansen - backs

They will also be brining in a lineout specialist, to add to the huge number of other people on the NZR payroll.

Just so they don’t forget about some of the lesser names at the Crusaders, I am acting in an advisory role.

Unless the rules change, I assume George Bridge playing for the Force won't be eligible for the ABs

[MN5]

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2025:

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2025:

Robinson over Umaga? Blasphemous.

Umaga wasn’t a centre’s……

INSTANT BAN!

He was a better winger and a better centre than any Crusader in history.

[canefan]

@MN5 said in All Blacks 2025:

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2025:

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2025:

Robinson over Umaga? Blasphemous.

Umaga wasn’t a centre’s……

INSTANT BAN!

He was a better winger and a better centre than any Crusader in history.

What? Even Scott Hamilton??!!?

[Chris B.]

So, by the end of last year, I reckon the starting XV was pretty clear and I'm expecting for the first test vs France they'll roll out something pretty much as close as possible to this.

Williams
Taylor
Lomax
Barrett
Vaa'i
Sititi
Cane
Savea
Roigard
Barrett
Clarke
Barrett
Ioane
Tele'a
Jordan

Cane's obviously not available and Tele'a signed offshore, so seems little point persisting with him.

So a loosie to join Sititi and Savea - and frankly it could be someone rolled at at any of 6,7 or 8.

Reece probably has the inside running to replace Tele'a.

Anyone else likely to lose their place? I'm pretty doubtful.

DMac might supplant Beaudy if he plays out of his skin this week and next and BB shits the bed tonight - but, I honestly don't see that switch happening.

[Bovidae]

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:

They will also be bringing in a lineout specialist

Bryn Evans.

[Frank]

Hope Williams and Parker from the Chiefs are available for AB selection. Who is certainly out - Aumua from the Canes?

[Chris B.]

@Frank ALB is in doubt - broken collarbone.

Ofa Tu'ungafasi? Sam Darry? Steve Perofeta?

[Canes4life]

@Frank said in All Blacks 2025:

Hope Williams and Parker from the Chiefs are available for AB selection. Who is certainly out - Aumua from the Canes?

Lakai looked pretty sore coming off against the Brumbies last week, looked to be a knee injury so that might rule him out of selection.

[JKP]

@frugby
Aren't we better than the sum of our parts? We clearly aren't at the moment but to me that was always our point of difference.

[Steven Harris]

@Frank had it confirmed Parker’s injury is 6-8 weeks but more interestingly his rehab is being managed by the All Black medical team

[JKP]

@reprobate

But for everyone of them - Rodders/Colins/Kaino/Williams(!)/Thorn/Hayman/Woodcock/Hore/Mealamu/Coles did heavy lifting - it was clever and disciplined. That in my view is what we are missing.

[zedsdeadbaby]

Darry mentioned on Rugby Direct a few weeks back his target was Canterbury NPC pre season games so he’s a no.

[Canes4life]

Bryn Evans joins AB coaching team.