All Blacks 2025

[Canes4life]

@DMX said in All Blacks 2025:

Makes me think he sees Ardie as a 7 and Kirifi as a like for like replacement.

Yep, and Ardie won’t play every test so Kirifi will definitely see game time at some point.

[Bones]

@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:

Caleb Clarke has escaped conviction for fleeing the police. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/all-blacks-blues-star-caleb-clark-sentenced-for-fleeing-from-police/UDFFZFZTHVEM5JYVPV2R7R6LUI/

Who knew this year's biggest bolter would be a seasoned AB.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Bones thats good from you

[hikastags]

@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:

Caleb Clarke has escaped conviction for fleeing the police. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/all-blacks-blues-star-caleb-clark-sentenced-for-fleeing-from-police/UDFFZFZTHVEM5JYVPV2R7R6LUI/

Shocker.

Him and Zarn almost had a fight at training beginning of the year over some off-field drama too.

[canefan]

Razor is on Breakdown, Justin Marshall sounds butthurt about DHs omission

[brodean]

@hikastags said in All Blacks 2025:

@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:

Caleb Clarke has escaped conviction for fleeing the police. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/all-blacks-blues-star-caleb-clark-sentenced-for-fleeing-from-police/UDFFZFZTHVEM5JYVPV2R7R6LUI/

Shocker.

Him and Zarn almost had a fight at training beginning of the year over some off-field drama too.

His head didn't seem in the game this season.

[MN5]

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

Razor is on Breakdown, Justin Marshall sounds butthurt about DHs omission

James O’Connor will be shocked too

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/james-oconnors-endorsement-adds-heat-to-all-blacks-midfield-debate/

[Frank]

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

Razor is on Breakdown, Justin Marshall sounds butthurt about DHs omission

[Paekakboyz]

Keen to see a Jordie and Proctor midfield with the Canes halves pairing. Reiko has had ages at 13. Stoked to see Kirifi get a shot. I reckon we'll see Ardie starting at 7 and then moving to 8 with Kirifi off the bench more often than Ardie going off.

[Bovidae]

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

Razor is on Breakdown, Justin Marshall sounds butthurt about DHs omission

He was after the live announcement too.

[Landers92]

@hikastags said in All Blacks 2025:

@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:

Caleb Clarke has escaped conviction for fleeing the police. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/all-blacks-blues-star-caleb-clark-sentenced-for-fleeing-from-police/UDFFZFZTHVEM5JYVPV2R7R6LUI/

Shocker.

Him and Zarn almost had a fight at training beginning of the year over some off-field drama too.

This is correct. Quite a lot to it as well that probably isn’t best being shared on here. Clarke has shit he needs to sort out and I hope he does, im sure NZR will be assisting and keeping an eye on him to make sure we get to see him back to his best.

[brodean]

@Landers92

That's interesting. Was there a good guy in the fight?

[KiwiMurph]

I heard Dalton threatened to head butt them and that de-escalated things....

[KiwiMurph]

@MN5 said in All Blacks 2025:

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

Razor is on Breakdown, Justin Marshall sounds butthurt about DHs omission

James O’Connor will be shocked too

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/james-oconnors-endorsement-adds-heat-to-all-blacks-midfield-debate/

JOC was certainly throwing around the praise this season

O’Connor, who has seen first hand the ability Kemara possesses, was even more effusive with his praise for the talented playmaker.

“I would say he’s probably the most naturally gifted 10 I’ve played with."

[ACT Crusader]

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2025:

I heard Dalton threatened to head butt them and that de-escalated things....

Where there’s smoke, there’s head butts…

[nostrildamus]

@brodean said in All Blacks 2025:

@Dan54

Wallace Sititi only started 8 out of 15 games last year. He's started 13 Super Rugby games his entire career. Not even a full seasons worth

Also Hoskins Sotutu was Super Rugby Player of the year and helped his team win a title. Something Sititi is yet to do.

Sititi was a player of potential with a handful of good games but he wasn't obviously the best which is why his selection was controversial in the media.

Yeah and they played him at 6. Ballsy.

[nonpartizan]

Point of clarification - when they list Lio Willie and Narawa as injury coverage does that mean they are in the squad until the two injured players recover or that they will be called up at some point in the future if the players don't recover?

I'm just unclear what precisely that designation means. Thanks.

[canefan]

@nonpartizan said in All Blacks 2025:

Point of clarification - when they list Lio Willie and Narawa as injury coverage does that mean they are in the squad until the two injured players recover or that they will be called up at some point in the future if the players don't recover?

I'm just unclear what precisely that designation means. Thanks.

I thought I heard Razor say CLW is available for selection in the first test

[nonpartizan]

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

@nonpartizan said in All Blacks 2025:

Point of clarification - when they list Lio Willie and Narawa as injury coverage does that mean they are in the squad until the two injured players recover or that they will be called up at some point in the future if the players don't recover?

I'm just unclear what precisely that designation means. Thanks.

I thought I heard Razor say CLW is available for selection in the first test

Thanks canefan.

[nostrildamus]

@george33 said in All Blacks 2025:

If Wallace Sititi is in a moonboot, that might add some spice for selection 2moro, depending on severity of injury.

Left leg? In the final he looked like he tried to push off his left leg when he turned to stop a try and he just couldn't. Looked in pain to me.

Gee if only there was a specialist 8 who was recently player of the year. . thinks...