All Blacks v France I

[taniwharugby]

@antipodean i had just arrived at a bar on the GC with about 15 to go....

Yea if those calls are right, some players would have a right to be pissed...

Guess this is what being more bold is?

[george33]

@Kiwiwomble correct

[ACT Crusader]

I don’t think DMac will be starting or playing at 15, well that’s my mail.

[nostrildamus]

@mariner4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

yaaay, BB at 10!! he was so good there in 2017, he's due!

"i had decided that i would try just being a fan this year. "

This newfound fandom does not seem so convincing if you are just being sarcastic...

If they are going all out on crazy selections and brand new combos, so be it! So many here on the Fern wanted Holland, Ardie at 7, and a new 6 and look at what we (might be) getting!

[ACT Crusader]

@george33 said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@george33 So these changes are confirmed Ardie 7

And so he should be, the best 7 in super rugby this season, a more natural position for his strengths but also allows us the chance to speed up the game later in the match when Kirifi comes on.

[nostrildamus]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

I don’t think DMac will be starting or playing at 15, well that’s my mail.

You never know, it might be a Crusader.

[nostrildamus]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@george33 said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@george33 So these changes are confirmed Ardie 7

And so he should be, the best 7 in super rugby this season, a more natural position for his strengths but also allows us the chance to speed up the game later in the match when Kirifi comes on.

Actually that isn't a bad combo. Could have been Paps then Blackadder..

[nostrildamus]

@george33 said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

Lio Willie 8

That would be ballsy. But if they play Ardie at 7, well, there's a few 8s injured. Does that make (as in how the AB coaches rate) Sotutu 4th best 8 in NZ?

[Kiwiwomble]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@george33 said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@george33 So these changes are confirmed Ardie 7

And so he should be, the best 7 in super rugby this season, a more natural position for his strengths but also allows us the chance to speed up the game later in the match when Kirifi comes on.

its bloody wild as was told countless times things along the lines of "hes an 8 now, hasnt played 7 in years and wont again!"

[ACT Crusader]

@mariner4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

yaaay, BB at 10!! he was so good there in 2017, he's due!

See, we are patient!

[mariner4life]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

yaaay, BB at 10!! he was so good there in 2017, he's due!

See, we are patient!

i've owned racehorses like this...

[Kirwan]

I'm a huge fan of Dalton, but them setting out to play Savea and Kirifi is a good move IMO. It's the first piece of the puzzle in getting the backrow balance right. Savea messes that up at 8.

Now just have to get the other two sorted out, and get a certain someone back from Japan.

[ACT Crusader]

@mariner4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

yaaay, BB at 10!! he was so good there in 2017, he's due!

See, we are patient!

i've owned racehorses like this...

I hear they’re still running the Doomben straight as we speak….

[Mr Fish]

Injuries to both Sititi and Jacobson will have both affected the loose forward selection (and possibly Parker too) so I can forgive whatever happens there.

If Barrett is at 10 though, so help me God.

[mariner4life]

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@mariner4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

yaaay, BB at 10!! he was so good there in 2017, he's due!

See, we are patient!

i've owned racehorses like this...

I hear they’re still running the Doomben straight as we speak….

running is generous

[Canes4life]

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

Injuries to both Sititi and Jacobson will have both affected the loose forward selection (and possibly Parker too) so I can forgive whatever happens there.

If Barrett is at 10 though, so help me God.

Lakai would have been in the frame as well according to Razor.

[antipodean]

I can't get my head around Vaa'i starting at 6. That means he couldn't be a serious option to move to lock late in the game. Which then means they need another lock on the bench to cover and a genuine 6.

Easier to start with Finau, Savea and Lio Willie. Kirifi on the bench.

Holland to come off the bench to replace Vaa'i or Scooter.

[ACT Crusader]

@Canes4life said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

Injuries to both Sititi and Jacobson will have both affected the loose forward selection (and possibly Parker too) so I can forgive whatever happens there.

If Barrett is at 10 though, so help me God.

Lakai would have been in the frame as well according to Razor.

A genuine question is whether both Kirifi and Lakai make the squad if both were fit.

From an PR perspective it’s a lot easier for a coach to say someone is in the mix when they are injured!

[upthelanders]

So going by @george33 the team is most likely:

Ethan De Groot
Codie Taylor
Tyrell Lomax
Fabian Holland
Scott Barrett
Tupou Vaa’i
Ardie Savea
Christian Lio-Willie

Cam Roigard
Beauden Barrett
Reiko Ioane
Jordie Barrett
Billy Proctor
Sevu Reece
Dmac/Ruben Love

…?

[reprobate]

Fuck me we get an opportunity to play France B and use it for developing for the next WC and beyond, and we trot out Beauden fucking Barrett at 10. I will lose my shit.