All Blacks v France I

mariner4life

@Smudge 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:

@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

So is Doomben.

eat all the dicks

ARHS

Geez ...punishment for Cowbell-gate. All the Waikato players made to sit on the bench in silence and watch the Crusaders guys performing.

george33

The wings have been named in wrong jersey, Reiko will start 11 Reece 14

Jet

I think getting touched up by the Springboks on the regular has really focussed their minds.
They want as many big lumps as they can get in the team. Or at least players who play like big lumps (Ardie, Kirifi).

Hence Vaai to 6. This is not injury enforced. This is "policy".

Nepia

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

Official All Blacks 23 vs France:

Link is dead, am I going to have to search for the bloody team list myself?

MN5

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

I think getting touched up by the Springboks on the regular has really focussed their minds.
They want as many big lumps as they can get in the team. Or at least players who play like big lumps (Ardie, Kirifi).

Hence Vaai to 6. This is not injury enforced. This is "policy".

Yeah I think the whole size thing is moot when a player has leg drive like Ardie provides. More so than any of the others except Sititi.

Kiwiwomble

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

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

Official All Blacks 23 vs France:

Link is dead, am I going to search for the bloody team list myself?

just read George's posts and you'll have it, they must be re releasing with the wings corrected

brodean

@antipodean

Yeah me neither. Vaa'i faded badly in that French test last year.

Jet

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

@antipodean

Yeah me neither. Vaa'i faded badly in that French test last year.

We ran him into the ground last year thought didnt we? He was ever present.

AmberArmy

@Kiwiwomble Except for the fact that the player they picked as captain is clearly our best lock…

mencey

@Nepia Our best lock is FH. To the manor born !!

Kiwiwomble

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

@Kiwiwomble Except for the fact that the player they picked as captain is clearly our best lock…

i was clearly replying to a comment that Vaai was the best lock....so people disagree on that point

akan004

@Dan54 said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

Well, don't know whether to shake my head or be pleased they trying things. Surprises me Vai'i at 6, but also think it a pointer to how good they thing Holland will be, and Vai'i being best lock in NZ, maybe they felt they had to play him?

I really hope that Holland lives up to the hype. I'm not convinced myself from what I have seen of him. Hope to be proven wrong.

Nepia

TBH I was a bit I don't care about the team naming but a lot of that is meh.

Jordie vice captain - so another auto pick for a Barrett regardless of their form or the form of their competitors.

Vai'i at 6, I hope it's a success but we've just moved our best lock to a relatively unfamiliar position. Holland hasn't played a test yet Captain Scarlett ....

Proctor at 13, nah I don't have problem with that but selection, but I was looking forward to seeing the meltdown from the Canes brigade and the Ioane haters if it didn't happen.

Reece, how does this twat keep getting selected? Sotutu dominates Super doesn't get a look in, Reece has good Supers and poor tests but always gets a look in.

CLW, a good season and immediate elevation to the ABs as another small (heightwise) loosie. Hey, but at least form counts in 2025.

Nepia

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

@Kiwiwomble Except for the fact that the player they picked as captain is clearly our best lock…

A few years ago maybe, he's been shaded by Vai'i the last two years, I don't even think ACT would argue against that.

Dan54

@akan004 said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

@Dan54 said in All Blacks Vs France, Test One, Dunedin:

Well, don't know whether to shake my head or be pleased they trying things. Surprises me Vai'i at 6, but also think it a pointer to how good they thing Holland will be, and Vai'i being best lock in NZ, maybe they felt they had to play him?

I really hope that Holland lives up to the hype. I'm not convinced myself from what I have seen of him. Hope to be proven wrong.

Yeah fair enough mate, but I been saying for about 3 years now I see him as 100 test AB, so I got to stick with it.

antipodean

Perhaps with the lock-6 situation they want as much height as possible on the field? The opposition aren't a short team.

Windows97

For the non Instagram people.

All Blacks team to face France

Ethan de Groot
Codie Taylor
Fletcher Newell
Scott Barrett (c)
Fabian Holland
Tupou Vaa’i
Ardie Savea
Christian Lio-Willie
Cam Roigard
Beauden Barrett
Rieko Ioane
Jordie Barrett
Billy Proctor
Sevu Reece
Will Jordan

Reserves: 16. Samisoni Taukei’aho, 17. Ollie Norris, 18. Pasilio Tosi, 19. Samipeni Finau, 20. Du’Plessis Kirifi, 21. Cortez Ratima, 22. Quinn Tupaea, 23. Damian McKenzie

1kiwi

Thank the lord they've seen the light and selected Rieko on the wing.
Also pleased to see Ardie at 7, his best position. Fantastic to see Billy Proctor at centre. My concern lies with Beauden at 10. We should be blooding a new 10 with the world cup only 2 years away. I don't believe we can win a world cup with either Beauden or Damien as our 10.

Windows97

Happy for Holland, hope his game is as good as his hype, pleased to see Savea at 7, surprised to see Vaa'i at 6 and Lio-Willie at 8. Seems like a very green loose-forward trio. The balance is better, the cattle seem mixed.
Surised to see Barrett at 10, the golden sun continues to shine out of his *ss. Looking forward to 20m touch finders and pointless chip kicks.
Pleased Rieko is on the wing and that Protcor has been given a chance, we need a natual mid-field playing centre with better touch and distribution.
Surprised Reece is starting ahead of Clarke...
Bench is solid, really hope that Tupaea gets some good minutes, would love to see a Tupaea/Proctor combo to see how they go.

The Silver Fern

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