2025 All Blacks v France series
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@sparky said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:
@Mr-Fish I'd give that pack another chance barring injuries.
But I'd play around with the backline a bit. Clarke in. DMac to start at 10. Tupaea instead of Proctor. BB and Big Jim on the bench.
I think a lot of those changes will be saved for the final game, where they'll go for a Chiefs 9, 10, 12, 13 combo. Love at fullback, Tavatavanwai and Barrett on the bench.
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@Mr-Fish said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:
Imagine it will be a very similar team for the second game. Maybe Clarke comes in for Reece and possibly a change or two on the bench depending on injuries. Don't think Vaa'i is the answer at 6 but sounds like Razor will persist for these three Tests.
I’d give Narawa a run on the right wing.
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4- Tuipoluto
5- Holland
6- Finau
7- Savea
8- CLWGulp.
Shrink appointments in NZ will skyrocket!
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@ACT-Crusader Only Tuipulotu should be starting from that mob. Papalii would add some starch to that garbage loose trio.
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CLW was ok, but Finau was pretty anonymous again tonight I thought, not sure he deserves another go
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@Darth-Sader said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:
CLW was ok
Yep, as a grafter he was fine. Carried okay. Looked like he was involved frequently. Fucking low bar. Still a lot better than the other clowns.
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CLW hit the tackle pretty hard and slowed down plenty of French ball. Thought he was very effective.
He even did a Kaino on Digny Ioane to one of the Frenchies.
If it was based on performance alone, they probably should’ve kept CLW on and replaced Ardie.
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@ACT-Crusader I will watch a replay.
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I thought CLW was good - not sure he'll compete with the bigger loosies around the world but he did well in his first outing.
Narawa is only injury cover so would be surprised if he gets a run ahead of Reece, Clarke, Ioane or even potentially Love. Would like to see it though.
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@ACT-Crusader said in 2025 All Blacks v France series:
CLW hit the tackle pretty hard and slowed down plenty of French ball. Thought he was very effective.
He even did a Kaino on Digny Ioane to one of the Frenchies.
If it was based on performance alone, they probably should’ve kept CLW on and replaced Ardie.
Completely agree. That was a good debut.
He did fade in the 2nd half but that's Completely normal on debut.
But he was very good in the first 40.
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I can't seriously say any of it was good except for Holland.
It was France C.
The rugby was helter skelter and lacked composure.
The width game isn't working so far . We're running around like headless chooks at a million miles an hour and then making bad decisions.
We turned the ball over 16 times to their 12. Given the amount of test experience we have compared to them, and that it was a home game, it was poor.
The support play was poor. It was more of the same we saw last year against France and South Africa.
Let's not forget we were playing a scratch team of noobs and journeymen and barely got the job done.
